$13,100 Scholarships Awarded
Rita Hacker was born in Detroit in 1924. She had lived in Detroit, Utica and Houghton Lake. She and Forest G. Hacker were married in 1947 in Detroit. Mr. & Mrs. Hacker owned Hacker’s Marina, Hacker’s Resort and Hacker’s Yamaha & Honda in Houghton Lake since 1965.
The Forest and Rita Hacker Family Sportsmanship Scholarship was initiated by Randy and Sharon Hacker to honor Randy’s parents, Forest and Rita Hacker. The scholarship is intended to support student athletes in the Houghton Lake Community School District who have demonstrated a high regard for sportsmanship. Student athletes in their sophomore, junior or senior years are eligible for nomination for the award which will be awarded in their senior year. Students can be nominated for the scholarship with a letter of support provided by their athletic director, principal, superintendent or a coach.
Forest & Rita Hacker Family Sportsmanship Scholarship Award Winners
2025- Madison Rankin and Tyler Bailey
Past Recipients:
2024 – Mariah Thompson and Hunter Bailey
2023 – Gabriel Oster
2022 – William Oster and Lauren Hood
2021 – Kyle Barnes
2020 – Jack Jobin and Sidney Shaloy
2019 – Kelli Ignat and Joseph Gerald Peterson
2018 – Jackson Blanchard
2017 – Bailey Decker
2016 – Joel Kubiak
2015 – Brooklyn Cryderman
2014 – Samantha Smyk and Brett Rowley
To apply for this Scholarship please visit our Scholarship Application.
