Four recent area graduates have been awarded scholarships from the Burt Scholarship Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Amara Chaffee of Allegany-Limestone, Blake Kinnaird of Olean, Brooklyn Deibler of Hinsdale and Christopher Osgood of Portville each received the Burt Scholarship, a $1,250 award.

Established by the Burt Committee of the First Presbyterian Church of Olean in memory of Dr. Rudy Burt, the scholarship is given each year to one student each from Olean High School and Portville, Allegany-Limestone and Hinsdale Central Schools.

Chaffee plans to study psychology at Hilbert College. Kinnaird plans to study physics at Ithaca College.

Deibler plans to attend Rochester Institute of Technology to study electrical engineering. Osgood plans to attend Columbia University to study applied physics.

The Burt Scholarship Fund has supported over $88,000 in scholarship awards to area students since it was established in 2004.

Donations can be made to the Burt Scholarship Fund at CRCF, 301 North Union St., Suite 203 or online at cattfoundation.org.

Established in 1994, CRCF is growing good by connecting donors to the causes they care about most in the region. Grants from the Foundation support many areas, including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, community development, human service, and youth development. To learn more, call (716) 301-CRCF (2723), email  [email protected], or visit online at www.cattfoundation.org. CRCF is also on Facebook (facebook.com/cattfoundation) and Twitter (@CattFoundation).