Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Awards Scholarships to 10 Local High School Graduates

Foundation also Supports the Johnson Memorial and Alumni Scholarship Programs
 
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation (PPF) have selected 10 high school graduates to honor with 2025 Penguins Foundation Scholarships.  The program includes all Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County.
 
This year, PPF supported three different scholarship programs, awarding $60,000 to 22 Pittsburgh-area students.  This includes 12 first-year awards plus 10 of the PPF 2024 Scholarship Second-Year awards.
 
In partnership with UPMC, the Penguins Foundation has awarded its education/community-based scholarships since 2014.  Over the past 11 years, the Penguins Foundation has awarded a total of 178 first-year PPF scholarships.
 
To be eligible, students must attend a Pittsburgh Public School or an Allegheny County high school that provides substantial aid to students for reduced-cost or free lunch programs per the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education - Division of Food and Nutrition. 
 
Each PPF scholarship is valued at $3,000 for the student’s first year of college, and an additional $2,000 is awarded for the student’s second year of college if a 3.0 GPA is maintained and a minimum of 24 credit hours are earned.
 
Penguins Foundation scholarship recipients for 2024-2025 are as follows:
 

PPF Scholarship Winners
1. Clark Paul Ehman, Pittsburgh Obama HS, Whittier College
2. Victoria Lou Fast, McKeesport Area HS, Westminster College
3. Ashlyn Ferderbar, Springdale Jr/Sr HS, Penn State University (Main)
4. Dillon Javid, Pittsburgh Allderdice HS, Columbia University
5. Madyson Michalski, West Mifflin Area HS, University of Pittsburgh
6. Garrett Myers, Springdale Jr/Sr HS, Case Western Reserve University
7. Oluwatobiloba Olaore, Pittsburgh CAPA, University of Pennsylvania
8. Riley Morgan Sheposh, McKeesport Area HS, Duquesne University
9. Carissa Grace Walsh, Springdale Jr/Sr HS, University of Pittsburgh Honors College
10. Patrick Wylly, Springdale Jr/Sr HS, Penn State University (Main)
 
The Penguins organization also supports two scholarship programs focusing on athletics and hockey – the Penguins/Bob Johnson Memorial Scholarship and the Penguins Alumni Scholarship.  Both are joint efforts with the Penguins Booster Club and the team’s Alumni Association respectively.  Both scholarships are valued at $5,000.
 

Bob Johnson Memorial Scholarship
1. Robert William Mahoney, Meadville Area Senior HS, Wake Forest University
 

Penguins Alumni Scholarship
1. Andrew Paul Malichky, Seneca Valley Senior HS, University of Illinois
 
The Penguins and the Penguins Foundation put an emphasis on supporting local youth; and they value education as one of the Foundation’s four pillars.
 
The Penguins organization congratulates all of the awardees on their achievements to date; and, wishes them continued success as they embark upon their college careers.