2025 Scholarship Recipients

*Students submitted applications by Friday, March 21, 2025 – their intentions on
schooling or educational path may have changed since that time; however, what followseach student is our best-known information that was communicated to us from the student regarding their intended next steps of education after high school graduation.

Daniel Bachman Scholarship

$4,000 – Genesis Wilson (Liberty University – Cyber Security)

Roger Bazuin & Sons Scholarship

$2,000 – Daniel McElhinney  (Ferris State University – HVAC Engineering)

Betty Bell Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 – Megan Kile (Saginaw Valley State University -Nursing)

Robert M. Bouwma Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 – Isabel Rozeveld (Hillsdale College – Secondary Education)

Donald L. and Edith L. Darnell Family Scholarship

$2,000 – Aidan Koetje  (Tiffin University –  Business)

Duane Elenbaas Scholarship – $4,000

Shannon Maloney (Central Michigan University – Bio Chemistry – Pre-Med) 

Chelsi Eisenga (Saginaw Valley State University – Health and PE Education) 

Benjamin McNally-Rodenbaugh (Trine University – Chiropractor Exercise Science)

Aidan Koetje  (Tiffin University –  Business)

Brett Eling (Mid Michigan Community College – Business)

Isabel Rozeveld (Hillsdale College – Secondary Education)

Adrian VanHaitsma (Michigan Tech – CyberSecurity – Criminal Law)

Olivia Peterson (Grand Valley State University – Political Science)

Karly Mattison (Grand Valley State University – Business/Accounting/ Real Estate)

Shauna McLean (Faith-Based School – Undecided)

Isaiah VanHaitsma (Ferris State University – Business/Actuarial Science)

Caleb Miller (Albion College – Kinesiology)

Gary J Elenbaas Scholarship

$1,000 – Genesis Wilson (Liberty University – Cyber Security)  

Geers Family Scholarship

$1,500 – Kailee Riccardi (Western Michigan – Secondary English Education)

General Fund Scholarship

$3,000 – Olivia Turmwell (CMU or WMU – Dramatic Arts)

$3,000 – Maisie Eling (Animal Behavioral College – Dog Groomer)

$1,000 – Adrian VanHaitsma (Michigan Tech – CyberSecurity – Criminal Law)

$1,000 – Caleb Miller (Albion College – Kinesiology)

$1,000 – Shauna McLean (Faith-Based School – Undecided)

$1,000 – Levi Myers (Ferris State University – Surveying/Engineering)

$1,000 – Lydia Kline (Ferris State University – Secondary Math Education)

$1,000 – Brett Eling (Mid Michigan Community College – Business)

$1,000 – Gavin Schut (Ferris State University – Survey Engineering)

$1,000 – Isaiah VanHaitsma (Ferris State University – Business/Actuarial Science)

$1,000 –Daniel McElhinney  (Ferris State University – HVAC Engineering)

Rich and Til Herweyer Family Agricultural Scholarship

$2,500 – Shannon Maloney (Central Michigan University – Bio Chemistry – Pre-Med)

Hoekwater Scholarship

$4,000 – Jazmine Johnson (Grand Valley State University – Social Work)

$4,000 – Jager Corliss (Adrian College – Education)

$4,000 –  Lydia Kline (Ferris State University – Secondary Math Education)

$4,000 – Megan Kile (Saginaw Valley State University -Nursing)

$4,000- Henry Baas  (Mid Michigan College – Nursing)

$4,000 – Madeline Langworthy (Northern Michigan University – Nursing)

$4,000 – Bryce Akom – (Adrian College – Education/Exercise Science)

$4,000 – Paige DeWitt – (Mid Michigan College – Medical Assistant)

$2,000 – Benjamin McNally-Rodenbaugh (Trine University – Chiropractor Exercise Science)

$2,000 – Karly Mattison (Grand Valley State University – Business/Accounting/ Real Estate)

$2,000 – Olivia Peterson (Grand Valley State University – Political Science)

$2,000 – Chelsi Eisenga (Saginaw Valley State University – Health and PE Education) 

Bernard and Sandra Meyering Family Scholarship

$2,000  – Daniel McElhinney  (Ferris State University – HVAC Engineering)

$2,000 – Gavin Schut (Ferris State University – Survey Engineering)

Donald P. Mys Scholarship

$1,800 –  Bryce Akom – (Adrian College – Education/Exercise Science)

Schierbeek/Thompson Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 – Caleb Vana (CDL)

$2,000 –  Levi Myers (Ferris State University – Surveying/Engineering)

Todd Seelye Scholarship

$2,000 –  Levi Myers (Ferris State University – Surveying/Engineering)

$2,000 –  Gavin Schut (Ferris State University – Survey Engineering)

Nancy and Carl VanderWoude

$1,000 –  Jager Corliss (Adrian College – Education)

Westveer Scholarship

$1,000 – Henry Baas  (Mid Michigan College – Nursing)

Peter J. VanderPol Award

$2,500  – Isabel Rozeveld (Hillsdale College – Secondary Education)

Nominees for the Peter J. VanderPol Award were:

 $500 – Benjamin McNally-Rodenbaugh (Trine University – Chiropractor Exercise Science)

 $500 – Shauna McLean (Faith-Based School – Undecided)

 $500 – Genesis Wilson (Liberty University – Cyber Security)