LSA - Robert A Crain Scholarship Fund

The Robert A Crain scholarship has been established by the Board of the Lutheran Sports Association.  Bob Crain was one of the founding fathers of the LSA in 1975.  Bob retired from the LSA in 2002.  Bob was also a layman who attended Valparaiso University.  The Crain Scholarship Fund is funded by the LSA from some of the proceeds from each event.
The requirements to be eligible for the Crain Scholarship Fund are simple.  You must have participated in any one of our grade school, high school or adult events.  You must also attend a Lutheran University regardless of your selected major.  Please type or hand print information in the application, and send it to the address listed in the application.  If you have any questions about the application, or would like to contribute to the fund, please e-mail  racscholarship@luthsports.org.

Since 2003, the LSA has given out $19,000 to past participants in STATE events to help with their financial needs in attending Lutheran universities.

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* Please read the rules before applying.  It is suggested to make a copy of your application and letters of recommendations before mailing the application. * 

Robert A Crain Scholarship Fund Application

Crain Scholarship Rules  *Updated April 9, 2011*  Rule changes clarify eligibility is extended to those participating in STATE events, not play-ins for STATE events.

Former Scholarship Winners

Semester Award Period	Name	School/Church	University/College
Fall 2003-04	Adam King	Decatur - LSA	Valparaiso University
	Katrina Kloess	Park Ridge - St. Andrew's	Concordia - River Forest
Spring 2003-04	Jason Jones	Marengo - Zion	Concordia - Mequon
	Ashly Wanless	Springfield - Trinity	Valparaiso University
Fall 2004-05	Thad Sankey	Collinsville - Holy Cross	Concordia - Seward
Spring 2004-05	Adam Backsmeier	Bloomington - Trinity	Carthage College
	Kaleena Laabs	Belvidere - Immanuel	Augustana College
	Rebecca Mooney	Peoria - Christ	Concordia - Seward
Fall 2005-06	Jordan Busse	Bloomington - Trinity	Concordia - Mequon
	Lauren Sankey	Collinsville - Holy Cross	Concordia - Seward
Spring 2005-06	Fredrick Wren	Collinsville - Holy Cross	Concordia - Seward
	Jenna Jole	Belvidere - Immanuel	Carthage College
Fall 2006-07	Katrina Kloess	Park Ridge - St. Andrew's	Concordia - Chicago
	Zachary Jole	Belvidere - Immanuel	Carthage College
Spring 2006-07	Luke Heller	Peoria - Redeemer	Concordia University Chicago
	Melissa Wren	Collinsville - Holy Cross	Concordia University Nebraska
Fall 2007-08	Kevin Rach	Naperville - Bethany	Augustana College
	Kristen Fromm	Arlington Heights - St. Peter	Concordia University Wisconsin
	Kari Zielke	Elmhurst - Immanuel	Concordia University Chicago
Spring 2007-08	Kelly Bertram	Rockford - St. Paul	Concordia University Wisconsin
	Jenna Bremer	East Peoria - St. Peter	Concordia University Chicago
Fall 2008-09	Joshua Moeller	Roselle - Trinity	Concordia University Wisconsin
	Traci Guinzy	Holyeton - Trinity	Concordia University Wisconsin
	Karin Nalefski	Bloomington - Trinity	Concordia University Chicago
Spring 2008-2009	Colleen Freudenberg	Rockford - St. Paul	Concordia University Nebraska
	Jonathan Piel	Arlington Heights - St. Peter	Concordia University Chicago
Fall 2009-10	Jessica Busse	Bloomington - Trinity	Concordia University Nebraska
	Daniel Hess	Kankakee - St. Paul	Luther College
Spring 2009-10	Steven Lindquist	Wheaton - St. John	Valparaiso University
	Dawn Martin	Rockford Lutheran	Concordia University Nebraska
Fall 2010-11	Nathaniel Behrens	Hawthorn Woods - St. Matthew	Valparaiso University
	Amy Gray	Champaign - St. John	Concordia University Wisconsin
Spring 2010-11	Brittany Fromm	Arlington Heights - St. Peter	Augustana College
	Jessica Hennig	Springfield - Concordia	Concordia University Wisconsin
Fall 2011-12	Ted Fischer	Arlington Heights - St. Peter	Concordia University Chicago
	Samantha Holderfield	Champaign - St. John	Valparaiso University
Spring 2011-12	Blake Borchers	Edwardsville - Trinity	Concordia University Chicago
	Susanna Campbell	Arlington Heights - St. Peter	Concordia University Chicago

Winners by University attended:

Concordia Chicago (River Forest) - 10, Concordia Nebraska (Seward) - 8, Concordia Wisconsin (Mequon) - 8, Valparaiso - 5, Augustana - 3, Carthage - 3, Luther - 1