The Darke County Foundation awarded $190,000 in scholarships to 73 area graduates from the class of 2023. The scholarship money comes from funds the Foundation establishes through donations from individuals, businesses and charitable organizations. Invested long-term, these funds generate a continuing source of income and maintain lasting legacies for years to come. Donors often honor family members or a special purpose by setting up funds with personalized names.
The following funds provided scholarship awards:
Velma and Merlin Applegate Fund
Tim Best/Ronnie Kreitzer Fund
Robert and Iris Bolen Fund
Harold and Betty Brewer Fund
William and Rosalyn Brinley Family Fund
Darke Co. Engineering/Science Fund
Darke County Foundation Endowment
Brian and Regina Delk Fund
Wayne K. Detling Fund
Kathleen Floyd Fund
John S. and Mary L. Fourman Fund
Alice and Wilbur Frantom Fund
Kenneth J. Gibboney Fund
Richard Graeff Family Fund
Greenville National Bank Fund
Jeanie and Jeff Hawley Fund
Eleanor J. Hughes Fund
John and Miriam Knick Fund
Bob & Jan Lantz Miami Univ. Teacher
Joseph R. Mills Fund
Susan North Art Fund
Norton Family 4-H Fund
Gregory Olwine Arcanum Alumni Fund
Pohl Transportation Fund
Road Less Traveled Fund
JC & Alice Schafer Fund
Schipfer Family Fund
Lois E. Snyder Fund
Neil E. Stemley Fund
John E. and Ella M. Stevenson Fund
Edwin, Mac & Marguerite Stoltz Fund
Steven Stucke Fund
Jan and Jim Thomas Fund
J. Howard Trump Art Fund
Versailles Masonic Lodge Fund
Paul C. and Helen D. Warner Fund
Sarah Whittaker Fund
Matthew Wuebker Fund
Ryan Wulber Fund