Mary Ellen Wells Scholarship for Arcadia High School

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Established 2025

Mary Ellen Wells was born at home to Dessie and Orlo Wells on October 9, 1933. She graduated from Arcadia High School and began her career as a secretary at Marathon Oil Company in Findlay. Her love of the mountains eventually drew her to Colorado, where she later retired from Marathon Oil in Denver.

Mary Ellen grew up helping her parents with their dairy business, delivering milk door-to-door. She enjoyed travel, golf, walking, theater, gardening and being outdoors. She loved animals, especially her dogs.

After her passing in 2021, Mary Ellen established this scholarship through her estate to support a graduating senior from Arcadia High School.

Standards for Determining Eligibility

• The applicant must be a graduating senior of Arcadia High School.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• The applicant must plan to be a full-time student enrolled at an accredited four-year institution.
• Applicant must be a resident of Hancock County.
• Demonstrate participation in community/volunteer service activities and/or work experience.
• Financial need is a requirement.
• Any student who receives a full scholarship that includes all the fees normally payable by policy of The Community Foundation will not qualify for this Scholarship.