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All scholarship applications are now due by MARCH 1st.
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2009/10
Scholarship Winners
 
Belmont, NY – June 4, 2009 – Allegany County Area Foundation of Allegany County, New York, is pleased to announce the name of the 2009 Scholarship Recipients and Honored Educators of Allegany County.
 
 
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2008/09 Scholarship Winners
 
Mary A. Bishop Scholarship –
$2000 year, renewable for 4 years           
Nathan  Dean (Fillmore)
 
Daniel R. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship
Olean Business Institute students
$1500 per year, non-renewable               
Melissa Blakely
Adam Nevol
Kasey Barrett
 
Lois M. Lilly Scholarship
$1000 year, renewable for 4 years           
Riley Fuller (Belfast)
 
George and Ella Shear Scholarship
$1000 per year, renewable for 4 years
Kirstyn Manning  (Scio)
Kelsey Wissert (Scio)
 
Kirby L.  Jensen Scholarship
$500 Non-renewable    
James Braunscheidel  (Wellsville)
 
William F. Farnsworth Memorial Scholarship
$1000 year, renewable for 4 years
Aubree Olcott  (Genesee Valley)
 
Belva A. Waite Memorial Scholarships
$1500 per year, renewable for 4 years
Matthew Teagarden (Alfred Almond)
Sarah Dibble (Andover)
Robert Woolley (Belfast)
Sean Lounsberry (Bolivar Richburg)
Aaron Tucker (Canaseraga)
Darren Tullar (Cuba Rushford)
Ashley Smith (Fillmore)
Ken Woodruff (Friendship)
Morgan Scholla (Genesee Valley)
Hannah Thompsett (Scio)
Lauren Kochendarfer (Wellsville)
Ashleigh Brubaker (Whitesville)
 
 
 
$1000 per year, renewable for 4 years
Erica Babbitt (Belfast)
Jacqueline Farrell (Friendship)
Mackenzie Finnemore (Genesee Valley)
Devon Martin (Fillmore)
Megan Padden (Andover)
John Pocock (Fillmore)
Nicole Ratzel (Bolivar Richburg)
 
$2500 per year, renewable for 4 years
District Scholarships
Susanna Brautigam (Houghton Academy)
Alyssa Rassman (Genesee Valley)
David Crowe (Bolivar Richburg)
Sarah Keib (Wellsville)
Laura Platt (Genesee Valley)
 
$4000 per year, non-renewable
Sean Jacobson (Fillmore)
 
Joseph W. & Inez A. Hupp Scholarship
$2000 per year, renewable for 4 years
Leah Sampson
Bradley Donahue
Michael Kenyon
Laura Perry
Alex Petroni
Joshua Matijas
 
Walter F. & Louisa A. Sibley Scholarship
$2500 per year, renewable
Zekiel Mienkiewicz
Diane Miller
Elizabeth Milton
Catherine Ronolder
Elizabeth Stengel
                                                                               
$1000 per year, renewable
Allison Ingalls
Amanda Preston
Ashley Andrus
Ashley Buczkowski
Ashley Hayes
Casi Jo Burdick
Cindy Holland
Colleen Culbert
Desi Burdick
Emily Bobseine
Katlyn Santangelo
Kayla Lee
Stephanie Strahan
 
Non-Traditional Education Scholarship
$500, non-renewable
Marissa Mascho
Jeaninne Heard
Melody White
$800, non-renewable
 Kara Fuller
$1,000, non-renewable
Alicia Cunha
Emily Johnson
 
Dresser-Rand Scholarship
$2000 per year, non-renewable, but may reapplyJ
Jason Childs
Megan Jadwin
Steven Thomas
Lindsey Groves
 
Edward Brewster Memorial Scholarship
$2500 per year, renewable for 2 years
Amanda Miller (Whitesville)
 
Joseph E. Presutti Memorial Scholarship
$500 per year
Courtney Gelser (Genesee Valley)
 
Marion W. Green Commitment to Community Scholarship
$5000 per year, renewable for 2 years
          
Christopher Potter
Emily Thompsett
 
 
 
2007/08
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

DRESSER_RAND: $2000 per year

James Baldwin
Jason Childs
Jadwin Meghan
Phillip Saunders

NON-TRADITIONAL:

Norine Ryan $400
Jill Aronson $750
Brianna Bledsoe $750
Melissa Gage $750
Aimee Slocum $750

MARION GREEN: $5000 per year

Alexander Couchman
Melody Gildner
Ashley James
Peter Moll

OBI: $1000 per year

Amy Beach
Lori Gibney
Adam Nevol

Danielle Austin-Alternate


Total: $34,400
 
Allegany County Area Foundation Names 35 New Scholarship Winners
 
Belmont, NY – May 18, 2007 – Allegany County Area Foundation, a not-for-profit organization which seeks to encourage educational, social, cultural and civic projects benefiting the residents of Allegany County, New York, is pleased to announce 35 new scholarship winners for the 2007/08 academic year. 260 people attended a special banquet held on May 10th at Houghton College to honor not only the scholarship winners, but also the educators of Allegany County.
 
The 35 new scholarship winners will receive a total of $51, 500, joining others receiving renewable scholarships totally over $180,000 for the 2007/08 academic year. These scholarships are available to Allegany County residents and are awarded yearly, following an April 1 deadline for submission of an application. Applications are available from school guidance counselors or by writing directly to the Foundation.
 
ALLEGANY COUNTY AREA FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
2007/08
 
Belva Waite Scholarship (each school)           $500 sem. Renewable
 
            Andover                                  
Corwin Mackney
 
            Belfast                                      Sara Gilbert
 
            Bolivar Richburg                       Heather Barrett
 
            Canaseraga                              Kylee Shaffer
 
            Cuba-Rushford                        Adam Whittaker
 
            Fillmore                                  Sarah Mast
 
            Friendship                                Kalynn Tindall
 
            Genesee Valley                        Heather Dewey
 
            Scio                                         Bethany Washer
 
            Wellsville                                  Michelle Johnson
 
            Whitesville                              Kyle Brubaker
 
      Belva Waite  1 time $3000                   Nonrenewable                       
 
 Sean Jacobson
 
 
Belva Waite District Scholarships               $1000 sem. Renewable
 
 
            District I
Belfast, Fillmore, Genesee Valley, Rushford, Caneadea, Granger, Angelica, Hume
 
        Sarah Pullen – Houghton Academy
 
 
            District II                            Cuba-Rushford, Friendship, Belmont, New Hudson, Clarksville, Ward
 
          Andrea Nickerson - Friendship
 
 
District III
Bolivar-Richburg, Portville, Scio, Independence, Alma, Wirt, Genesee, Whitesville
 
          Dodie Cook - Whitesville
 

District IV

Andover, Wellsville

                                     Heather Fairchild - Wellsville

District V
   Alfred-Almond, Canaseraga, Grove, Burns, Birdsall
 
               Lydia Herr – Alfred-Almond
 
Mary Bishop              $2000/yr.  Renewable
         Emily Cronk - Fillmore
 
 
 
Kirby Jensen             Wellsville graduate               $1000/yr. – non renewable
 
Financial need- pursuing career in technology, science, or related field
 
          Jessica May - Wellsville
 
 
 
 Lois Lilly         Belfast graduate                     $500/yr Renewable
 
        Noah Alessi - Belfast
 
 

William Farnsworth                 Genesee Valley graduate            $500/yr Renewable

Financial need – pursuing career in education
 
          Jessica Jennings
 
 
 

Ella Shear            Scio graduate              $500 sem. Renewable

Pursuing career in education

     Lindsey James
 
 
Edward Brewster            Whitesville graduate             $2500 year for two years
 
      Briana Hallett
 
 
 

Joseph and Inez Hupp    Cuba-Rushford graduate                     $2000/yr Renewable

Patrick Carey
  Robert Stengel
 
 
 
Walter F. and Louisa A. Sibley   Cuba-Rushford graduate   $1000-$3000/yr Renewable
 
         Ethan VanTassell - $3000
        Melinda Pomeroy - $2000
   Mary Ronan - $2000
         Johanna Sprague - $2000
        Charlene Ploetz - $2000
    Emily Doyle - $2000
 
Alfred Wood Memorial Cuba-Rushford graduate            $500 Nonrenewable
 
Amie Johnson
 
 
Belva Waite At Large                                             $500/sem            Renewable
 
      Shannon Dougherty – Houghton Academy
 Aaron Martin – Fillmore
          Linlee Babbitt – Genesee Valley
                                   
 
ALLEGANY COUNTY AREA FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
2006-2007
 
 
 
Lois M. Lilly Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarships)
 
                                    Kelli Aylor, Belfast
 
 
Mary A. Bishop Scholarship Fund (Receiving $2000 scholarships)
 
                                    Lindsey Sick, Wellsville
 
Daniel R. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarships)
 
                                    Yvonne M. Wright, Black Creek 
 
                                    Janel Gibney, Belfast 
 
                                    Kara Renee Hill, Eldred, PA 
 
Alfred Wood Memorial  Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 )
 
                                    Stephanie Falandys, Cuba-Rushford 
 
Walter F. & Louisa A. Sibley Scholarship (Receiving $2000/ each)
 
                                    Amber Ingalls
 
                                    Marc Johnson
 
                                   Alexander Radloff
 
                                    Emily Tullar 
 
                                Stephanie Wright 
 
Walter F. & Louisa A. Sibley Scholarship (Receiving $3000)
 
                                    John Chambers, Cuba-Rushford
 
                                     Andrew White, Cuba-Rushford
 
Kirby L. Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarship)
 
 
                                    Daniel Goetshius, Wellsville 
 
 
George and Ella Shear Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarship)
 
                                    Emily Thomsett, Scio 
 
Joseph W. and Inez A. Hupp Shcholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarship)
 
                                    Alexander Mele 
 
William F. Farnsworth Memorial Scholarship Fund (Receiving $500 scholarships)
 
                                    Meghan Miller, Genesee Valley 

ALLEGANY COUNTY AREA FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
2005-2006
 
 
 
Lois M. Lilly Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarships)
 
                                    Luke Allessi
 
                                    Katharine Aronson
 
                                    Cassie Gielow
 
Mary A. Bishop Scholarship Fund (Receiving $2000 scholarships)
 
                                    Brittany Akins
 
                                    Danielle Carlin
 
                                    Naomi Christiansen
 
                                    John Mast
 
                                    Ashley Taylor
 
Daniel R. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarships)
 
                                    Brooke Boyer
 
                                    Elizabeth Morse
 
                                    Patricia Prosser
 
Alfred Wood Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarships)
 
                                    Stephanie Falandys
 
Walter F. & Louisa A. Sibley Scholarship (Receiving $2000/ each)
 
                                    Rachel Adamitis
 
                                    Amber Ezell
 
                                    Charlean Mientkiewicz
 
                                    Kathryn Ronan
 
                                    Kelly Shawl
 
                                    Zackary Van Tassell
 
Walter F. & Louisa A. Sibley Scholarship (Receiving $3000)
 
                                    Hope Phillips
 
Kirby L. Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarship)
 
 
                                    Rick Whitwood
 
 
George and Ella Shear Scholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarship)
 
                                    Joel Buchanan
 
                                    Ross Jandrew
 
Joseph W. and Inez A. Hupp Shcholarship Fund (Receiving $1000 scholarship)
 
                                    Stacy Baker
 
                                    Rebecca Brown
 
                                    Brenden Hill
 
                                    Alycia Kelley
 
                                    Brian Krott
 
                                    Justin Linza
 
                                    Nicholas Linza
 
                                    Corina Ploetz
 
                                    Amanda Preston
 
                                    Allison Radloff
 
                                    Whitney Riley
 
                                    Kristin Sampson
 
                                    Amanda Songster
 
                                    Joshua Wagner
 
                                    Kirsten Whittaker
 
William F. Farnsworth Memorial Scholarship Fund (Receiving $500 scholarships)
 
                                    Gavin Hardy
 
                                    Jessica Jennings

At the 2005 Educator of the year Banquet, 35 Allegany County area students were awarded over $50,000 in scholarship monies.

 One evening in April, 2005, sixteen area educators spent four hours pouring over 116 applications.    The following students were selected to receive awards:

ALLEGANY COUNTY AREA FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
2005
 
 

Belva Waite Scholarship                   (each school)              $500 sem. Renewable

 
            Alfred Almond                          Timothy Ray
 
            At Large                                   Jonathan Herr
 
            Belfast                                      William Hull
 
            Bolivar Richburg                       Kirk Konert
 
            Canaseraga                              Christa Fortin
 
            Cuba-Rushford                         Amber Linza
 
            Fillmore                                    Jessica Mullen
 
            Friendship                                Amanda Lockwood
 
            Genesee Valley                         Nicholas Middaugh
 
            Scio                                         Christopher Potter
 
            Wellsville                                  Daniel Harris
 
            Whitesville                                Alissa Brubaker
 
            At Large                                   Changcheng John Wang
 
 
 
 
 

Belva Waite  1 time $3000 Nonrenewable              

 
                       
                                                            Paul Ronan
 
 
 
 

Belva Waite District Scholarships                $1000 sem. Renewable

 
 
            District I
                        Belfast, Fillmore, Genesee Valley, Rushford
 
                        Nathan Corrigan of Houghton
 
 
            District II
                        Cuba-Rushford, Friendship, Belmont
 
                        Marcus Hoshal of Belmont
 
            District III
                        Bolivar-Richburg, Portville, Scio
 
                        Amy Demski of Portville
 

         District IV

                        Andover, Wellsville. Whitesville
 
                        R. Vincent Embser of Wellsville
 
 
            District V
                        Alfred-Almond, Canaseraga
 
                        Brianna Shaffer of Canaseraga
 
 
 
 

Mary Bishop              $2000/yr.  Renewable

 
                        John Mast of Fillmore
 
 
 
 
Kirby Jensen              Wellsville graduate                $1000/yr.
pursuing career in technology, science, or related field - non renewable
 
                                    Rick Whitwood of Wellsville
 
 
 

William Farnsworth                Genesee Valley graduate      $500/yr Renewable

pursuing career in education

 
                                    Gavin Hardy
 
 

Alfred Wood Memorial         Cuba-Rushford graduate       $1000 Nonrenewable

strong extra curricular participation, 4 yr. or 2 yr. technical

 
 
                                    Stephanie Falandys
 
 
 

Ella Shear       Scio graduate             $500 sem. Renewable

Pursuing career in education

 
                                    Joel Buchannon
 
 
 

Joseph and Inez Hupp                 Cuba-Rushford graduate      $1000 Renewable

preference to 4yr., but consider 2yr. and graduate school
 
 
                        Whitney Riley
 
                        Alycia Kelley
 
                        Brian Krott
 
 
 
 
 
 
Walter F. and Louisa A. Sibley   Cuba-Rushford graduate   $1000-$3000 Renewable
 
 
 
                        Hope Phillips - $3000
 
                        Amber Ezell - $2000
 
                        Kathryn Ronan - $2000
 
                        Charlean Mientkiewicz - $2000
 
                        Zachary VanTassel - $2000
 
                        Rachel Adamitis - $2000
 
                        Kelly Shawl - $2000
 
 
Applications for scholarships for 2007 will be available in area high school guidance offices beginning in February, or by contacting Patty Oliver at 585-365-2319.