PA State Grange Awards More than $12,000

PRESS RELEASE

PA STATE GRANGE

Date: June 22, 2009

Release: Immediate

Contact: Carl Meiss

Public Relations Dir.

publicrelations@pagrange.org

RE: PA State Grange Awards More than $12,000 in Scholarships and Loans

Lemoyne, PA-The PA State Grange has awarded scholarships and loans to twelve Grange members to assist them in their future academic endeavors.

Receiving the PA State Grange Foundation Scholarship of $1000. and a $500 Santee Student Loan was Constance Anderson of Saltsburg, Westmoreland County. Constance graduated from Kiski Area High School in 2007 and is a sophomore at Penn State University where she majors in Animal Science with a minor in Equine Science. She is the daughter of Robert and Barbara Anderson and is a member of Bell Twp. Grange #1756 in Westmoreland County.

Rebecca Roan is a senior at Penn State University majoring in Human Development and Family Studies. She received the PA State Grange Foundation Scholarship of $500 and a Santee Student Loan of $1000. She is the daughter of John and Linda Roan of PA Furnace and is a member of Baileyville Grange #1991 in Centre County.

Jennifer Nauss, a junior at Penn State University majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Special Education and Human Development and Family Studies, received $1529 from the Grange Scholarship Endowment at the Pennsylvania State University and $500 from the Santee Student Loan. Jennifer is the daughter of Bradand Ann May Nauss of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. She is a member of the Valley Grange #1360 in York County and the Penn State Grange #2105 in Centre County.

Receiving $500 from the PA State Grange Foundation Scholarship and $500 from the Santee Student Loan Fund is Brandy Oakley from Nicholson, PA. Brandy is the daughter ofWayne and Debbie Oakley and will be a senior at Keystone College where she majors in Organizational Leadership. Brandy is a member of Lawsville Grange #1455 in Susquehanna County.

Awarded $400 from the Leonard Rhone Scholarship Fund and $1000 from the Santee Student Loan Fund is Ashley Casner of Petersburg. Ashley recently graduated from Juniata Valley High School and is entering Penn State, Harrisburg Campus where she plans to major in Elementary Education with a minor in Childhood Development. She is the daughter of Glen and Mary Casner and is a member of Baileyville Grange #1991 in Centre County.

Another Penn State freshmen, Brett K. Sattazahn of Womelsdorf, Berks County, received $400 from the Leonard Rhone Scholarship Fund. Brett is majoring in Environmental Soil Science and is the son of Kevin and Sherri Sattazahn. Brett is a graduate of Conrad Weiser High School and is a member of Marion Grange #1853.

Also receiving $1000 interest-free loans from the Santee Student Loan Fund are James Hawn, Allison Waltemyer and Heather Smith. Recently graduated from Juniata Valley High School, James Hawn will be attending Penn State Main Campus to work towards a certificate program in Turfgrass and Agricultural Equipment Repair. James is the son of Bill andLisa Hawn from Petersburg and he is a member of Baileyville Grange #1991 in Centre County. Allison Waltemyer is the daughter of Earl and Denise Waltemyer from Wyalusing. She just graduated from Northeast Bedford Junior/Senior High School and will attend Penn State Wilkesbarre in the fall where she plans to major in Animal Science. Allison is a member of Wysauking/Sheshequin Grange #58 in Bradford County. Heather Smith will be a senior at Mansfield University where she has dual majors in Respiratory Therapy and History. She is from Galeton, Potter County where she graduated from Galeton Area High School and lives with her mother Carol Jean Smith. Both are members of Carter Camp Grange #1563 in Potter County.

Other recipients of $500 from the Santee Student Loan Fund are Marshall Horne, Jennifer Rudy and Zachary Knight. From Greenville, Marshall V. Horne, son of Ivan and Carol Horne, graduated last year from Greenville Area High School and is attending the Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Academy of Culinary Arts aspiring to receive a certificate in Culinary Arts with a minor in Advance Baking and Pastry arts. Ivan and Carol Horne are members of Atlantic Grange #344 in Crawford County. Jennifer Rudy is a 2006 graduate of Halifax High School and has attended Harrisburg Area Community College where she majors in Elementary Education with a minor in Special Education. She hopes to go on to Penn State for her degree in teaching. She is the daughter of Fred and Linda Rudy from Halifax and is a member of Community Grange #2048 in Dauphin County. Hailing from Oxford, Lancaster County is Zachary T. Knight. Zachary's parents, Dave and Elaine Knight are members of Fulton Grange #66. He is a 2006 graduate of Solanco High School and is attending the New Jersey Institute of Technology where he majors in Architecture.

The PA State Grange Foundation Scholarship was established by delegate action in 1996. Eligible Grange members must seek higher education in any field at any institution of higher learning, entering their Junior or Senior year.

The Leonard Rhone Scholarship Fund was initiated in memory of Leonard Rhone, third Master (President) of the Pennsylvania State Grange. This scholarship is a $300 grant available to Grange members pursuing a four-year study in Agriculture or Human Development and Family Services at Penn State University.

The Santee Student Loan was established by the late Ellis M. Santee, a country doctor from Shickshinny and an active Grange member. This loan consists of a $500 per year, interest-free loan and is available to Grange members or their children.

The Grange Scholarship Endowment at the Pennsylvania State University was established to provide recognition to outstanding undergraduate students (Grange members) enrolled in at least their sophomore year at any College or campus of the Pennsylvania State University.