(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) has awarded a total of $47,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors who live in Ohio and Ripley counties and the cities of Aurora and Batesville, which is the Foundation’s Southeastern Indiana grantmaking region.
2026 recipients are:
- Lillian Bailey, Homeschool
- Austin Balser, Batesville
- Allison Barrett, Jac-Cen-Del
- Ava Bastin, South Ripley
- Quinn Burdette, East Central
- Sophie Burress, South Ripley
- Ella Carpenter, Batesville
- Trevor Castner, South Ripley
- Adria Combs, Batesville
- Madelyn Comparone, Batesville
- Cheyenne Cullen, Jac-Cen-Del
- Lilly Dalhover, Rising Sun
- Megan Daugherty, Rising Sun
- Mallory Eaglin, Milan
- Avery Elliott, Rising Sun
- Paxten Feller, East Central
- Lincoln Garrett, Batesville
- Reva Geiser, South Dearborn
- Zach Gerdowsky, Batesville
- Valentina Guzman, Batesville
- Emma Heidt, South Ripley
- Onika Herbert, East Central
- Tyler Hoff, Batesville
- Maddison Hornsby, South Ripley
- Sylvea Kraemer, South Dearborn
- Alissa Kraut, Batesville
- Sophia Lewis, Milan
- Jennifer McIntosh, South Ripley
- Mason McNew, South Ripley
- Emma Miller, Batesville
- Lucas Miller, Batesville
- Lanie Narwold, Jac-Cen-Del
- Leo Obermeyer, Batesville
- Allene Peters, Jac-Cen-Del
- Ethan Rahschulte, Batesville
- Tyler Reder, Batesville
- Tryniti Reed, Milan
- Kayla Rowell, Milan
- Ethan Schneider, Batesville
- Avah Schrepfer, Jac-Cen-Del
- Rachel Suttman, Oldenburg Academy
- Nicholas Sierra, East Central
- Elaina Titkemeyer
- Brooks Westmeyer-Burns, South Ripley
- Kaleb Wilburn, Milan
- Carson Wilson, Rising Sun
- Vincent Wilson, Batesville
- Ryan Works, Rising Sun
All graduating seniors who live in Ohio and Ripley counties and the cities of Aurora and Batesville and maintained a six-semester grade point average of 2.75 or higher, and plan to attend a post-secondary educational institution were eligible to apply for these scholarships.
The recipients were drawn at random from the pool of eligible applicants who also submitted official transcripts as part of the process.
