ESCANABA – The Bay College Foundation’s scholarship program is made possible by the support of local businesses, organizations and individuals who contribute through endowment and annual contributions. Scholarships are awarded to students based on academic excellence, financial need, program of study, and donor preferences.

The following Superiorland students were awarded scholarships for the fall 2025 semester. This recognition acknowledges their accomplishments and signifies a meaningful step forward in their journey towards achieving a college degree and/or certificate.

Please note: Some scholarships are awarded during the winter 2026 semester of the current academic year. Recipients of those awards will be recognized at that time.

• Baraga

Ray & Peg Hirvonen Scholarship – Makenna Hendrickson

Josephine Zajkoski Fine Arts Scholarship – Makenna Hendrickson.

• Champion

Ethel & Amy Johnson Scholarship – Kadie Kaukola

John Lemmer (Skills USA) Scholarship – Anastasia Chipman

• Chatham

Board of Trustees-Lemmer Scholarship – Travis Mills

• Gwinn

Alma Christensen Scholarship – Deidre LaFave

Leona Erickson Scholarship – Tamra Eplett

Oliver Felton Scholarship – Tamra Eplett

Albin & Agnes Froberg Nursing Scholarship – Shanna LaRock

Hagle Quarnstrom Scholarship – Madison Arnoldussen

Dr. William & Marlyn Hemes Scholarship – Rebecca Furman

Ethel & Amy Johnson Scholarship – Dan Zintman

Dr. N.L. & Dorothy Lindquist Scholarship – Deidre LaFave

Patsy J. “Pat” Link Scholarship – Deidre LaFave

Wells Fargo Bank Scholarship – Madison Arnoldussen

Zajkoski Family Scholarship – Dan Zintman

• Ishpeming

Bay College Alumni Association Scholarship – Sierrah Hallum

CBJ Scholarship – Kaylee Reno

Dr. Mary L. Cretens Memorial – Hailee Engle

Escanaba Kiwanis Club – Payton Manninen

Robert Forgette Family Scholarship – Kailee Rader

Hiawathaland Farm Bureau Scholarship – Hailee Engle

Ray & Peg Hirvonen Scholarship – Teresa Lee

Juel & Naomi Lee Scholarship – Hailee Engle

John Lemmer (Skills USA) Scholarship – Nicole Murphy, Landon Nelson, and Joshua Reno

Lyle Plowman Memorial Scholarship – Sierrah Hallum

Robert & Anne Schmit Scholarship – Joshua Reno

WJMN TV Scholarship – Nicole Murphy

• Marquette

Alma Christensen Scholarship – Danielle Jacuzzo and Elizabeth Klopf

Pat Boes Memorial – Elizabeth Klopf

Esther Brandt Memorial – Mandy Hendrick

Genean Granger Nursing Scholarship – Mandy Hendrick

Margaret I. Gravel Scholarship – Danielle Jacuzzo

Dr. Louis Peter Groos Scholarship – Shaamir Lokhandwalla

Dr. William & Marlyn Hemes Scholarship – Shaamir Lokhandwalla and Juliette Suriano

Ethel & Amy Johnson Scholarship – Aubree Blackburn

Dr. William & Margaret LeMire II Scholarship – Juliette Suriano

John Lemmer (Skills USA) Scholarship – Sarah Epper

Howard Walter Olsen Scholarship – Samara Berger

Don and Jean Seymour Scholarship – Leah Slattery

Sally Zimmer Scholarship – Katie Hoffman

Vanda Zajkoski Scholarship – Aubree Blackburn

• Munising

Alma Christensen Scholarship – Mika Oliver

Dr. Mary L. Cretens Memorial – Jay Curtis and Garrett Yager

Alexander Kincaide Curran Scholarship – Mika Oliver

Clayton Ford Scholarship – Mika Oliver

William & Thomas Gasman Scholarship – Daniel Goss

Kim Ann Milkiewicz Scholarship – Jay Curtis

Josephine Zajkoski Fine Arts Scholarship – Daniel Goss

• Negaunee

Alma Christensen Scholarship – Olivia Hill

Dr. Mary L. Cretens Memorial – William Arbelius

Alice Hale Scholarship – Olivia Hill

John & Muriel Hebert Scholarship – Maddison Liquia

Ethel & Amy Johnson Scholarship – Makayla Burns

Sharon Lewis Memorial Scholarship – Lana Maki

Barbara Nemacheck Nursing Scholarship – Olivia Hill

Mabel D. (Skip) Ogle Memorial Nursing Scholarship – Brandi Retaskie

• Palmer

John Lemmer (Skills USA) Scholarship – Ammanda Malloy

Joan O’Driscoll Scholarship – Ammanda Malloy

• Republic

Dr. Mary L. Cretens Memorial – Kristen Anderson

• Wells

Rayne J. Hamelin Scholarship – Jonathan Foskett

Wells Lioness Scholarship – Hallee Dubord

For information on funding or developing a scholarship, contact the Bay College Foundation at 906-217-1700, email foundation@baycollege.edu, or visit www.baycollege.edu/foundation.