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31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship

Fund Prayer Breakfast honors 2025 recipients

Lynette Dotson

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Center for Seniors, Mass Media Comics, Zane State College President, Dr. Chad Brown, presents ZSC student Tyhesia Butcher with a scholarship during the 2025 MLK Scholarship Fund Prayer Break-
Denny’s Classic Diner, Fieldhouse Family Sports fast. Butcher was one of six adult students to be recognized during the event. Lynette Dotson
and Wellness Center, Donald’s Donuts,
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Conference The Martin Luther King Scholarship ing multiple degrees and a world of suc- Tyhesia Butcher a 2014 graduate of
& Welcome Center, The Elk’s Eye Art Market,
Walgreens (Military Rd.), The Carr Center, Fund is continuing the tradition of help- cess based upon a scholarship. I know Zanesville High School, Mid-East Career
Sunrise Bowling Center, Colony Square Mall ing local students realize their dream of what it did for me, and I know what it and Technology Center, a 2016 gradu-
pursuing higher education. Six adults has done for students previously, and I ate of Zane State College, and current
SOUTH ZANESVILLE: South Branch Library, and 17 high school students were recog- am excited to see what it is going to do ZSC student pursuing a degree in Medi-
Darrell’s Donuts, Central Pike Coffee Co.
nized for receiving scholarships during for these student’s that were recipients cal Assisting; Jersey Draughn a Capital
AVONDALE: Tina’s Diner the 31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. this year,” stated Walker. University Freshman nursing major from
Scholarship Fund Prayer Breakfast on Speakers for the breakfast included Zanesville, Mackenzie Howe a 2013
WEST PIKE: Litten Home Hardware, January 20, 2025. Carlotta Workman of the MLK Commit- graduate from Zanesville High School,
West Side Market
In the past 31 years, over $250,000 in tee, State Representative Troy Balder- a graduate of Ohio University Zanesville,
NEW CONCORD: Scott’s Diner, Wally’s Pizza, scholarship funds has been awarded to son, Pastor Aaron Bounds of The An- and a current Radiologic Technology
New Concord Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza, minority students in Muskingum County. chor Church, and Zanesville-Muskingum student at ZSC; Alexus Jacobs a career
Orme Hardware “This is a spectacular event that has County Chamber of Commerce Presi- center graduate working in the medical
been held for many many years now it’s dent Dana Matz. Music was provided by field as a medical assistant and current
DUNCAN FALLS: Duncan Falls/Philo Branch
Library a great opportunity for the community Lynn Watiker-Cameron and Mrs. Kendra nursing school student; Teasia Jones a
to get together to take the time to reflect Moore. Theo’s Restaurant catered the junior studying Sport Administration
ROSEVILLE: Roseville Branch Library on Dr. King’s legacy but then also be breakfast and the Mistress and Master and Health and Fitness with minors in
able to honor these students and help of Ceremonies were Aniya Heart and Tai Sports Coaching Nutrition; and Sarah
them on their next step in their journey, Belcher of WHIZ (Marquee Broadcast- Stillwell who is pursuing her Bachelor of
it’s just a great chance to get together, ing). Science in Nursing.
gather honor them, and celebrate each “We’re very happy to be able to be “This event is special in that we truly in-
other,” commented Brian Wagner, CEO part of this presentation. It’s an oppor- vest in the students, the recipients. It’s
of the MCCF. “The Muskingum County tunity for us, we spoke to the students not a contest, they don’t win anything,
Community Foundation is obviously very before the event, we had Commissioner they receive this award because they’ve
proud to partner with the Scholarship Bell come in and talk about what it was earned it, and that’s exceptional! You
Breakfast, with the Scholarship Com- like for her to go through high school know you have to have the right GPA,
mittee to put this on, that is part of what and go through college and then make you have to have community service, you
we do is to help protect legacies and life decisions. And then she also spoke have to have all of these caveats met so
build legacies for individuals in our com- to them from the perspective of being a that you can be considered, and it’s a
munity so again the Community Foun- mother of college students. But for the highlight of our year as the board be-
dation is extremely proud to be part of Chamber of Commerce it’s a great op- cause we get to evaluate and determine
this event.” portunity for us to talk to the students just how many we can truly accept and
One of the recipients from the sec- about being well prepared, making us the more the better. Our goal is not to
ond year, Philip Tabler, is now a co-chair proud, and hopefully coming back to our exclude anyone, it’s to be as inclusive as
of the MLK Scholarship Committee. “I community,” said Dana Matz. possible. As long as the students have
have been involved for the last almost This year’s high school recipients in- filled out the FAFSA they have declared
30 years because I was in the second clude: Yuvraj Bastola of Tri-Valley High themselves to be a minority of any type,
batch of scholarship recipients and I School, Nicholas Flarey also of Tri-Valley, it’s not based on color it’s based on be-
have been working with Mrs. Brantley Marium Eid of West Muskingum High ing a woman, it’s based on being some-
for a period of time and I have thorough- School, Michael Hill of Zanesville High one who has this much leverage in the
ly enjoyed seeing the community come School, Carmin Farnsworth of Maysville economic world, you can have a good bit
together and participate. Thousands of High School, Alaiah Johnson of John of money, and you can have no money
kids are affected by this opportunity, Glenn High School, Elijah Mayle of and still be a viable candidate as a re-
when it first started I had a $500 schol- Maysville High School, Zoey Shumate of cipient for the scholarship,” explained
arship, since then it has increased to John Glenn High School, Dhruv Patel of Walker. “It’s exciting for me, every year
$1000 so we are able to give opportu- Zanesville High School, Harman Singh of to see what students we have. - It just
nities to kids who may not have those West Muskingum High School, Huryah thrills me to be able to be part of that
opportunities,” Tabler explained. Shawar also of West Muskingum, Josiah dynamic and watch these students not
Another past recipient, Liesta Walker, Sipe of Tri-Valley High School, William stop. - They get this scholarship and it
also serves on the committee. “I was a Tang of West Muskingum High School, is that little boost of somebody cares,
recipient, as an Ohio University Zanes- Kristy Zhang also of West Muskingum, somebody really believes in my poten-
ville adult student recipient, I was one Hannah Tezen of Tri-Valley High School, tial, somebody is here to support me
of those. I didn’t even start college un- Nicole Zhang of West Muskingum High that gets them to that next step.”
til I was 42, I didn’t know how to turn a School, and Giada Tongson of Tri-Valley For more information please visit
computer on, I had two children, I was a High School. www.mlkscholarshipfund.org.
single mom and I went from that to hav- The 2025 adult recipients include:
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