Scholarships and Recipients
Scholarship |
Amount |
Eligibility |
Past Recipients |
CEF Senior Scholarships |
Up to $1000 each | CHS Graduating Seniors accepted at an accredited institution of higher learning are eligible to apply. Seniors may reapply the following year for the Alumni Scholarship. |
2022 – $1000 eachKylie Aston, Morgan Bigler, Mackenzie Burke, Robert Footman, Sarah Hollerbush, Collin McCarty, Luke Redding, Allison Rodriquez 2021 – $500 eachMadison Hedgepeth, David Hershey, Matta Harfy, Justin Sabino 2020 – $500 eachJacob Bianco, Melina Mowrer, Ryan Redding, Matthew Gambler, Morgan Williams 2019 – $500 eachBrittnie Betteley, Mya Black, Meghan Braas, Trinity Cover, Rosalie Gilbert, Mitchel Lutz Jr, Melanie Rodriguez, Courtney Ryno, Madison Simpson, Devin Sullivan, Emily Sumpman andd Samuel Taylor 2018 – $500 eachBailee Armold, Linnette Cruz, Marcus Falcon, Zane Garrison, Sophie Hinkle, Yu-Hsia Huang, Natalie Lightcap, Haley Lutz, Ashley Perales, and Alexander Retamar 2017 – $1000 eachYamil Rodriguez and Kelsey Smith 2016 – $1000 eachNevin Khalil and Justin Walton 2015 – $700 eachJasmine Haldeman, Austin Hartman, and Mackenzie Lindenberger |
CEF Dual Enrollment Scholarships |
Up to $500 each | CHS Juniors and Seniors are eligible to apply for approved college courses a student takes while they are still in high school. Juniors may reapply the following year for the Senior Scholarship. |
2022 $500 AwardAiden Miller, Emily Gambler 2020 $500 AwardSarah Hollerbush
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CEF Alumni Scholarships |
Up to $1000 each | CHS Alumni are eligible to apply. Graduates must have completed the first year of their post-secondary education and be currently enrolled. Alumni may reapply each year they are in higher education attendance. |
2023 – $1000 eachDevin Sullivan, Robert Footman Jr 2022 – $1000 eachDevin Sullivan, Carter Houck & Ryan Redding 2021 – $500 eachNathan Resch & Ryan Redding 2020-$500 eachSophie Hinkle 2019 – $500 eachSophie Hinkle 2018 – $500 eachEmily Anderson, Jailyn Phiel and Austin Hartman 2017 – $500 eachEmily Anderson, Taylor Conroy, Sarah Hinkle, and Jailyn Phiel 2016 – $500 eachJasmine Haldeman, Kaitlin Hoak, and Mikayla Kemmerly |
Columbia Heritage/ Thaddeus Stevens Scholarship |
$500 each | CHS Juniors and Seniors accepted at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are eligible to apply. CHS graduates attending their second year are eligible to apply as well. |
2020 – $500 eachNathan Resch, Dale Nell 2019 – $500 eachDylan Smith, Mitchel Lutz Jr 2018 – $500Dylan Smith |
Elmer Kreiser &Albert H. Shader Jr. Memorial Scholarships |
$2500 each | CHS Seniors accepted at an accredited institution of higher learning are eligible to apply for the Elmer Kreiser & Albert H. Shader Jr. Memorial Scholarships. Seniors may reapply the following year for the Alumni Scholarship. |
Elmer Kreiser Memorial Scholarship2022 – Morgan Bigler, Mackenzie Burke 2021 – Breanna Murphy, Madison Hedgepeth 2020 – Courtney McClair, Alissa Tome Albert H. Shader Jr. Memorial Scholarship2022 – Kylie Aston, Robert Footman 2021 – David Hershey, Matta Harfy 2020 – Chante Gilbert, Isabella Stoutzenberger
|
Dean Y. Little Memorial Scholarship |
$500 | A CHS Senior accepted at an accredited institution of higher learning will be awarded this scholarship as chosen by the CHS High School faculty. |
2022 – $500Allison Rodriquez 2021 – $500Breanna Murphy 2020 – $500Luz Agosto 2019 – $500Desiree Torres 2018 – $500Haley Lutz 2017 – $500Paige Schmitt |
Sara E. Snyder Memorial & Salutatorian Scholarships |
$1500 & $500 | $1500 to the CHS Senior ranked second in their graduation class and accepted at an accredited institution of higher learning will be awarded this scholarship. $500 to a seperate deserving graduate. |
2022 – $1500 AwardEreny Hanna2022 – $500 awardSarah Hollerbush2021 – $1500 AwardTanner Ness2020 – $1500 AwardMegan Betteley 2021 – $500 awardJustin Sabino2020 -$500 AwardTristan Anderson
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CEF Valedictorian Scholarship |
$2000 | $2000 to the CHS Senior ranked first in their graduation class and accepted at an accredited institution of higher learning will be awarded this scholarship. |
2022 – $2000 eachSarah Hollerbush |
For more information or questions, please contact CHS Student Services Department or email to www.ColumbiaEdFd@gmail.com
Donor Acknowledgements
Columbia Heritage/Thaddeus Stevens Scholarship
Through the generous support of alumnus and donor Mr. Charles Reiff and his wife Geraldine Reiff, Columbia students and graduates may receive scholarships to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Each reflecting on their own small-town upbringing, the financial challenges to afford continuing education, the support and the encouragement they received from their communities, Mr. and Mrs. Reiff have created this scholarship, aptly named the “Columbia Heritage Scholarship”.
Elmer Kreiser & Albert H. Shader Jr. Memorial Scholarships
Through the generous support of alumnus and donor Mr. Karl Kreiser, his wife Donna Kreiser and the law firm of Mountz and Kreiser, Columbia seniors may receive scholarships to attend any institution of higher education. The scholarships are named in honor and memory of Karl’s father, former Columbia High School principal Mr. Elmer Kreiser and Donna’s father, Mr. Albert H. Shader Jr. The Kreiser Family values and supports every opportunity to assist children in Columbia reach their potential through school, extra-curricular and community activities.
Dean Y. Little Memorial Scholarship
Due to his generous donation bequethed to the Foundation, an annual scholarship has been created to be given to a graduating senior who has an interest in English and literature. Mr. Little in his later years, had a love for reading.
Sara E. Snyder Memorial Scholarships
Ms. Snyder was a member of the CHS Class of 1947 and graduated as the class Salutatorian. She was a lifelong resident of Columbia PA and volunteered at the public library until she was 85 years old. With the generous donation that was bequethed, two scholarships were created in her memory. Each year, the class salutatorian will receive a scholarship, a personal distinguishment she was most proud of, as well as a second scholarship to another graduating senior.
