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Elizabeth Heuss |
Grace College welcomed more than 180 finalists and parents for its 2008 Presidential Scholarship Competition last month. The competitors came from more than 20 states and three foreign countries to compete for scholarships ranging up to $100,000.
The Presidential Scholarship finalists enjoyed an elegant dinner and interaction with professors and current Grace College students on Friday evening of the competition, February 22, before competing Saturday morning. The competition consisted of a written phase and interview phase involving the competitor and Grace College faculty.
Average academic profile of the finalists this year is a 3.91 GPA, 28.2 ACT, and 1255 SAT.
Scholarship winners are:
| President’s Scholarship ($100,000) | |
| Elizabeth Heuss | Indianapolis, IN |
| Trustee Scholarships ($80,000) | |
| Courtney Coiro | Concord, OH |
| Jon Allan | Ashland, OH |
| Faculty Scholarships ($68,000) | |
| Shawn Longenberger | Poneto, IN |
| Carrie Halquist | Fort Wayne, IN |
| Grace Beasley | Uniontown, OH |
| Kendall Barnes | Eldersburg, MD |
| Elizabeth Morley | Valparaiso, IN |
| Achievement Scholarships ($56,000) | |
| Amber Smith | Middletown, OH |
| Robert Wolfe | Smithsburg, MD |
| Sam Berman | Indianapolis, IN |
| Brie Cremean | Sandusky, OH |
| Hannah Balash | Zillah, WA |
| Kristin Merkle | Hamilton, MI |
| Katelyn Mithoefer | Martinsville, IN |
| Erin Ross | Wheaton, IL |
| Joshua Grablowski | Sterling Heights, MI |
| Octavia Lehman | LaGrange, IN |
| McClain Scholarships ($48,000) | |
| Katrina Arnold | Sublette, IL |
| Jason Klepal | Lansing, MI |
| Katie Martin | Eaton, OH |
| Jamie Sandy | Defiance, OH |
| Tim Serafino | Elkhart, IN |
| Ty Stutsman | Goshen, IN |
| Erica Powell | Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| Lauren Anderson | Lowell, IN |
| Victoria Casey | Indianapolis, IN |
| Alysha Mroczka | Pinckney, MI |
| Brittany Ritter | West Jefferson, OH |
| Pam Rahman | Itasca, IL |
| Margaret Long | Kenton, OH |
| Jacob Hendrick | Jackson, MI |
| Emily Metcalf | Kailua, HI |
| Tara Smith | Coopersville, MI |
| Bailey Smith | Avon, IN |
| Asher Bontreger | Rensselaer, IN |
| Rachael Ramos | New Philadelphia, OH |
| Nicole Wilkinson | La Mirada, CA |
