Sixty-five Avon graduates are continuing their education this Fall thanks to scholarships from Avon Dollars for Scholars. Avon Dollars for Scholars, a local volunteer-based, non-profit organization hosted our Awards Ceremony on May 19, 2025, and presented a total of over $80,000. Since our establishment in 1978, Avon Dollars for Scholars has awarded over 2 million dollars to 2,412 students. Many of our donors are present at the Awards Ceremony to present their scholarships to the recipients, often established in honor or memory of specific individuals. Members of Avon Dollars for Scholars work year-round with local residents, business and foundations to raise money for scholarships. To be eligible for a scholarship from Avon Dollars for Scholars a student must either attend Avon High School, or be a resident of Avon, regardless of which high school they attend, including home-schooled. Scholarship funds are awarded based on criteria set by the donor including exceptional community service, citizenship, merit, or financial need.
The 2025 Avon Dollars for Scholars Scholarship Recipients
For a full description of the listed scholarships, please check our website pages for named scholarships, memorial scholarships, or scholarship bequests
| New for 2025: |
| Jeremiah F. McWilliam's Memorial Scholarship - Zaeda Reid |
| Matthew R. Griffin Memorial Scholarship - Ren Barton |
| Haley Gens Memorial Scholarship - Ying Ying Cheng |
| Thomas and Irma McGuff Memorial Scholarship - Hailey Wankier |
| Gina LaRosa-Finch Memorial Scholarship - Julieta Ortiz |
| Puerto Vallarta Restaurant of Avon Scholarship - William Hamblen |
| PeoplesBank Scholarship - Gabriel Frenkel |
| Existing Scholarships: |
| Community Service |
| Amy E. Toyen Memorial Scholarship - Tanush Raju |
| Avon High School PTO Scholarship - Madeline Jozef |
| Avon Leo Club Scholarship - Miriae Ek |
| Avon Lions Charities Raymond Zacchera Memorial Scholarship - Niklas Buerkler |
| Avon Lions Charities - Derek Graves |
| Betty Karampelas Memorial Scholarship - Aidan Spencer |
| Christine Pappalardo-Grief Scholarship - Kate Loparco |
| David & Mardelle Peña Community Service Scholarship - Koi Samples |
| Deborah Goldfarb Community Service Scholarship - Aisha Alam |
| Elaine Olthuis Memorial Scholarship - Natalie Ith; Grace Magel |
| Jill A. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Sreetama Kushari |
| John & Linda Carmon Scholarship - Maya Corrie |
| Laura Sullivan Honorary Scholarship - Mirthigaa Kannan |
| Monte J. and Cynthia R. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Gavin George |
| Rotary of Avon-Canton Bill Noble Service Scholarship - Rayhan Shameen |
| Rotary of Avon-Canton Donald B. Studley Memorial Scholarship - Norah Buzzeo |
| Rotary of Avon-Canton Nancy Nation Community Service Scholarship -Eiljah Lukasiewicz; Aliyana White |
| Thomas Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Leah Cuyler |
| Performing Arts/Theater/Drama/Music |
| David & Mardelle Peña Family Performing Arts Scholarship - Drea Cusano |
| Friends of Avon Music Education (F.A.M.E.) Scholarship - Natalie Melnik |
| Jacobsen Family Scholarship - Vladimir Merinov |
| Education |
| Caryl and Leonard Goldberg Education Scholarship - Gabrielle Blaise |
| Kelly Ann Hahn Memorial Scholarship - Sofia Ramos Diaz |
| STEM |
| Moorthy Family Scholarship - Vibhu Gangina; Jingrui Hu |
| PMP Corporation Scholarship - Neil Garag |
| Career Path or Specific Interest |
| Avon Land Trust Hugh H. Blanchard Memorial Scholarship - Logan Matthews |
| Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center of Avon Scholarship - Kaia Bliss |
| Danielle Rothstein Creative Writing Memorial Scholarship - Marlo Meador |
| Dubiel Family Scholarship - Vitalia Ioffe-Monet |
| Garden Club of Avon Scholarship - Maxwell Janes |
| Reiskin Family Social Work Scholarship - Panya Khattar |
| Today Magazine Bart + Ann Memorial Scholarship - Piper Kimball |
| Wade H. Horsey IV Memorial Scholarship - Morgan Little |
| Overcame Challenges/Personal Hardship/Perseverance |
| Bernard Cole Memorial Scholarship - Benjamin Hakim-Pourkavoos; Glenn Maina |
| In Honor of Claire Fisher Bonti '08 Scholarship - Maevyn Jackson-Moody |
| Ruth Hogan Kotler Memorial Scholarship - Michael Prisco |
| Sports |
| Avon Little League Brian Collings Memorial Scholarship - Samuel Muni |
| Avon Travel Basketball - Steven Westrick |
| Avon Youth Lacrosse Scholarship - Elijah Fagin; Mia Weber |
| Bradford Scott Geyer '83 Memorial Track & Field Scholarship - Yasmin Rensch |
| General Criteria / Open to All Students |
| ADFS Board of Directors Scholarships - Ketan Badrinath; Tessa Robertson; Theja Suresh Nagan; Harshmit Verman; Shruti Vinody; London Ward |
| ADFS President's Scholarship in Honor of Joanne Beers & Earl Cree - Akanksh Bhabad |
| Avon Prime Meats Scholarship - Owen Vale |
| Dr. Edwin Foley Memorial Scholarship - Neil Kasala |
| Michael Brighenti '74 Scholarship - Eli Indomenico |
| Northwest Community Bank, and it's divisions Scholarship - Musab Hasan |
| Sandy Jarem Memorial Scholarship - Collin Kozikowski |
| The Joseph Family / ShopRite of Canton Scholarship - Ethan Blume |
