Twenty students receive Block family scholarships

Bri'On Whiteside, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
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May 6—Twenty area high school graduates have been selected as recipients of this year's Mr. and Mrs. William Block, Jr. Scholarship and will receive funding toward their tuition to local colleges and universities.

"The Toledo Area has supported me for many years and this is the best way that I can think of to give back. We do 20 scholarships a year for $4,000 each, and we'll keep doing that until the money runs out," Mr. Block said.

The scholarship, administered by the Greater Toledo Community Foundation, is awarded annually to graduates of Lucas County or Wood County high schools who are pursuing either two- or four-year undergraduate degrees at Lourdes University, Bowling Green State University, Owens Community College, or the University of Toledo.

The scholarship is provided by Mr. Block in memory of Carol Z. Block.

Mr. Block is a member of the board of directors at Block Communications Inc., the parent company of The Blade. In addition, Mr. Block previously served as president and chairman of BCI, and as co-publisher of The Blade and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1990 to 2001.

The 2021 scholarships recipients are:

— Jenna Hastings, Bowling Green High School.

— Sarah Higginbotham, Southview High School.

— Noah Fowls, Maumee High School.

— Kelsey Walborn, Maumee High School.

— Abigail Sanders, Rossford High School.

— Maria Smith, Whitmer High School.

— Dylan Hershey, Bowsher High School.

— Lia Sanford, Whitmer High School.

— Vansh Patel, Perrysburg High School.

— Jacob Steward, Northview High School.

— Reece Tatchell, Northview High School.

— Delaney Kruger, Anthony Wayne High School.

— Isaac Tolbert, Maumee High School.

— Jacob Bailey, Perrysburg High School.

— Kaylee Dean, Bowling Green High School.

— Margaret Lehsten, Otsego High School.

— Kyle Ray, Anthony Wayne High School.

— Austin Rogers, Northview High School.

— Madison Griffin, St. Ursula Academy.

— Grady Kadel, Anthony Wayne High School.

Eligible applicants must be full-time students at one of the identified colleges. In addition to enrollment, a committee takes grade point average, community involvement, and the need for financial assistance into consideration when awarding the scholarships.

Applications are open each year between Nov. 1 and Feb. 1. Information can be obtained through the Greater Toledo Community Foundation's website.

First Published May 5, 2021, 9:03pm