Geoff and Ken Derrickson Memorial Scholarships awarded

Two recent local high school graduates received a combined $12,000 in postsecondary scholarships through the Geoff and Ken Derrickson Memorial Scholarship Foundation, which assists local first responders and their families.

Recipients Rylee Tipton and Kamryn Davis each received a $6,000 scholarship.

A Cape Henlopen High School alumna, Tipton will attend Cornell University. A Sussex Tech graduate, Davis will attend the University of Delaware.

The scholarship was established by Betsy Baumeister and Bob Derrickson to honor the lives of their sons, Ken and Geoff Derrickson, twin brothers who died separately at young ages. Baumeister and Derrickson have never forgotten the support and care their family received from Rehoboth's first responders, and they established the scholarship as a thank you to assist local first responders.

Members of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company and Rehoboth Beach Police Department and their dependents are eligible to apply. Eligibility is also open to fire department junior members and seasonal police cadets.

Scholarship recipients are in good standing with the Rehoboth Beach Police Department or Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company and were selected based on their leadership skills, academic record and participation in service organizations.

For more information or to donate to the Geoff and Ken Derrickson Memorial Scholarship Foundation, contact the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company at PO Box 327, Derrickson Scholarship, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 or email scholarship@rehobothbeachfire.com.