Community Foundation for Cloud County Awards Scholarships
CONCORDIA, Kan.— The Community Foundation for Cloud County has awarded over $33,000 in scholarships to area students for the upcoming academic year.
• The C. Carl Cunningham Rotary Scholarship is for seniors graduating from Concordia High School. Payton
Breese, Concordia; Hattie Blackwood, Clyde; and Carlie Carlgren, Scandia, 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, recognized trade, or agricultural field. Jackson Winter,
Clifton; Hattie Blackwood and Elisa Sorell, both of Clyde; and Nathan Brown, Marissa Parker, and Emalee
Johnson, all from 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. Coy Steinbrock, Clifton, is the recipient of this scholarship.
• The Gertrude Whitebread Scholarship is for seniors graduating from Concordia High School planning to attend Kansas State University. Bricen Benyshek, Aurora and Emma Herman, Concordia, both received this
scholarship. Belle Chavey and Cody Letourneau, 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. Mariah Almanza, Clyde, 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. Taegen Larsen, Jamestown; Madeline Schyler, Cody Letourneau, and Ciara Kearn, all of Concordia; and Joshua Skocny, Clyde, 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. Paige McWhorter and Riley McMillan both of Concordia; Jenna McFadden, Clifton; and
James Nobert, Clyde, each received this scholarship.
• The Wendy Ann Koch Memorial Scholarship is for graduating seniors from Clifton-Clyde High School. Whitley Sikes, 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.
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