Earl L. Speicher Memorial Scholarship Fund
The purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships to students of Brandywine Heights Area School District who will be furthering their education after high school. The scholarship recipients shall be better than average students academically, maintaining at least a B average. They should have an enjoyment for music. They should be active in sports, show good sportsmanship, and participate in some additional school and/or community activities. The recipients will be students who are kind and caring, who always give their all, and who are always willing to help out someone in need, which are all qualities that Earl Speicher possessed.
No application is needed. This scholarship is awarded by a committee at Brandywine High School, with consideration given to all Brandywine seniors.
Small Steps Scholarship Fund
Brad R. Small, FIC, is a Conrad Weiser graduate and a native of Robesonia. Throughout his years at Conrad Weiser, he was actively involved in basketball, soccer and various extracurricular activities. Other activities he was involved in were volunteering and mentoring through the National Honor Society and Student Council. After graduating from Conrad Weiser High School, he attended Elizabethtown College where his passion for leadership development and mentoring took form in a more concrete way. Throughout his four years at Elizabethtown, he mentored and tutored students at the local high school while also mentoring students at a local church in Robesonia. This is where he found the vision for this scholarship.
Small currently owns Small Steps Management Group, LLC. After joining the workforce as an entrepreneur, Small saw the importance of being proactively involved with the community. Out of this commitment to the community and past volunteerism, a committee was formed of local business professionals, teachers and administrators to create and carry out a scholarship program. This scholarship is the beginning of a community partnership in nurturing and stimulating young individuals to help them find and follow their professional dreams.
The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to seniors in Conrad Weiser School District who will be furthering their education after high school. Further education may include a four-year or two-year college or university as well as a trade school or vocational school. The selected individuals will be students who exhibit a thirst for continued knowledge and education. The recipients should be proactively involved in school, community, family or work-related activities. These individuals demonstrate leadership by example. They persevere through obstacles that get in their way of furthering and bettering themselves because of their strong desire for personal growth. This scholarship is not based on financial need.
Seidel Family Scholarship Fund (Penn State – Dickinson Law Attendees)
This scholarship is for current or former Berks County, Pennsylvania, residents who are or will be attending Penn State Dickinson Law.
This scholarship is also for current or former Berks County, Pennsylvania, residents who are currently enrolled at and attending Gettysburg College for any pre-law related course of study. Applicants must have completed at least one complete semester of their freshman year at Gettysburg College at time of application, and plan to matriculate for their sophomore, junior or senior year at Gettysburg College. This scholarship is not available to students entering their freshman year at Gettysburg College.
All applicants must have lived in Berks County for at least two consecutive years during their secondary school years.
Scholarships will be awarded based on all-around qualified candidates, not primarily on grades alone, with a preference for Dickinson applicants over Gettysburg applicants.
Jere O’Boyle Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Jere O’Boyle Memorial Scholarship Fund for Daniel Boone High School was established in 2002 by the Estate of Grace V. Marshall. Grace established this fund through her will in memory of her late son, Jere O’Boyle, who was a talented, educated, and hard-working professional musician at the time of his tragic death.
The purpose of the fund is to provide annual scholarships to graduating Daniel Boone High School students who excelled in the study of music in high school. Preference should be given to students who will be pursuing a college degree in music, but students pursuing a college degree in a field other than music may also be considered as recipients.
Georgine Dorrian Kearney Memorial Scholarship Fund
A scholarship will be awarded annually to a graduating Exeter High School female student who will be furthering her education in order to pursue a career in the medical field, with a preference being given to those entering the field of nursing. Scholarship recipients will demonstrate outstanding academic performance and involvement in both school activities and service to the community.
Coach Ray Buss Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the Coach Ray Buss Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to Fleetwood High School seniors who played varsity boys soccer during high school, will be pursuing a college degree, and have the intent of playing soccer during their collegiate years. The scholarship recipient shall be dedicated to the sport of soccer, have demonstrated a positive attitude, team leadership, and good sportsmanship in all school activities. A cumulative GPA of 2.25 must be obtained during the student’s senior year to qualify for the scholarship.
No application is needed. This scholarship is awarded by a committee at Fleetwood High School, with consideration given to all Fleetwood seniors.
James E. Mabon, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
An annual scholarship will be awarded to a graduating Exeter High School student who will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree as a full-time student. Scholarship recipients will demonstrate outstanding academic performance and involvement in both school activities and service to the community. Preference may be given to a student who will pursue a degree in engineering.
Jeffrey S. Remley Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jeff Remley could bring a smile to anyone’s face. His reputation as an easygoing person and his ability to get along with everyone was widespread. He graduated from Fleetwood High School and Lehigh University and was an accomplished athlete. This fund was established in 1999 to honor Jeff’s memory.
The purpose of the fund is to provide a scholarship to a senior varsity boy’s soccer player who is pursuing a college degree and has the intent of playing soccer during his collegiate years. A recipient will be sought from Fleetwood High School; however, if no student is identified from Fleetwood, then a student can be selected from another Berks County school. The scholarship recipient shall be a highly-skilled player, who has the desire to compete, and possesses a positive attitude. The recipient does not have to be the best player on the team; however, his attitude should be exemplary.
No application is needed. This scholarship is awarded by a committee at Fleetwood High School, with consideration first given to all Fleetwood seniors.
James W. Churchill Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund will provide scholarship support to a male senior who is graduating from Governor Mifflin Area Senior High School and who will be pursuing a four-year degree at a college or university after high school. The recipient must be an active participant on the Governor Mifflin High School wrestling team, and must have shown consistent improvement during his participation on the wrestling team. The recipient must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking the English language. The recipient does not have to intend to participate in an athletic sporting activity beyond high school graduation. If there is more than one student who meets the requirements, the scholarship should be awarded to the student with the highest GPA.
No application is needed. This scholarship is awarded by a committee at Governor Mifflin High School, with consideration given to all Governor Mifflin seniors.
Russell L. Hiller Charitable Trust Fund
The Russell L. Hiller Charitable Trust Fund of Berks County Community Foundation was established in December 2003. Judge Russell L. Hiller, a 60-year resident of Shillington, PA, passed away in May 2003 at the age of 97. Judge Hiller spent 26 years as a federal bankruptcy judge in Reading. Throughout his years in Shillington, he spent much of his time taking walks through the Shillington Borough park and relaxing on a bench that overlooked the Governor Mifflin schools. The pursuit of education was Hiller’s lifelong love. In his will, he established a scholarship fund to benefit Governor Mifflin High School students.
The fund will award five scholarships, each in the amount of $5,000, to graduating seniors of Governor Mifflin High School who have achieved high scholastic and personal development, and who have plans to continue their education at the college level, and who are in need of financial assistance beyond that which their parents can afford.
This fund also provides grants for the Borough of Shillington, Shillington Borough Library, and Albright College. Additionally, the fund supports a grant opportunity for programs benefitting the residents of the Governor Mifflin School District.
