Aubree Gogel wins Huntingburg Kiwanis Ray Goldman Scholarship
Aubree Gogel earned the 2026 Ray Goldman Scholarship, a $1,000 boost as she heads to Purdue to study marketing after stacking up an Academic Honors diploma and an Ivy Tech degree.
Aubree R. Gogel of Huntingburg will take a $1,000 scholarship with her to Purdue University after the Huntingburg Kiwanis Club named her the 2026 recipient of its Ray Goldman Scholarship. Gogel plans to major in marketing, and the award gives her a direct financial lift as she moves from Southridge High School into college.
Kiwanis reserved the scholarship for a Southridge graduate who shows both scholarship and community service, and Gogel fit that standard with an Academic Honors diploma, an associate’s degree in general studies from Ivy Tech Community College, and a long record of school involvement. Her activities included Key Club, National Honor Society, Mayor’s Youth Council, Business Professionals of America, Kindness Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
The recognition is especially meaningful because Gogel already moved ahead on two tracks at once. By finishing her Southridge coursework and earning college credit through Ivy Tech, she entered graduation with more than a diploma in hand. Southridge’s participation in the Rural Early College Network has made that kind of head start more visible in Huntingburg, where students have more chances to earn college credit and build workforce skills before they leave high school.
The scholarship also carries local memory. It honors Ray Goldman, a longtime educator and superintendent of Huntingburg Public Schools, whose name remains attached to an award meant to help students move into higher education. Kiwanis International says its scholarship programs are designed to help Key Club and Circle K students with the cost of college, a reminder that service clubs still play a practical role in easing the financial burden of post-secondary education.
Gogel is the daughter of Blake and Alicia Gogel of Huntingburg. Her selection adds another local example of how academic achievement, leadership and volunteer work can open a door to college, even as families continue to navigate the rising cost of higher education.
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