Valparaiso, Fla. (June 3, 2009) –The Taylor Haugen Foundation announces that Jesse Dean Quick of Fort Walton Beach High School along with Krista Nicole Schumacher and David Jacob Hill, both of Niceville High School, are the recipients of the 2009 Taylor Haugen Foundation Scholarship. The Foundation awarded each high school senior a $1500 scholarship to be applied towards college tuition expenses. The Taylor Haugen Scholarship is offered in memory of Taylor Reid Haugen, Niceville High School Class of 2011.

The winning students were selected based on a balance of five different criteria: academics, athletics, community service, leadership and Christian faith. Applicants were required to be graduating seniors with a weighted GPA of 3.5 or higher who were involved in high school athletics and community service. The scholarship may only be applied towards an accredited four-year college. A committee of five members, two from the community and three from the Taylor Haugen Foundation made the selection.  

“Jesse, Krista and David are all exceptional young people and we feel that they exemplify the same qualities that were so special in Taylor,” commented Heather Kilbey, scholarship committee chairman for the Taylor Haugen Foundation. “They are all outstanding students—academically and through their involvement in sports and the community. We are honored to have all three of them represent the Taylor Haugen Foundation and are excited to watch their futures unfold.”   

Krista Schumacher

Jesse Quick

David Hill

Scholarships were presented to the three winners during each recipient’s high school awards program.