Community Foundation for Cloud County awards scholarships

CONCORDIA, Kan.— The Community Foundation for Cloud County has awarded over $28,000 in scholarships to area students for the upcoming academic year.

• The Carl Cunningham Rotary Scholarship is for seniors graduating from Concordia High School. Belle Chavey and Jaida Koester, both from Concordia, and Jenna McFadden, Clifton, each received this scholarship.
• The Carol Puckett Memorial Scholarship is for graduates of a Cloud County high school pursuing an education major. Dillon Provost, 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 or recognized trade field. Kynnedi Steinbrock, Zoie Gelino, and Jackson Winter, all of Clifton; Haley Thrasher, Clyde; Michael Ashland and Nathan Brown, both of Concordia, Brett Buhrman, Greenleaf; and Sarah Portenier, Linn; 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. Richard Zeller, McPherson; Colby Bunger, Whitewater, MO; and Memphis Eberhart, Wilson, each received this scholarship.
• The Gertrude Whitebread Scholarship is for seniors graduating from Concordia High School planning to attend Kansas State University. Belle Chavey and Cody Letourneau, both of Concordia received this scholarship. Juana Ayala and Rheagan Bethune, both of Concordia received a renewal scholarship.
• The Irene Saulnier Scholarship is for graduates from a Cloud County High School currently attending, or planning to attend, a Kansas accredited post-secondary school, or a recognizable technical or vocational trade school. Madeline Schlyer, 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. James Nobert, Dillon Provost, and Joshua Skocny, all of Clyde; Hailey Budke, Kira Kearn, and Katelyn Trecek, all of Concordia; and Bethany Trost, Manhattan; 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. Elizabeth Duvall, Ciara Kearn, Riley McMillan, and Ivon Owen, all of Concordia; each received this scholarship.
• The Wendy Ann Koch Memorial Scholarship is for graduating seniors from Clifton-Clyde High School. Gabriel Walter, 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.