RSRF grants $52K to graduating seniors

(RISING SUN, Ind.) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) is awarding $52,000 in scholarships to several graduating seniors. 

To be eligible, the seniors must reside in Ohio or Ripley County or the City of Aurora or Batesville and have a 2.75 GPA or higher. 

“Awardees of these scholarships were drawn at random from the pool of eligible applicants that were submitted to the Rising Sun Regional Foundation along with official transcripts,” said RSRF executive director Cheryll Obdendorf. 

Recipients of the 2025 Rising Sun Regional Foundation Scholarships are as follows:

Batesville High School

Lucy Abplanalp

Alex Baumer

Kaylynn Bedel

John Dirkhising

Ayden Eckstein

Sophia Gesell

Gwyneth Haakinson

Cade Kaiser

Alyson Peters

Kailey Schaeffer

Carson Schneider

Carlee Steinkamp

Georgia Voegele

Keegan Walke

Wyatt Weiler

East Central High School

A.J. Beard

Adrienne Mitchell

Maddie Plogsted

Jac-Cen-Del High School

Kelsey Borgman

McKenna Davis

Delaney Hughes

Hailey Kunz

Milan High School

Audrianne Blomer

Kendall Budd

Stacy Davidson

Lucas Drew

Anna Herzog

Markiesha Lillard

Kaylee Peterson

Kalli Smith

Kaleb Wilburn

Oldenburg Academy

Zachary Hoff

Annabelle Nunlist

Christian Mack

Rising Sun High School

Josie Brawner

Colton Brooks

Kennedy Carrigan

Natalie Fisk

Makenzie Harlow

Hillary Lambert

Kassidy Lewis

Tamryn Miller

South Dearborn High School

Libby Bimrose

Sophie Ferguson

Lakota Vincent

South Ripley High School

Anna Block

Alexa Franklin

Jackson McAdams

Leah Shepard

Trenton Smith

Macy Stone

Kaitlyn Tingle

Angela Tunny

Blaine Ward