Catawba Island Historical Society Scholarships
The goals of the Catawba Island Historical Society are Preservation, Perspective and Inspiration.
The Historical Society awarded our first $1000 scholarship in 2023 to help inspire future generations to maintain our mission to “Educate and inspire future generations about Catawba Island's rich history and development.” In 2024 a second $1000 scholarship was added, funded by founding Historical Society Trustee William Van Der Giessen and his wife Darleen. Interested students submit applications for both through their guidance counselors and recipients are selected by a committee of CIHS board members.
Scroll down to see our past winners and the current application form, when available.
2025
Hannah Schimmoeller, Oak Harbor High School
CIHS Scholarship
2025
Camille Baker, Port Clinton High School
Van Der Giessen Scholarship
funded by founding CIHS Trustee William Van Der Giessen & wife Darleen
2024
Maria Maringer
The first recipient of the Van Der Giessen scholarship, funded by founding CIHS Trustee William Van Der Giessen & wife Darleen, is Maria Maringer from Danbury High School. Maria plans to attend Notre Dame University to study Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics with a minor in Actuarial Science.
2024
Seth Auger
The winner of the 2024 CIHS scholarship was Seth Auger from Oak Harbor High School. He will attend the University of Toledo to pursue Adolescent and Young Adult Studies – History Education. In addition to carrying nearly a perfect 4.0 GPA, Seth is President of the Student Council and of his senior class. He plays varsi
2023
Olivia Perry
Port Clinton high school senior, Olivia Perry, was been selected as the first recipient of a $1000 academic scholarship from the Catawba Island Historical Society (CIHS).
Funds for the initial year of the grant were left as a generous will bequest to CIHS by a long time Catawba resident, David Hufnagle.
Want to help us continue our scholarship into the future?
