{"id":14034,"date":"2016-05-20T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T19:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=14034"},"modified":"2016-05-20T15:10:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T19:10:28","slug":"southwest-florida-community-foundation-awards-scholarships-more-than-675000-awarded-to-107-students-through-82-scholarships-funds-for-high-school-seniors-and-undergraduate-and-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2016\/05\/20\/southwest-florida-community-foundation-awards-scholarships-more-than-675000-awarded-to-107-students-through-82-scholarships-funds-for-high-school-seniors-and-undergraduate-and-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Florida Community Foundation awards scholarships; More than $675,000 awarded to 107 students through 82 scholarships funds for high-school seniors, and undergraduate and graduate students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SWFLCF\"<\/a><\/p>\n

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 20, 2016) \u2013The Southwest Florida Community Foundation <\/a>recently granted $550,550 in scholarships through a competitive process\u00a0to local high-school students, and undergraduate and graduate students from Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. An additional $129,350 in scholarships was awarded by outside committee and\/or designated by school. A total of\u00a0107 students were awarded funds through 82 scholarships for high-school seniors, and undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n

During the 2016 scholarship season, more than 1,000 eligible applications were received and reviewed by more than 70 volunteer reviewers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the generous donors who established and continue to support scholarship funds, we are able to assist students entering college or training programs, and adults returning to school,\u201d said Sarah Owen, president and CEO of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation.<\/p>\n

Through the Community Foundation\u2019s online portal, students were able to apply for multiple scholarships, while the the Foundation\u2019s volunteer reviewers could log on to review and score the submitted applications based on the criteria set by the scholarship fund donor.<\/p>\n

Ten new scholarships were awarded this year and included the Patricia Means Scholarship Fund for \u2018B\u2019 or \u2018C\u2019 students from Southwest Florida who will enroll full time at a technical school, community college or four-year college or university. Five local students were awarded this scholarship in 2016 and will each receive a total award of $40,000 payable at $10,000 annually up to four years with satisfactory progress reports and continued enrollment at a post-secondary school.<\/p>\n

Patricia Means passed away in March 2014 at 88 years old at her home in Shell Point Retirement Community. Originally from Fort Wayne, Ind., she raised five children with her husband Richard Means and moved to Cape Coral in 1982.<\/p>\n

According to the Foundation, Patricia felt there was a need in the community for individuals who were not \u2018A\u2019 students but were still motivated to go to school and showed promise in receiving a post-secondary education. She directed the Foundation about her wishes in her estate documents to set up the Patricia Means Scholarship Fund in this way.<\/p>\n

\u201cScholarships like the ones honoring Patricia Means are important and signify our work with our donors and the FutureMakers Coalition,\u201d added Owen. \u00a0\u201cWe have been able to shift the way scholarships are granted to better benefit the students\u2019 ability to not only access schooling but to complete it through vocational college; these scholarships are not just for attendance at colleges and universities.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Owen, examples of some of the more unique scholarships not as highly sought after included scholarships for students with disabilities, student athletes,\u00a0students pursuing a specific field of study such as teaching deaf or blind individuals, students with specific church membership or community service hours in a particular facility such as a veterans hospital,\u00a0adult students going back to school, students from particular schools or communities, and students pursuing a graduate or professional degree.<\/p>\n

As leaders, conveners, grant makers and concierges of philanthropy, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation is a foundation built on community leadership with an inspired history of fostering regional change for the common good in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. Celebrating its 40th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary this year, the Community Foundation connects donors and their philanthropic aspirations with evolving community needs. With assets of more than $93 million, it has provided more than $63 million in grants and scholarships to the communities it serves. Last year, it granted more than $3.2 million to nonprofit organizations supporting education, animal welfare, arts, healthcare and human services, as well as provided regional community impact grants and scholarship grants.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, call 239-274-5900 or visit\u00a0www.floridacommunity.com.<\/p>\n

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Scholarship Funds and 2016 Student Recipients<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Also found at:\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/floridacommunity.com\/2016scholarships\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

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Allen B. and Elizabeth Shevach UF College of Medicine Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leslie Boucherle, University of Florida<\/p>\n

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Allen B. and Elizabeth Shevach Lee High School Graduate Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enessa Guerra, North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Sue Gottcent Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erol Brenes, Florida Gulf Coast University (Nurse Anesthesia Program)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Anne M. Fassett Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony Peterson, Florida Gulf Coast University<\/p>\n

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Anne Sturrock Nursing Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Krista Sciulla, Bishop Verot High School<\/p>\n

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Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce\/Ralph A. Richardson Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erin Reedy, Estero High School<\/p>\n

Paul Duguay, Estero High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bruce T. Gora Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gillian Marino, Cypress Lake High School<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carl E. Brooks Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maria Valladares, Florida SouthWestern Collegiate High School<\/p>\n

Isis Porta, King\u2019s Academy in Clewiston<\/p>\n

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Carol Patti McLaughlin Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christina Calderon, Lemon Bay High School<\/p>\n

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Charles and Margaret Foster Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katie Thorp, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Josiah Vega, Florida State University<\/p>\n

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Chet and Janett Perry Rotary Club of Fort Myers Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anica Adzievska, Barron Collier High School<\/p>\n

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Chip Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeffrey St. Firmin, Florida Gulf Coast University<\/p>\n

Victoria DeLaney, Florida Gulf Coast University<\/p>\n

Iman Zekri, Florida Gulf Coast University<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Couse-Gram Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brittney Drayton, Moore Haven High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

David G. Robinson Arts Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Hill, North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Doc Keen Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Payton Lawson, King\u2019s Academy in Clewiston<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Drs. Ira and Udaya Dash Nursing Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judith Galindo, Florida SouthWestern State College<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Doris W. Frey Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Hendry, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Isis Porta, King\u2019s Academy in Clewiston<\/p>\n

Isabella Quintero, Naples High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dunbar Heritage Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nahisha Alabre, Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Javonta Graham, Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Edna and Felix Swain Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aliyah Mason, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Tyler Mouzon, Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Dominique De Loach, Florida Gulf Coast University<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ellen Sheppard Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chelled Crespo, Florida SouthWestern State College<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Faye Lynn Roberts Education Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Bruno, Florida Gulf Coast University<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Former Everglades City High School Graduate Scholarship Fund\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucas Parson, Palmetto Ridge High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Frances Harris Gresham Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ariana Allen, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Frances H. Waldron Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maria Augilar, Immokalee High School<\/p>\n

Marycruz Mendoza, Immokalee High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Napier and Ellen T. Wilson Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olivia Morales, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

George E. Judd Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara Bryce, Oasis Charter High School<\/p>\n

Dahlia Lilleslatten, Cypress Lake High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gerard C. Mehr Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duneshka Cruz, Marco Island<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Howard P. and Magdalen K. Breitenbach Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aubrielle Curccuini, Gulf Coast High School<\/p>\n

Thomas Salyer, Gulf Coast High School<\/p>\n

Jason Tillotson, Cape Coral High School<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Immokalee Achievement Award Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nyla Reyna, Immokalee High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Isabel Mayer Kirkpatrick Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karlie Olmstead, Canterbury School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

James Bilder Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennifer Rose, North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Austin Knipper, North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Dedrick Douglas, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jane H. Berktold Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aubrey Walker, South Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Luke Turner, Cypress Lake High School<\/p>\n

Ian Sanders, Florida SouthWestern Collegiate High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

John and Ruth Childe Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rachel Barnes, Mariner High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

John and Ellen Sheppard Humane Student Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Chesnover, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Emily Hendry, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

John I. and Madeleine R. Taeni Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erol Brenes, Florida Gulf Coast University (Nurse Anesthesia Program)<\/p>\n

Shauna Sciancalepore, Florida Gulf Coast University (Nurse Anesthesia Program)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

John M. and Mary A. Shanley Memorial Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maria Valladares, Florida SouthWestern Collegiate High School<\/p>\n

David Victoria, Oasis Charter High School<\/p>\n

Austin Knipper, North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Megan Wagner, Mariner High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jordan Abdo Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Payton Denny, North Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Judge Isaac Anderson, Jr. Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedrick Douglas, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Judge William J. Nelson Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kara Lefebvre, Lemon Bay High School<\/p>\n

Julie Willard Mikell Fund<\/p>\n

Taylor Kerr, Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Lewis B. Barber Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jannai Maxwell, Ida S. Baker High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Love of Bonita Empowerment Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conni Leonessa, Hodges University<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mary Ann Elder Scholarship Fund\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ashley Jones, University of Central Florida<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Patricia Means Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Javonta Graham, Dunbar High School<\/p>\n

Kyle Dennison, Riverdale High School<\/p>\n

Aline Dort, Immokalee High School<\/p>\n

Jeremy Jennings, Florida SouthWestern Collegiate High School<\/p>\n

Ansley Blackwell, Cypress Lake High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Paul B. and Aline Flynn Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Minoui, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

Taylor Girtman, Riverdale High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Richard S. Thompson and Marion L. Thompson Memorial Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Megan Galbreath, Cape Coral High School<\/p>\n

David Victoria, Oasis Charter High School<\/p>\n

Shelbi Erp, University of South Florida<\/p>\n

Leah Colucci, University of Miami<\/p>\n

Spencer Ellis, Mariner High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Robert A. Kleckner Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer Chrzescian, Naples High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Robert B. and Dorothy Pence Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emma Pachiva, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Robert C. and Margaret A. Schikora Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judith Galindo, Florida SouthWestern State College<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ruth Messmer Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Riley Marshall, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sanibel Community Church Scholarship Fund: Next Generation Fund Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samuel Owen, Ozark Christian College<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Southwest Florida Deputy Sheriffs Association Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adriel Alexander, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School<\/p>\n

Dylan Caparo, Port Charlotte High School<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The William R. Shevach Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jarod Maier, Fort Myers High School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

William L. Graddy Law Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Stoquert, University of Miami<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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