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2023 Finalists and Winners

2023 Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Finalists and Winners

Click to Download PDF Program featuring 2023 winner names and photo collage.

Defiance County

Ayersville Local Schools - Cassidy Hench

Central Local Schools - Michael Mansel-Pleydell

Defiance City Schools - Lilly Lacey

Hicksville Exempted Village Schools - Joda Freese

Northeastern Local Schools - Shea McMaster *County Winner

Fulton County

Archbold Area Local Schools - Annika DeLong

Evergreen Local Schools - Lucy Serna

Fayette Local Schools - Hannah Kovar

Pettisville Local Schools - Leah Beck

Pike-Delta-York Local Schools - Gretchen Culler

Swanton Local Schools - Hayden Callicotte

Wauseon Exempted Village Schools - Zaden Torres *County Winner

Henry County

Four County Career Center - Anna Frazer

Holgate Local Schools - Elisabeth Willett *County Winner

Liberty Center Local Schools - Matthew Orr

Napoleon Area City Schools - Emily Birkhold

Patrick Henry Local Schools - Katherine Johnson

Williams County

Bryan City Schools - Ella Miller

Edgerton Local Schools - Ashlee Hug *County Winner

Edon Northwest Local Schools - Blake Dulle

Millcreek-West Unity Local Schools - James Bell

Montpelier Exempted Village Schools - Chloe Martin

North Central Local Schools - Kaytee Tomblin

Stryker Local Schools - Kaitlyn Myers

Honored Special Education Providers

Defiance County Honoree: Traci Flory, Intervention Specialist, Northeastern Local Schools

Fulton County Honoree: Cody Ruffer, Intervention Specialist, Archbold Area Schools

Henry County Honoree: Lynne Debbe, Intervention Specialist, Napoleon Area City Schools

Williams County Honoree: Deb Opdyke, Speech Language Pathologist, North Central Local Schools

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