Congrats to the class of 2025!
Each year, a total of $450,000 is awarded to 198 members through Modern Woodmen’s scholarship competition. For this year only, the fraternal financial services organization increased support for the competition, awarding 102 additional $1,000 scholarships to the class of 2025!
Added to the $127,500 in continuing education grants also awarded this year, Modern Woodmen provided a total of $679,500 to help members reach their educational goals.
Hear from some of the 2025 recipients
We’re proud to see the impact our young members have made and can’t wait to see what they do next! See the 300 scholarship competition recipients from the class of 2025 below.
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Contact the home officeConnecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia and areas outside the contiguous United States
$1,000 winners: Charlotte Amerson, Wendell, N.C.; Camryn Benoit, Franklin, Vt.; Landon Burchett, Adairville, Ky.; Sarah Disney, Roaring Spring, Pa.; Collin Elias, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; Rebekah Emerson, Seaford, Va.; Luke Epps, Troy, N.C.; Jacklyn Farmer, Lebanon, Ky.; Ella Finley, Mount Hermon, Ky.; Kaitlyn Galloway, Kannapolis, N.C.; Ty Hicklin, Salem, Va.; Wesley Keller, Clemmons, N.C.; Rebecca Lis, Middletown, Conn.; Ty Marshall, Dawson Springs, Ky.; Olivia McNabb, Murphy, N.C.; Charlotte Merrill, Greene, Maine; Payne Moschillo, Hermitage, Pa.; Presley Moyer, Apex, N.C.; Audrina Norman, Tompkinsville, Ky.; Jillian Ott, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; Maeve Palazzo, Bucksport, Maine; Owen Paz, Sherrill, N.Y.; Caitlyn Peleschak, Pottsville, Pa.; Jacob Seachrist, Binghamton, N.Y.; Shaina Silliman, Louisville, Ky.; Gregory Simmons, Fountain Run, Ky.; Brandent Simmons, West End, N.C.; Ella Smith, Albany, Ky.; Mason Smith, Mars Hill, N.C.; Elizabeth Soucy, Georgetown, Mass.; Zoie Stovall, Bowling Green, Ky.; Lane Suddath, Augusta, W.Va.; Madison Swanson, Callands, Va.; Ethan Thompson, Kernersville, N.C.; Abigail Turner, Boones Mill, Va.; Kennedy Walden, Tompkinsville, Ky.; Lillian Walker, Fallston, Md.; Kinsley West, Marble, N.C.; McKenzie Williamson, Hopkinsville, Ky.; Jonathan Williamson, Hopkinsville, Ky.; Ava Wilson, Fountain Run, Ky.; William Yokley, Tompkinsville, Ky.
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee
$1,000 winners: Lilly Boyd, Sharon, Tenn.; Carlee Buice, Statham, Ga.; Sophie Carr, Seymour, Tenn.; Azi Curry, Atlanta, Ga.; Savanna Dowell, Mountain City, Tenn.; Durand Driver, Mayo, Fla.; Grant Dykes, Dyersburg, Tenn.; Layla Fox, Greeneville, Tenn.; Jessica Gibbs, Bowdon, Ga.; Sarah Gibson, Ladson, S.C.; Eli Hammonds, Greeneville, Tenn.; Sean Hamrick, Simpsonville, S.C.; Grace Hollifield, Jonesborough, Tenn.; William Johnson, Dyersburg, Tenn.; Quinn Kelley, Huntingdon, Tenn.; Shelby Kendrick, Rockmart, Ga.; Amelia Kennedy, Cleveland, Ga.; Samantha Law, Lafayette, Tenn.; Hannah Linderman, Dandridge, Tenn.; Nathan Meade, Clinton, S.C.; Zachary Murray, Selmer, Tenn.; Madison Murray, North Port, Fla.; Connor Murray, Jacksonville, Fla.; Austin Nappi, North Port, Fla.; Reese Ottinger, Greeneville, Tenn.; Blake Paduch, Piney Flats, Tenn.; Benjamin Pierre, Margate, Fla.; Morgan Pittman, White Pine, Tenn.; Jaden Pounds, Macon, Ga.; Hailee Raymond, Pensacola, Fla.; Lillie Richerson, Henderson, Tenn.; Kenley Roark, Lafayette, Tenn.; William Roberts, Pace, Fla.; Jacob Russell, Huron, Tenn.; Leah Spivey, Dalton, Ga.; William Stricklen, Bartow, Fla.; Jesse Stump, White Pine, Tenn.; Makaylee Taylor, Nolensville, Tenn.; Trent Tipton, Limestone, Tenn.; Alex Trippi, Aiken, S.C.; Beck Wampler, Arrington, Tenn.; Bryden Williams, Dahlonega, Ga.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Ohio
$1,000 winners: Grace Albrinck, Cincinnati, Ohio; Sophie Aslin, Bloomfield, Mo.; Addisyn Blue, Marion, Ill.; Audrey Bowman, Findlay, Ohio; Gabriel Boyce, Medina, Ohio; Owen Braun, Bettendorf, Iowa; Evelyn Brungardt, Kansas City, Mo.; Eva Carns, Mansfield, Ohio; Ava Clifton, Fredericktown, Mo.; Kaitlyn Clingenpeel, Bowling Green, Ohio; Eleanor Colaco, Fairfield, Ohio; Preston Conley, Newark, Ohio; Ella deWeber, Bloomington, Ind.; Greyson Gonzalez, Valparaiso, Ind.; Sescie Haan, Clinton, Iowa; Samantha Heinzmann, Carlyle, Ill.; Chloe Hendrix, Malden, Mo.; Brady Herington, DeWitt, Iowa; Nicole Hoffman, Coal Valley, Ill.; Layton Huff, Nixa, Mo.; Abby Johnes, Meppen, Ill.; Allyson Kirkman, Marion, Ohio; Anna Kluesner, Marble Hill, Mo.; Madelayne Lee, Jerry City, Ohio; John Lemke, Peosta, Iowa; Evan Marshall, Newton, Iowa; Ethan McKim, Marietta, Ill.; Cooper Moffitt, Nevada, Iowa; Eli Nix, Chaffee, Mo.; Alaska Olinger, Campbell, Mo.; Madison Quesenberry, Carthage, Ill.; Ashley Risvold, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Elizabeth Ruhe, Ottawa, Ohio; Abigail Rushing, Marion, Ill.; Natalie Schreck, Dayton, Ohio; Levi Schurr, Milan, Ill.; Makayla Sheley, Greenwood, Ind.; Bethany Stein, Sugarcreek, Ohio; Ericka Trosin, Estherville, Iowa; Elliot Vogeler, Liberty, Mo.; Payton Wieck, Swan, Iowa; Berkley Wray, Kokomo, Ind.
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma
$1,000 winners: Brayden Ayers, Guin, Ala.; Zoe Blankenship, Lucedale, Miss.; Reid Blaylock, McCarley, Miss.; Noah Boyd, Moss Point, Miss.; Margaret Bullock, Saltillo, Miss.; Brylie Butler, Pangburn, Ark.; William Condray, Center Ridge, Ark.; Laiken Cornett, Locust Grove, Ark.; Brady Reed Crabb, Rienzi, Miss.; Anna Credille, Belmont, Miss.; Ava DeRossitte, Sherwood, Ark.; Kelley Evans, Vaiden, Miss.; Kamryn Geis, Yukon, Okla.; Peyton Glenn, Lynn, Ark.; Aubren Harland, Goodwell, Okla.; William Harris, Des Arc, Ark.; Nolan Hatfield, Tahlequah, Okla.; Emery Hester, Bossier City, La.; Scott Holland, Greenwood, Ark.; Colter Hunt, Paragould, Ark.; Bradison Ivy, Shannon, Miss.; Darius James, Ruston, La.; Autumn Johnston, Glen, Miss.; Mary Kirk, Greensboro, Ala.; Jariyah Lowe, Starkville, Miss.; Ava Martin, Town Creek, Ala.; Jackson McMurtrie, Meridianville, Ala.; Sam Pittman, Mooreville, Miss.; Abigail Roberts, Tulsa, Okla.; Grace Rogers, Owasso, Okla.; Jaden Ruffin, Bismarck/Caney, Ark.; Cierra Schultz, Hartselle, Ala.; Angel Shelton, Moundville, Ala.; Olivia Spencer, Corinth, Miss.; Lynnzee Stapleton, Jackson, Miss.; Emilee Teat, Jonesboro, Ark.; Benjamin Tran, Tulsa, Okla.; Cael Turner, Lonoke, Ark.; Abigail Tustison, Carlisle, Ark.; Fisher Tyler, Sturkie, Ark.; Jenna Wallace, Lucedale, Miss.; Emily Williams, Starkville, Miss.
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
$1,000 winners: Olivia Beel, Johnstown, Neb.; Kameron Bodvig, Medina, N.D.; Courtney Carlstrom, Polk, Neb.; Hayden Cottrell, Saukville, Wis.; Brianna Deblieck, Brandon, S.D.; Aurora Dreyer, Huron, S.D.; Emily Entringer, Plymouth, Wis.; Adrian Fillipi, Moorhead, Minn.; Keara Gerasimenko, Buffalo, Minn.; Braden Gruis, Dell Rapids, S.D.; Addyson Herman, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Ashton Hill, Wolsey, S.D.; Caitlyn Jones, Franklin, Wis.; Preston Kinney, Onida, S.D.; Montanna Kohls, Marshfield, Wis.; Claire Kramer, Yankton, S.D.; Katherine Kretchman, Aberdeen, S.D.; Ainsley Kurtz, Chamberlain, S.D.; Abigail LaMere, Green Bay, Wis.; Gracie Lavender, Philip, S.D.; Blake Lyons, Mankato, Minn.; Lauren Mathes, Brillion, Wis.; Peyton McCune, Freeman, S.D.; Alyse Miles, Lowell, Mich.; Kendra Nickerson, West Fargo, N.D.; Briley Nienhueser, Holstein, Neb.; Ashlynn Ostrenga, De Pere, Wis.; Bradley Palmer, Kenosha, Wis.; Steven Palmer, Kenosha, Wis.; Meredith Payne, Watertown, Wis.; James Pribyl, Manitowoc, Wis.; Carlie Priesgen, Lomira, Wis.; Cienna Raap, Watertown, S.D.; Grace Remenar, Ovid, Mich.; Alyssa Roehrich, Aberdeen, S.D.; Donovan Rose, Volga, S.D.; Mariah Royston, Ethan, S.D.; Sabrina Strand, Mt. Vernon, S.D.; Koreyann Straub, Le Sueur, Minn.; Sawyer Streblow, Mayville, Wis.; Lora Titze, Mitchell, S.D.; Lydia Yost, Wagner, S.D.
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
$1,000 winners: Bethany Andrade, Houston, Texas; Katherine Arnold, Meridian, Idaho; George Bach, Orangevale, Calif.; Riley Bishop, Coppell, Texas; Kathryn Cecil, Fort Worth, Texas; Brannon Chapman, Corpus Christi, Texas; Riya Chauhan, Austin, Texas; Cameron Corley, Beaumont, Texas; John Denton, Lyons, Kan.; Emma Fleck, Burleson, Texas; Arturo Garcia Jr., Palestine, Texas; Cora Genovese, Topeka, Kan.; Ainsley Heldt, Castle Rock, Colo.; Colin Henson, Fort Worth, Texas; Brayden Jakins, Eagle Mountain, Utah; Isabella Jones, Price, Utah; CJ Kearl, Tremonton, Utah; Sierra Killam, San Angelo, Texas; Lindsay Lake, Amarillo, Texas; David Leschensky, Encinitas, Calif.; Shaun Logan, Boise, Idaho; Layton McAdams, Seymour, Texas; Rebecca Michaelson, Inkom, Idaho; Jaydin Molinar, Morro Bay, Calif.; Katie Nesselhuf, Fowler, Colo.; Payson Nials, Tucumcari, N.M.; Olivia Ostler, Farr West, Utah; Makenna Peterson, Providence, Utah; Paige Peterson, Plain City, Utah; Asa Popp, Atwood, Kan.; Masen Powell, Mapleton, Kan.; Elizabeth Quinton, Twin Falls, Idaho; Krista Randig, Taylor, Texas; Alyssa Richards, Denton, Texas; Adriane Rojas, Dodge City, Kan.; Shelby Shaughnessy, Iola, Kan.; Logan Sicheneder, Brentwood, Calif.; Justin Talbot, Oregon City, Ore.; Clayton Turner, Aurora, Colo.; Ava Vanderveen, Mission Viejo, Calif.; Addison Worrell, Tomball, Texas; Katelyn Zamora, Orosi, Calif.
