Granville Kiwanis announce GHS college scholarship award recipients
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The Granville Kiwanis has a tradition of annually awarding scholarships to a select number of outstanding graduating seniors from Granville High School (GHS).
The club’s focus is to identify students who have demonstrated leadership abilities and have excelled in community service in high school activities and the Granville Community, according to a Kiwanis news release.
This year’s recipients are Olivia Beckett, Colin Voorhis, Adeline Hampton, and Isabella Rodgers. The awards were presented on May 18, during a ceremony at Granville High School.
Olivia Beckett is accepted at OSU and plans to further her education in Medicine and Spanish to become a physician. She has demonstrated leadership in the Spanish Honors Society, Spanish Club, and GHS Student Council and served as a high school mentor, tutor, and captain varsity athlete in swimming. Beckett served as a volunteer at Lic
Denison student Margaret “Meg” Wilson, Class of 2021, is the 74th recipient of the Kussmaul Award.
Since 1947, the Louis Kussmaul Friendship Award jointly presented by Denison University and the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce has been given annually to the Denison University student (traditionally a senior) who has contributed the most to building friendly relations between Denison and the Granville community.
The award is a formal recognition of those who have given of themselves to the greater community during their Denison years. A $300 prize is awarded the winning nominee.
Wilson, of Bexley, Ohio, received the award during a virtual Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting on April 21.