Ten scholarships of $1,000 each were awarded to the selected Livingston County high school seniors to continue their academic or vocational education. The bank also provided five $500 Teacher Classroom Grants to a deserving teacher in each of the five school districts in Livingston County.
The Community Scholarship selection criteria focuses on dedicated and proven community service participation, along with academics (a minimum 3.0 GPA is required), recommendation letters, and challenges, if any, overcome to graduate. Classroom grants are selected from among the student applications based on a question answered by all student applicants regarding how a teacher affected their learning experience.
First National staff and community leaders are involved in the selection process. Scholarships benefit the future leaders of our community. This is truly a win-win-win program, and First National is proud of the nearly $300,000 provided through it since its inception.
Check out the video presentation of the honorees here:
The 2021 First National Bank Community Scholarship Program recipients, each receiving a $1,000 scholarship, are:
Christopher Boggs, Brighton, Central Michigan University
Matthew Michael, Brighton, Michigan State University
Meredith Frank, Howell, Hofstra University
Ben Hibbard, Howell, Cleary University
Cole Her, Howell, Eastern Michigan University
Tylor Bigos, Fowlerville, Lansing Community College
James Anderson, Fowlerville, Alma College
Elizabeth Bozio, Hartland, Michigan State University
Makayla Killup, Hartland, Grand Valley State University
Olivia Ohmer, Pinckney, Adrian College
Teacher Classroom Grant Recipients
Each Receiving $500
Beverly Kanka, Pinckney
Jamie Riley, Hartland
Jason Donoghue, Fowlerville
Jennifer Hibbard, Howell
Lisa Carpenter, Brighton
