The Sanilac County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Andrew Schneider and Joshua Gomez are this year’s recipients of the Kim Rhead Leadership Scholarship.
Andrew Schneider graduated Lapeer High School with a 4.1089 GPA and an ACT score of 30. During his high school career, he was enrolled in honor classes, 6 AP classes, completed Baker College Engineering and Technology program and had perfect attendance since 9th grade. Andrew is a co-founder of Strike Zone Robitics Team 5460. He was an operator of the robot at competitions the past two years as well as co-captain of the team. He helped raise awareness of Lapeer Robotics and STEM programs through countless volunteer community projects, robot demonstrations, and mentoring Lego Robotics for elementary schools. During his time in high school, Andrew played Varsity Baseball, was in the Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and a member of the National Honor Society. Andrew was selected as the 2018 Male Youth Citizen of the Year. After high school, Andrew will continue his education by attending Kettering University to pursue a Mechanical Engineering degree with a minor in Applied Physics. He has also acquired hi Co-op job with Perceptron Inc. in Plymouth, MI and will start in July.
Joshua Gomez is the son of Paul and Rochelle Rich of Sandusky. Joshua is a 2018 graduate of Sandusky High School. During high school Joshua was involved with High School Band as a percussionist, Boy Scouts, Sandusky Fire Department Explorers, youth group and worked part time for City of Sandusky DPW. This past February, he achieved Eagle Scout rant and more recently passed Firefighter I & II certification and now is a member of the Sandusky Community Fire Department as a Firefighter. This fall Joshua plans to attend Oakland University for Studio Art / Graphic Design.
The Kim Rhead Leadership Scholarship was established in 1999. Kim Rhead is a former state legislator from the 83rd District who now works in Lansing as a legislative and government affairs consultant. He and his wife, Margaret, decided to start a scholarship fund to give something back to the community where they lived and raised their family for so many years. This money goes to help students active in their school, church and community, but who may fall through the college funding cracks. Awards are to go to gifted students, with special consideration to students that may not qualify for other assistance.
This scholarship is administered through the Sanilac County Community Foundation.
For more information on scholarship opportunities through the Sanilac County Community Foundation, contact Melissa Anderson, Executive Director, at the Foundation office at 810-648-3634.
