Innovia Foundation Awards More Than $339,000 in Scholarships
Spokane, Wash. – Innovia Foundation recently awarded $339,888 in scholarships to students throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho for the 2024-2025 school year. Innovia manages over 30 scholarship programs on behalf of donors who have established funds to help students achieve their higher education goals.
“As a community foundation, Innovia is deeply committed to empowering the next generation through education,” said Shelly O’Quinn, CEO of Innovia Foundation. “It is a privilege to join our dedicated donors in supporting students as they embark on their journey toward higher education and career success.”
Below are comments from a few Innovia scholarship recipients about the career goals they are aiming to achieve with scholarship support:
Julia Guske – LaCrosse High School
Scholarship: David L. & Frances G. Ray Scholarship
College Choice: Lewis-Clark State College
Major: Nursing
“I think I will enjoy helping people and learning about nursing. I love to travel and really enjoy learning about different cultures. Nursing is always needed which means that I could travel wherever I want and see the world while working and doing something that I enjoy.”
Gus Ballman – Rogers High School
Scholarship: Stoll Scholarship, $4,000 | Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship, $3,000 | Don & Mable Nicholls Scholarship, $1,000
College Choice: Washington State University
Major: Mechanical Engineering
“I truly believe that engineering is a pathway to improve the world. The key principle of engineering is to solve problems, and I believe the world needs more problem solvers.”
Emmalia Bilaski – Newport High School
Scholarship: Diamond Lake Ranch Scholarship, $2,500 | Newport Priest River Rotary Scholarship, $2,000
College Choice: Washington State University
Major: Animal Sciences
“Continuing my post-high school education will allow me to pursue the topics that interest me, better myself, and help the community around me in the ways that I want to help. I aspire to achieve a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and eventually purchase my own veterinary practice within a rural community.”
Malak Fakhreddin – Rogers High School
Scholarship: Swinton Scholarship, $1,000 | Stoll Scholarship, $4,000
College Choice: Washington State University
Major: Business
“Completing higher education is important to me as it will allow me to gain the knowledge and skills needed in order to have more opportunities that line up with my career goals, specifically with hospitality and administration in business.”
Olivia Kjack – St. John-Endicott High School
Scholarship: Dr. Mark Paxton Dental Scholarship, $1,250
College Choice: Eastern Washington University
Major: Hygiene
“Kind dental hygienists always helped calm me down and made me feel better. This has made me want to help others the way my dental hygienists have helped me. My goal is to help others to have good dental hygiene and to help people feel less scared of going to the dentist.”
Kristiana Da Jose – Spokane Falls Community College
Scholarship: Cultivating Potential Scholarship, $8,000
College Choice: Gonzaga University
Major: Biology, Pre-Medicine
“Higher education is a fundamental building block and essential foundation for my desired career choice. Not only has it prepared me for rigorous courses and material, but it has molded me into the individual I am today.”
A complete list of 2024-2025 Innovia Foundation scholarship recipients:
| Scholarship | Application Name | Hometown | College Name | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doris L. Kenney Memorial Scholarship | Aaron Wilcox | Sandpoint, ID | Boise State University | $1,150.00 |
| John R. Rogers - Ziegler Family Scholarship | Adalayda Rios | Spokane, WA | Gonzaga University | $4,000.00 |
| Willard & Patricia Hennings Scholarship | Adryen Valdez | Eltopia, WA | Washington State University | $3,500.00 |
| Mark and Kay Burkett Scholarship | Ainsley Sievers | Palouse, WA | Claremont McKenna College | $3,000.00 |
| Cultivating Potential Scholarship | Alaysia Trapp | Spokane, WA | University of Idaho | $8,000.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Amari Printz- Hay | Sandpoint, ID | Eastern Washington University | $1,000.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship | Andrew Schulz | Reardan, WA | Oklahoma State University | $2,000.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship | Austin Schmierer | Wilbur, WA | Washington State University | $2,500.00 |
| Ren H. Rice Scholarship | Autumn Wright | Spokane, WA | Washington State University | $8,000.00 |
| Eileen Hutchison Scholarship | Bailey Weinberger | Nine Mile Falls, WA | University of Montana | $4,136.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Bethany Holderman | Clark Fork, ID | North Idaho College | $1,000.00 |
| Denny & Thelma Yasuhara Scholarship | Bethany Kautenberger | Spokane Valley, WA | Washington State University | $1,000.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Billie Servis | Clark Fork, ID | Moody Aviation | $1,000.00 |
| Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship | Birdie Bachman | Liberty Lake, WA | Howard University | $3,000.00 |
| Willard & Patricia Hennings Scholarship | Blake Earle | Ritzville, WA | Gonzaga University | $2,000.00 |
| Doris L. Kenney Memorial Scholarship | Brady Packer | Sandpoint, ID | Boise State University | $1,150.00 |
| Willard & Patricia Hennings Scholarship | Brock Kinch | Washtucna, WA | Pacific Lutheran University | $2,000.00 |
| Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship | Caine Sonko | Spokane Valley, WA | Washington State University | $3,000.00 |
| Willard & Patricia Hennings Scholarship | Camila Gonzalez Mendez | Mesa, WA | Washington State University | $2,500.00 |
| Cultivating Potential Scholarship | Chayan Morales | East Wenatchee, WA | Eastern Washington University | $8,000.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship | Christian Ekstrom | Creston, WA | University of Washington- Seattle | $1,500.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship | Colleen Ellis | Davenport, WA | University of Washington | $1,000.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship | Darby McLaughlin | Reardan, WA | Western Washington University | $1,500.00 |
| Stoll Scholarship | David Tong | Spokane, WA | University of Washington- Seattle | $4,000.00 |
| Willard & Patricia Hennings Scholarship | Delaney Shattuck | Pasco, WA | Washington State University | $2,000.00 |
| Doris L. Kenney Memorial Scholarship | Dillon Ryan- Downing | Clark Fork, ID | Eastern Washington University | $1,150.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Dillon Ryan- Downing | Clark Fork, ID | Eastern Washington University | $1,500.00 |
| John R. Rogers - Ziegler Family Scholarship | Donalda Brantley | Spokane, WA | University of Washington- Seattle | $4,000.00 |
| Mark and Kay Burkett Scholarship | Donalda Brantley | Spokane, WA | University of Washington- Seattle | $3,000.00 |
| Dale Dean Martin "Built Different" Memorial Scholarship | Dusty Lembcke | Colville, WA | University of Idaho | $1,100.00 |
| Doris L. Kenney Memorial Scholarship | Elaina Kiebert | Hope, ID | University of Idaho | $1,150.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Elaina Kiebert | Hope, ID | University of Idaho | $1,000.00 |
| Doris L. Kenney Memorial Scholarship | Elliott Lowman | Sandpoint, ID | Wake Forest University | $1,150.00 |
| Doris L. Kenney Memorial Scholarship | Eloise Shelton | Clark Fork, ID | North Idaho College | $1,150.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Eloise Shelton | Clark Fork, ID | North Idaho College | $500.00 |
| Idaho Panhandle Dental Society Scholarship | Eloise Shelton | Clark Fork, ID | North Idaho College | $3,000.00 |
| Doris L. Kenney Memorial Scholarship | Emele Dillon | Sandpoint, ID | Grand Canyon University | $1,150.00 |
| Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship | Emele Dillon | Sandpoint, ID | Grand Canyon University | $3,000.00 |
| Newport Priest River Rotary Scholarship | Emele Dillon | Sandpoint, ID | Grand Canyon University | $2,000.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Emily Myers | Hope, ID | North Idaho College | $1,000.00 |
| Diamond Lake Ranch Scholarship | Emmalia Bilaski | Newport, WA | Washington State University | $2,500.00 |
| Newport Priest River Rotary Scholarship | Emmalia Bilaski | Newport, WA | Washington State University | $2,000.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Emmie Sue Stoffels | Clark Fork, ID | University of Idaho | $1,000.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship | Eric Mooney | Harrington, WA | Walla Walla Community College | $3,000.00 |
| Hoyt & Edith Schuyler Scholarship | Ethan Howard | Hope, ID | University of Idaho | $500.00 |
| Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship | Ezra Hicks | Spokane, WA | University of Washington- Seattle | $3,000.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship | Finn Shumway | Wilbur, WA | Moody Aviation | $500.00 |
| Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship | Gabrielle Garasky | Coeur d'Alene, ID | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $3,000.00 |
| Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm Scholarship |