Scholarships

More about our Scholarships

Each spring, The Oakwood Schools Foundation awards more than $20,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors. With increasing costs for higher education, The Oakwood Schools Foundation’s scholarships mean more now than ever to these recipients.

Thanks to the generosity of the individuals and families who established these scholarships and to the donors who contribute toward these funds each year, Oakwood’s college-bound students appreciate this support for their continuing education.

If you have questions or would like information on how to set up a scholarship, please contact the Foundation at: [email protected] or 937-297-5332.

• Janet Bourne Memorial Scholarship. Awards involvement in community service and leadership skills.
  • 2024 Recipient: Floey Biteau
• David R. Collins, OHS Class of 1950, Scholarship. Awards excellence and/or outstanding achievement in English, creative writing, or speech and drama skills.
  • 2024 Recipient: Ella Wessel
• Comeback Award. Honors a senior who shows strength, courage, character, and integrity in overcoming adversity in his/her life.
  • 2024 Recipient: Colin Beck
• Robert L. Davidson Scholarship. Recognizes present and potential ability as a creative writer.
  • 2024 Recipient: Sage Spirk
• Dr. Robert W. Gaines, Jr., OHS ’60, Young Men’s Golf Award. Recognizes a senior golfer who demonstrates good sportsmanship, consideration for others, academic achievement, leadership and community service.
  • 2023 Recipient: Parker Finney
• Oakwood Schools Foundation – Paige and Robert (Bob) Bartlett, Jr. Memorial Scholarship. Honors a student who has a demonstrated passion and commitment to community service and seeks to expand their ability to contribute to society through higher education.
  • 2024 Recipient: Neave Lynch
• Oakwood Schools Foundation – Kathryn Chamberlain Student Scholarship Award. Honors a student who is planning to major in music education, music history, music performance or in arts management or administration with an emphasis on either visual or performing arts.
  • 2024 Recipient: Abby Spitzmiller

• Honorable Elizabeth Simms Gutmann Public Service Scholarship. Honors a student who has been involved in community service and plans to pursue a degree in a public service field.
  • 2024 Recipient: Laila Blumer
• Scott Harman Memorial Scholarship. Honors a student who lives life with enthusiasm and has a positive impact on others.
  • 2024 Recipient: Christopher Jenkins
• Kevin Lauterbach Memorial Scholarship. Honors a student who plans to be a lifetime learner/practitioner in the field of fine art.
  • 2024 Recipient: Sasha Guseva
• Oakwood Centennial Scholarship. Honors a student who distinguishes herself/himself during high school years. Dependents of OSF Board members are ineligible.
  • 2024 Recipients: Alex Heid & Sarah Connell
• Rader-Drummer Family Scholarship. Recognizes an outstanding and motivated student who intends to attend an accredited non-profit college or university and pursue a degree in architecture or the liberal arts such as English, theater, art, communications, foreign languages, history, music, or philosophy. Preference will be given to English or architecture majors.
  • 2024 Recipients: Sasha Guseva & Caroline Woessner
• Howard Sales Memorial Scholarship. Recognizes Leadership, Integrity, and Character for a high school athlete planning to play a sport in college.
  • 2024 Recipients: Laila Blumer, Noah Boyce, Stephen Lauterbach, & Tristan Prizler

• Leslie Ann Simms Nagel Creative Writing Scholarship. Honors a student who plants to be a lifetime learning and practitioner in the fine arts field.
  • 2024 Recipient:  Sasha Guseva
• Randy Neff Memorial Scholarship. Honors a student who inspires others and plans to major in education or math, with preference given to students aspiring to teach math and coach a sport.
  • 2024 Recipient: Laila Blumer
• Thomas Neff Memorial Scholarship. Recognizes a student who is a team player and displays a strong work ethic, solid values, and maintains good grades through hard work and dedication.
  • 2024 Recipients: Andrew Bacon & Collin Weckstein
• Barbara Nichols O’Hara Scholarship. Recognizes an outstanding female athlete, good citizen and student.
  • 2024 Recipients: Lily Epley
• Susan Herman GLOW Scholarship. Recognizes Grade point, Leadership, Outstanding character, Work ethic for a female planning to pursue a degree in a technical field (i.e. engineering) or the sciences.
  • 2024 Recipients: Clementine Davies