August 23, 2021, Allentown, PA – In June 2021, the Allentown School District Foundation (ASDF) awarded senior scholarships to 57 graduating students from William Allen High School, Louis E. Dieruff High School, and Building 21 High School. This is the seventh year that graduating students were awarded senior scholarships through the Foundation. In addition, many scholarships are also awarded directly by the high schools. A total $54,804 was distributed to graduating seniors; while alumni from the classes of 2018, 2019 and 2020 continue to receive their Roland & Louise Neuweiler Wotring awards bringing the total scholarships through the ASDF to $110,488. The endowed and expendable scholarships awarded by the Foundation are made possible by generous donors looking to recognize student achievement and to memorialize individuals who have contributed to the school district and the Allentown community in numerous ways. Selection of the students is carried out by each high school guidance team.
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Louis E. Dieruff High School 2021 Graduating Class Scholarships
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Student Name
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Scholarship/Award
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College/University
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Tineo, Aileen
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Russell P. Bear
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DeSales University
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Urogi, Zachary
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Master Sergeant Ronald J. Coleman
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Lehigh Carbon Community College
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Jimenez, Jonathan
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Nicholas Fragnito
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Kutztown University
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Alvarado, Gilberto
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Keith Groller
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Bucknell University
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Abboud, Eva
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Harrison Morton
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Muhlenberg College
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Figueroa Gomez, Jose
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Hunsberger Math
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Lafayette College
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Minier, Lizmary
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Peter Karoly & Laura Angstadt
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Kutztown University
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Bernal, Celeste
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Peter Karoly & Laura Angstadt
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Lehigh University
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Redzepagic, Arian
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G. Khoury Memorial
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Moravian College
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Ramos, Dezmon
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B.N. Kline
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Undecided
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Vu, Jackie
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Mary E. Leiby
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University of Southern California
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Collazo, Kalis
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Michael Meilinger Memorial
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Lincoln University
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Alvarado, David
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Outstanding Writer
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Bucknell University
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Treadwell, Jahnia
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Public Service
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Bucknell University
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Alvarado, David
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Charlotte Schmoyer
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Kutztown University
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Ayala Cedres, Juliana
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Charlotte Schmoyer
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Penn State Lehigh Valley
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Figueroa Gomez, Jose
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Eleanor Shoemaker
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Lafayette College
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Conover, Ade
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Bill Wood
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Lincoln University
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Eltahhan, Moustafa
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Bill Wood
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Lehigh University
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Caceres, Edison
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Roland & Louise Neuweiler Wotring
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Penn State Lehigh Valley
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Davis, Sakinah
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Roland & Louise Neuweiler Wotring
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Spelman College
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William Allen High School 2021 Graduating Class Scholarships
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Student Name
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Scholarship/Award
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College/University
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Edinger, Grace
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Always a Bulldog
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Penn State University
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Talib, Neema
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Always a Bulldog
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Lehigh Carbon Community College
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Caraballo De la Cruz, Jose
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Frances Appleton
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Penn State University
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Browno, Shameara
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Beisel Memorial
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Drexel University
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Logan, Amber
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Ivan Bixler
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Northampton Community College
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Barr, Jaden
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Gloria Cowdrick
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Kutztown University
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Rodriguez, Adrianny
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Frank X. Devers Memorial
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Northampton Community College
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Salinas, Jamaris
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Marguerite Finizzi
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Moravian College
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Santana, John
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Kelly Gallagher
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East Strousburg University
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Langkamer-Smith, Sorrel
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Helen Gerhard
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Kutztown University
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Carion, Joshua
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George Halfacre
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Undecided
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Galan, Nevaeh
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Hammer Family
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Kings College
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Juarez, Daniel
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Hausman Tool Stipend
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n/a
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Orejula, Jean Paul
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Jonathan Hoffstetter
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Harrisburg University
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Wilt, Evan
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Kehnel Memorial
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Temple University
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Hernandez, Makayla
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Francis & Mary Kelly Memorial
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Delaware Valley University
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Ordinola, Shayleen
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Ruth Kistler
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Cedar Crest College
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Rounds, Alexis
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Mary E. Leiby
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Berklee
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Vega, Jaqueline
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L.J. LoPinto/ASDF
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Northampton Community College
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Santana, John
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Thomas Makhoul
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East Stroudsburg University
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Watkins, Arianna
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John McHugh
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Temple University
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Fedrick, Joshua
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Judge Mellenberg
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Temple University
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Ramos, Linnette
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Robert L. Mentzell
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DeSales University
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Harris, Ivan Nieves
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Noland H. Osmun
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Albright College
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Edinger, Grace
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The Honorable Madaline Palladino
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Penn State University
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Pena Morales, Lizbeth
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Public Service
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Denison University
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Dames, Kayla
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G. Reddinger
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Lincoln University
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Lora Cruz, Lauriella
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Jay C. Reigel Memorial
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Penn State University
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Baez, Katelyn
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Paul Reinhard
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Denison University
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Riley, Hanaje
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E. Rourke
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Keystone College
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Daniels, Adiva
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Clarence Siegfried
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Lehigh Carbon Community College
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Batiste, Anthony Randon
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Steele/Radocha
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Northampton Community College
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Rohrbach, Lillian
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Steele/Radocha
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University of Utah
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Watkins, Anaja
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Sarah Kay Steinberg
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Temple University
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Long, Thor
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Ruth B. Wagner
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Lehigh University
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Wiggins, Tatyana
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Ruth B. Wagner
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DeSales University
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Ali, Rama
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Roland & Louise Neuweiler Wotring
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Muhlenberg College
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Langkamer-Smith, Sorrel
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Roland & Louise Neuweiler Wotring
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Kutztown University
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Talib, Neema
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Richard & Joyce Zimmerman Memorial
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Lehigh Carbon Community College
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Building 21 Graduating Senior Scholarships
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Student Name
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Scholarship/Award
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College/University
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Hernandez-Jorge, Fabian
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Mary E. Leiby
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Moravian College
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Mason, Marcianne
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Public Service
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Penn State University
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Vega-Osorio, Azalyn
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Roland & Louise Neuweiler Wotring
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Cedar Crest College
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RECENT NEW SCHOLARSHIPS
ASDF Board President Daniel Bosket states, “We are humbled by these generous community gifts, and we are dedicated to distributing them to deserving students in the Allentown School District.” The guidance departments from Dieruff and Allen high schools led car caravans to deliver the awards to students at their homes. Alumni and ASDF representatives participated in the celebration. These are our latest scholarships.
Bill Wood Memorial 
The Bill Wood Track Scholarship was established in memory of Mr. Bill Wood by his wife, Bobbie Wood. Mr. Wood was a long-time Dieruff High School teacher, head track coach and assistant football coach. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide assistance to Dieruff track athletes aspiring to participate in college track. This $500 award will be awarded annually to one male and one female student.
“Bobbie is so committed to Dieruff and these scholarships that she came back from down the shore to participate in the scholarship caravan for both her students,” says Richard L. Button, chair of the ASDF Scholarship Committee and a past president of the ASD Foundation.
Jon and Jolene Hammer Family 
The Hammer Family Scholarship was created this year to provide financial assistance to a William Allen High School graduating senior who might otherwise not be able to attend a four-year college or university. Created by Jon, a 1987 graduate of William Allen High School, and his wife, Jolene Hammer, this scholarship is given to a deserving student with preference for a student who will attend St. Joseph’s University or Arcadia University.
ASDF Mission
With a vision of enriched education for Allentown School District students, the ASD Foundation has a mission to encourage, promote, support and fund positive educational experiences for students in the Allentown School District.
Contact Information
Anyone interested in contributing to an existing scholarship or starting an ASD Foundation senior scholarship should contact ASDF Executive Director Julie K. Ambrose, Ph.D. at 484-765-4093 or [email protected] The mailing address is P.O. Box 328, 31 South Penn Street, Allentown, PA, 18105. ###