Community Foundation for Cloud County awards scholarships

The Community Foundation for Cloud County has awarded over $39,000 in scholarships to area students for the upcoming academic year.

• The C. Carl Cunningham Rotary Scholarship is for seniors graduating from Concordia High School. Keri Farmer, Mya Bauer, and Jori Letourneau, 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. Georgia Rolph, Delphos, 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. Luke Nobert, Clyde; Destyni Christenson, Haddam; Makenna Elliot, Morrowville; Ella Bottner, Glasco; Hunter Blackwood, Clyde; Tierney Breault and Katelyn Reedy, both of Concordia; Mylee Hammond, Clyde; and Sevy Wurtz, Clifton, 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. Quentin Crum, Scandia, and Marik Anderson, Lindsborg, are the recipients 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 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 and Oliver Nobert, both of Clyde, received this scholarship.
• The Mark C. and Dorothy I. Morgan Scholarship is for graduating seniors and graduates of a Cloud County high school or homeschool pursuing an agriculture or education major at a Kansas post-secondary institution, including a university, college, community college, or recognized technical or vocational trade school. Luke Nobert, Clyde; Carlie Carlgren, Scandia; and Sevy Wurtz, Clifton, are the recipients of 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 Daegen DeGraff, both of Concordia; Jolie Girard, Clyde; Skylar Kahrs, Clifton; Victoria Reynolds, Jamestown; and Shea Wurtz, 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. Bricen Benyshek, Aurora; Aubrey Stahlman and Emma Herman, both of Concordia; and Jenna McFadden, Clifton, each received this scholarship.
• The Wendy Ann Koch Memorial Scholarship is for graduating seniors from Clifton-Clyde High School. Calyn Baker, Clyde, received this scholarship.

The foundation is home to ten 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.