Bluffton scholarship winners named
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton announces the winners of its “Service To Humanity” scholarship awards, given to graduating seniors of Bluffton High School.
The Club (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) is an entirely local Bluffton volunteer organization that strives to make the Bluffton area a better place by serving its youth, its elderly and its needy.
Here are this year's $800 scholarship winners:
- Madeline Burghaze, daughter of Jeff and Julie McKanna. Madeline will study biology at Indiana Wesleyan University with plans of attending medical school.
- Katie Prater, daughter of Brad and Erinn Prater. Katie plans to study pharmacy at Ohio Northern University.
- Amanda Speicher, daughter of Steve and Susan Speicher. Amanda will enter the field of music education at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Photo: Duane Bollenbacher, president of S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club, with 'Service to Humanity' Scholarship Award winners Katie Prater, Madeline Burghaze and Amanda Speicher.
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