SCHOLARSHIPS

The Wayne Community Schools Foundation awards several scholarships each year. The foundation gives out it’s own scholarship and houses scholarships that have been set up as memorials or alumni giving back to current Wayne Community Schools students. A list of all of the scholarships can be seen below. If you wish to donate to any of these scholarships and help students with their academic future, click HERE. Pictures of the 2025 scholarship winners can also be seen below.

  • Wayne Community Schools Foundation Scholarship
  • Anna Geisler Beckenhauer Memorial Scholarship
  • Dave and Eileen Lutt Scholarship
  • Dustin Soden Memorial Scholarship
  • Class of 1963 Scholarship
  • Ronald Dalton Fine Arts Scholarship
  • Mavis Dalton Memorial Scholarship
  • Darrel D. Heier Memorial Scholarship
  • The Sherry Family Vo-Tech Scholarship
  • Edith Huse Wightman Memorial Scholarship
  • Bob Keating Memorial Scholarship
  • Matthew J. Meyer Leadership Award
  • Tessa Moser Community College Scholarship
  • Kevin Murray Memorial Scholarship and Leadership Award
  • Dennis Otte Memorial Scholarship
  • Nana M. Peterson Memorial Scholarship
  • Fred & Violet Rickers Scholarship
  • Dairy Queen of Wayne Scholarship
  • Dennis Ecktenkamp Family Scholarship
  • Debbie Ensz Memorial Endowed Scholarship
  • 402 Demo for Education
  • Nursing Scholarship in Honor of Nurses from the Class of 1974
  • WCSF Retired Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Wayne Community Schools Foundation Scholarship 2025 – Olivia Hansen, Taytem Ellis, Jordyn Clinchard. and Nora Armstrong

Mavis Dalton Memorial Scholarship – Taytem Ellis

Ronald Dalton Fine Arts Scholarship – Alec Schaffer

Debbie Ensz Memorial Endowed Scholarship – Braden Wheat and Bob Ensz

Bob Keating Memorial Scholarship – Vanessa Fernandez with Morgan Jueden (Daughter or Bob Keating).

Matthew Meyer Leadership Award – Gavin Redden with Rusty Parker

Tessa Moser Scholarship – Alexis Frye

Kevin Murray Scholarship and Kevin Murray Leadership Award – Zander Liston and Rusty Parker WCSF Director

Dennis Otte Memorial Scholarship – Colson Nelson

Nana M. Peterson Memorial Scholarship – Irvin Trujillo and Carlyle Young

Fred & Violet Rickers Scholarship – Olivia Mrsny and Joslyn Johnson

WCSF Retired Faculty & Staff Scholarship – Samantha Gubbels

Dave and Eileen Lutt Scholarship – Olivia Mrsny

Class of 1963 Scholarship – Alexis Frye and Virginia Backstrom Class of 1963 Representative

Dairy Queen of Wayne Scholarship – Mason Beatty

Dustin Soden Memorial Scholarship – Dillion Hanau with Kelli Soden and Brandon Ziska

Darrel D. Heier Memorial Scholarship – Jacob Barner

Nursing Scholarship in Honor of Nurses from the Class of 1974 – Taytem Ellis

402 Demo for Education Scholarship – Ty Zach and Cnidy Sherman

Edith Huse Wightman Scholarship – Melanie Gonzalez and Bob Ensz