Top scholarship recipients named for 2021-22

March 24, 2021

Goshen College has announced finalists and recipients of the school’s 2021-22 top scholarships for incoming first-year students.

Two college-bound students were awarded the President’s Leadership Award (PLA), which is the college’s top merit scholarship. The President’s Leadership Award is a competitive scholarship for high-achieving academic students who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities. Recipients will receive a full tuition scholarship renewable for a total of eight semesters.

To be eligible to apply for the PLA, students must meet one of the following criteria: Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.85 (on a 4.0 scale); score at least 1340 on the SAT or at least 29 on the ACT; or be a National Merit Semifinalist.

The 2021 President’s Leadership Award recipients are:

Madeline Bollinger, of Lenexa, Kansas, will graduate from Shawnee Mission West High School, and plans to study music education.
Kayla Kauffman, of Hanover, Pennsylvania, will graduate from Hanover Senior High School, and plans to study Deaf studies.

The following students were named as finalists for the PLA scholarship:

Allison Velie, of Goshen, will graduate from Concord High School. Velie plans to study biology.
Orlando Aguirre-Mulato, of Shelbyville, Indiana, will graduate from Shelbyville High School. Aguirre-Mulato plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.
Mila Baumgartner, of Chicago, Illinois, will graduate from Uptown Christian School. Baumgartner plans to study peace, justice and conflict studies.
Meredith Blossom, of Wellman, Iowa, will graduate from Hillcrest Academy. Blossom plans to study journalism.
Isaac Bontrager, of Goshen, will graduate from Northridge High School. Bontrager plans to study music.
Emme Boots, of Bluffton, Indiana, will graduate from Bluffton High School. Boots plans to study exercise science.
Ashley Christison, of San Diego, California, will graduate from Rancho Bernardo High School. Christison plans to study environmental and marine science.
Collin Echols, of Indianapolis, Indiana, will graduate from Warren Central High School. Echols plans to study broadcasting.
Ainsley Friesen, of Elkhart, Indiana, will graduate from Goshen High School. Friesen plans to study history.
Emma Gingerich, of Elkhart, Indiana, will graduate from Concord High School. Gingerich plans to study history.
Charlotte Hedberg, of Bloomington, Illinois, is a homeschooled student. Hedberg plans to study art.
Julia Hitt, of Cincinnati, Ohio, will graduate from Wyoming High School. Hitt plans to study biology.
Tate Ivanyo, of Valparaiso, Indiana, will graduate from Morgan Township School. Ivanyo plans to study biology.
Rebecca Janovsky, of Joliet, Illinois, will graduate from Joliet Township High School West. Janovsky plans to study chemistry.
Elise Jantz, of North Newton, Kansas, will graduate from Newton High School. Jantz plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.
Evan King, of Normal, Illinois, will graduate from University High School. King plans to study physics.
Naomi Klassen, of Goshen, will graduate from Bethany Christian High School. Klassen plans to study criminal justice and restorative justice.
Meredith Lehman, of Dover, Ohio, will graduate from Dover High School. Lehman plans to study biology.
Johanna Morford-Oberst, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will graduate from Albuquerque High School. Morford-Oberst plans to study environmental and marine science.
Joseph Mounsithiraj, of Goshen, will graduate from Bethany Christian High School. Mounsithiraj plans to study engineering physics.
Emma Nord, of Greenville, Illinois, will graduate from Greenville High School. Nord plans to study secondary education.
Miri Olivares, of Elkhart, Indiana, will graduate from Elkhart Memorial High School. Olivares plans to study criminal justice and restorative justice.
Louis Ricou, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, is a homeschooled student. Ricou plans to study environmental and marine science.
Theo Siemens-Rhodes, of Goshen, will graduate from Bethany Christian High School. Siemens-Rhodes plans to study engineering physics.
Cydney Stables, of Amity, Oregon, will graduate from Amity High School. Stables plans to study environmental and marine science.
Jalyn Sneary, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, will graduate from Harrisonburg High School. Sneary plans to study elementary education.
Matthew Snyder, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Snyder plans to study sociology.
Neda Stancheva, of Osceola, Indiana, will graduate from Penn High School. Stancheva plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.
Emily Strzelecki, of South Bend, Indiana, will graduate from South Bend Career Academy. Strzelecki plans to study TESOL.
Christina Troyer, of Oakwood Village, Ohio, will graduate from Bedford High School. Troyer plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.
Emily Veenstra, of Joliet, Illinois, will graduate from Metea Valley High School. Veenstra plans to study sign language interpreting.
Elsa Waidelich, of Rockingham, Virginia, will graduate from Turner Ashby High School. Waidelich plans to study environmental and marine science.
Evie Weaver, of Mishawaka, Indiana, will graduate from Penn High School. Weaver plans to study biology.
Ally Welty Peachey, of Champaign, Illinois, will graduate from Champaign Central High School. Welty Peachey plans to study biology.
Amelia Witmer-Rich, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, will graduate from Kenston High School. Witmer-Rich plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.
Phil Witmer-Rich, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, will graduate from Kenston High School. Witmer-Rich plans to study English.
Aidan Yoder, of Kalona, Iowa, will graduate from Hillcrest Academy. Yoder plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.
Ana Yoder, of Elkhart, Indiana, will graduate from Bethany Christian High School. Yoder plans to study biology.
Tinsley Yoder, of Goshen, will graduate from Bethany Christian High School. Yoder plans to study nursing.
Meiling Yordy, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Yordy plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.

Intercultural Leadership Award

Ten students have been awarded the Intercultural Leadership Award. The Intercultural Leadership Award is for incoming first-generation students of color who have demonstrated a distinguished academic record, leadership potential and commitment to giving back to their community. The scholarship is for $20,000 a year and is renewable for a total of eight consecutive semesters based on academic performance and program participation.

In order to qualify to apply, students must meet the following criteria: Be of African-, Hispanic/Latino-, Asian- or Native-American heritage; be a first-generation college applicant; be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card; have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale); and score at least 970 on the SAT OR at least 18 on the ACT.

The 2021 Intercultural Leadership Award recipients are:

Hadel Alammari, of Topeka, Indiana, will graduate from Westview High School. Alammari plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.
Jaelyn Amhdar, of Richmond, Indiana, will graduate from Richmond High School. Amhdar plans to study exercise science.
Jocsan Barahona Rosales, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Barahona Rosales plans to study music.
Jeremiah Chico, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Chico plans to study music.
Andy Gonzalez, of South Bend, Indiana, will graduate from Marian High School. Gonzalez plans to study exercise science.
Areli Guzman, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Guzman plans to study nursing.
Alex Patino, of Elkhart, Indiana, will graduate from Elkhart Memorial High School. Patino plans to study engineering physics.
Brenton Pham, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Pham plans to study physics.
Isabella Ruiz, of Archbold, Ohio, will graduate from Archbold High School. Ruiz plans to study sustainability studies.
Litzy Solis, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Solis plans to study molecular biology/biochemistry.

The following students were named as finalists for the ILA scholarship:

Giovani Ruiz Altamirano, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Ruiz Altamirano plans to study nursing.
Karmen Campos, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Campos plans to study business.
Melissa Delgado-Vasquez, of Bristol, Indiana, will graduate from Concord High School. Delgado-Vasquez plans to study biology.
Jennifer Diaz, of Elkhart, Indiana, will graduate from Elkhart Memorial High School. Diaz plans to study nursing.
Kevin Liddell, of Granger, Indiana, will graduate from James W Riley High School. Liddell plans to study physics.
Rosita Lomas, of Goshen, will graduate from Northridge High School. Lomas plans to study secondary education.
Michelle Molina, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Molina plans to study nursing.
Victor Vegas, of Goshen, will graduate from Goshen High School. Vegas plans to study music.
Joshua Rubio, of Hialeah, Florida, will graduate from Barbara Goleman Senior High. Rubio plans to study biology.
Cristian Sanchez, of Kendallville, Indiana, will graduate from East Noble High School. Sanchez plans to study business.