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IHSA Awards Scholarships At 2012 National Championships

The 39th IHSA National Championships remembered IHSA co-founder, Captain John “Jack” Fritz, who passed away at age 87 on February 10, 2012.  Fritz was a strong advocate for college riding and was honored with a perpetual IHSA Scholarship, sponsored by ECE Equestrian Co., LLC, and launched in his name during the May 3-6 event in Raleigh, NC.  The inaugural recipient of the Jack Fritz Memorial Scholarship ($1,500), from Zone 5, Region 2, was Nora Demchur of University of South Carolina.</spa

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The 39th IHSA National Championships remembered IHSA co-founder, Captain John “Jack” Fritz, who passed away at age 87 on February 10, 2012.  Fritz was a strong advocate for college riding and was honored with a perpetual IHSA Scholarship, sponsored by ECE Equestrian Co., LLC, and launched in his name during the May 3-6 event in Raleigh, NC.  The inaugural recipient of the Jack Fritz Memorial Scholarship ($1,500), from Zone 5, Region 2, was Nora Demchur of University of South Carolina.

The Jon Conyers Memorial Scholarship was presented to Peyton Callanan of Georgia Southern University.  Established to honor an extraordinary teacher, judge and coach, it is available annually to an undergraduate competing member of the IHSA.  A rider that demonstrates Jon’s ideals has passion and respect for horses, and demonstrates a desire to improve him or herself in order to improve their relationship and communication with their horses.  The award winner received $1,500 from the Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation.

The Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation and EQUUS Foundation also presented:

2012 Joan Johnson Memorial Scholarship ($1,500)

  • Zone 7, Region 1  Whitney Mahloch of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

2012 Emily Hilscher Memorial Scholarship ($1,500)

  • Zone 5, Region 4  Stephanie Tucker of High Point University

2012 Jack Benson Memorial Scholarship ($1,500)

  • Zone 3, Region 3  Sara Colmer of Drew University

2012 Professional Horseman’s Association Scholarship ($1,000)

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  • Zone 1, Region 2  Sarah Truchon of University of New Hampshire

2012 Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation Scholarship Winners ($1,000 each)

Zone             Region             Name                 School

  • 1             2             Jacqueline Marinoff         University of New Hampshire
  • 1             3             Rebecca Hicks                  Mount Holyoke College
  • 2             1             Georgiana de Rham          Cornell University
  • 3             1             Abigail Ziegler                  Gettysburg College
  • 3             3             Taylor Duncanson             Centenary College
  • 4             3             Kali Cram                         St. Andrews College
  • 5             1             Ashleigh Johnson             Murry State University
  • 5             3             Laura Smith                      Georgia Southern University
  • 6             1             Lynanne MacDonald        College of Wooster
  • 6             2             Kelly Herdman                 Miami University
  • 7             2             Samantha Gallagher         West Texas A&M University
  • 7             3             Amanda Flint                    University of Minnesota, Crookston
  • 7             3             Kayla Gosz                       University of Wisconsin, River Falls
  • 7             5             John Powderly                  Missouri State University
  • 8             1             Laura Benard                    Stanford University

 

2012 EQUUS Foundation Scholarship Winners ($1,000 each)

Zone             Region             Name                 School

  • 2             2             Hannah Chute                   St. Lawrence University
  • 4             3             Samantha Cram                St. Andrews College
  • 5             2             Andrea Smith                   Berry College
  • 6             2             Caitlyn Sanders                Ohio State University
  • 7             1             Devin Lintzenich             Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
  • 7             2             Kristi Benedict                 West Texas A&M University
  • 7             3             Yahna Zastrow                 University of Minnesota, Crookston
  • 7             4             Emily Kiessling                Ripon College
  • 7             5             Austin Scholl                    Black Hawk College
  • 8             5             Molly Wolfe                     University of Nebraska-Lincoln

For more information on the IHSA and its benefits to collegiate riders, visit www.ihsainc.com

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