Community Foundation for Cloud County awards scholarships

The Community Foundation for Cloud County has awarded over $36,000 in scholarships to area students for the upcoming academic year.

• The C. Carl Cunningham Rotary Scholarship is for seniors graduating from Concordia High School. Daegen DeGraff, Aubrey Stahlman, and Brigham Chavey, all from Concordia, each received this scholarship.
• The Carol Puckett Memorial Scholarship is for graduates of a Cloud County high school pursuing an education major. Hunter Blackwood, Clyde, received this scholarship.
• The CF Sunshine Scholarship is for seniors graduating from or graduates of a Cloud County or Washington County high school majoring in a medical, education, recognized trade, or agricultural field. Mylee Hammond, Emily Porter, and Elisa Sorell, all from Clyde; Ella Bottner, Glasco; Makenna Elliot, Morrowville; Celsie Stein, Miltonvale; Braden Schwartz, Hanover; Taye Retter, Concordia, are the recipients of this scholarship.
• The Cloud Ceramics Masonry Scholarship is for students attending a post-secondary masonry or building trades program at a vo-tech, technical college or community college. Matthew Kearn, Greenleaf, is the recipient of this scholarship.
• The Gertrude Whitebread Scholarship is for seniors graduating from Concordia High School planning to attend Kansas State University. Aubrey Stahlman and Brigham Chavey, both of Concordia, received this scholarship. Bricen Benyshek, Aurora; Emma Herman, Concordia, both received a renewal scholarship.
• The Irene Saulnier Scholarship is for graduates from Cloud County High School currently attending, or planning to attend, a Kansas accredited post-secondary school, or a recognized technical or vocational trade school. Hattie Blackwood, Clyde; Gracey Drury, Concordia, received this scholarship.
• The Pauline and Richard A. Cook Family Scholarship is for North-Central Kansas college sophomores attending Cloud County Community College, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University or the University of Kansas. Lacie Duvall and Madeline Schlyer, of Concordia; Gabriel Walter, Clyde; Brice Benyshek, Aurora; Carlie Carlgren, Scandia; Victoria Reynolds, Jamestown; Payton Fahey, Clifton, are the recipients of this scholarship.
• The Wayne and Alberta Neel Scholarship is for college sophomores or above who are graduates of a Cloud County high school. James Nobert and Joshua Skocny, both of Clyde; Jenna McFadden, Clifton; Riley McMillan, Concordia, each received this scholarship.
• The Wendy Ann Koch Memorial Scholarship is for graduating seniors from Clifton-Clyde High School. Jolie Girard, Clyde, received this scholarship.

The foundation is home to nine scholarship funds, which were established by area donors to support students pursuing higher education. More information about the scholarship program can be found at www.communityfoundationforcloudcounty.org/scholarships.