Nappanee Conservation Club Awards Two Student Scholarships
The Nappanee Conservation Club recently presented two $2,500 scholarships in memory of Dr. Walter C. Anglemeyer. Awards were given to Isaac Simmons and Kate Wendzonka. Pictured from left are Kenny Yoder, Simmons, Wally Anglemeyer, Dan Hummel, Wendzonka and Gus Feiler. InkFreeNews photo provided by Wally Anglemeyer.
By Keith Knepp
InkFreeNews
NAPPANEE — The Nappanee Conservation Club awarded two $2,500 scholarships at the fourth annual Walter C. Anglemeyer Shooting Classic, held Saturday, July 13.
“This scholarship was started in the name of Dr. Walter C. Anglemeyer to further the education of students pursuing studies in the field of conservation,” said Wally Anglemeyer, Dr. Anglemeyer’s son. “The goal is to award two $2,500 scholarships yearly to deserving local students.”
The elder Anglemeyer was born in 1927. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Ball State Univeresity in 1950, and graduated from medical school in 1958. He began family medical practice in Nappanee in 1959.
Anglemeyer enjoyed his Nappanee practice and served the community for 50 years, delivering over 3,000 babies. He retired from medicine in 2008. In his spare time, Anglemeyer enjoyed trap shooting and hunting. He died in October 2022.
This is the first year the club was able to make the awards. The students presented with the inaugural scholarships were Kate Wendzonka and Isaac Simmons. Wendzonka will be attending the University of Montana studying environmental chemistry. Simmons will be attending Purdue University and studying biochemistry.
The Nappanee Conservation Club Nappanee Conservation Club is located just outside of Nappanee at 13960 N. Gravelton Road. It was founded by a group of friends in the early 1930s, originally meeting at Geyer’s Dam, just five miles east of CR 11. The club’s mission has been to “preserve the environment, our heritage and our lifestyle for future generations.”
For further information, visit nappaneeconservationclub.org.
