Bay Commitment Scholarship Ceremony is May 19, 2015

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Bay Area Community Foundation Hosts Scholarship Award Ceremony

Bay Commitment Ceremony is May 19, 2015

May 15, 2015
By: O. J. Cunningham

Bay City, MI - The Bay Area Community Foundation will host the eighth annual Bay Commitment First Generation Scholarship Award Ceremony at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. One hundred graduating seniors from Bay County high schools will each receive a $2,000 scholarship to attend Delta College or Saginaw Valley State University. The program will feature a presentation by Elizabeth Wise, a 2008 scholarship recipient and 2014 Saginaw Valley State University graduate.

The Bay Commitment Scholarship provides funds to students who are the first generation (neither parent holds a bachelor's degree) and will attend college locally. The students must be graduating from a Bay County high school and has lived in Bay County for six years. The recipients must attend either Delta College or Saginaw Valley State University in the fall.

"We are pleased to be a founding partner of this scholarship program," stated Eileen A. Curtis, Bay Area Community Foundation President & CEO. "The Bay Commitment Scholarship plus the over 100 other Foundation donor sponsored scholarships represent over $450,000 in scholarships being awarded in 2015. It is a long way from the one $300 scholarship awarded by the Foundation in 1985."

The Bay Commitment Scholarship is one component of the Bay Commitment College Access Network (BCCAN). BCCAN strives to assist students and their families work through the maze of planning for and attending college. Support is available through thru the Great Lakes Bay College Resource Center, located at 1000 Adams Street, Bay City, MI, and www.baycommitment.org.

Students receiving the Bay Commitment First Generation Scholarship are:

Travis Abbs, Garber High School

Haila Ackley, Bay City Central High School

Jessica Auer, Bay City Central High School

Miranda Becker, John Glenn High School

Andrew Belger, Western High School

Casey Blundell, Garber High School

Savanna Boettcher, Pinconning Area High School

Isabell Bond, Garber High School

Allysa Born, Western High School

Alyssa Cavanaugh, Pinconning Area High School

Makayla Cavanaugh, Pinconning Area High School

Garrett Charbonneau, John Glenn High School

Bradley Chippi, Garber High School

Nicholas Clark, Wenona Center

Cheyenne Doan, Bay City Central High School

Krista Doan, Bay City Central High School

Samuel Drzewicki, Western High School

Ryan Duley, Western High School

Travis Faustin, Western High School

Alexis Finn, Western High School

Taylor Fischer, Western High School

Antonio Flores, Western High School

Maxamillion Freeman, John Glenn High School

Alex Fryzel, John Glenn High School

Jerome Gifford, Bay City Central High School

Hannah Gill, John Glenn High School

Jarred Grasso, Western High School

Jared Greshow, Garber High School

Kara Grigg, Western High School

Emily Gunther, Western High School

Desirae Hadd, Bay Arenac Community High School

Thomas Hardy, Bay City Central High School

Aubree Harrell, Garber High School

Andrea Hartman, Wenona Center

Megan Hecox, Western High School

Samuel Henderson, John Glenn High School

Janessa Hoffman, John Glenn High School

Alexis Jackson, Bay City Central High School

Emily Jackson, John Glenn High School

Nicholas Jeske, Pinconning Area High School

Quentin Jezewski, Western High School

Brandy Joyner, Wenona Center

AlexAndria Keenan, John Glenn High School

Zachary King, John Glenn High School

Carly Kozak, Garber High School

Shayla Krygier, Western High School

Anna Kuehne, Western High School

Avery Kukla, Western High School

Haley Kukla, Western High School

Karlie Kukla, John Glenn High School

Austin LaLonde, Western High School

Jillian Lambert, Pinconning Area High School

Madison Laney, Western High School

Jared Leonard, Western High School

Jacob Lesniak, All Saints Central High School

Carlee Linton, Bay City Central High School

Tyler Lofton, John Glenn High School

Lauren Lupcke, John Glenn High School

Shelby McBride, John Glenn High School

Katelyn Mowbray, Pinconning Area High School

Hannah Myers, Bay City Central High School

Danielle Nast, John Glenn High School

Angela Nelson, Bay City Central High School

Mason Nelson, Bay City Central High School

Abigail Neveau, Western High School

Bailey O'Farrell, Western High School

Montena Owczarzak, Garber High School

Casey Patterson, Western High School

Cole Pero, Bay City Central High School

Evan Prall, Western High School

Raegan Price, Bay City Central High School

Kamryn Priestley, John Glenn High School

Kiara Pruiett, John Glenn High School

Sara Ramey, Bay Arenac Community High School

Caleb Reed, Bay City Central High School

Alexander Rettelle, Bay City Central High School

Brooke Richard, John Glenn High School

Jason Ricklefs, John Glenn High School

Keith Rodriguez, Western High School

Erica Rudy, Bay City Central High School

Emilee Russell, Western High School

Bailey Schaefer, John Glenn High School

Krystal Schaible, Bay City Central High School

Alexander Schlatter, Western High School

Hunter Scorey, Western High School

Dannon Scott, Garber High School

Eric Sevilla, Bay City Central High School

Madison Solomon, John Glenn High School

Jennelle Speltz, Western High School

Neil Spencer, Garber High School

Tarp Steinhoff, Western High School

Chase Sullivan, Bay City Central High School

Breanna Summers, Western High School

Emily Switala, Western High School

Harmoni Tipmore, Garber High School

Maddison Velasquez, Bay City Central High School

Shaylin Warczynski, Western High School

Holly Watkins, Western High School

Julia Weller, All Saints Central High School

Kayley Yancer, Bay City Central High School

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The Bay Area Community Foundation is a community based, philanthropic organization working to improve the quality of life in the Bay County area. The Foundation's mission is to fulfill a wide array of donors' charitable wishes throughout Bay and Arenac Counties by building permanent endowment funds and serving as a leader for community improvement through effective grantmaking and collaboration. Since the Foundation began operations in 1982, over $16 million has been invested in the community through grants to local nonprofit organizations and student scholarships.

The Bay Area Community Foundation office is located in the restored Pere Marquette Depot, 1000 Adams Street, Suite 200, Bay City, MI 48708.