Trent Bradford, PER
Marysville #1130
State Scholarship Chair
2025 Most Valuable Student Scholarships
The 2025 MVS Scholarship application period is now open! Deadline to apply is November 12, 2024. 500 scholarships are available ranging from $1,000 to $7,500 per year (4-year awards). MVS Scholarships are available to High School Seniors and applicants do not need to be related to an Elk to qualify.
2024 Ohio Most Valuable Student (MVS) Winners
$4,000 MVS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Shlok Bhattacharya - Parma #1938
Emma Amlin - Athens #973
Casper Caizzo - Norwalk #730
Iglas Bafadal - Columbus-Grove City #37
Aiden Cole - Salem #305
Elizabeth Baker - Salem #305
Max Gentry - Jackson #466
Ava Houck - New Lexington #509
Daud Malik - Lebanon #422
Ella Joliat - Cuyahoga Falls - Akron - Barberton #1923
Luke Metzger - Findlay #75
Allison Knapke - Mercer County #2170
Elijah Nicol - Marysville #1130
Tatum L’Heureux - Nelsonville #543
Jeffrey Zhu - Cincinnati #5
Anna Scott - Chillicothe #52
Aliah Williamson - Coshocton #376
$2,000 MVS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Garrett Becker - Dayton #58
Quincey Baumgartner - Lima #54
Alexander Burkhardt - Dayton #58
Suan Dim - Columbus-Grove City #37
Sherman Chan - Marysville #1130
Joanna Hamilton - Cincinnati #5
Samuel Collins - Lebanon #422
Mallory Hudson - Salem #305
Andrew DiFranco - Elyria #465
Hannah Kanagy - Galion #1191
Palash Kapoor - Cincinnati #5
Hannah Kendig - Greenville #1139
Brady Kin - Findlay #75
Ann Kim - Hamilton #93
Nathan Malek - Toledo-Sylvania #53
Kealy Kolar - Sandusky #285
Samuel McClester - Norwalk #730
Emerson Lora - Findlay #75
Carter Michel - Defiance #147
Maria Maringer - Port Clinton #1718
Marzooq Nadeem - Columbus-Grove City #37
Reese Nichelson - Cuyahoga Falls-Akron-Barberton #1923
Bryce Presser - Columbus-Grove City #37
Kianna O’Brien - Marietta #477
Noah Proctor - Norwalk #730
Kaylie Simpson - Port Clinton #1718
Jarek Ringler - Ashland #1360
Alyssa Sirichoktanasup - Toledo-Sylvania #53
Garrett Stammen - Greenville #1139
Hunter Slack - Portsmouth #154
Bo Tooman - Findlay #75
Kaleigh Williams - Salem #305
2024 Legacy Scholarship Winners
Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. Deadline to apply was February 5, 2024. Ohio had a great year in terms of the Legacy Award Winners. We are allotted only seven Legacy Award Winners. However we also received 21 of the 100 At-Large Scholarships that are awarded to the best-scoring applicants, regardless of state and parentage. Congratulations to all!
$4,000 LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Cale Adams - Lima #54
Daniel Allen - Sandusky #285
Amanda Barnes-Pierotti - Gallipolis #107
Seth Dillon - Alliance #467
Jackson Eddy - Alliance #467
Luke Franco - Springfield #51
Allyson Furman - East Liverpool #358
Kaitlyn Heuser - Elyria #465
Elizabeth Hille - Lakewood #1350
Kaden Hohman - Van Wert #1197
Hayden Jarvis - Jackson #466
Grace Kelley - Port Clinton #1718
Jack Koesters - Mercer County #2170
Reese Nichelson - Ohio River Valley #231
Alexis Park - Hamilton #93
Graydon Pierce - Elyria #465
Maddox Rader - Lima #54
Elizabeth Recchiuti - Alliance #467
Grace Rook - Toledo-Sylvania #53
Samuel Scavuzzo - Sandusky #285
Emma Smith - Sandusky #285
Samantha Sturgeon - Upper Sandusky #83
David Swartz - Ashland #1360
Sarah Verville - Van Wert #1197
Peyton Vulgamore - East Liverpool #258
Mattie Walburn - Jackson #466
Andrew Wiley - Jackson #466
Alynna Wilson - Lebanon #422
For students of Elk members that have become fully disabled or deceased.
The MVS Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors, even if they have no ties to the Elks.
For children and grandchildren of Elks members, Legacy Awards offer $4,000 scholarships to graduating seniors.
A $20,000 scholarship for Elk MVS Scholars entering their first your of medical school.