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Bud & Katherine Rae Aviation Scholarship
The Bud and Katherine Rae Aviation Scholarship was organized by friends of the late Bernard “Bud” Rae in 1983 to honor his many years of service to the aviation community. Among the principal organizers and donors of the scholarship fund are the Aviation Division of...
Bernice Barlow NAACP Scholarship
Bernice Barlow, born Bernice Lowery, was the oldest of James and Estelle Lowery's 10 children. She graduated from Saginaw High School in 1945 and holds an M.A. from Michigan State University. Ms. Barlow taught at Potter Elementary and Merrill Park Elementary schools...
Balcueva Family Memorial Scholarship
The Balcueva Family Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998 in memory of the four young sons Edgar and Mary Jane Balcueva have lost due to a rare congenital heart defect - Eddie, Randy, Brad and Rick. The entire Balcueva family grew up enjoying the outdoors and...
Bernie Smillie Memorial Scholarships
The Bernie Smillie Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010, in memory of Freeland resident and business owner Bernie Smillie. Bernie passed away in 2000, due to complications from a lung transplant he had received in 1994. In 2005, family and friends of Bernie...
Saginaw Community Foundation honors philanthropists, volunteers
Our philanthropists and volunteers work hard to build our community. The Saginaw Community Foundation honors its outstanding philanthropists and volunteers each year at the Annual Celebration in June. Joe Madison was honored with the Frank N. Andersen Spirit of...
Ashton B. Joseph Scholarship
Once upon a time there was a vibrant young man named Ashton Bernard Joseph. He had a tall athletic build, big brown eyes and an engaging smile. Ashton was distinguished by his love for music and sports. In the winter he could be found snowboarding at Apple Mountain or...
Arthur Hill High School Scholarship
The 30th class reunion committee for the class of 1981 had a dream to endow a scholarship for the graduates of AHHS. The vision for the scholarship grew to endow a scholarship larger than what one graduating class might be able to endow, and to fund more than one or...
American Business Women’s Association – Saginaw Charter Chapter Scholarship
In the fall of 1954, Saginaw-area businesswomen received an invitation to a tea and meeting at the Bancroft Hotel from the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) National Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Approximately 100 businesswomen attended the event....
Women Giving to Women Scholarship
Women Giving To Women (WGTW) provides intellectual and emotional support for women of diverse backgrounds. WGTW scholarship was established to empower women to complete a bachelor’s degree and become leaders in the community. WGTW also provides financial support for...
Albert Smith Conservation Scholarship
Albert A. Smith was born in Omer, Mich., in 1913. He began his education in a one room schoolhouse near Omer and successfully completed his first three grades in the first year of school. Upon graduation from Flint Northern High School at age 15, he went on to receive...