Our Recent Scholarship Recipients!
These individuals have demonstrated a passion for funeral service, academic excellence, and a commitment the hard work required to succeed in this challenging but rewarding profession. They will join a community of more than 80 Selected Educational Trust scholarship recipients. We can’t wait to see how these individuals continue to shape the future of independent funeral service.
Fall 2024
Calvin Amato
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
Second-Career Scholarship
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Dachota Thebo
FINE Mortuary College
Second-Career Scholarship
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Spring 2024
Emilia Stephens
Ivy Tech
Community College
Second-Career
Scholarship
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Amanda Trigleth
San Antonio College
Second-Career
Scholarship
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Mauree Shields
American Academy
McAllister Institute
St. Pierre Memorial
Scholarship
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Payton Twilley
Gupton-Jones College
of Funeral Service
Ralph S. Turner
Memorial Scholarship
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Fall 2023
Cassandra Koukios
Worsham College of Funeral Service
Second-Career Scholarship
Emily Murman
Worsham College of Funeral Service
Second-Career Scholarship
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Spring 2023
Jessica Decker
State University of New York (SUNY) Canton
Second-Career Scholarship
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Katelynn Schooley
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
Second-Career Scholarship
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Kassandra DiNardo
Worsham College of Funeral Service
Mark L. Justen Memorial Scholarship
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Lillian Schenck
Worsham College of Funeral Service
Michael R. St. Pierre Memorial Scholarship
Sunshine Smith
Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science
Ralph S. Turner Memorial Scholarship
Sonya Timmons
Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science
Ralph S. Turner Memorial Scholarship
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Fall 2022
Alexis Garbrick
Chandler Gilbert Community College
Second-Career Scholarship
Kurtis Wilkinson
Salt Lake
Community College
Second-Career Scholarship
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Spring 2022
Nia Collins
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
Second-Career Scholarship
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Kami Gremillion
Cypress College
Second-Career Scholarship
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Courtney Richards
American Academy McCallister Institute
Second-Career Scholarship
Christopher Wagner
American Academy McCallister Institute
Mark L. Justen Memorial Scholarship
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Luke Foreman
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Michael R. St. Pierre Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2021
Edy Ballard
Vincennes University
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Alyssa Rizzo
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
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Dana Santapaola
American Academy McCallister Institute
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Spring 2021
Mariah Banks
Pittsburg Institute
of Mortuary Science
Sara Mabe
Pittsburg Institute
of Mortuary Science
Latoya Stallworth
Worsham College of
Mortuary Science
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Amanda Vogel
Mid-America College
of Funeral Service