Scholarships
Scholarship Information
Every year, the Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Fund awards scholarships to graduating Crown
Point High School seniors in memory of Mike. Scholarships are granted via the Crown Point Community Foundation on behalf of the MBJr Memorial Fund.
Since 2003, over $92,000 in scholarship aid has been
given to deserving CPHS grads.
If you are interested in applying for a 2024 scholarship award, you can apply online through the Crown Point Community Foundation website.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DETAILS
Criteria:
You must (1) be a Crown Point High School graduating student, and (2) submit an essay describing a time you have faced adversity in life and how it has shaped who you are today.
Application Process:
Eligible students can apply online through the Crown Point Community Foundation’s Universal Scholarship Application at https://cpcfscholars.communityforce.com.
Application Timeline:
Applications open January 1, 2024 and close March 1, 2024.
Questions regarding the scholarship awards should be sent
to info@mikebrownjr.org.
2023 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2023 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 15, 2023 at River Pointe Country Club.
The 2023 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients (L-R)
Mikey Wright
Rowan Eaton
Regan Leader
Vanessa Del Real
Mackenzie Kummelehne
2022 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2022 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 16, 2022 at River Pointe Country Club.
The 2022 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Kailey Callander
Avery Olenik
Anabella Olenik
Sean Castro
2021 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2021 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 17, 2021 at River Pointe Country Club.
The 2021 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Brooke Merritt
Colton Thiel
MacKenzie Henderson
Alyssa Caprio
2020 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2020 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 18, 2020 at River Pointe Country Club.
The 2020 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
TBA
2019 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2019 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 20, 2019 at River Pointe Country Club.
The 2019 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Zoe Thomas - IU Northwest
Anthony Gonzalez - Indiana University
Julia Martin - Purdue
Matthew Olchawa - Purdue Northwest
2018 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2018 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 21, 2018 at Pheasant Valley Country Club.
The 2018 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Noah Clark
Sherry Zhang
2017 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2017 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 15, 2017 at Pheasant Valley Country Club.
The 2017 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Lucas Martin
Emma Werkowski
2016 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2016 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 17, 2016 at Pheasant Valley Country Club.
Posing for a photo with Mike & Kim Brown are 2016 scholarship winners Benjamin Waisnora and
Andrea Kutemeier.
The 2016 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Benjamin Waisnora
Andrea Kutemeier
2015 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2015 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 19, 2015 at Pheasant Valley Country Club.
Posing for a photo with Mike & Kim Brown are 2015 scholarship winners Geoffrey Kozlowaki and Gabrielle Richmond.
The 2015 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Geoffrey Kozlowaki
Gabrielle Richmond
2014 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2014 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 20, 2014 at Pheasant Valley Country Club.
Posing for a photo with Mike & Kim Brown are 2014 scholarship winners (L-R) Katherina Cacovski, Hannah Maxwell, Kara Breuckman, Rory Packard and Alex Kutemeier. (Not pictured, Anna Marie Gianni.)
The 2014 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Rory Packard
Kara Breuckman
$500 Recipients
Katherina Cacovski
Alexander Kutemeier
Anna Marie Gianni
Hannah Maxwell
2013 Scholarship Winners
$1,000 Recipients
Madison De Goey
Aleksandar Krnich
$500 Recipients
Danielle Metzcus
Joseph Gawor
2012 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2012 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 15 at Pheasant Valley Country Club.
The 2012 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Daniel Smith
Lauren Berger
$500 Recipients
Kyle Rodd
Trevor Riley
Hannah Raspopovich
Tim Patrick
Taylor Passine
Pete Parks
Alexis Joseph
Andrew Breuckman
2011 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2011 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 17 at the WhiteHawk Country Club.
The 2011 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Nate Ellingsen
Gabby Raspopovich
$500 Recipients
Justin Ritter
Marija Cacovski
Jared Green
Marcus Trybula
Kelly Maddalone
Laura Yokovich
2010 Scholarship Winners
 Winners of the 2010 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 18 at the WhiteHawk Country Club.
The 2010 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Emma Baker - Purdue Calumet, Undecided
Matthew Smith - Ball State, History/Education
$500 Recipients
Zachary Breuckman - Wabash, Business/Marketing
Samantha Vercellino - High Point, Communications
Chelsea Viers - Purdue, Nursing
Xia Meng - Indiana, Science
Mary VanCleef - Indiana, Political Science, English
Elizabeth Phillips - Purdue, Mathematics
Megan Tobias - Purdue, Chemical Engineering
Brianna Starzak - Indiana, Psychology
2009 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2009 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 19 at the WhiteHawk Country Club.
The 2009 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Max Weiss – Indiana, Business
Maegan Maloney – BSU or IUPUI, Undecided
$500 Recipients
Lynsey Brucato – Ball State, Elementary Education
Adam DeBoth – Indiana, Law
Amanda Kollak – Purdue, Physics & Mathematics
Chelsea Langlie-Lesnik – Purdue, Special Education
Brendan Morin – Washington, Biology/Chemistry
Nicole Nochevich – IU Northwest, Chemistry
Mary Parks – Undecided, Medical
Molly Raspopovich – Akron, Nursing
2008 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2008 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards were announced on July 20 at the Pheasant Valley Clubhouse.
Front Row (L-R): Kara Ingelhart, Kathryn Kukla, Marissa Williams, Rachel Smith. Back Row (L-R):
David Lubway, Eric Kϋtemeier, Derrick Garletts, James Page, Matthew WiessBradley, Kevin Schwartz.
The 2008 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
David Lubway – Purdue, Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology
Rachel Smith – Indiana Wesleyan, Elementary Education
$500 Recipients
Matthew WiessBradley – Loyola Chicago, Music Media Sound Technology/Communications
Eric Kϋtemeier – Valparaiso, Business Management
Derrick Garletts – Benedictine, Undecided
Kevin Schwartz – IU Northwest, Business/Economics
James Page –
Purdue, Physical Therapy
Kara Ingelhart –
Indiana, Psychology
Kathryn Kukla –
Carnegie Mellon, Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Marissa Williams –
Butler, Music
2007 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2007 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship
awards were announced on July 15 at Pheasant Valley Clubhouse.
Back Row (L-R): Sadie Willliams, Jacob Steininger,
Meghan Frost, James Freeman,
Bryanna Firchau. Front Row: Natalie Polisson,
Brittany Clements, Courtney Rowe,
Michelle Kiefer. Not pictured: Kyle Smith
The 2007 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Michelle Kiefer – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Jacob Steininger – Indiana University Northwest
$500 Recipients
Brittany Clements – Butler University
Bryanna Firchau – Ball State University
James Freeman – Evansville University
Meghan Frost – Indiana University
Natalie Polissan – Indiana University
Courtney Rowe – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Kyle Smith – USAF Academy
Sadie Williams – Purdue University Calumet
2006 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2006 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship
awards were announced on July 16 at Pheasant Valley Clubhouse.
The 2006 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Mark Davis - Ball State University
Kristin Simko - Butler University
$500 Recipients
Carissa Buchholz - Ball State University
Tommy Isailovich - Indiana University
Philip Katz - Washington University - St. Louis
Janet Kiefer - Butler University
Kevin Kowert - Purdue University
Vince Lewis - Indiana University
Chris Morin - United States Air Force Academy
Kaitlin Sautter - Indiana University Northwest
2005 Scholarship Winners
 Winners
of the 2005 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship awards
were announced on July 17 at Pheasant Valley Clubhouse.
The 2005 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Chelsea Saunders - Indiana University
Donovan Garletts - Indiana University
$500 Recipients
Mike Smith - Indiana University
Chachi Albrecht - Indiana University
Kevin Darchuck - Wyoming Technical College
Mark Patrick - Millikin University
Teri Borys - Valparaiso University
Natalie Mullins - Indiana University
Andrew Mellen - Miami University, OH
Christina Horvat - Carthage College
2004 Scholarship Winners
Scholarship winners (L-R) Melissa Kiefer, Kyle Ernest,
Mark McInerney and Melissa Lucas pose for a photo at
the Mike Brown, Jr. Memorial Golf Outing |
Winners of the 2004 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship
awards were announced on July 18 at Pheasant Valley Clubhouse.
The 2004 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Kyle Ernest - University of Southern Indiana
Sabrina Gettler - Valparaiso University
$500 Recipients
Melissa Lucas - Lincoln Christian College
Mark McInerney - Indiana State University
Melissa Kiefer - St. Joseph's College
Lindsay Kortas - Indiana Wesleyan
Dessa Rattray - Ball State
2003 Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2003 Mike Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship
awards were announced on July 22 at Pheasant Valley Clubhouse.
The 2003 Crown Point High School graduates awarded scholarships
are as follows:
$1,000 Recipients
Megan Reid
Brian Murphy
$500 Recipients
Lauren Angel
Allison Isailovich
Wendy Kurcz
Matt Mahoney
Nicole Smoljan
View articles about the 2003 scholarship recipients in
The
Times and
Crown Point Star.
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