Canton, OH (May, 2011) - Recognizing the spirit of the future through the spirit of leadership, teamwork and academic excellence, AultCare is honoring a dozen high school seniors with a $2,000 AultCare Team Spirit Scholarship Award.

Students attending high schools in Carroll, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties were eligible to apply. The criteria included:
• school and community involvement throughout high school career, ,
• need for financial assistance and
• an essay about why they believe themselves to be a team player.

All applicants were required to be pursing a two- or four-year degree at an accredited school, have a 2.5 or greater GPA and participated in school or community programs.

The 12 scholarship recipients (click here to view), were chosen from a pool of 187 applicants. The recipients, organized by county, are listed below with their high school, prospective major and college or university:


Stark
• Amanda Belding, Timken High School, Mechanic Engineering, The Ohio State University
• Andrew Crofford, Hoover High School, Chemistry/Forensic Science, Alleghany College
• Shelbi Howington, Jackson High School, Actuarial Science, The Ohio State University
• Emily Mapes, Minerva High School, Business/Human Resources, John Carroll University
• Olivia Sutter, Hoover High School, Nursing, The Ohio State University
• Kristen Walko, Lake High School, Journalism, University of Chicago
• Alicia Williams, GlenOak High School, Biology/Pre-Med, The Ohio State University
• Rebecca Wyss, Louisville High School, Pre-Law, Ohio University


Tuscarawas County
• Kolton Nay, Dover High School, Spanish Education, Goshen College
• Kimberly Rippeth, New Philadelphia High School, Journalism, Ohio University


Wayne
• Cody Gessel, Triway High School, Physical Therapy, Ohio University
• Nathan Rosenbaum, Orrville High School, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University

Since establishing the program in 2002, AultCare has awarded more than 130 scholarships to local teens totaling more than $150,000.