Scholarship Winners 2007-2019

2019 Scholarship Winners

Anna Yaksich
Springdale Jr/Sr High School
Allegheny County
"Up That Road" Video
$10,000 Scholarship

Ryan Fisher
City Charter High School
Allegheny County
"Be the Driver" Video
$5,000 Scholarship

Chase Watkins
Cochranton Jr/Sr High School
Crawford County
$5,000 Scholarship

2018 Scholarship Winners

Bridget Shelestak
Fox Chapel High School
Allegheny County
"An Irreversible Choice" Video
$10,000 Scholarship

Madeline McNamara
Clarion Area High School
Clarion County
$5,000 Scholarship

Natalie Drnjevich
Franklin Regional High School
Westmoreland County
"Don't Drive Distracted" Video
$2,500 Scholarship

2017 Scholarship Winners

Carrie Smith
Indiana Area Senior High School
Indiana County
"On the Road" board game
$10,000 Scholarship

Mehrnaz Tiv
North Allegheny High School
Allegheny County
Video
$5,000 Scholarship

Zhiere Patmon
Washington High School
Washington County
Video
$2,500 Scholarship

2016 Scholarship Winners

Gabrielle Stewart
Clarion Area High School
Clarion County
$10,000 Scholarship

Benjamin Crawford
Purchase Line Jr./Sr. High School
Indiana County
Video | Blog
$5,000 Scholarship

Kurlya Yan
Franklin Regional High School
Westmoreland County
Video |

$2,500 Scholarship

2015 Scholarship Winners

Emma Badams
Collegiate Academy
Erie County
Video
$10,000 Scholarship

Heather Rose
Franklin Regional High School
Westmoreland County
Video
$5,000 Scholarship

Katey Ladika
Forest Hills High School
Cambria County
$2,500 Scholarship

2014 Scholarship Winners

Zachary Nimmo
North Allegheny High School
Allegheny County
Video
$5,000 Scholarship

Ryan King
Bishop McCort High School
Cambria County
Video
$2,500 Scholarship

Taylor Hanson
Greensburg Central Catholic High School
Westmoreland County
Video
$2,500 Scholarship

Whitney Shetler
Chestnut Ridge High School
Bedford County
Video
$2,500 Scholarship

Amber Machosky
Albert Gallatin Area High School
Fayette County
Video
$1,000 Scholarship

Taylor Childers
Thomas Jefferson High School
Allegheny County
PowerPoint
$1,000 Scholarship

Allyn Propheter
Maplewood High School
Crawford County
Short Story
$1,000 Scholarship

2013 Scholarship Winners

Matthew Clark
Pine Richland High School
Allegheny County
Video

Alexandria Denne
Gateway Senior High School
Allegheny County
Powerpoint

Brady Sheehan
Windber Area High School
Somerset County

Lindsay Spinabelli
Peters Township High School
Washington County
Video 1 | Video 2

Michael Trowbridge
Bellefonte Area High School
Centre County
Video

Jesse Vensel
McGuffey High School
Washington County
Video

Katherine Zhou
North Allegheny High School
Allegheny County
Video

2012 Scholarship Winners

Joshua Sarver
Meyersdale Area HS
Somerset County
Video
$5,000 Scholarship

Lauren Fleishaker
Baldwin High School
Allegheny County
Video
$2,500 Scholarship

Lauren Snyder
Southmoreland HS
Westmoreland County
Video
$2,500 Scholarship

Bridget Bianconi
Hampton High School
Allegheny County
Video
$1,250 Scholarship (Shared)

Megan Roethlein
Hampton High School
Allegheny County
Video
$1,250 Scholarship (Shared)

Nicholas Pardini
Cathedral Prep
Erie County
Video
$1,000 Scholarship

Courtney Gibson
Apollo Ridge HS
Armstrong County
$1,000 Scholarship

Max Fedore
Richland High School
Cambria County
Video
$1,000 Scholarship

2011 Scholarship Winners

Pittsburgh Winners

Carly Meholic
Greater Latrobe HS
Westmoreland County
$2500 Scholarship

Kelsey Meadows
Greensburg Salem HS
Westmoreland County
Video
$1000 Scholarship

Katie Bergman
Hampton High School
Allegheny County
Video
$500 Scholarship

Erin Kaminski
Moon Area HS
‍Video
$500 Scholarship

Jake Fallon
Seneca Valley
Butler County
Video
$500 Scholarship

Johnstown/Altoona Area

Elizabeth Ditty
Tyrone Area HS
$2500 Scholarship

Suzanne Shoffner
State College Area HS
Centre County
Video
$1000 Scholarship

McKenna Sipes
Everett Area High School
Bedford County
$500 Scholarship

Nicholas S Kolesar
Curwensville Area HS
Clearfield County
$500 Scholarship

Kelsey Ickes
Claysburg-Kimmel
Blair County
$500 Scholarship

Erie Area Winners

Paul Marshall Allan Sherer
Eisenhower High School
Warren County
Website
$2500 Scholarship

Rachel Ann Gollhardt
North East High School
Erie County
$1000 Scholarship

Connor MacKelvey
Fairview HS
Erie
$500 Scholarship

2010 Scholarship Winners

Pittsburgh Winners

Brad Foster
Pine-Richland High School
Allegheny County
$2,500 Scholarship

Lauren Kaye Rhodes
Indiana Area Senior High
Indiana County
$1,000 Scholarship

Stephanie Blystone
Montour High School
Allegheny County
$500 Scholarship

Yeehyun Kim
North Allegheny Senior High School
Allegheny County
$500 Scholarship

Alyssa Perkins
Bethel Park High School
Allegheny County
$500 Scholarship

Johnstown/Altoona Area

Douglas A. Longwill
Altoona Area High School
Blair County
$2,500 Scholarship

Dan Ye
Altoona Area High School
Blair County
$1,000 Scholarship

Tyler Atherton
Mount Union Area High School
Huntingdon County
$500 Scholarship

Brittany Smith
Bellefonte Area High School
Centre County
$500 Scholarship

Emily Porter
State College Area High School
Centre County
$500 Scholarship

Erie Area Winners

Taylor Snodgrass
General McLane High School
Erie County
$2,500 Scholarship

Alex Brown
Reynolds Jr/Sr High School
Mercer County
$1,000 Scholarship

Ayrinne Nicole Lewis
Hickory High School
Mercer County
$500 Scholarship

2009 Scholarship Winners

Pittsburgh Winners

Kelly M. Kaminski
Moon Area High School
Allegheny County
$2,500 Scholarship

Alexandra M. Kowatch
Baldwin High School
Allegheny County
1,000 Scholarship

Zakera Barnes
Gateway High School
Allegheny County
$500 Scholarship

Lauren Sciacca
Monessen High School
Westmoreland County
$500 Scholarship

Molly M. Rasmussen
Seneca Valley
Butler County
$500 Scholarship

Johnstown/Altoona Area

Rachel Moyer
Hollidaysburg Area
Blair County
$2,500 Scholarship

Carrie Clippard
Altoona Area High School
Blair County
$500 Scholarship

Ally Lush
Penns Valley Jr/Sr High School
Centre County
$500 Scholarship

Amanda R. Bowes
Bellefonte Area High School
Centre County
$500 Scholarship

Erie Area Winners

John B. Pearson
General McLane High School
Erie County
$2,500 Scholarship

Eric Lhymn
McDowell High School
Erie County
$1,000 Scholarship

Ashley Dougherty
General McLane High School
Erie County
$500 Scholarship

2008 Scholarship Winners

Johnstown/Altoona Area

Lindsay Matolyak
Great Johnstown High School

Joshua Kennedy
Central High School

Julia May Flores
Altoona Area High School

Andrew Saylor
Meyersdale Area High School

Kate Wilt
Bellefonte Area High School

Erie Area Winners

Lindsay Cryer
McDowell Senior High School

Jacob Batchelor
Fairview High School

Michael Kertis
General McLane High School

Marisa Hrbal
McDowell Senior High School

Sarah Fisher
McDowell Senior High School

2007 Scholarship Winners

Sierra Leitch
Penns Valley Area High School
$2,500 Scholarship

Michael Wiedemer
State College Area High School
$500 Scholarship

Heidi Eastep
Central High School
$500 Scholarship

Eric McCrum
Bellwood-Antis High School
$500 Scholarship

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