Nineteen area high school graduates who plan to attend local colleges and universities have received a Mr. and Mrs. William Block, Jr., Scholarship to help fund their studies in the upcoming academic year.
Since 2017, the scholarship has annually awarded $4,000 each to 20 graduates of Lucas County or Wood County high schools who are pursuing two or four-year undergraduate degrees at Bowling Green State University, Lourdes University, Owens Community College, or the University of Toledo. The $1 million fund was established in 2016 by Carol and William Block, Jr., to grant scholarships for 20 years. Recipients who remain eligible can receive the award for two consecutive years.
“I can’t think of a better way to give back to the Toledo community than to help these deserving students afford college,” Mr. Block said.
Mr. Block is a member of both the board and executive committee of Block Communications Inc., the parent company of The Blade. He previously served as president and chairman of BCI, and as co-publisher of The Blade and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1990 to 2001.
The 2019 scholarship recipients are:
Maximilian J. Carr, Sylvania Southview
August Eschedor, Bowling Green High School
Angela K. Hanna, Whitmer High School
Abigail A. Kolinski, Clay High School
Cristina N. Morales, North Baltimore High School
Kayla M. Musgrave, Toledo Early College High School
Vivian M. Rable, Toledo Early College High School
Tara C. Smith, Toledo School for the Arts
Elizabeth A. Swartz, Penta Career Center
Alison Zajkowski, Anthony Wayne High School
Students with renewed 2018 scholarships are:
Diala Abou-Dahech, University of Toledo
Zaneh Adya, University of Toledo
Cole Edgar, University of Toledo
Italia Fernandez, University of Toledo
Veronica Gonzales, Lourdes University
Chloe Hill, University of Toledo
Madelene Kish, Lourdes University
Lindsey Scarberry, Owens Community College
Kylee Stewart, University of Toledo
One of the recipients from 2018, who attended Lourdes University last year, recently was accepted into a program at Arizona State University, so she is no longer eligible to receive the scholarship.
Eligible applicants must be full-time students at one of the involved colleges. A committee takes grade-point average, community involvement, and need for financial assistance into consideration when awarding the scholarships.
Applications open each year between Nov. 1 and Feb. 1. Information can be obtained through the Toledo Community Foundation’s website at http://www.toledocf.org/
First Published June 14, 2019, 6:36 p.m.
