Owen Hamilton, a Stoney Creek High School graduate who has demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship in the Rochester community, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025-26 Patrick and Christie Scoggin Foundation Scholarship. Stoney Creek grad earns Patrick and Christie Scoggin Foundation Scholarship
The four-year, full-tuition scholarship is awarded annually to an incoming freshman from Rochester Adams, Rochester, Avondale or Stoney Creek High School. Applicants are evaluated based on financial need, academic performance and extracurricular involvement.
Hamilton is the 14th recipient of the Scoggin Scholarship and will attend Oakland University in the fall, where he plans to pursue studies in history and social studies.
“This scholarship means a lot to me because it will allow me to further my education in the history field and will allow me to be able to teach others about history in turn,” Hamilton said.
In addition to history, Hamilton also has a passion for music and was a trumpet player (section leader) in the Stoney Creek High Marching Band.
“I am also looking forward to continuing to play the trumpet at OU,” he said. “One of my favorite feelings is performing music and seeing the joy that it can bring to the audience. This scholarship will enable me to bring joy and education to the community, that is why it is very important to me.”
The Scoggin Foundation Scholarship, formerly known as the Huntington Ford Scholarship, is made possible through the generosity of Patrick and Christie Scoggin, who established the fund in 2012 as a way to help local students pursue their educational dreams. While Pat passed away in 2020, his wife, Christie, is dedicated to continuing the legacy they built together by making scholarships available to students like Hamilton.
The scholarship is renewable for an additional three years for recipients who continue to demonstrate financial need, complete full-time credits during each fall and winter semester, and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
To learn more about supporting student scholarships, visit www.oakland.edu/giving.
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