CMP Distributing $178,000 In Scholarships For 2022-23 School Year

Students with exceptional accomplishments in marksmanship and academics will receive 2022-23 scholarships

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posted on June 2, 2022
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From left: 2022-2023 CMP scholarship recipients Phoebe Chandler (Parker, S.D.), Samuel Sparrow (Hendersonville, Tenn.) and Annie Downum (Springdale, Ariz.).
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The Civilian Marksmanship Program has announced this year’s top scholarship recipients and will award a total of $178,000 for the 2022-2023 school year.

The selected athletes received $3,000, along with the $5,000 Carolyn Hines Memorial Scholarship awarded to the top overall applicant.

The 2022-2023 Dr. Carolyn Hines Memorial Scholarship winner is Johnathan Dorsten of Bryan, Ohio, who is a graduate of Bryan High School. With a GPA of 3.95 and 30 on the ACT, he made the honor roll all four years and is a National Honor Society member. For the last 12 years he has been a regular at air pistol competitions at all levels. Outside of shooting, he has been involved in 4-H, soccer and tennis. He has also been active through service to his community and has kept busy with a local engineering internship. Dorsten is set to attend Ohio State University, studying agricultural engineering and entering as a member of the school’s pistol team.

Below are the $3,000 CMP scholarship recipients.

  • Phoebe Chandler, Parker, South Dakota
  • Annie Downum, Springdale, Arizona
  • Sarah Folsom, Granbury, Texas
  • Victoria James, Woodine, Maryland
  • Isaac Joback, Fenton, Missouri
  • Alexis Kunze, Oak Harbor, Washington
  • Abbie Leverett, Bainbridge, Georgia
  • Chandler Livingston, Chula, Georgia
  • Molly Palko, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Emma Rhode, Kempton, Pennsylvania
  • Benjamin Rogers, Gardner, Kansas
  • Bryce Roop, Decatur, Indiana
  • Samuel Sparrow, Hendersonville, Tennessee
  • Maria Tortorelli, APO, AE (Germany)
  • Hannah Vaagen, Devils Lake, North Dakota
  • Elysa Walter, Sugar Hill, Georgia

Learn more about the 2022-2023 scholarship winners at the CMP website.

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