2024 Scholarship Awardees

Congratulations to all the graduating seniors of the class of 2024! The Keweenaw Community Foundation is pleased to announce our scholarship awardees. Thank you to all the donors who over the years have supported these opportunities for local students to achieve their educational goals. These scholarship opportunities would not be possible without their generosity!

  • The Bernard F. Gaffney Memorial Scholarship recipient for the Houghton HS Class of 2024 is Wyatt Jenkins and the alumni recipient is Claire Filpus. The Bernard F. Gaffney Memorial Scholarship Fund honors the memory of the late Mr. Gaffney and his decades-long career as principal of Houghton High School (1937-1961) and the Superintendent of Houghton-Portage Township Schools (1961-1966). 

  • The Faith Lutheran Church Scholarship recipient is Rebecca Lyons. The Faith Lutheran Church in Calumet recommends awardees based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership potential, financial need, and involvement in the community. 

  • The Richard and Clara Fedewa Scholarship recipient is Taryn Maki. The Richard and Clara Fedewa Scholarship is available to female members of the St. Ignatius Catholic parish and is awarded based on academic achievement, need, and parish/community involvement.

  • The Houghton Rotary Scholarship recipients are Addison Hembroff, Alethea Oakley, and Marino Pisani. The Houghton Rotary Scholarship is awarded to Houghton High School graduates who possess the aptitude, motivation and resolve to successfully pursue higher education, whether at a university or trade school.

  • The Stuart Family Scholarship recipients are Ian Evans and Sara Neva. The Stuart Family Scholarship is awarded to outstanding graduates of Houghton-Portage High School who have distinguished themselves both academically and outside the classroom.

  • The Gary Heikenen Memorial Scholarship recipient is Amy Mahrly. The Gary Heikenen Memorial Scholarship is awarded to Keweenaw County residents who are dedicated to pursuing higher education. 

  • The Ronald and Lou Ellyn Helman Scholarship recipient is Jackson Lister. The Ronald and Lou Ellyn Helman Scholarship is awarded for attending trade or vocational programs, such as construction, welding, secretarial, electrical, nursing aid, automotive services, etc.

  • The Alec Fisher Scholarship Fund recipient is Lilly Karl. This fund was established in 2019 to honor the memory of Alec Fisher and is open to Michigan Technological University students at the Junior level or above with majors in Environmental Engineering or Management Information Systems.

  • The Jack Eberhard Memorial Scholarship recipient is Marino Pisani. The Jack Eberhard Memorial Scholarship is awarded to high school golfers who demonstrate not only their success in academics but in golf performance and good sportsmanship. 

  • The Copper Country Kiwanis Scholarship recipients are Alethea Oakley, Elizabeth Desrochers, and Madison Minerick.  The Copper Country Kiwanis Scholarship is awarded to students who share the mission of Kiwanis - dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.

About the Keweenaw Community Foundation

The Keweenaw Community Foundation proudly serves as a permanent charitable resource in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Established in 1994, the Foundation collaborates with other organizations on a variety of community-wide initiatives such as accessibility, housing, and childcare; provides grants to local non-profit organizations, schools, and municipalities; awards scholarships to local students; and assists donors with their philanthropic goals to provide support for the community they love.

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