Congratulations to 131 local high school seniors from 44 area schools who were awarded $1,000 scholarships from the South Central Power Company Foundation in 2026.
This year, the foundation offered five scholarship opportunities: Academic Excellence, Career-Technical, Opportunity, Community, and Leadership.
These scholarships support students as they continue their education at a college, university, or vocational or technical school. We’re proud of these students’ accomplishments and ambitions, which reflect the strength of education across our service territory.
Meet our scholarship recipients below.
Vanessa Conley
Shawnee State University — Primary education
Leadership Scholarship
William Francis
Wright State University — Accounting and finance
Academic Scholarship
Caroline Glandon
Shawnee State University — Radiologic technology
Leadership Scholarship
Meghan Hurless
Ohio University — Nursing
Academic Scholarship
Luke Preston
Wright State University — Mechanical engineering
Leadership Scholarship
Olivia Barker
Harding University — Nursing
Opportunity Scholarship
Kinsley Berger
Ohio University — Early childhood education
Leadership Scholarship
Taylor Evans
Ohio Dominican University — Elementary education
Academic Scholarship
Bodie Martin
John Carroll University — Biology
Opportunity Scholarship
Brennan Rich
Undecided — Biology/pre-med
Academic Scholarship
Olivia Schumacher
University of Cincinnati — Industrial design
Opportunity Scholarship
Dylan Blon
Marietta College — Engineering
Leadership Scholarship
Lydia Fuchs
Ohio State University — Agriculture
Academic Scholarship
Avery Hedges
Ohio University — Visual Communication
Leadership Scholarship
Matthew Galich
Baldwin Wallace University — Pre-allied Health
Leadership Scholarship
Jacob Vonderwell
Ohio State University — Logistical management
Academic Scholarship
Elise Bratton
Ohio State University — Exercise science
Academic Scholarship
Nicholas Conrad
Ohio University — Civil engineering
Leadership Scholarship
Savannah Cross
West Virginia University — Neuroscience
Academic Scholarship
Sylvia Haughn
Ohio Dominican University — Primary education and intervention specialist
Leadership Scholarship
Caleb Hinkel
Muskingum University — High school education
Leadership Scholarship
Ariel Howard
Wright State University — Physcology
Leadership Scholarship
Sadie Moore
Ohio University — Nursing
Leadership Scholarship
Samuel Petty
Ohio University — Biological sciences
Academic Scholarship
Jonathan Steiner
Cedarville University — Business management
Leadership Scholarship
Mya Storts
South Virginia University — Biology
Academic Scholarship
Isabella Vess
West Virginia University — Exercise physiology
Academic Scholarship
Genevieve Warling
University of Cincinnati — Architectural engineering
Opportunity Scholarship
Rileigh Brogan
University of Louisville — Nursing
Academic Scholarship
Makenna Lybarger
Ohio State University — Agriculture comms and buisness
Academic Scholarship
Sophia Preston
Ohio State University — Animal sciences
Career-Technical Scholarship
Alex Erslan
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Accounting and finance
Academic Scholarship
Matthew Cline
University of Utah — Communication and aviation
Career-Technical Scholarship
Evan Hammond
Cedarville University — Nursing
Leadership Scholarship
Emma Hetzler
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Biology/pre-med
Academic Scholarship
Mya Mcintosh
Wilmington College — Religion and philosophy
Academic Scholarship
Madelyn Alexander
Ohio University — Lancaster — Nursing
Academic Scholarship
Carson Barlow
Ohio University — Music education
Academic Scholarship
Taylor Smeck
Miami University — Biochemistry
Academic Scholarship
Mason Dumpert
Undecided — Nursing
Leadership Scholarship
Jocelyn Early
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Nursing
Leadership Scholarship
Zeb Prince
Undecided — History
Academic Scholarship
Roni Lytlel
Shawnee State University — Radiology
Career-Technical Scholarship
Lauren Deem
University of Cincinnati — Advanced medical imaging technology
Community Scholarship
Levi Greiner
Hocking College — Accounting and financial services
Leadership Scholarship
Mia Griggs
Capital University — Nursing
Community Scholarship
Hailey Rings
University of Mount Union — Environmental science
Community Scholarship
Lauren Wilson
Wilmington College — Agriculture
Leadership Scholarship
Lydia Barton
Ohio University — Applied nutrition
Academic Scholarship
Caroline Endsley
Ohio State University — Biology
Academic Scholarship
Emilyn Kanet
Wilmington College — Pre-Vet
Academic Scholarship
Suzie Shultz
Saint Joseph's University — Physical therapy
Academic Scholarship
Charles Sponseller
Undecided — Aeronautical sciences
Leadership Scholarship
Hannah Gooley
Marietta College — Early childhood education
Academic Scholarship
Kiannah Ingram
University of Rio Grande — Respiratory therapy
Leadership Scholarship
Max Karshner
Ohio State University — Business
Community Scholarship
Kimberly Petty
Ohio State University — Agriscience education
Leadership Scholarship
Marlo Smith
Undecided — Pre-med
Academic Scholarship
David James
Ohio University — Biology/Pre-med
Academic Scholarship
John Johnson
Ohio University — Pre-veterinary science
Leadership Scholarship
Madeline Brault
Wilmington College — Agronomy
Academic Scholarship
Elam Faust
Ohio State University — Agricultural systems management
Leadership Scholarship
Wyatt Osborn
Ohio State University — Agribusiness and applied economics
Leadership Scholarship
Gage Thompson
Ohio State University — Animal sciences
Academic Scholarship
Abigail Smigle
University of Mount Union — Exercise science
Academic Scholarship
Becca Bergstrom
Ohio State University — Biology
Academic Scholarship
Maguire Ross
Ohio Northern University — Pharmacy
Academic Scholarship
Olivia Stegbauer
Ohio University — Communications
Academic Scholarship
Hailey Bable
Ohio University Eastern — Early childhood education
Leadership Scholarship
Maclarin Craft
Marietta College — Accounting
Academic Scholarship
Mason Landefeld
Ohio State — ATI — Crop management and soil conservation
Academic Scholarship
LeAnna Messenger
Washington State College of Ohio — Radiology
Leadership Scholarship
Kylee Otto
Ohio University — Physchology
Community Scholarship
Eric Catlos
Cedarville University — Business management
Leadership Scholarship
Andrew Pohlman
Cedarville University — Mechanical engineering
Leadership Scholarship
Chloe Dick
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Exercise science
Academic Scholarship
Will Flory
Warren Wilson College — Business
Career-Technical Scholarship
Raegan Gilliland
Wilmington College — Agriculture
Community Scholar
Brayden Keane
Bowling Green State University — Pre-professional program in medicine
Academic Scholarship
Kyle Moore
Otterbein University — Biochemistry and molecular biology
Academic Scholarship
Audrey Shafer
Coastal Carolina University — Sports communications
Academic Scholarship
Karley Skidmore
University of South Carolina — Engineering
Academic Scholarship
Keanu Valdez
Princeton University — Chemical engineering
Community Scholarship
Avery Blackstone
Otterbein University — Allied health
Academic Scholarship
Addison Mickey
Chowan University — Exercise science
Academic Scholarship
Samuel Waites
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Pastoral ministry
Academic Scholarship
Grant Wickham
Ohio State University — Finance
Leadership Scholarship
Harrison Alexander
Shawnee State University — 7Ð12 social studies education
Academic Scholarship
Mallory Brake
University of Akron — AYA integrated language arts
Academic Scholarship
Sophie Boltz
Ohio University — Speech, hearing, and language sciences
Academic Scholarship
Katie Paxton
Coastal Carolina University — English
Leadership Scholarship
Alayna Clark
Kent State University — Physcology
Leadership Scholarship
Kendal Sall
University of Akron — Nursing
Leadership Scholarship
Miranda Volan
Duquesne University — Political science
Academic Scholarship
Claire Alphin
Ohio State University — Forensic anthropology
Community Scholarship
Kate Bitler
Otterbein University — Equine pre-veterinarian
Academic Scholarship
Josephine Bowerman
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Mechanical engineering
Academic Scholarship
Katherine Charter
Ohio State University — Chemical engineering
Academic Scholarship
Blaze Good
Franklin County Firefighters — Grant Medical Center EMS Education — Paramedic
Career-Technical Scholarship
Elizabeth Hess
Kenyon College — Undecided
Community Scholarship
Kaden Hines
Ohio State University — Exercise science
Academic Scholarship
Nolan Lupfer
Kent State University — Architecture
Academic Scholarship
Kayla Marks
Columbus State University — Medical imaging
Career-Technical Scholarship
Ella Miles
Ohio State University — Aeronautical engineering
Leadership Scholarship
Rylie Overly
Ohio University — Nursing
Opportunity Scholarship
Taylor Strawser
Ohio University — Chillicothe — Nursing
Leadership Scholarship
Maddex Striver
Columbus State Community College — Fire science
Career-Technical Scholarship
Brody Weiler
Hillsdale College — Applied mathematics
Academic Scholarship
Isabell Wheeler
University of Cincinnati — Marketing
Community Scholarship
Michael Williams
Columbus State Community College and Franklin University — EMS and health and public safety
Academic Scholarship
Joshua Zimmer
Gannon University — Aviation and business management
Academic Scholarship
Analise Baker
John Carroll University — Political sciences
Academic Scholarship
Reese Maroney
Miami University — Business economics
Academic Scholarship
Breanne Workman
Ohio State University — ATI — Animal science
Career-Technical Scholarship
Aidyn Danison
Wilmington College — Exercise science
Leadership Scholarship
Margo Lewis
University of Kentucky — Biology
Community Scholarship
Ava Patterson
Ohio State University — Pharmaceutical sciences
Academic Scholarship
Ella Smith
Ohio University — Nursing
Community Scholarship
Alexandria Anderson
Ohio State University — Newark — Radiologic sciences and therapy
Leadership Scholarship
Graham Smith
Ohio University — Civil engineering
Community Scholarship
Madison Walls
Shawnee State University — Occupational therapy
Academic Scholarship
Dalton Bush
Wilmington College — Animal science
Leadership Scholarship
Adrian Moehl
Ohio State University — Mechanical engineering
Leadership Scholarship
Hannah Burnett
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science — Radiology program
Academic Scholarship
Sydney Snoke
Ohio State University — Speech pathology
Community Scholarship
Lauren Andrews
Cedarville University — Mechanical engineering
Academic Scholarship
Charlie Clark
Ohio University — Health and physical education
Community Scholarship
Kelsie Haubeil
Ohio University — Chemical engineering/biochemistry
Academic Scholarship
Mary Helber
Malone University — Pre-optometry
Leadership Scholarship
Evan Minor
Wilmington College — Ag education
Academic Scholarship
Lukas Oiler
Ohio Northern University — Exercise physiology
Opportunity Scholarship