About the Fund
The Fund has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
We conducted a one-time fundraising appeal that collected more than $80,000. This allowed the Fund to make more frequent and larger awards than we could from a perpetual endowment.
Our final scholarship winners were selected in 2019. The last renewal awards will be available in the 2022-23 academic year, after which the Fund will wind up operations.
Trustees
Matthew Brush
Randall Odell
David Tatlock
Timothy Robinson
Kenneth Perine
James Needham
Recognizing and supporting youth
who support their communities
From 2010 through 2019, Brush Memorial Scholarships were awarded annually to graduating Vermont and New Hampshire high school students who demonstrated the same values that Buster did: compassion, hard work, community service, school spirit, leadership, and the desire to challenge themselves.
At least two scholarships were awarded each year, one to a Vermont student and one to a New Hampshire student. Each scholarship recipient received $1,000, and the award was renewable annually for up to four years if the recipient continued to meet the qualifying criteria.
In awarding these scholarships, we honored Buster's memory by cultivating and rewarding active, well-rounded young citizens, much as Buster did.
We have retired the awards program, though renewals to previous winners are available through 2022.
Past winners
2019
Anabel Hernandez
Middlebury UHS
Middlebury, VT
2018
Michaela Ur
Gorham HS
Gorham, NH
2017
Luke Eldred
Montpelier HS
Montpelier, VT
2016
Bethani Winchester
Woodsville HS
Woodsville, NH
2015
Maria Hendrickson
Kingswood Regional HS
Wolfesboro, NH
2014
Caroline Rose
Essex HS
Essex, VT
2013
Matthew Cole
Lebanon HS
Lebanon,
NH
2012
Brittany Little
Inter-Lakes HS
Meredith, NH
2011
Kevin Lacourse
Pinkerton Academy
Derry, NH
2010
Abigail Foster
Hazen Union HS
Hardwick, VT
2019
Lilly Grodt
Londonderry HS
Londonderry, NH
2018
Andrea Boe
Middlebury UHS
Middlebury, VT
2017
Chloe Watts
North Country UHS
Newport, VT
2017
Isabella Behm
Pinkteron Academy
Derry, NH
2016
Jared Lehouillier
Lake Region UHS
Barton, VT
2015
Aidan Saunders
Woodstock UHS
Woodstock, VT
2014
Julia Bowman
Woodsville HS
Woodsville, NH
2013
Harley Davis
Blue Mountain Union HS
Wells River, VT
2012
Hannah Curler
Vergennes Union HS
Vergennes, VT
2011
Marjorie Mason
Enosburg Falls HS
Enosburg Falls, VT
2010
Shyanne Millette
Woodsville HS
Woodsville, NH