Five recent Allegany-Limestone graduates have been awarded scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Mariah Evans received the Joseph and Cecily Higgins Scholarship.

The scholarship, established by Joseph and Cecily Higgins, is for an Allegany-Limestone Central School senior who intends to pursue a STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) degree. The scholarship, $10,000 in total, is given in $2,500 yearly disbursements over four years.

Evans plans to attend Slippery Rock University to study exercise science.

Aud Leblanc received the Long/Vossler Family Scholarship for $1,600.

The Long/Vossler Family Scholarship is for graduating seniors of Allegany-Limestone Central School, with preference for students who will study business or education at St. Bonaventure University that have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Leblanc plans to study nursing at Jamestown Community College.

Alexis Wojewoda-Ko received the Allegany Public Library Memorial Association Scholarship for $500.

This scholarship is for a graduating senior from Allegany-Limestone who excels in English and will be attending a 2- or 4-year college. One of the student’s reference letters must be from an English teacher.

Wojewoda-Ko plans to attend the University of Rochester to study biochemistry.

Loren Moshier received the Shaun Costa Memorial Scholarship for $1,000.

The Shaun Costa Memorial Scholarship is for graduating Allegany-Limestone Central School seniors pursuing an education or expressing an interest in either a first responder- or vocational/technical-related field and/or to a student who has faced a challenge and persevered.

Moshier plans to study nursing at Duquesne University.

Julia DeRose received the Fred G. Grace Memorial Scholarship for $1,000.

The Fred G. Grace Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Mr. Grace, a long-time Allegany Central School administrator. The scholarship is for a senior from Allegany-Limestone Central School who will be majoring in business, education or a sports-related field. The recipient must also have lettered in a varsity sport. Walter and Michele Nye, Mr. Grace’s son-in-law and daughter, established the endowment at the Community Foundation. Mr. Grace dedicated more than 50 years to the Allegany Central School system, serving as a teacher, coach, principal and member of the board of education.

DeRose plans to attend Penn State University for business administration.

Donations can be made to any of these funds at CRCF, 301 N. Union St., or online at cattfoundation.org.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is the area’s supportive, responsive and trusted community foundation. 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).