FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The University of Saint Francis proudly announces the winners of this year’s Saint Francis Scholars competition. Scholarship awards are for the 2025-26 academic year.
Each year, high-achieving high school students are invited to compete for full- or partial-tuition scholarships at the Saint Francis Scholarship Competition. All awardees are named Saint Francis Scholars, signifying academic commitment and excellence. Competition consists of an essay competition and group discussions with other students, moderated by faculty and staff.
This year’s winners:
Full-Tuition Scholarship
Juliana Parra, Fort Wayne (Homestead High School)
Charlie Gerstner, Green Bay, Wisconsin (Notre Dame Academy)
$28,000 Scholarship
- Blythe Collins, Kokomo, Indiana (Northwestern High School)
- Sami Al-Jabari, Fort Wayne (Oak Farm Montessori School)
- Anna Yoder, Huntertown, Indiana (Bishop Dwenger High School)
- Bridget Devens, Fort Wayne (Home School)
- Maxwell Mangis, Spokane, Washington (Home School)
- Addison Castile, Hampton, Georgia (Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School)
- Heidi Meyer, Edgerton, Ohio (Edgerton High School)
- Viola Putnam, Peru, Indiana (Peru High School)
- Kyle Sims, Fort Wayne (Wayne High School)
- Neely Danys, Fort Wayne (Bishop Dwenger High School)
- Cindy Macias, Fort Wayne (Bishop Dwenger High School)
For more information on Saint Francis Scholars, contact the Office of Admissions at 260-399-8000 or admis@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 20 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. Approximately 1,800 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.