A scholarship in the name of the late John Warner has been established, and its first recipient is a recent graduate of Clinton High School.

Maureen Collins-Kolb with the Warner-Kolb Foundation tells Regional Radio they are seeking to honor the memory of John Warner through two new scholarships and a partnership with the Clinton Community Education Foundation, or CCEF.

One of Warner's final big projects before his passing was the aviation exhibit at the CH Moore Homestead in the summer of 2023. Collins-Kolb says his love of aviation will be the basis for a second scholarship in his name.

For now, the scholarship recipient for the $25,000 a year scholarship will be one student every four years. According to Collins-Kolb, there will be some criteria for the recipients to keep the scholarship.

Collins-Kolb indicates the Warner family was very close with her husband's family. That is why they set up the Warner-Kolb Foundation and this scholarship in John's name.

The mission of The Warner & Kolb Family Foundation is to foster the education and opportunity that enable individuals and communities to make lasting, positive contributions to the people and world around them.