Thanks to our generous donors, Big Walnut students have received well over $2 million since our founding in 1994.
In 2025, we were able to award nearly $120,000.
We were also able to increase the amount of many of our scholarships to help our recipients adjust to the ever-increasing cost of post-secondary education. We aim to do more of this in the coming year, as we are able.
The following donors have provided one or more scholarships to Big Walnut High School seniors and graduates in 2025. Some donors provided multiple scholarships; for example, The Sunbury Fraternal Order of Eagles #3614 provided more than 15 scholarships of varying sizes in 2025 alone.
Some of the awards below are funded annually, while others come from endowed funds that will grow and fund scholarships into perpetuity.
We owe everything to our donors! Explore the links below to learn more about them and their scholarship awards. Thank you.
Endowed or Otherwise Permanent Scholarship Funds
James T. and Lucille C. Shidecker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jeffrey Dingus Memorial Scholarship Fund
Multi-Plastics Scholarship Fund
Peyton Family Scholarship Fund
Current Annual Scholarships
Bette Hoke Roberts Memorial Scholarship
Bob Hetterscheidt Family Scholarship
Brandi Griffin Memorial Scholarship
Community Advocates for Public Education (C.A.P.E.) Barb Shelby Honorary Scholarship
Dr. Papp Sunbury Smile Center Scholarship
Eugena L. Hoke Memorial Scholarship
Jim Burkhart Memorial Scholarship
John Scanlan Memorial Scholarship
P.E.O. Sisterhood Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholarship
Red Edwards Memorial Scholarship
RE/MAX Affiliates Linda Rano Jonard Scholarship
Stanisław ‘Stas’ Mott Memoriał Scholarship
Sunbury Ace Hardware (Multiple Annual Scholarships)
Sunbury Fraternal Order of Eagles #3614 (Multiple Annual Scholarships)
Sunbury VFW Post 8736 Scholarship
Thank you, donors! You made 2025 a successful scholarship season for many Big Walnut seniors and graduates.
