Len Keller Scholarship of Honor
Leonard Keller had just turned nineteen when he was drafted in the spring of 1966. He completed basic training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, went on to advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, then joined the 60th Infantry in Vietnam.
Sergeant Len Keller was awarded the Medal of Honor on September 19, 1968 by President, Lyndon Johnson for gallantry acts during Vietnam. Tragically, Len died after a motorcycle accident in 2009.
Keller served for two years in Vietnam, then worked for 28 more as a civilian in the supply department at Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Photo by Nick DelCalz
Eligible to Auburn High School seniors only.
Recipients
2024
Joseph McGrail is in the ROTC at University of Missouri
2022
Gina Fiorenza is studying Political Science / Architectural Studies
2021
Amari Hudson is entering into the United States Army.
2020
LaDarius Jackson received the 2020 Len Keller Scholarship of Honor. He is starting basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO for Military Police and will immediately be going to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after advanced individual training, concurrently doing Army ROTC while there.
2019
Justin Gomez is studying Zoology at the Western University Illinois
2018
Paris Turner is studying Biology and Military Science at Harris-Stowe State University
2017
Nathaniel Martinez is enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
2016
Delaushea Fricks is studying nursing at Southern Illionis University
2015
Phallen Lambert is studying Nursing at Collage of Dupage
2014
Raven Wainwright attended Eastern Illionis University to studying Pharmacy.
2013
Martin Jimenez pursued a degree in Criminal Justice.
2012
Sharese Adams studied to become a Special Education Teacher
Contributors
3 star sponsor
Sue LeTourneau
1 star sponsor
Luz Alvarez
