Four area graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Adelina Peer and Makayla Magro of Olean, Julia Wyant of Portville and Katelyn Rhinehart of Otto-Eldred each received the Ben & Rose Schwabenbauer Educational Scholarship for $750  each.

The scholarship provides annual scholarships for graduating seniors from Otto-Eldred High School (PA), Bradford Area High School (PA), Olean High School or Portville Central School who will be attending a four-year school. Preference is for students planning to pursue a degree or career in education, law enforcement or a related field.

Peer will attend Binghamton University to study psychology. Wyant plans to study obstetrician nursing at St. Bonaventure University. Rhinehart will study childhood education at St. Bonaventure University.

Makayla Magro also received the George and Marcia Pancio Scholarship for $500.

This scholarship, established by the Pancio family, is for a graduating senior of Olean High School planning to study in the education or medical field. The student also needs to complete an essay question about patriotism.

Magro will attend St. Bonaventure University to study public health.

Donations can be made to any of these funds at CRCF, 301 North Union St., Suite 203 in Olean, or online at cattfoundation.org.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is the area’s supportive, responsive and trusted community foundation. Established in 1994, CRCF is growing good by connecting donors to the causes they care about most in the region. Grants from the foundation support many areas, including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, community development, human service, and youth development. To learn more, call (716) 301-CRCF (2723), email [email protected], or visit online at www.cattfoundation.org. CRCF is also on Facebook (facebook.com/cattfoundation) and Twitter (@CattFoundation).