Final Dismore Awards to be Handed Out at Cherry Hill West Thursday Morning

After 17 years of awarding scholarships to mathematics students graduating from Cherry Hill High School West, Mrs. Eleanor A. Cheney will present the last of the “Dinsmore Scholarships” to five deserving West students this Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 8 a.m. in the Cherry Hill West Library.

Mrs. Cheney set up the scholarship fund in memory of her son, Jon Dinsmore, a 1964 graduate of Cherry Hill High School West (then called simply, “Cherry Hill High School”), died of complications from a brain tumor in 1996, at the age of 49.

During his time in high school, Dinsmore was described as “gifted with numbers” and found a mentor in one of his math teachers, the late Richard D. Elder, Sr. Dinsmore went on to study engineering at Colorado State University and later founded Dinsmore Construction Company, a builder of private homes. 

Since 1997, the family has given 72 scholarships to West students who have shown excellence in math as well as an intention to study in a math field in college. Each annual scholarship, including this year’s, is $5,000.

Mrs. Cheney (mother of Jon Dinsmore), a beloved member of the community, presents the scholarships along with two of her grandsons (John’s sons) Richard and J.C. 

--Press release from Cherry Hill High School West