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Scholarships
The Republican Women of Prescott (RWOP) awards scholarships each year. Consideration of awards is based on meeting all qualification criteria listed below. Scholarships are for college, university or trade school. |
2025 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
RWOP SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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2024 - RWOP Awards $20,000 in Scholarship Funds to Two Embry-Riddle Freshmen and Six Republican High School Seniors
On May 14, 2024 , Republican Women of Prescott was proud to award $20,000 to six outstanding high school seniors from Yavapai County and two Embry-Riddle Freshmen in front of a sold-out audience at Prescott Resort.
RWOP started this program in 2015 and thus far, has awarded 104 deserving recipients with $144,275 in scholarships.
Names of recipients are from left to right:
Gage Cunningham – Prescott High, Brynn Thein – Prescott High, Kaitlin Roskopf – ERAU, Caleb Zorich – Trinity, Christina Muchow – ERAU, Jedidiah Rummage – Prescott High. (Not shown are Seth Stebbins –Prescott High and Briah Williams – Bagdad High.)
Funding for this year’s Scholarship Program came from RWOP’s two main events last summer – Charlie Kirk and Patriot Barbie in May and Dennis Prager in August along with contributions from RWOP members, Scholarship Committee and the Rhodes Foundation.
RWOP acknowledges the hard work of the Scholarship Committee which includes Sherrie Ragsdale, Elaine Janks, Karen Varela, Dian Tucker and Barbara Ernst, Chair. This committee evaluated each applicant’s transcripts, resume, letter of recommendation, 500 word essay and in- person interview.
RWOP was established in 1942 and currently ranks the largest Republican Women’s Club in the Nation, with almost 1000 strong.
2023 - RWOP Awards $18,575 to 17 local Republican high school scholarship winner
On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Republican Women of Prescott (RWOP) awarded $18,575 in scholarships to 17 outstanding high school seniors at the Prescott Resort.
RWOP started the scholarship program in 2015 and awarded 96 Republican students a total of $124,275. RWOP’s mission statement is to “inform and educate,” therefore these awards lend themselves to accomplishing the organization’s goals.
Funding for the scholarship program comes from the hard work of RWOP’s year-long fundraising efforts, as well as donations from our members. RWOP thanks the Joseph and Peg Rhodes Foundation for their continuous and generous support of the scholarship program.
“Congratulations to the scholarship committee members for a job well done,” RWOP stated in a news release.
Committee members include Chair Barbara Ernst, Linda Nichols, Michelle Dicandia, Sherry Ragsdale and Michelle Warburton.
Recipients are as follows in alphabetical order: Mattea Carman – Prescott High School (PHS), Camerann Carr – PHS, Lindsey Carter – PHS, Jonah Dozier – PHS, Cole Gross - PHS, Cody Hanna – PHS, Logan Hawks – Chino Valley High School (CVHS), Caleb Inman – Trinity, Kayla Luedeman – PHS, Cian McKelvey – PHS, Lorna Pierre – PHS, Anna Olson – CVHS, Aubrie Passmore – CVHS, Kaitlyn Roskopf – CVHS, Natalie Stafford – Trinity, Breckyn Tubbs – PHS, Grace Watson – Tri City Prep
Membership of 1000 strong, RWOP is the largest Federated Republican Women’s Organization in the Nation, founded in 1942.
2022 - RWOP Awards $14,000 in scholarships to 11 Quad City High School Senior and 2 Embry-Riddle Students
A packed crowd of 430 were present at the May 11, 2022 luncheon at Prescott Resort to honor the 13 recipients of the annual scholarship program by Republican Women of Prescott. Funding for the 2022 Scholarship Program came from RWOP’s year-long fundraising efforts, along with donations from the Joseph and Peg Rhodes Endowment, Dr. Jason Campbell, Gunsite, Windsor Assurance, RWOP members Susan Lucas, Judith Ubaldi and the Scholarship Committee.
Pictured below are the high school recipients: (Left to right)
Madison Foster – Chino High, Jamie Huttmann – Prescott High, Alexis Lee – Bradshaw Mountain, Wyatt Dougherty – Tri City Prep, Esther Walters – Trinity Christian, Jonas Carman – Prescott High, Ruby Tessman – Prescott High, Cooper Williams – Bagdad High, Karis Orr – Trinity Christian, Michelle Parent – Prescott High, and Ellie Magnett – Prescott High.
Embry-Riddle Students are Shannon Dohrman and Anthony Quintero.
RWOP also honored our local law enforcement agencies at the May luncheon. Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pima County and Sheriff David Rhodes of Yavapai County were guest speakers.
RWOP is the largest Federated Republican Women’s Organization in Arizona, founded in 1942.
Submitted by Barbara Ernst
RWOP Press Chair and Member of Scholarship Committee
May 12, 2022