(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation has awarded $52,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the cities of Aurora and Batesville, which makes up the Foundation’s Southeastern Indiana grantmaking region.
Recipients of the 2025 Rising Sun Regional Foundation Scholarships are:
Batesville High School
- Lucy Abplanalp
- Alex Baumer
- Kaylynn Bedel
- John Dirkhising
- Ayden Eckstein
- Sophia Gesell
- Gwyneth Haakinson
- Cade Kaiser
- Alyson Peters
- Kailey Schaeffer
- Carson Schneider
- Carlee Steinkamp
- Georgia Voegele
- Keegan Walke
- Wyatt Weiler
East Central High School
- A.J. Beard
- Adrienne Mitchell
- Maddie Plogsted
Jac-Cen-Del High School
- Kelsey Borgman
- McKenna Davis
- Delaney Hughes
- Hailey Kunz
Milan High School
- Audrianne Blomer
- Kendall Budd
- Stacy Davidson
- Lucas Drew
- Anna Herzog
- Markiesha Lillard
- Kaylee Peterson
- Kalli Smith
- Kaleb Wilburn
Oldenburg Academy
- Zachary Hoff
- Annabelle Nunlist
- Christian Mack
Rising Sun High School
- Josie Brawner
- Colton Brooks
- Kennedy Carrigan
- Natalie Fisk
- Makenzie Harlow
- Hillary Lambert
- Kassidy Lewis
- Tamryn Miller
South Dearborn High School
- Libby Bimrose
- Sophie Ferguson \
- Lakota Vincent
South Ripley High School
- Anna Block
- Alexa Franklin
- Jackson McAdams
- Leah Shepard
- Trenton Smith
- Macy Stone
- Kaitlyn Tingle
- Angela Tunny
- Blaine Ward
Graduating seniors who live in Ohio and Ripley counties and the cities of Aurora and Batesville who 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.
Recipients were drawn at random from the pool of eligible applicants submitted to the Rising Sun Regional Foundation, along with official transcripts.
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation is funded by the Rising Star Casino Resort, owned by Full House Resorts, Inc., which makes monthly contributions to the Foundation based on a percentage of its Adjusted Gross Revenue.
