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Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers Announces over $93,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Pennsylvania Students

July 05, 2023


The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers is pleased to announce the 2023 scholarship recipients. The Community Foundation currently administers funds that specifically provide scholarships to students in Bradford, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga Counties Pennsylvania and Tioga County, New York.

Community Foundation Scholarships can be established by individual donors, corporations, and are often in honor or in memory of a loved one.

BRADFORD COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS

Canton Area School District Guinevere Ritter Scholarship Fund
Name Bailey Ferguson
High School Canton High School
College Alfred State College
Amount $1,000.00

Donald & LaRene Ayers Scholarship
Name Camille A. McRoberts
High School Canton High School
College Juniata College
Amount $4350.00

Dorothy Kemp Leonard Scholarship
Name Jazmyn L. Hickok
High School Canton High School
College Altoona Beauty School
Amount $639.39

Dr. Jean E. Brenchley Woman of Science Award
Name Camille A. McRoberts
High School Canton High School
College Juniata College
Amount $1000.00

Dr. John Kirkowski Scholarship
Name Gracie Fitch
High School Canton High School
College Lycoming College
Amount $2,000.00

Florence Bennett Memorial Scholarship
Name London A. Edwards
High School Wyalusing High School
College West Chester University
Amount $ 900.00

Guthrie Community Credit Union Scholarship
Name Allyson V. Butcher
High School Canton High School
College Pennsylvania College of Technology
Amount $1,000.00

Guthrie Community Credit Union Scholarship
Name Lily J. Carpenter
High School Sayre High School
College Pennsylvania College of Technology
Amount $1,000.00

John H. Hyde Jr. and Dr. Marcella M. Hyde Scholarship
Name Olivia G. Kulp
High School Canton High School
College Pennsylvania State University
Amount $ 3500.00

Leo K. Shedden Scholarship
Name Camille A. McRoberts
High School Canton High School
College Juniata College
Amount $ 1850.00

Rockmans Apparel/Babe & George Tymoski Scholarship
Name Maddison C. Belles
High School Sayre High School
College Bloomsburg University
Amount $500.00

Tioga Tae Kwon Do Scholarship
Name Travis J. Webster
High School Athens Area High School
College SUNY Cortland
Amount $1000.00

Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative Scholarship
Name Kory Schucker
High School Troy High School
College Southeast Lineman Training Center
Amount $1312.50

Towanda Musical Society Scholarship
Name Seth I. Gorsline
High School Athens Area High School
College Mansfield University
Amount $550.00

Troy Lions Club Huck Scholarship Fund
Name Madison J. Vargas
High School Troy High School
College Mansfield University
Amount $1,500.00

TIOGA COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS
Alan B. Carr Memorial Scholarship
Name Cody A. Peers
High School Cowanesque Valley High School
College Pennsylvania College of Technology
Amount $ 1000.00

Dr. Donna L. Mettler Scholarship
Name Molly K. Ingerick
High School Wellsboro Area High School
College Slippery Rock University
Amount $5,000.00

Dr. Donna L. Mettler Scholarship
Name Mackayla L. Patterson
High School Wellsboro Area High School
College Lock Haven University
Amount $5,000.00

Dr. Harry S. Williams Memorial Scholarship
Name Lena M. Lewis
High School Williamson High School
College Shippensburg University
Amount $1,100.00

Dr. Harry S. Williams Memorial Scholarship
Name Ali M. Bieser
High School Cowanesque Valley High School
College University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Amount $1,100.00

John F. Bush Scholarship Fund
Name Bryson M. Fuhrer
High School Cowanesque Valley High School
College Bucknell University
Amount $ 1000.00

Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative Scholarship
Name Trent Achey
High School Williamson High School
College Pennsylvania College of Technology
Amount $1312.50

SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS
David A. DeWire Scholarship
Name Tyler M. Houseknecht
High School Sullivan Area High School
College Bloomsburg University
Amount $500.00

Mike Getz Scholarship
Name Rocky D. Finnegan
High School Sullivan Area High School
College Misericordia University
Amount $3,000.00

Mike Getz Scholarship
Name Stella J. Harney
High School Sullivan Area High School
College Misericordia University
Amount $3,000.00

Raymond and Betty Bahr Scholarship
Name Stella J. Harney
High School Sullivan Area High School
College Misericordia University
Amount $1,250.00

Thomas W. "Doc" Shoemaker & Stefana H. "Stevie" Shoemaker Scholarship
Name Tyler M. Houseknecht
High School Sullivan Area High School
College Bloomsburg University
Amount $2,625.00

POTTER COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS
Bernice Levinson Memorial Scholarship
Name Lauren R. Ross
High School Coudersport Area High School
College Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Amount $500.00

Darlene J. Sitler Memorial Scholarship
Name Rebecca M. Martin
High School Northern Potter High School
College Penn State Eberly College of Science
Amount $ 1,050.00

DuBois Family Scholarship
Name Andy Chen
High School Coudersport Area High School
College University of Maryland
Amount $7,750.00

DuBois Family Scholarship
Name Isabel Porterfield
High School Coudersport Area High School
College Nazareth College
Amount $7,750.00

DuBois Family Scholarship
Name Selin E. Sumer
High School Coudersport Area High School
College Eastern University
Amount $7,750.00

DuBois Family Scholarship
Name Lilah M. Husson
High School Coudersport Area High School
College Pennsylvania College of Technology
Amount $7,750.00

Gerald F. Duffee Sr. Scholarship
Name Cara Geelen
High School Austin High School
College Lock Haven University
Amount $1,250.00

Henry W. Staiger Memorial Award Scholarship
Name Victoria M. Giglio
High School Coudersport Area High School
College Drexel University
Amount $500.00

Jon R. Cowburn Scholarship
Name Riley S. Thompson
High School Northern Potter High School
College Oregon State University
Amount $500.00

Major Lance A. Newton Scholarship
Name Jadyn B. Brabham
High School Oswayo Valley High School
College State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota
Amount $500.00

Northern Potter Scholarship Fund
Name Rebecca M. Martin
High School Northern Potter High School
College Penn State Eberly College of Science
Amount $ 1,175.00

Northern Potter Scholarship Fund
Name Riley S. Thompson
High School Northern Potter High School
College Oregon State University
Amount $ 1,175.00

Patrick W. Ryan Creative Writing & English Scholarship
Name Leah S. Larsen
High School Coudersport Area High School
College University of Pittsburgh
Amount $1,475.00

Potter County Farm & Forestry Family Scholarship
Name Riley S. Thompson
High School Northern Potter High School
College Oregon State University
Amount $1,000.00

Raymond, Tristan and Evan Erway Memorial Scholarship
Name Rebecca M. Martin
High School Northern Potter High School
College Penn State Eberly College of Science
Amount $ 1,000.00

Reiman Family Scholarship
Name Rebecca M. Martin
High School Northern Potter High School
College Penn State Eberly College of Science
Amount $ 2,000.00

Rose Marie Tubbs Memorial Scholarship
Name Rebecca M. Martin
High School Northern Potter High School
College Penn State Eberly College of Science
Amount $ 1,000.00

Ruth Agar Memorial Scholarship
Name Rebecca M. Martin
High School Northern Potter High School
College Penn State Eberly College of Science
Amount $ 1,025.00

Tomb Family Scholarship
Name Rebecca M. Martin
High School Northern Potter High School
College Penn State Eberly College of Science
Amount $ 1,100.00

Founded in 2003, the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers serves 5 counties, Bradford, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga County, PA and Tioga County, New York. The Foundation is committed to building philanthropic resources that will sustain healthy and vital communities now and into the future. The Foundation currently manages over 180 funds valued at $12 million dollars and has awarded over $2 million in grants and scholarships since inception, positively impacting hundreds of lives in the region. For more information on its work in the community contact Charity Field at 570.888.4759, by email at [email protected] and www.twintierscf.org.