East Union Dollars for Scholars in Afton, Iowa, is very proud of the impact the scholarship dollars we have awarded to our graduating seniors have had. Our first scholarships were awarded at graduation in May 1992. A list of scholarships, numbers of recipients and total dollars awarded follows:
Scholarship Name
East Union Dollars for Scholars Scholarships/Endowment (234 awarded) $50,150
East Union Dollars for Scholars "Opportunity" Grants (24 awarded) $3,300
Dr. W. L. and Elenia (Ockerman) Cook Endowment (52 awarded) $66,590
Howard and Eva Sheets Endowment (20 awarded) $1,365
Lena "Eckles" Huss and Dr. Max B. Huss Endowment (23 awarded) $14,381
Steve Pettit Memorial Endowment (21 awarded) $10,250
Michael T. Becker Memorial Scholarship (27 awarded) $12,500
Helen M. Simpson Memorial Scholarship (18 awarded) $2,000
Delores Wittstock Memorial Scholarship (14 awarded) $1,427
Holten J. and Mildred McKinnie Memorial Scholarship (21 awarded) $4,937
Maxine Hoffman Memorial Scholarship (9 awarded) $1,891
Ray Vogel Memorial Scholarship (24 awarded) $2,400
Donald G. Norman Memorial Scholarship (13 awarded) $1,300
Sam Grandfield Memorial Scholarship (11 awarded) $2,750
EU Alumni Scholarship (22 awarded) $7,013
Dale and Leona Mauer Memorial Scholarship (10 awarded) $5,500
Buck Brown Memorial Scholarship (31 awarded) $3,100
Edith McFee Memorial Scholarship (5 awarded) $1,350
Roger Lockard Memorial Scholarship (5 awarded) $500
Steve Eckles Memorial Scholarship (4 awarded) $1,300
Eldon Ricketts Memorial Scholarship (6 awarded) $10,055
Donna Weis Memorial Scholarship (9 awarded) $2,404
East Union "Class of 1970" (2 awarded) $300
East Union "Class of 1981" (2 awarded) $500
East Union "Class of 1982" (2 awarded) $500
East Union "Class of 1983" (2 awarded) $300
East Union "Class of 1993" (2 awarded) $300
East Union "Class of 2008" (5 awarded) $980
Scott and Michael McFarland Memorial (31 awarded) $3,300
Andy Jensen Memorial Scholarship (1 awarded) $100
June "Stout" Selim Memorial Scholarship (2 awarded) $200
Francis Sweet Memorial Scholarship (19 awarded) $ 4,750
Lanae "Amos" Hagen Memorial Scholarship (3 awarded) $1,500
Masonic Lodge (4 awarded) $1,000
Cromwell Men's Breakfast Club (2 awarded) $500
Louie Bennett Memorial Scholarship (3 awarded) $450
Bert Lockard Music Appreciation Scholarship (6 awarded) $1,350
John B. Parks VFW Scholarship (12 awarded) $5,650
Earla Clark Memorial Scholarship (6 awarded) $2,250
Jean Sheridan Memorial Scholarship (1 awarded) $250
East Union Eagle Pride Booster Club Scholarship (5 awarded) $1,000
Wanda Huntington Memorial Scholarship (4 awarded) $400
Carol Cheers Pugh Memorial Scholarship (8 awarded) $800
Lucille Jones Memorial Scholarship (8 awarded) $2,000
Michael "Shorty" McCarthy Memorial Scholarship (2 awarded) $200
Phyllis Cheers Memorial Scholarship (8 awarded) $3,500
Becky Paxton Memorial Scholarship (3 awarded) $750
Afton Care Center Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship (2 awarded) $400
East Union Class of 2019 (2 awarded) $500
Helen Bryson Memorial Scholarship (1 awarded) $100
Jason Englert Memorial Scholarship (1 awarded) $100
Donations used to add to scholarships $3400
Total Scholarship Dollars Awarded through 2021 = 752 scholarships totaling $243,793