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Congratulations to the 2025 BBB® Students of Integrity Scholars

BBB awarded scholarships to six winners of the 2025 Students of Integrity Scholarship! The recipients were chosen for outstanding demonstrations of ethics-based critical thinking skills. 

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Meet our 2025 BBB SOI Scholars

Each winner received $3000 for post-secondary education expenses so they can further their education and improve their careers. Congratulations to our 2025 SOI Scholars! Learn more about each student below.

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“I’m using ethics by double checking twice before I post stuff making sure I follow my ethics code.” –Kyle Easton

Kyle Easton graduated from Turpin High School in Hamilton County in 2025. He plans to attend University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio in the fall majoring in Cybersecurity. 

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“With this new age of technology we're seeing AI become increasingly more prominent and more useful. But with power there is also a lot of ability for things to go wrong and for people to misuse it.” –Wyatt Levi

Wyatt Levi graduated from Conner High School in Boone County in 2025. He plans to attend Vanderbilt Unversity in Nashville, Tennesse in the fall majoring in Biochemistry on a pre-med route. 

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“I’m going to use ethics when I’m engaging in conversation with my peers, making sure that I respect the truth and avoid spreading misinformation.” –Phoenix Lewis

Pheonix Lewis graduates from Walnut Hills High School in Hamilton County in 2025. She plans to attend Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in the fall majoring in Neuroscience. 

 

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“As I head into the pre-med field, I hope to bring ethics with me as it’s the very core component of that, and to try to bring it into every single one of my actions.” –Rudraa Patel

Rudraa Patel graduated from Wester Clermont High School in Clermont County in 2025. She plans to attend University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio this fall majoring in Medical Sciences on a pre-med route. 

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“I use ethics to build strong foundations of trust in new relationships ... that I’ll be forming in college and post-grad in my career.” –Anne RIley

Anne Riley graduated from Oak Hills High School in Hamilton County in 2025. She plans to attend Kent State University in Kent, Ohio this fall majoring in Visual Communication Design. 

 

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“I’ll continue to use ethics by making sure I’m staying on task and not going on a different path." –Kadijatou Sow

Kadijatou Sow graduated from Lockland High School in Hamilton County in 2025. She plans to attend University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California in the fall majoring in Political Science on a pre-law route. 

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Previous recipients

2024

  • Samantha Davis, Fenwick High School
  • Carter Hancock, Wheelersburg High School
  • Halle Heagen, Kings High School
  • Izzy Heimkreiter, Harrison High School
  • Josua Zyzak, Beechwood High School

2023

  • Ryan Brogan, Covington Catholic High School
  • Malakai Jones, Purcell Marian High School
  • Heather Parcell, Jac-Cen-Del
  • Emma Wallace, Batavia High School
  • Josephine Wooldridge, Seton High School

2022

  • Hannah Barrett, homeschool
  • Robert Wells, Conner High School

2021

  • Alexandra Born, Madeira High School
  • Anna M. Hammann, Seton High School

2020

  • Paul Allison, Covington Catholic High School
  • Cade Harvey, Scarlet Oaks

2019

  • Student Veteran of Integrity: Seth DuCasse, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

2018

  • Bailee Batch, Indiana Connections Academy
  • Ashley Poff, Georgetown Jr./Sr. High School
  • Colson Rosa, Ohio Virtual Academy
  • Madison Van Erp, Mason High School

2017

  • Wyatt Grimm, Ross High School
  • Sumedha Kappagantula, Lakota West High School
  • Jacqueline Ketcham, East Central High School
  • Maddie Schenthal, Villa Madonna Academy

2016

  • Erinn Aulfinger, Lakota East High School
  • Andrew Evans, Oak Hills High School
  • Noah Holtman, Scott High School
  • Paige Kappes, St. Henry High School

2015

  • Ben Lehman, Holy Cross High School
  • Jonathan Reese, Loveland High School
  • Emily Rush, Wyoming High School
  • Mary Wurtz, Villa Madonna Academy

2014

  • Carolyn Cook, Mason High School
  • Sarah Draper, Turpin High School
  • Kegan Main, Batesville High School
  • Keshila Mann, Walnut Hills High School

2013

  • Kaitlyn Luckey, Mother of Mercy High School
  • Hailey Holtman, Scott High School
  • Kelsey Patton, Live Oaks Vocational School
  • Alexis Porter, Mason High School

2012

  • Matthew King, Lakota East High School
  • Madison Stephens, Wyoming High School
  • Aichetou Waiga, North College Hill High School

2011

  • Jamie Bourne, Lebanon High School
  • Morgan Kershaw, Lebanon High School
  • Sarah Schwab, Mother of Mercy High School

2010

  • Garrett Holsinger, Lakota East High School
  • Kori Michael, Talawanda High School
  • Renee Obringer, Lebanon High School
  • Amanda Rigdon, Lebanon High School

2009

  • Holly Claypole, Dixie Heights High School
  • Lynette Fenchel, Glen Este High School
  • Shawna Jones, Scott High School
  • Kelly Schmidt, Mercy McAuley High School

2008

  • Ashley Cramer, Scott High School
  • Kayla Durden, Calvary Christian School
  • Katharine Lawrence, South Gallia High School
  • Lakreshia McKenzie, Purcell Marian High School
  • Sydney Otis, Scott High School

2007

  • Stacy Buschhaus, Ursuline Academy
  • Evan Daniel, Reading Jr./Sr. High School
  • Alex Johnson, Mason High School
  • Alexander Sutter, Talawanda High School
  • Alex Vaught, Saint Henry District High School

2006

  • Samantha Bitter, Mount Notre Dame High School
  • Shannon Dooley, Conner High School
  • Donte Farmer, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School
  • Mary McCullough, Anderson High School
  • Tyler Waddle, Central Baptist Academy
  • Jordan Wheeler, Central Baptist Academy

2005

  • Jacqueline Ellis, Lebanon High School
  • Stephanie Long, The Summit Country Day School
  • Ben Schulte, Colerain High School
  • Devan Smith, Bellevue High School
  • Amy Trostle, Conner High School
  • Lauren Winsett, Boone County High School

2004

  • Hillary Carter, Lakota East High School
  • David Foster Clay, Mason High School
  • Jordan Elbert, Simon Kenton High School
  • Amy Miller, Simon Kenton High School
  • Alex Peppers, Oak Hills High School

2003

  • Lauren Creditt, Glen Este High School
  • Kyle Dragan, La Salle High School
  • Elena Hisset, Sycamore High School
  • Kristina Jorg, Seton High School
  • Sarah Sutter, Talawanda High School 

 

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