John G. Blakesley Mathematical Excellence for 8th Grade
Purpose
To honor John G. Blakesley by providing a scholarship to a graduating 8th grade student from Elkhart County.
To honor John G. Blakesley by providing a scholarship to a graduating 8th grade student from Elkhart County.
Eligible for 25% Match
Yes
Yes
Date Established
02/15/2012
02/15/2012
Scholarship Information
This scholarship is awarded to a graduating 8th grade student who has demonstrated an exceptional aptitude in mathematics, in honor of John G. Blakesley.
This scholarship is awarded to a graduating 8th grade student who has demonstrated an exceptional aptitude in mathematics, in honor of John G. Blakesley.
Story of the Fund
John G. Blakesley was born in Goshen, Indiana, on February 26, 1931, and was raised in Syracuse, Indiana. He attended New Paris High School as a freshman, where he won math awards. After moving to Fort Wayne with his family, he graduated from Fort Wayne Central High School in 1949, where he again won numerous awards in mathematics. John graduated from Yale University in 1954, majoring in economics and political science. He died in 2011.
Cheryl Weaver, John’s niece, who served as executor of his estate: “My uncle John valued education, and he worked hard to pay his way through college. The education he received helped pave the way for him to enjoy the many things he was lucky to do in life. He wanted to make sure others had the same opportunity. Because of this, he asked me, his niece, to create two scholarship funds for youth in Elkhart County. It is a great honor to be personally involved in my Uncle John’s legacy.”
John G. Blakesley was born in Goshen, Indiana, on February 26, 1931, and was raised in Syracuse, Indiana. He attended New Paris High School as a freshman, where he won math awards. After moving to Fort Wayne with his family, he graduated from Fort Wayne Central High School in 1949, where he again won numerous awards in mathematics. John graduated from Yale University in 1954, majoring in economics and political science. He died in 2011.
Cheryl Weaver, John’s niece, who served as executor of his estate: “My uncle John valued education, and he worked hard to pay his way through college. The education he received helped pave the way for him to enjoy the many things he was lucky to do in life. He wanted to make sure others had the same opportunity. Because of this, he asked me, his niece, to create two scholarship funds for youth in Elkhart County. It is a great honor to be personally involved in my Uncle John’s legacy.”