TOLEDO—A $2,000 scholarship provided by the Catholic Diocese of Toledo Employee Benefit Fund, was awarded to Norwalk St. Paul High School graduate Katherine E. Whitehurst, June 1.

Katherine Whitehurst, a graduate of Norwalk St. Paul High School, was awarded the 18th annual F. Edward Schaefer Scholarship in June. With her are Bishop Leonard P. Blair and mother, Grace Whitehurst. (Photo courtesy of Toledo Employee Benefit Fund)

Bishop Leonard P. Blair presented the 18th annual F. Edward Schaefer Scholarship to Katherine at his office in Toledo. Bishop Blair told Katherine he had read her essays and was very impressed and thanked her for her work for the church.

Competition for this scholarship includes the entire 19-county area of the diocese. Mr. Schaefer, in whose memory the scholarship was founded, served on the retirement board for many years.

The scholarship is given to a son or daughter of a participant in the Retirement Plan for Lay Employees in the Catholic Diocese of Toledo and is awarded with emphasis on service to church and community as well as leadership.

Katherine is the daughter of Grace Whitehurst. Grace is employed by St. Paul High School in Norwalk, Ohio. Katherine plans to attend Walsh University to study education.