The Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund (SPCAEF) was established in 1987 with the purpose of creating resources to promote learning experiences for the residents of the Southern Local School District.
SPCAEF, in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, provides scholarships and mini-grants to promote academic excellence and sponsor enrichment opportunities for Southern Local School District students and residents.
Scholarships and grants
Scholarship and grant applications typically open in March.
Scholarship and grant awards are determined by the advisory committee of the Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund. Committee members are:
- Angie Plant, president
- Lynann Bolyard
- Tony Davis
- Missy Jones
- Keith Maxwell
- James Palmer
- Sarah Puckett
- Albert Siemer
- John Winnenberg
2024 scholarship and grant recipients
Ben and Alyce Shaver Scholarship
Alyssa Kiefer
Briggs Family Scholarship
Brynley Needham
Bruce & Dolores Hannah Scholarship
Joseph Tokie
Catherine Blankenship Scholarship
Sarah Alfman
Courtney Glenaman
Taylor Hinkle
Torin Hinkle
Brynley Needham
Joseph Tokie
Charlene Joseph Scholarship
Courtney Glenaman
Commander Lambert Scholarship
Taylor Hinkle
Corning Alumni Association Scholarship
Jayden Agriesti
Donald & Catherine Palmer Scholarship
Taylor Hinkle
Jack and Clara Reho Scholarship
Sarah Alfman
Jesse, Olema & Ralph Drake Scholarship
Sarah Alfman
Courtney Glenaman
Taylor Hinkle
Torin Hinkle
Alyssa Kiefer
Joseph Tokie
Alaina Weiner
John and Elsie Exenkemper Scholarship
Joseph Tokie
Joseph & Marie Lichtenstein Scholarship
Sarah Alfman
Murray & Lulu Brown Scholarship
Joseph Tokie
Paul & Charlotte Hope Scholarship
Taylor Hinkle
Robert Woodruff and Charles & Elizabeth Woodruff Scholarship
Torin Hinkle
Shawnee Alumni Association Scholarship
Courtney Glenaman
Vincent & Gene Hope Scholarship
Brynley Needham
William & Frances Dunlap Scholarship
Brynley Needham
- Little Cities of Black Diamonds, Hazel Post Fisher Community Fund
- Shawnee Masonic Lodge, SPCAEF
- Lindsey Clawson, French Teacher at Miller High School, Black Underwood Student Learning Grant Fund
- Stephanie Dillon, Construction Technology Teacher at Miller High School, SPCAEF
- Austin Hook-Anderson, Physics Teacher at Miller High School, SPCAEF
- Abigail Nilsen, Journalism Teacher at Miller High School, Black Underwood Student Learning Grant Fund
- Tecumseh Theater, Bob & Ruth Holland Community Fund
Support the Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund
Gifts to the Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund are tax-deductible and can be made in many ways, including cash, bequests, stock, real estate, royalties, insurance beneficiaries and qualified charitable distributions from IRAs.
To mail your donation, please designate the fund and mail to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, 35 Public Square, Nelsonville, OH 45764.
Donations can be made online by designating SPCAEF – Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund when donating.