1st Scholarship Winner

2nd Scholarship Winner

The first scholarship was awarded to Michelle Hemmer. Ms Hemmer is a senior at Ferris State University and her major is nursing. Presenting the award is Commander Vermeulen and Brett Johnson. The second winner of the scholarship is Matthew Newman. Mr. Newman is a graduate student at Western Michigan University. His Masters Degree is in Social Work and he hopes to tailor his future practice to assisting veterans. An Iraq veteran, he was awarded the Bronze Star. Presenting the scholarship is Gary Vermeulen - Commander, Larry Boven - Senior Vice Commander.

3rd Scholarship Winner

4th Scholarship Winner

The third scholarship was awarded to Heath Tolliver. A Iraq veteran attending Michigan State University majoring in nursing. Mr. Tolliver plans to go into nursing. The fourth scholarship was awarded to Jeremy Mitchell. A Afgan veteran attending University of Michigan-Flint majoring in education. Mr. Mitchell plans to become a teacher.

5th Scholarship Winner

The winner of the Spring Semester Scholarship is Jered Miller. Jered is veteran of the Navy and was stationed on a nuclear submarine. He is attending Alpena Community College and his major is Concrete Tech.

Special Scholarship Donation

The committee donated to the Drew Russell Scholarship Fund. Captain Russell was a lifelong resident of Scotts, MI and an graduate of the ROTC at Western Michigan University. He was killed October 8, 2011 in Afghanistan. His classmates have established a scholarship in his name at WMU.