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Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU) is pleased to announce the 20 winners of this year’s Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship essay contest.
Established in 1990, the annual Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship essay contest provides 20 local high school seniors each with a $2,000 college scholarship. This scholarship program honors the legacy of LMCU founder, Lloyd F. Hutt, and his lifelong commitment to education and community involvement.
This year’s essay topic was:
“What sort of legacy do you want to leave? What might that look like, and how will you live your life to make that legacy a reality?"
Applicants were required to write an original 750-1,500-word essay exploring the topic. Essays were evaluated blindly by a panel of independent judges, with the greatest emphasis placed on passion for the topic, creativity, clarity, and originality.
Since 1990, the Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship has provided over $620,000 in scholarship dollars to 352 local high school seniors. This year, there were 1,058 essays submitted.
The 2024-25 Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship recipients are:
- Maha Peracha, Salem High School
- Erin Letter, Edwardsburg High School
- Arline Cortez-Parada, Kelloggsville High School
- Jaden Zolnierek, Kenowa Hills High School
- Joslyn Herbst, Grandville High School
- Ella Halma, Holland Christian High School
- Rosemary N'ake, Holland Christian High School
- Evelyn Klingenberg, Holland Christian High School
- Autumn Dennis, Hudsonville High School
- Hannah Barnum, Jenison Innovation Academy
- Ava Sanchez-Mustapha, Lansing Christian School
- Chikanma Okoisor, Herbert Henry Dow High School
- Grayslin Walch, Morley Stanwood High School
- Ava Freye, Mona Shores High School
- Erin Connelly, Notre Dame Preparatory High School
- Madeline Pittel, Utica High School
- Caitlyn Woirol, Spring Lake High School
- Dia Lopez-Camargo, Tarpon Springs High School
- Emma Underwood, Venice High School
- Harrison Humes, Lutheran High School Westland
LMCU Vice President of Community Relations, Matt Cook, congratulated this year’s winners. “It’s never easy to choose just 20 scholarship recipients, especially out of the 1,058 impressive essays that were submitted this year,” Cook said. “The legacies these students envision for themselves are inspiring, and we wish them luck on their higher education, as we look forward to a bright future where their ambitious dreams become a reality.”