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Four Members Join the GDF Board of Directors

May 5, 2025By Abby Grafmyre The Greater Denfeld Foundation (GDF) is excited to announce the addition of four new members to their Board of Directors. The four members, Lisa Kittelson, Patrice Critchley-Menor, Laura Schauer and Bridget Zuk bring various areas of expertise and experience to the GDF and are eager

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GDF Profile: Hauge Recipient Madison McKean

By Abby GrafmyreApril 21, 2025 The Greater Denfeld Foundation (GDF) scholarship recipients are doing amazing things with their scholarship awards. With this profile, we begin a series that introduces GDF recipients and shares the good work they are doing! Madison McKean, the first GDF recipient to be introduced in this

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Treasured Administrator Retires

By Abby GrafmyreJanuary 1, 2025 The Greater Denfeld Foundation would like to salute the years of dedication provided by Lori Huska, who devoted herself to the Greater Denfeld Foundation for 13 years. From 2011 until her retirement in 2024, Huska contracted with the GDF, starting as the Scholarship Administrator and

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Greater Denfeld Foundation Announces Teacher Donations

by Abby GrafmyreDecember 1, 2024 While the Greater Denfeld Foundation’s main goal is supporting graduates through scholarships, it also selects teachers, coaches, and staff who offer innovative ideas to Denfeld students receive a meaningful education and provides them with donations. In late November, the GDF announced which teachers would receive

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2025 APPLICATIONS OPEN

December 1, 2024 70 years after first Denfeld High School scholarship, Foundation inviting applications through January 15. Denfeld High School students graduating in Spring 2025 are invited to apply for scholarships of up to S12,000 for post-secondary education. Applications are being accepted at DenfeldFdn.com through Jan. 15, 2025. This marks 70 years

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