$855,000 In Scholarships Awarded Congratulations to the outstanding students who received financial assistance this year to further their education from scholarships managed or administered by the Middletown Community Foundation! The $855,000 granted out in first-time and renewed scholarships in 2008 totaled more than any previous year in your Community Foundation’s 32-year history! Below you will find the names of our high school senior and adult scholarship recipients. We are pleased to offer them the recognition they so soundly deserve as our community’s best and brightest. T. Duane Gordon, Executive Director Middletown Community Foundation

High School Scholarship Recipients   AAUW Scholarship Brittany Bowermaster        Carlisle   High School                        Miami University / Middletown   ACE Scholarship Da’Jouir Cornnielies         Middletown High School                  Ohio University Kanziez Elston                    Middletown High School                  Miami University / Middletown   AK Steel Sons and Daughters Scholarships Kaitlyn Allen                      Clarion Limestone High School       Clarion University                           Christian Anderson            Marion Pleasant High School          Case Western Reserve University Christopher Arozarena       Lakota West High School                 Clemson University Sarah Clouse                       Pine Richland High School               Ohio University Kevin Enchelmeyer            Monroe High School                         Methodist University Cody Fleeger                      Butler Area Senior High School       Grove City College Lauren Gabbard                  Middletown High School                  University of Cincinnati Stephanie Hibbert               Beavercreek High School                  The Ohio State University Eli Johnson                         Middletown High School                  Miami University / Oxford Miles Kaltenbach               Butler Area Senior High School       Duquesne University Maura Keasey                     Butler Area Senior High School       Penn State University Nicholas McCurdy             Butler Area Senior High School       Penn State University Jeffrey Mitch                      Butler Area Senior High School       Duquesne University           Matthew Pirollo                 Hampton High School                       Penn State University David Porter                       East Carter High School                    Morehead State University                Tyler Roeder                       Forest Park High School                   Indiana University / Bloomington Todd Siedlecki                    Central Catholic High School           Miami University / Oxford Tyler Simpson                    Monroe High School                         Eastern Kentucky University Doug Vogus                        Knoch High School                            Bucknell University John Zellhart                       Knoch High School                            Penn State University ** Mark Schutte                 Saint Xavier High School                  University of Cincinnati **Neil Weinberg                Sylvania Southview High School      Eastern Michigan University ** Mr. Schutte and Mr. Weinberg were selected as recipients but later accepted full scholarships to their universities, deeming them ineligible to receive the financial portion of the scholarship.                                       Alpha Delta Kappa – Ohio Phi Chapter Scholarship Gabriella Shortt                  Madison High School                        Miami University / Middletown   Audubon Society Scholarship Kelly Smith                         Edgewood  High School                   Michigan State University   Ebie & Johnsie Banks Scholarship Morgan Chapman               Middletown High School                  Miami University / Oxford                  Allen Beach Memorial Scholarship Samantha Bowyer               Middletown High School                  Miami University / Oxford   Paul Bell Memorial Scholarship Sarah Minor                        Monroe High School                         Belmont University   Foster Booth & Elizabeth Walters Scholarship Margaret Patterson            Middletown High School                 Miami University / oxford Jamie Slone                        Middletown High School                  Miami University / Oxford   Dorothy Brayton Scholarship Tim Bruggeman                  Bishop Fenwick High School            Bowling Green State University Claytom Carrozza               Middletown High School                  Miami University / Middletown Kala Corley                         Middletown High School                  Rets Tech Center Rebecca Fehn                     Bishop Fenwick High School            The Ohio State University Katlyn Goodwin                 Middletown High School                  Miami University / Middletown Jennifer Hauser                  Middletown High School                  Wright State University Sarah Schneider                  Middletown High School                  Miami University / Middletown Brittany Shuler                   Franklin   High School                        University of Cincinnati Elicia Smith                        Middletown High School                  University of Findlay Justyn Smith                       Middletown High School                  Wright State University Mathew Taormina               Middletown High School                  The Ohio State University Anthony Whitlow               Bishop Fenwick High School            University of Tennessee   Beulah L. Brown R.N. Nursing Scholarship Jenna Combs                       Middletown High School                  Miami University / Middletown   Victor & Sara Carpenter Scholarship Julie Pheanis                  Franklin High School                    Wittenberg University                    Scott Cole Memorial Scholarship Jimmy Petrie                      Monroe High School   Marjorie Colyer Scholarship Britney Beck                       Monroe High School                         Wilmington   University   Monna H. Conn Scholarship Evan Dean                           Madison High School                        Anderson University   Brian James Cook Athletic Memorial Scholarship Savannah Ross                    Madison High School                        University of Findlay   Louie Cox Memorial AK Steel Foundation African-American Scholarship Kelly Hux                            Springboro High School                    Ball State University Justyn Smith                       Middletown High School               Wright State University                   Marilyn Day Memorial Scholarship Erin O’Connor                    Edgewood High School                     Defiance College   Marianne Dorenbusch Scholarship Sierra Ballinger                  Monroe High School                         Wright State University John Beagle                        Monroe High School                         The Ohio State University Aaron Bowling                    Edgewood High School                     Cincinnati Christian University Alexander Bruns                 Bishop Fenwick High School            Shawnee State University Cassandra Burns                 Madison High School                     Mount Vernon Nazarene University Matthew Clark                    Madison High School                        Wright State University Mary Cramer                      Middletown Christian High School Liberty University Nicole Craycraft                Franklin High School                         Wright State University                     Sarah Dean                          Madison High School                        Wright State University Kevin Enchelmeyer            Monroe High School                         Methodist University Heidi Frassler                     Madison High School                        University of Toledo Mark Fogarty                      Bishop Fenwick High School            University of Montana Lauren Gabbard                  Middletown High School                  University of Cincinnati Ryan Gaston                        Bishop Fenwick High School            Miami University / Middletown Thomas Gorman                 Edgewood High School                     Ohio University Cecily Greenfield              Edgewood High School                     Northern Kentucky University Brendan Griffin                  Bishop Fenwick High School            Wright State University Jonathan Hampton              Edgewood High School                     Miami University / Middletown Daniel Hoit                         Edgewood High School                     The Ohio State University Kayla Hocz                         Monroe High School                         Miami University / Middletown McKinley Hymer               Franklin High School                         Miami University / Oxford Gregory Johnson                Bishop Fenwick High School            Bowling Green State University Allison Kusheske               Bishop Fenwick High School            Mount Carmel College of Nursing Danny Leahy                       Monroe High School                         Miami University / Oxford Cameron McDaniel            Franklin High School                         Adrian College Kalyn McEwan                   Bishop Fenwick High School            University of South Carolina Meghan McHenry              Edgewood High School                     The Ohio State University Catherine Meade                Edgewood High School                     Miami University / Oxford Sarah Minor                        Monroe High School                         Belmont University Natasha Osei                       Franklin High School                         Wright State University Olivia Pierce                       Monroe High School                         Otterbein College Kayla Reist                         Madison High School                        Miami University / Oxford Heather Rickard                 Madison High School                        University of Cincinnati Savannah Ross                    Madison High School                        University of Findlay Nicole Schanke                  Edgewood High School                     Huntington University Chelsea Schmidt                 Edgewood High School                     The Ohio State University Gabriella Shortt                  Madison High School                        Miami University / Middletown Amber Smith                       Middletown Christian High School Grace College & Seminary Kelley Smith                       Edgewood High School                    Michigan State University Kyle Wainscott                  Franklin High School                         University of Charleston Andrew Walton                   Edgewood High School                     Wright State University Sarah Watts                         Madison High School                        Ball State University Austin Williams                 Edgewood High School                     Wright State University Allyson Wilson                  Monroe High School                         Miami University                / Middletown   Harry A. Finkelman Memorial Scholarship Aaron Carberry                   Madison High School                        Miami University / Middletown   Alison Harris Fiora Scholarship Natasha Osei                       Franklin High School                         Wright State University   Dusty Fisher Hustle, Heart & Harmony Memorial Scholarship Cassandra Burns                 Madison High School                   Mount Vernon Nazarene University   Mildred Fisher Educational Scholarship Kelly Calhoun                     Middletown High School                  Bowling Green State University   Franklin-Carlisle Rotary Club Scholarship Tim Glisson                        Franklin High School                         Winthrop University Steven Profitt                     Carlisle High School                         Denison University   Gardner Scholarship Brittany Cmehil                  Middletown High School                  Indiana University Rachel Cox                         Bishop Fenwick High School            University of Louisville Bradley French                   Madison High School                        Case Western Reserve University Tim Glisson                        Franklin High School                         Winthrop University Rachelle Graham                Franklin High School                         Wright State University Charles Harville III             Madison High School                        Ohio University Cara Hughes                        Middletown High School                  Winthrop University Eli Johnson                         Middletown High School                  Miami University / Oxford Margaret Patterson            Middletown High School                  Miami University / Oxford Amberly Pressler               Edgewood High School                     Ball State University Sundeap Rao                       Middletown High School                  University of Akron Nicole Salyer                      Middletown High School                  Kettering College Medical Arts Jamie Slone                        Middletown High School                  Miami University / Oxford Marc Slone                         Franklin High School                         Miami University / Oxford DeAnn Smith                      Middletown High School                  The Ohio State University Brianne Spencer                 Middletown High School                  Cedarville University Matthew Steed                    Bishop Fenwick High School            University of Notre Dame Nathanial Thomas               Edgewood High School                     Brown University Rachel Tolson                     Middletown High School                  Wright State University        Imogene Gephart Memorial Scholarship Casey Brown                       Madison High School