Many Nebraska high school seniors earn Chadron State scholarships

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Approximately 200 seniors in Nebraska high schools have been awarded scholarships to help them continue their studies at Chadron State College, beginning this fall.

The scholarship recipients were selected on the on the basis of college entrance examination scores and their high school academic achievements.

The recipients, the scholarships and the amounts, by school, are:

Ainsworth

Heather Lyons, T. Ross Megowan Memorial, $500.

Cassandra Smith, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000.

Jennifer Weiss, Gold Presidential, $3,400; and Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,250.

Alliance

Nicole Benigno, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Parker Corp. Box Butte County Scholarship, $1,000; NHELP Annual Scholarship, $500.

Katherine Keenan, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,250.

Katie Patrick, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Wiedenfield Family, $1,000.

Hannah Steele, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Wiedenfield Family, $1,000.

Ashley Thompson, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,500.

Amherst

Candice Leeds (Riverdale address), Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,250.

Anselmo-Merna

Jacob Kirkpatrick, Chadron State Tuition, $800.

Arnold

Joshua Snyder, Merlyn Gramberg Industrial Technology, $375.

Aurora

Matthew Flink, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Education Program Award, $1,500.

Banner County High at Harrisburg

Carmen Brown, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000.

Marianne Griffiths, Gold Presidential, $3,400; P.O and Grace Gaylord Memorial, $750; Ward Diehl Memorial, $500.

Bayard

Brittany Billingsley, Chadron State tuition, $1,000; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600.

Anna Dailey, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Wiedenfield Family, $250; Quivey-Bay, $1,000.

Kelsey Gregory, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Wiedenfield Family, $1,500.

Kayla Houck, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Wiedenfield Family, $1,500.

Chris Little, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Wiedenfield Family, $1,250.

Michelle Miller, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Wiedenfield Family, $750; Quivey-Bay, $1,000.

Justin Snyder, Eagle Presidential, $1,750; Quivey-Bay, $1,000.

Amanda Stricker, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Wiedenfield Family, $1,500.

Boone Central at Albion

Alana Carder, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Academic Achievement Award, $675; Fritz Sandoz Memorial, $375.

Boys Town

Sergio Reyes, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Thomas & Claire Coffee Brown Scholarship, $475; Paul and Mayme Brown Memorial, $800; and Isabelle Confer Liehe Memorial, $300.

Broken Bow

Katie Connely, Chadron State Tuition, $500; Academic Achievement Award, $300; Leadership Room Waiver, $300.

Tyler Farmer, Board of Trustees, $3,400. Everett and Martha Deans Memorial, $1,750.

Taylor Woodward, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,750.

Burwell

Brett Gumb, Burwell, T. Ross Megowan Memorial, $250.

Amanda O’Neill, Gold Presidential, $3,400; and Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $500.

Callaway

Traci Pandorf, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600.

Cassidy Pitkin, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,200; Frances Hess and Eby Richards Memorial, $300.

Elizabeth Ridder, Gold Presidential, $3,400; and Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,500.

Kellsy Schneringer, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600.

Central City

Brandy Ritz, Silver Presidential, $800; Academic Achievement Award, $500; Leadership Room Waiver, $500.

Chadron

Jeffrey Alcorn, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Chris and Marjorie Schulze Memorial, $1,250; and McDonald, Freed, Wiley Memorial, $250.

Austin Butterfield, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges, $1,275; Norman Family, $225.

John Crile, Nebraska State, $850; Wiedenfeld Family, $1,000.

Kaleb Haufman, Nebraska State, $850; Wiedenfield Family, $1,000; Education Award, $500.

Morgan Klabenes, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Elmira Burdge Memorial, $925; Troy Rickenbach Memorial, $500; Mari Sandoz Annual, $325.

Kendall McCormick, Nebraska State, $850; Chris and Marjorie Schulze Memorial, $1,000.

Tony Plooster, Chadron State Tuition, $750, Chadron Rotary Club, $300.

Chris Vogl, Eagle Presidential, $1,750; Academic Achievement, $400; Leadership Waiver, $400; Joe and Dorothy Blundell Memorial, $500; Georgia Muma Vondra, $225.

Twila Yellow Hair, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Virginia Kennedy Coffee Endowed, $275.

Chambers

Valarie Hoffman, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Chase County High at Imperial

Marissa Grow, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,250.

Michael Munger, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Edwin Nelson Memorial, $900; Alta Fox Steininger, $850.

Celeste Pankonin, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Sally Thayer, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600.

Scott Way, Silver Presidential, $850; Ione Marshall Endowed, $500.

Clarkson

Shawn Vrbicky, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600

Cody-Kilgore

Robin Bowlin, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Educational Award Program, $1,500.

Coleridge

Misti Anderson, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Crawford

Joe Dirks, Board of Trustees, $3,400; John Castek Memorial, $500; Janet Murphy Memorial, $150; CARE, $850.

Sarah Griffin, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Ed and Marian Hollstein Memorial, $750; Curtis and Nina Norman Memorial, $500.

Brett Norman, Nebraska State, $850.

Lane Troester, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Norb and Karen Arnoldy, Memorial; Giggling Gals 4-H Club, $425.

Creighton

Matthew Nielsen, Creighton, Rural Health Opportunities Program, $3,400; Joseph and Leo Vetter Memorial, $1,000; Gerald Christoffersen Memorial, $500.

Crete

Samantha Bohl, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Malissie Boyer, Educational Program Award, $1,000; Nebraska State, $850.

Ewing

Shayla Funk, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,150; F. Dale and Marilyn Hammer Memorial, $350.

Trevor Switzer, Nebraska State, $750.

Fairbury

Charles Pitkin, Nebraska State., $750.

Geneva

Nicole Anderson, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,500.

Franklin

Justin Trout, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Pepper Creek Outdoor Learning Center, $1,250.

Justin Weaver, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Paul Hefti Memorial, $1,625; Paul Dannacher Memorial, $125.

Garden County High at Oshkosh

Haley Cooper, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Wiedenfeld Family, $1,500.

Brieanna Jasnoch, Nebraska State, $850; Wiedenfeld Family, $750.

Elisa Jensen, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Wiedenfeld Family, $1,200.

Beau McConnell, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Wiedenfeld Family, $500.

Ashley Steward, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,250.

Gering

Nathan Blaylock, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Quivey-Bay, $1,000; Wiedenfeld Family, $750.

Jessica Grasmick, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Quivey-Bay, $1,000; Wiedenfeld Family, $750.

Bradley Havranek, Gering, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Quivey-Bay, $1,000; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $500.

Bradley Peters, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Quivey-Bay, $1,000.

Gordon-Rushville

Niles Armstrong, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Wiedenfeld Family, $1,275; Marty and Teri Connealy Family, $475.

Richard Fairhead, Silver Presidential, $850; Wiedenfeld Family, $1,000.

Megan Fuchser, Watson Justice Studies, $220.

William Kaleb Metzger, Abbott Bank Foundation, $500.

Tamika Robinson, Justice Studies, $220.

Jacob Sasse, Eagle Presidential, $1,700.

Matthew Yardley, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $675; Leadership Room Waiver, $500; Albert and Anna Kent Memorial, $325.

Patrick Young, Chadron State Tuition, $750.

Grand Island Central Catholic

Ryan Zavala, Eagle Presidential, $1,750; Academic Achievement Award, $550; Leadership Room Waiver, $550; Robert Pifer Memorial, $400.

Grand Island High

Kevin Bogus, Nebraska State, $850.

Andrew Gallagher, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Everett and Martha Deans Memorial, $1,300; Roland and Deloris Dewing Endowed, $450.

Phetsamor Souksan, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Vergil and Delores Irelan Endowed, $650; J. Walter Fitts Memorial, $125.

Hastings St. Cecelia

Seth Elley, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $500; Academic Achievement Award, $500; Leadership Room Waiver, $500.

Hay Springs

Angela Heesacker, Chadron State Tuition, $500; Sheridan County Scholarship, $600.

Hayes Center

Evan Richter, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges, $1,500.

Hemingford

Ryan Dannar, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000.

Katrina Mundt, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Watson Justice Studies, $220.

Amanda Winten, Silver Presidential, $850, Wiedenfeld Family, $750.

High Plains Community High at Clarks

Megan Burruss, T. Ross Megowan Memorial Agricultural, $250.

Holdrege

Marcelle Strydom, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Uhlken Hodges, $1,500.

Humphrey

Nicholas Streblow, Nebraska State, $850; Education Award, $750; T. Ross Megowan Memorial Agricultural, $500.

Hyannis

Tel Mack, Hubert and Hazelle Finney Memorial, $200.

Tarry Stevens, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Cindy Mower Memorial, $100; United Methodist Men’s $100.

Kearney

Lane Deines, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $625; Leadership Room Waiver, $625; Frances Hunt Teacher’s Scholarship, $230.

Lindsay Limbach, Chadron State Tuition, $500; Academic Achievement Award, $300; Leadership Room Waiver, $300.

Jamie Mazankjowski, Board of Trustees, $3,400, Education Award Program, $1,500.

Amanda Woodward, Board of Trustees, $3,400, Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Keya Paha County at Springview

Margo Larsen, Chadron State Tuition, $750.

Kimball

Mary Baliman, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Academic Achievement Award, $550; Leadership Room Waiver, $550; Jerry and Lois Johnson Endowed, $400.

Laurel-Concord

Ashley Maxon, Rural Health Opportunities Program, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Lawrence-Nelson

Jacob Karmazin, Nebraska State, $850; Education Program Award, $750.

Lincoln High

James Robertson, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges, $1,500.

Litchfield

Catie Schall, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges, $500.

Logan View High at Hooper

Kelsey Cameron, Chadron State Tuition, $850; Education Program Award, $1,000.

Loup County High at Taylor

Autumn Sandoz, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,500.

Maxwell

Emily Miller, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

McCook

Aaron Goodenberger, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,500.

Ashley Huffman, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,500.

McPherson County at Tryon

Taylor Lovitt, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Education Program Award, $1,000.

Medicine Valley at Curtis

Courtney Fritsche, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award. $600; Royce Vathauer Memorial, $425; Marle Smith Memorial, $425.

Milford

Emily Wehrs, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Kline, Trask, Mantalica and Sides Memorial, $400.

Millard North (Omaha)

Leah Courtney, Chadron State Tuition, $750; Justice Studies, $220.

Megan Levesque, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor, $1,500.

Michelle Malm, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor, $1,500.

Millard South (Omaha)

Rick Arnold, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $375; Leadership Room Waiver, $375.

Michael Nelson, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600; Larry Lochridge Endowed, $300.

Minden

Lauren Gokie, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor, $1,750.

Mullen

Kayla Earl, Chadron State Tuition, $750.

Nebraska City

Aaron Bush, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $250; Leadership Room Waiver, $250.

Neligh-Oakdale

Rochelle Reinke, Chadron State Tuition, $500; Academic Achievement, $300; Leadership Room Waiver, $300.

Norfolk

Brittany Frisch, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600.

North Platte High

Kevin Chiang, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Joseph and Leo Vetter Memorial, $1,750.

Jennifer Favinger, Eagle Presidential, $1,700.

Kortnee Heizen, Chadron State Tuition, $500; Academic Achievement Award, $300; Leadership Room Waiver, $300.

David Perry, Rural Health Opportunities Program, $3,400; Education Award Program, $500.

Cody Stagemeyer, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $375; Leadership Room Waiver, $375.

Eric Van Boenig, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges, $1,500.

North Platte St. Patrick’s

Jared Albers, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Academic Achievement Award, $500; Leadership Room Waiver, $500; Education Award Program, $500.

Oakland-Craig

Thad Nelson, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Education Award Program, $1,250.

Ogallala

Brett Adkins, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Education Award Program, $1,250.

Brett Cipperley, Silver Presidential, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $600; Leadership Room Waiver, $600; Hyle Gatzmeyer Memorial, $150; Tommy and Fern Lecher Memorial, $150.

Zachariah Hutchinson, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Everett and Martha Deans Memorial, $1,250; Blake, Bright and Benthack Memorial, $500;

Omaha Central

Amanda Pintore, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Papillion-LaVista

Kevin Black, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Mabel Poppe Memorial, $1,200; Harold and Kenneth Thompson Memorial, $500.

Paxton

Nicholas Stokey, Rural Health Opportunities Program, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges, $1,250.

Pierce

Nick Beckman, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Education Award Program, $1,250.

Kristen McGill, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,500.

Lincoln Pius X

John Morrow, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges, $500.

Plainview

Kate Utecht, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Education Award Program, $1,250.

Pleasanton

Dan Vest, Moody-Stickney Memorial, $400.

Potter-Dix

Breanna Johnson, Nebraska State, $850; Cliff Johnson Endowed, $1,000.

Kristen Juelfs, Cliff Johnson Endowed, $800.

Rock County at Bassett.

Sarah Knox, Nebraska State, $850; Education Award Program, $750.

Scottsbluff

Nicholas Brening, Rural Health Opportunities Program, $3,400; Quivey-Bay Foundation, $1,000; Wiedenfeld Family, $500.

Maverick Churchill, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Quivey-Bay, $1,000; Eugene and Margaret Ann Hughes, Endowed, $475.

Angela Isabell, Silver Presidential, $850; Quivey-Bay, $1,000.

Adam Jantzi, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Quivey-Bay, $1,000; Wiedenfield Family, $750.

Rachelle Morgan, Chadron State Tuition, $750.

Justin Powell, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Wiedenfeld Family, $1,200.

Erin Reifschneider, Silver Presidential, $850.

Jacob Zitterkopf, Rural Health Opportunities Program, $3,400.

Shelton

Shayla Wrage, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Academic Achievement Award, $425; Leadership Room Waiver, $425; Bill and Angie Taylor Memorial, $150.

Sidney

Kimberly Borm, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Joseph and Leo Vetter, $750; Thompson Foundation, $1,000.

Tamlyn Gaston, Cliff Johnson Endowed, $500.

Austin Horn, T. Ross Megowan Agricultural, $500.

Jennifer MacKay, Chadron State Tuition, $1,000; Thompson Foundation, $1,200.

Riley Nienheuser, Carl Horst Accounting, $565.

Adina Olsen, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Academic Achievement Award, $500; Leadership Room Waiver, $500; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $500.

Adam Peetz, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Thompson Foundation, $1,300; Everett and Martha Deans Memorial, $450.

Shannon Smay, Chadron State Tuition, $750; Thompson Foundation, $500.

Marshall Steininger, Rural Health Opportunities Program, $3,400; Thompson Foundation, $1,000; CARE, $750.

Silver Lake High at Roseland

Tova Ehman, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Education Program Award, $500.

Sioux County High at Harrison

Jacqueline McCormick, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Crites and Shaffer Family Memorial, $1,125; Helen Lutz Memorial, $100.

Southern Valley High at Oxford

Brandon Dawson, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Everett and Martha Deans Memorial, $1,750.

Southwest High at Indianola

James Slattery, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hughes Memorial, $1,500.

St. Edward

Chase Ehlers, Chadron State Tuition, $500; Academic Achievement Award, $300; Leadership Room Waiver, $300.

St. Paul

Melinda Rathman, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Joseph and Leo Vetter Memorial, $1,225; Bud and Hermie Cilek Memorial, $525.

Jana Wells, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,250.

Stuart

Jamie Dvorak, Nebraska State, $850; Education Award Program, $750.

Superior

Kayla Rempe, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Education Program Award, $1,500.

Sutherland

Lorena Camona, Nebraska State, $850; Education Program Award, $750.

Lacey Johnson, T. Ross Megowan Agricultural, $250.

Thayer Central at Hebron

Samantha Hatfield, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Joseph and Leo Vetter Memorial, $1,750.

Thedford

Megan Keller, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Education Program Award, $1,500.

Twin River High at Silver Creek

Andrea Wyman, Nebraska State, $850; Education Program Award, $1,000.

Valentine

Natalie Dunn, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Ryan Gass, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,500

Nichole Leonard, Abbott Banks Foundation, $500.

Nicole Parkhurst, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Elva Strom Martin Endowed, $1,000; Josephine Eastman Memorial, $250.

Verdigre

McKenzie Liska, Board of Trustees. $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Wakefield

Sharlyn Tullberg, Gold Presidential, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,750.

Wallace

Philip Lempka, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Everett and Martha Deans Memorial, $1,750.

Keegan Parr, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,500.

Wauneta-Palisade

Luke Wright, Eagle Presidential, $1,700; Academic Achievement Award, $375; Leadership Room Waiver, $375.

West Holt High at Atkinson

Abby Janzing, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Adelia Gebauer Taylor Memorial, $1,500.

Jacob Peterson, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Sophia Uhlken Hodges Memorial, $1,500.

Wheeler Central High at Bartlett

Tina Sheldon, Nebraska State, $850; Academic Achievement Award, $500; Leadership Room Waiver, $500; Education Award Program, $500.

Amanda Waddle, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Education Program Award, $1,250.

Wilcox-Hildreth

Jeffery Brummer, Four-Year Nebraska State, $3,400; Education Program Award, $500.

York

Kendall Mauer, Board of Trustees, $3,400; Everett and Martha Deans, $1.750.

Yutan

Kristina Cernin, Chadron State Tuition, $750; Moody-Stickney Memorial, $400.

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