FORUM Credit Union recently held its 12th annual Foundation Summer Reception at the FORUM Events Center in Fishers. This reception honors the Foundation’s educator grant and collegiate scholarship recipients. FORUM has awarded more than $307,000 in classroom grants and $1,500,000 in scholarships since 2014. This year, the Foundation awarded fourteen educators, seven new scholarship students, and 21prior year recipients who are renewing their scholarships.
The following educators received grants, in various amounts totaling $29,990, for their classrooms:
Leah Averitt, Northwest Middle School; Sarah Dobbins, New Palestine Intermediate School; Chelsea English, Shortridge High School; Peter Felice, Our Lady of Lourdes; Nancy Ferguson, Arlington Elementary School; Allan Figy, Greenwood Community High School; Nicole Heflin, Westfield High School; Amanda Hoffman, Stony Creek Elementary School; Elisha Pepperman, Oaklandon Elementary School; Sierra Reed, Prairie Trace Elementary School; Thomas Rohlfs and Taylor Elamon, Whiteland Community High School; Jaleen Royer, Plainfield Community Middle School; Kevin Self, Lawrence Central High School; Matthew Wernke, Carmel High School.
The following students received $5,000 collegiate scholarships, renewable for up to four years totaling $20,000 each:
Jaden Atha, Westfield High School; Leonardo Cuevas, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School; Tiberius Henson, Lawrence North High School; Ava Scheele, Indiana University; Nadiyah Tai, Fishers High School; Daniela Villatoro, Warren Central High School.
Now in its second year, the Jenny Budreau Commitment to Community Scholarship recognizes a FORUM Foundation Scholarship recipient for academic excellence and community service. The scholarship provides an additional $2,500 per year, for a potential total of up to $30,000 over four years. This year’s recipient is Taylor Powell, who attends Lee
University.
