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KWPA Announces Lauchle
Scholarship Winner 2020

KWPA ANNOUNCES LAUCHLE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER 2020

KWPA Announces Lauchle Scholarship Winner 2021

Congratulations to the 2020 Lauchle Scholarship Award Recipient, Kaden Robinson. Majoring in Forest Technology at Penn State Mont Alto, Kaden is the son of Curtis and Jamie Robinson, New Bloomfield. Expecting to graduate in May of 2022, he plans to transfer to the Forest Ecosystem Management major at University Park in the Fall of 2022. Kaden has been actively involved in the Wildlife Leadership Academy and the Perry County Envirothon. In addition, Kaden is a certified conservation ambassador and a student leader in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Program. The Lauchle Scholarship was established to honor the late Richard Lauchle, who worked diligently throughout his life to ensure the sustainability of Pennsylvania’s forests. For more information on the scholarship, please visit www.whypahardwoods.com.

About the Scholarship

Richard “Dick” Lauchle loved the forest and worked diligently throughout his adult life to ensure the sustainability of Pennsylvania’s forests. In 1967, Dick enrolled in the Williamsport Area Community College now known as Pennsylvania College of Technology. He was accepted into a newly established Forest Technology Program, which expanded his interest and knowledge of the forest. While he understood the value of woodlands, he also knew the forests were vulnerable to disease, fire, and careless management. Graduating first in his class, he secured a position with one of the largest sustainable forest companies in the world, Weyerhaeuser, in Washington State. His employment was brief as a job opportunity arose within the Pennsylvania Game Commission which ultimately brought him back to his love— Penn’s woods.

In 1975, he founded Lauchle Lumber. He owned and operated his business until his passing in 2008. Dick was dedicated to his customers, industry organizations, and those who sought advice on timber harvesting and management. Lauchle Lumber was more than a business, it was his calling throughout his life. The Lauchle scholarship was established to honor Dick and his life- long love for the forests. He deeply valued the career and recreational opportunities that they provide. Out of that love, the scholarship was founded by Keystone Wood Products Association and funded by Lauchle customers, business associations, life long friends, and members of the Loyalsock Men’s Club, who shared in Dick’s passion.

Scholarship Awards Disbursement

Scholarship(s) will be awarded annually and will be applied to the second year of tuition at a higher institute of education. Scholarship availability and the award amount is subject to change yearly.

For questions, please contact Betty Gilmour, Director of Grantmaking, First Community Foundation Partnership of PA via phone at 570.321.1500 or via email at BettyG@fcfpartnership.org.