Dalton and Goshen students awarded full-tuitition Presidential Scholarships
Two incoming students at Bluffton University have been awarded the university’s full-tuition Presidential Scholarship, valued at more than $110,000 for four years.
Katelyn Amstutz of Dalton, Ohio, and Edwin Martin of Goshen, Ind., are the scholarship recipients.
Amstutz, the daughter of Michael and Lisa Amstutz, was homeschooled, graduating this year. She has been active in tennis, the Heartland String Quartet and Science Olympiad. She attends Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, near Dalton.
Martin is a 2015 graduate of Fairfield High School. His activities included marching band, for five years; jazz band, for four years; and state solo and ensemble contest, for three years. The son of Grant and Janelle Martin, he attends Benton Mennonite Church, near Goshen.
Amstutz and Martin were the winners of Bluffton’s 17th annual Presidential Scholarship competition, which brought 84 high-achieving high school seniors to campus to write an essay in response to a faculty lecture and previously assigned readings. Invited students had grade point averages of 3.5 or higher and a composite score of at least 25 on the ACT or 1130 on the SAT.
The Presidential Scholarship is renewable with a GPA of 3.0 or above at Bluffton.
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