FORUM Foundation Awards Scholarship and Grant Recipients

Indianapolis, Indiana, June 29, 2026 – FORUM Credit Union recently held its twelfth annual Foundation Summer 
Reception at the FORUM Events Center in Fishers, Indiana. This reception honors the Foundation’s educator grant and 
collegiate scholarship recipients. FORUM has awarded more than $307,000 in classroom grants and $1,500,000 in
scholarships since 2014. This year, the Foundation awarded fourteen educators, seven new scholarship students, and 21
prior year recipients who are renewing their scholarships.

The following educators received grants, in various amounts totaling $29,990, for their classrooms:
Leah Averitt, Northwest Middle School; Sarah Dobbins, New Palestine Intermediate School; Chelsea English, Shortridge 
High School; Peter Felice, Our Lady of Lourdes; Nancy Ferguson, Arlington Elementary School; Allan Figy, Greenwood 
Community High School; Nicole Heflin, Westfield High School; Amanda Hoffman, Stony Creek Elementary School; Elisha 
Pepperman, Oaklandon Elementary School; Sierra Reed, Prairie Trace Elementary School; Thomas Rohlfs and Taylor 
Elamon, Whiteland Community High School; Jaleen Royer, Plainfield Community Middle School; Kevin Self, Lawrence 
Central High School; Matthew Wernke, Carmel High School.

The following students received $5,000 collegiate scholarships, renewable for up to four years totaling $20,000 each:
Jaden Atha, Westfield High School; Leonardo Cuevas, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School; Tiberius Henson, Lawrence 
North High School; Ava Scheele, Indiana University; Nadiyah Tai, Fishers High School; Daniela Villatoro, Warren Central
High School.

Now in its second year, the Jenny Budreau Commitment to Community Scholarship recognizes a FORUM Foundation 
Scholarship recipient for academic excellence and community service. The scholarship provides an additional $2,500 per 
year, for a potential total of up to $30,000 over four years. This year’s recipient is Taylor Powell, who attends Lee 
University.

Applications for educator grants are now open for the 2026/2027 school year. Educators in Marion and surrounding 
counties are encouraged to apply for classroom grants before September 1, 2026, and recipients will be announced by 
October 1, 2026. The application for collegiate scholarships will be available on October 1, 2026, and recipients will be 
announced in the spring of 2027. Teachers and students can apply online. For more information on the FORUM Credit 
Union Foundation, please visit forumcu.com/foundation.

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members achieve their goals in all aspects of their financial lives. FORUM serves families and businesses in the state of 
Indiana with convenient branch locations and online access from anywhere. A full suite of financial services is offered 
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