Rex and Arlene Gillen Scholarship Fund

Rex and Arlene met while students at Central Michigan College and were married for nearly 58 years. The Gillen’s knew the importance of an education and built a comfortable life as a result of their education and hard work.

Rex and Arlene were a quiet couple and contentment for them was community involvement, they shared a great love for the children in their community. Not having any of their own children, Rex and Arlene made the decision to leave the bulk of their estate to the children of their community, so they may continue their education beyond high school.

Rex died suddenly in 1994, and at the time of Arlene’s death in 2003, an initial gift of 2.9 million was given to the Roscommon County Community Foundation and the Rex and Arlene Gillen Scholarship Fund was established. This Scholarship Fund will assist with the education of students from Denton and Roscommon Townships forever.

 

Rex and Arlene Gillen Scholarship Fund Award Winners

2025– Emily Jordan, Dedia Palmer, Taylor Plutt, Jasmine Rieger, and Hailey Gasper.

2025 – Terence Carter Jr. m Maddison Lattas, Makena, Raden, Madison Rankin, and Tyler Watson.

2025– Braedon Oster, Cole Schilz, Tyler Bailey, Aiden Partenio, and Sidney Horski. Not Pictured: Holley Hendershott

2024- Ean Trader, Elizabeth Simpson, Taylor Speakes, Dustin Vo, Hunter Bailey, Mariah Thompson, Erika Snater, Ryan Cole, Abigail Partenio, and Dakoda Matulewicz.

2023- Alexander Grover, Morgan Stadler, Chevelle Hendershott, Erika Schultz, Hailey Watson, Shelby Jarski, Peyton Girardin, Jenna Houserman, Raegan Blackwell, Gabriel Oster, Haidyn Bebow, Ashley Miller, and Ellie Smith.

2022- Jorden Bangert, William Oster, and Jevyn Emerick.

2021- Jacob Hamp, Jade Kauffman, Bonnie Vietti, Lucille Haggart, Chase Plott, Mitchell Chludil, Krista Doehring, Kyle Barnes, Madison Hartsuff, Hannah Schilz, Rachel Sajdak, and Kayla Doehring.

2020- Kristina Smyk, Luke Rieger, Isabella Bentley, Alliyah Wagner, Madison Tedford, Chloe Koupal, and Ariana Nagel.

2019- Joseph Gerald Peterson, Ian Caron, Claudia Methner, Tyler Dean Haggart, Madison Shamel, Alexis Wagner, Ally Sajdak, Alexandra Blanchard, Kelli Ignat, Sarah Barnes, David Johnson, Alyssa R. Burgis, Elizabeth Connett, Alexis Souder, Sarah Elizabeth Nagy, Paige Makenzie Girardin, Krystal Chupp, Mackenzie Forman, Austin Schultz, Emily Johnson, Sydney Gandolfi, and Nolan Akin.

2018- Keeley Woods, Madalynn Mieske, Hannah Tedford, Faith Stevenson, Sarah Williams, Lauren Perry, April Johnson, Brock Decker, Stephanie Eckstorm, Julia Lee, and Grace Sura.

2017- Hunter Wood, Jeremy Beauregard, Courtney Ignat, Ashley Lee, Bailey Decker, Bridget Ripke, Brianne Rowley, Kaden Weirach, Brooke White, Lauren Haggart, and Madison Flick.

2016- Callee Akin, John Fyolek, Austin Gandolfi, Johnathon Hoeppner, Cayla Killinger, Ashley Leahy, Joel Kubiak, Sarah McNeill, Taylor Perry, Makayla Bowler, Tristan Coburn, Madison Stimac, Jeremiah Barth, Jarod Bates, Trace Cohee, Riley Connett, Payton Dull, Carson Fagerlie, Brooklyn Ferguson, and Hailee Akin.

2015- Jordan Melloh, Thomas Press, Holly Roberts, Nathan Shavalia, Michaela Smith, Madison Stevens, Vanessa Wallace, Allison Winkler, Jacob Linkhart, Courtney Lee, Alexandria Kleppe, Michael Ignat, Lauren Hissong, Jennifer Hendershott, Julia Hallauer, Amanda Garcia, Logan Dunsmore, Brooklyn Cryderman, Patrick Burtis, Morgan Brandel, Shelbie McClelland, and Shyanna Allport.

2014- Christina Patterson, Alsion Scheid, MacKenzie Straub, Ashley Gillman, Brett Rowley, Tyler Sluck, Steven Storey, Sarah Garrett, Samantha Smyk, Hope Cameron, Aspen Grezeszak, Garett Stimac, Taylor Mace, Breanna Tribelhorn, Cozette Koupal, Harrison Fulco, Garrett Heise, Alizabeth Jordan, Brianna McGregor, Jaicee Barstow, Samantha Herriman, and Jacob Betts.

2013- Meghan McNeill, Hannah Leedy, Nicki Agney, Taylar Akin, Tessa Cryderman, Gabriella Csapo, Nichole Currie, Olivia Daugherty, Cassandra Deamud, Kacie Ensing, Rebecca Ferguson, Atalie Hebel, Deanna (Holmes) Sipes, Tiffany Lee, Jennifer Lentner, Avery Manifold, Jessie Martens, Nicole Outman, Richard Press, Mary Rieger, Christopher Sura, Megan Taylor, and Madison Winkler.

2012- Shauni Nielsen, Leah King, Alexa Toms, Alex Ratliff, Katherine Speese, Kelsey Bockelman, Taylor Muckenthaler, Kelly Julin, Chloe Cryderman, Emilee Garett, Nicole Ranville, Emily Smith, William Trahan, Brooke Mainville, Kyle Bates, Kelsey Burnside, Stephanie Frederick, Elizabeth LeMire, Kaitlyn Hans, Brooke Fagerlie, Patrick Gaitan, Skylar Weirauch, Michael Edson, Mitchell Koupal, and Joanne Bowman.

2011- Kelsey Weber, Elizabeth Whittington, Dominique Csapo, Bodaniel Bradley, Casey Kreiner, Evan Linskey, Joshua McNeil, Robert Moore, Eric Goodwin, Ashley Mosher, Randi Kaminski, Taylor Boudrie, Ashley Klett, Jared Orban, Danny Qiu, Ryan Rowley, Cassie Ryckman, Kelsey Ward, Kathryn Trahan, and Kelsey Jo Warner.

To apply for this Scholarship please visit our Scholarship Application.