Saint Vincent College celebrates 2025 Wimmer Scholarship recipients

LATROBE, PA – Saint Vincent College is pleased to announce that five college-bound students have been awarded scholarships due to their outstanding performance in the College’s 44th annual Wimmer Scholarship Competition.

The total value of the five scholarships is more than $879,000.

The first-place finisher is Henry Theriault-Bevins, a senior at Detroit Central Catholic High School in Novi, Michigan. Theriault-Bevins was awarded a four-year, full-tuition, room and board scholarship valued at more than $223,000.

Four students were awarded four-year, full-tuition scholarships, each valued at more than $164,000: Josephine Rose Einloth, a senior at Moon Area High School; Lindsey Rose Hodge, of Mineral Point, who was homeschooled; Wyatt Robert Prunty, a senior at Armstrong High School; and Cortni Abigale Tinkey, a senior at Geibel Catholic High School.

This year’s competition drew 66 entrants. The exam was conducted this past December.

Henry Theriault-Bevins

Henry, of Milford, Michigan, is an altar server captain and an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at St. Patrick Parish in the Diocese of Lansing. At Detroit Central Catholic High School, he received highest academic honors the past two and a half years and is a member of the National Honor Society.

He is the first-chair trombone in the band, a member of the Esports team and participates in intramural debate. Over the past four years, Henry has performed nearly 300 hours of volunteer community service. He has earned a first black belt in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art based on karate.

The son of Amy Theriault, Henry plans to major in engineering at Saint Vincent.

Josephine Rose Einloth

Josephine is a member of the National Honor Society and stage crew at Moon Area High School. She was among seven Moon Area students chosen as 2025 Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship program. Josephine also is active with the school’s Science Club and Key Club. She is a church lector and a Vacation Bible School volunteer.

The daughter of Leo and Vicki Einloth, Josie plans to study physics and mathematics at Saint Vincent.

Lindsey Rose Hodge

Lindsey, of Mineral Point, is being homeschooled and is a National Merit finalist with a perfect score on her PSAT verbal. Swimming for Central Cambria High School, Lindsey helped set the school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay. She placed first in the 100 freestyle and second in the 100 butterfly at the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championships.

In the high school marching band, Lindsey is the drum major and a trumpet soloist. She has qualified for band festivals at the county, district and regional levels. She shares her musical talent on trumpet at churches, in nursing homes, and throughout her community, playing in two community bands and with a brass quintet.

The daughter of Matthew and Jessica Hodge, Lindsey plans to major in biology at Saint Vincent.

Wyatt Robert Prunty

Wyatt is an active member of a member of the youth ministry program at Christ, Prince of Peace Parish in Ford City. At Armstrong High School, he is a member of the National Honor Society, is editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, and participates in the marching band, concert band, jazz band, student council and yearbook staff.

As president and captain of his school's Quiz Bowl team, Wyatt has competed in state and national tournaments. He was named his team’s most valuable player in the fall and spring leagues of the 2023-2024 academic year. Last year, Armstrong made it to the semifinals on KD Quiz. As part of his Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics and AP U.S. History courses, Wyatt has conducted debates with local politicians, led a voter registration drive and worked the polls on election day.

Wyatt is the son of Lisa Kutch and Robert Prunty Jr., and his stepmother is Liz Prunty. Wyatt plans to study economics and mathematics at Saint Vincent College.

Cortni Abigale Tinkey

Cortni, of Mount Pleasant, is member of the National Honor Society and the math team at Geibel Catholic High School. She is a pianist at Emmanuel Bible Church in Brinkerton and a volunteer with the Mount Pleasant Lions Club.

At Geibel, Cortni is class president, vice president of campus ministries, captain of the Math League team, a student director of musical theatre and a student ambassador.

The daughter of Dena and Ronald Tinkey, Cortni plans to major in biochemistry at Saint Vincent. Her brothers—Nick, C’07, and Ben, a sophomore—also went to Saint Vincent.

About the Wimmer Scholarship

The Wimmer Scholarship program is named after Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., who founded Saint Vincent College in 1846 as the first Benedictine college in the United States. The program recognizes high school students with outstanding academic abilities and encourages them to pursue a quality undergraduate education at Saint Vincent College.

Scholarship winners are based on their performance on a written examination administered at Saint Vincent. The exam is open to college-bound students who have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.75 and a documented SAT score of at least 1,250 or a minimum ACT score of 26 or a CLT of 88. A standardized test score is required to sit for the exam unless a student has a minimum 3.75 GPA and has completed at least six AP courses.