2018 Merit Scholarships Awarded

Kalamazoo Valley’s 2018 Merit Scholarships have been awarded to 50 high school seniors who are graduating this spring from eight local counties. The recipients were chosen from a pool of 123 applicants.

The Merit Scholarships are for top performing Michigan high school scholars and funds are to be used during their first two years at Kalamazoo Valley. Eligible applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5, a minimum ACT composite score of 21 or a minimum new SAT composite score of 1060.

“Although our tuition rate is among the lowest in state, we recognize that attending college can be expensive,” said Director of Enrollment Management EJ Bast. “This scholarship can help defray those costs while recognizing a student’s academic achievement in high school.”

Of the students selected for the award, the average GPA was an impressive 3.936 with the highest being 4.52, an average SAT score of 1190 with the highest being 1400, as well as an average ACT score of 25 with the highest being a 28. Scholarship recipients will be awarded a $3,000 scholarship for their freshman year and can receive an additional award of $3,000 for their sophomore year, if certain criteria are met.

The list of recipients for fall 2018 includes: Dylan Androsky, Three Rivers High School; Hnin-Thiri Aung, Portage Central High School; James Benedict, Portage Central High School; William Boddy, Otsego High School; McKenzie Borst, Three Rivers High School; Madeline Brennan, Portage Northern High School; Erin Campbell, Plainwell High School; Kirsten Cassada, Lawton High School; Carlie Doubblestien, Otsego High School; Zackary Dumas, Portage Northern High School; Abigail Eastman, Hackett Catholic Prep; Joshua Gibson, Heritage Christian High School; Madeline Goodwill, Mattawan High School; Sydney Griffith, Mendon High School; Kendyl Hendrick, Portage Northern High School; Cassandra Herman, Sturgis High School; Jocelyn Holstege, Covenant Christian High School; Erica Holter, Paw Paw High School; Emily Johnson , Comstock High School; Emma Kite, Portage Central High School; Analise Kloosterman, Hudsonville High School; Abbylynne Kroetsch, Schoolcraft High School; Samuel Lasher, Parchment High School; Grace Meacham, Montague High School; Grace Metheany, Portage Central High School; Morgan Mitchell, Portage Central High School; Anna Morgan, Gull Lake High School; Caitlin Pung, Portage Central High School; Samantha Putman, Gull Lake High School; Beth Redder, Gull Lake High School; Tessa Rice, Lawrence High School; Sarah Ross, Portage Northern High School; Ariana Rowe, Watervliet High School; Joshua Sapp, Hopkins High School; Katelyn Scanlon, Portage Central High School; Kristen Schneidenbach, Portage Central High School; Giselly Silva, Bloomingdale High School; Elijah Simpson, Heritage Christian High School, Parker St. Clair, Vicksburg High School; Michelle Starbuck, Homeschool; Quinlyn Stephan, Portage Central High School; Brianna Stokes, Holland High School; Shelby Sukich, Schoolcraft High School; Brandon Thompson, Gull Lake High School; Andrew Tironi, Mattawan High School; Carly Todd, Centreville High School; Rebekah VanBregge, Plymouth Christian High School; Morgan Walton, Centreville High School; Teara Webb, White Pigeon High School; and Kayla Yore, Coloma High School.