PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Local students received a $1,000 scholarship and the title of Carson scholar on Monday at the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
This year’s recipients included Cameron Muhlenkamp, of Fort Recovery; Corynn Goubeaux, of Versailles; Catherine Post, of St. Henry; Will Borchers, of Russia; and Tessa Boerger, of Fort Loramie. Repeat Carson scholars are three-time scholars Mya Knapke, Kennedy Muhlenkamp, Colin Batten and Mackenzie Rose, and two-time scholars Leah Wuebker, Maddyx Swallow and Chloe Bergman.
The Carson Scholars Fund was founded in 1994 by world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson and his wife, Candy. Carson scholarships are awarded to students in grades four through 11 who exemplify academic excellence and humanitarian qualities.
An interested student must be nominated by their school to be able to compete for a Carson scholarship. Scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of academic achievement and humanitarian qualities, without regard to financial need, ethnicity, creed or religion.
The Carson Scholars Fund has partnered with local donors Tony and Sandy Rose. The Rose Aspiring Minds and Character endowments have grown to support a Carson scholar at each of the following schools: Versailles, Fort Recovery, St. Henry, Russia, Fort Loramie, Coldwater, Minster, Marion and New Bremen.

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