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Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund

To donate to the Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund, click here.

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.

Now, SPCAEF is partnering with FAO to provide scholarships and mini-grants to promote academic excellence and sponsor enrichment opportunities for Southern Local School District students and citizens.


2024 scholarships and grants

2024 scholarship and grant applications closed April 1.



The Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund awarded the following scholarships in 2024: 

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


The Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund awarded the following grants in 2024: 

  • 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

Gifts to the Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund are tax deductible and can be made in a number of ways, including cash, bequests, and life insurance. To mail your donation, please designate SPCAEF in the memo line of your check and mail to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, PO Box 456, Nelsonville, OH 45764.