Buckeye Central grad wins $5K Sandy Mazur Leadership Scholarship – Richland Source
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SHELBY – Spherion Staffing and Recruiting (Spherion) of Mid-Ohio is proud to announce that Lucas Cianflone, a 2025 graduate of Buckeye Central High School, has been chosen a recipient of the annual Sandy Mazur Excellence in Leadership Scholarship.
The $5,000 scholarship was established in honor of Spherion’s former President, Sandy Mazur, recognizing her unwavering dedication to leadership, excellence, and service to others.
Since its creation in 2019, the scholarship has supported students pursuing higher education, technical training, or skilled trades, reflecting Spherion’s commitment to helping students achieve their educational and career goals.
Cianflone set himself apart from his peers at Buckeye Central High School through his work ethic, leadership skills and dedication to service.
On top of balancing his job at McDonald’s with a wide range of school activities, including cross country, bowling, esports, Student Council, National Honor Society, and theater, he also served as treasurer of his 4-H club, managing budgets and supporting its members.
Beyond campus, Ciaflone volunteered at local food pantries, county fairs and community festivals, reflecting his belief in “paying it forward” through service.
This fall, he will attend The Ohio State University at Mansfield to pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer science, aiming to use his career to develop technologies that benefit people’s everyday lives.
“Lucas has shown incredible dedication and perseverance through his student and professional commitments, and exemplifies the servant leadership that defines the Sandy Mazur Scholarship program,” said Beth DeLaney, local franchise owner of Spherion Mid-Ohio. “His drive to balance academics, extracurriculars, a job, and volunteer service is impressive on its own, but what stands out most is his passion for giving back.
“We’re proud to support Lucas as he begins his collegiate journey and continues building his skills as a leader for the next generation.”
The award honors students like Cianflone who demonstrate the qualities that Sandy Mazur embodied during her 18-year career at Spherion—excellence, leadership, and a passion for making a difference.
Created in her honor, the scholarship reflects Mazur’s “pay it forward” spirit, which continues to inspire teams at hundreds of Spherion offices nationwide and helps the next generation carry forward Mazur’s dedication to community service.
The Spherion Scholarship Advisory Board, led by franchisees Beth DeLaney and Michael Chalmers, coordinated with the Ohio-based nonprofit The Richland County Foundation, which disburses grants for charitable organizations, to review hundreds of applicants and choose the finalists.
From there, a group of franchise community representatives, including DeLaney, Chalmers and Mazur, select the winners. With the names and locations removed, the group reviewed the applicants and chose Cianflone as one of five scholarship recipients.
“Celebrating Lucas as a recipient of the Sandy Mazur Excellence in Leadership Scholarship is such a joy,” Mazur said. “His achievements, leadership, and dedication to making a difference in his community reflect everything this award stands for.
“I can’t wait to see the impact Lucas will continue to make as a leader for the next generation. Congratulations again, this recognition is well deserved!”
In addition to Cianflone, four other students in Spherion’s community were also honored with $5,000 scholarships.
For more information on Spherion in Mid-Ohio, visit www.midohiojobs.net/.
For more information on the Sandy Mazur Excellence in Leadership Scholarship, visit spherion.com/scholarship.
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The Richland County Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization, was established in 1945 as a way for individuals to pool and invest their gifts for the long-term good of Richland County (Ohio) and its residents.
The Foundation helps people in Richland County give back to their community by investing their gifts for charity wisely so that grants can be made to improve the quality of life for all the county’s citizens.
Working together with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.
For more information about the Richland County Foundation, please visit https://www.richlandcountyfoundation.org/.
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