K-State Research and Extension
MANHATTAN – From more than 200 applications, the Kansas 4-H Foundation has selected 62 students to share more than $58,000 in scholarships, rewarding them for their dedication and leadership as Kansas 4-H members.
The scholarships can be used to fund post-secondary education during the 2014-15 academic year, and will be awarded June 4 at the 2014 Emerald Circle Banquet in Manhattan.
“Education – and the building of life skills and lifelong interests in many disciplines – is an integral part of Kansas 4-H programs, and it is our pleasure to make academic awards to extend educational opportunities,” said Gordon Hibbard, foundation president.
Many of the donors are former 4-H members who give back with appreciation for experiences in 4-H that have helped to shape their lives, he said.
Scholarship recipients are 4-H members selected through an annual application and review process. Applications are judged with emphasis on 4-H leadership, citizenship and involvement.
“I feel truly blessed,” said Leah Kimzey, Kansas 4-H young alumni coordinator and sophomore at K-State majoring in agricultural economics. “The scholarships that I have received have enabled me to pursue my college degree. 4-H has always been something that I have been passionate about, which makes being awarded a Kansas 4-H scholarship even more special”
2014-15 Kansas 4-H Foundation scholarships are listed by the recipient’s hometown, followed by the scholarship recipient’s name, and donor:
Abilene: Mackenzie Riffel, Roy B. and Elizabeth Curry Oyer Scholarship;
Assaria: Kendal Peterson, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship;
Atchison: Kenneth Tharman, June Beaver 4-H Scholarship;
Auburn: Luke Garrison, Frank W. and Gwen Romine Jordan Scholarship;
Axtell: Audrey Schmitz, Glenn M. and Rosemary Busset Scholarship;
Tracy Schmitz, Frank W. and Gwen Romine Jordan Scholarship;
Tricia Schmitz, Roscoe M. and Winona M. Starkey Scholarship;
Baileyville: Tyler Deters, Gary and Lorraine Kilgore 4-H Scholarship;
Brookville: Courtney Reed, J. Clifton and Helen F. Ramsey Scholarship;
Bucyrus: Robert Dennis, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship;
Buhler: Karley Mishler, Ross E. and Margaret Colman Wulfkuhle Scholarship;
Chapman: Augustus Anders, Marceil Gradwohl 4-H Scholarship;
Cimarron: Abbygail Hogan, Cecil and Merle Eyestone Scholarship;
Colby: Sarah Lamm, Pierre C. Henry Scholarship;
Courtland: Brooke Jensen, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship;
Delphos: McKayla Brubaker, Elmer and Mary Schlagel Pelton Family 4-H Scholarship;
Dodge City: Lauren Schriner, Mandy and Joseph Kern 4-H Scholarship;
Dakota Derstein, A.B. Mahieu Scholarship;
Effingham: Kelly Bridgett, John Jr. and Ula Armstrong Scholarship;
Emporia: Logan Fuller, Extension Step Ahead Scholarship; southeast area recipient;
Arissa Moyer, Frank W. and Gwen Romine Jordan Scholarship;
Erie: Benjamin Yarnell, Goppert Southeast 4-H Scholarship;
Fredonia: Leah Kimzey, John L. Wilson Memorial Scholarship;
Great Bend: Bonny Boultinghouse, Clara L. Dubbs 4-H Scholarship;
Logan Evers, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers Scholarship;
Hartford: Brianna Zweimiller, Frances W. Dunbar Memorial 4-H Scholarship;
Humbolt: Anna Setter, Andrew J. Clawson Memorial Scholarship;
Kingman: Ryan Kinsler, Master-Farmer- Farm Homemaker 4-H Scholarship;
Kinsley: Kristin Stiebe, Oscar W. Norby Scholarship;
Leavenworth: Victoria Thompson, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship; Samantha White, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship;
Lewis: Clara Cross, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship;
Lorraine: Ty Nienke, Extension Step Ahead Scholarship; northwest area recipient;
Manhattan: Rachel Juenemann, William G. and Marita Jean (Spiers) Willis Scholarship;
McLouth: Danae Williams, Mary Lou Gibbs 4-H Scholarship;
McPherson: Amy Sents, June Beaver 4-H Scholarship:
Meade: Cooper Clawson, Donald E. Leu Scholarship;
Medicine Lodge: Bethany Morford, Extension Step Ahead Scholarship; southwest area recipient;
Olsburg: Kyle Apley, Frank W. and Gwen Romine Jordan Scholarship;
Osage City: Elizabeth Wilk, John C. Carter Memorial Scholarship;
Paola: Ronald Sullivan, A. Lois Redman 4-H Scholarship;
Parker: Audrey Diehm, Goppert Southeast 4-H Scholarship;
Phillipsburg: Justin Turner, J. Harold and LaVerne Johnson Scholarship;
Pratt: Taylor DeWeese, Jack and Lindy Lindquist 4-H Youth Council Leadership
Ransom: Marta Payne, Mary E. Border Scholarship;
Russell: Gage Nichols, M. H. Coe Memorial Scholarship;
Paxton Pospichal, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship;
Salina: Stetson Schmutz, June Beaver 4-H Scholarship;
Stafford: Brianna McNickle, Georgia Wertsberger Scholarship;
Sublette: Ashlee Schneider, Roger E. Regnier Scholarship;
Topeka: Conrad Kabus, Orscheln Farm and Home 4-H Scholarship;
Tribune: Katherine Flores-Bailey, Ross and Marianna Beach Foundation Endowed Scholarship;
Valley Center: Jill Seiler, Donald E. Leu Scholarship;
Wallace: Callahan Grund, Nathan Carroll Memorial Scholarship;
Wamego: Nicole Born, June Beaver 4-H Scholarship;
Annette Trieb, Frank W. and Gwen Romine Jordan Scholarship;
Weir: Kenneth Garrett Kays, Allan and Carolyn Harms Family Scholarship;
Winchester: Abraham Buddish, Extension Step Ahead Scholarship; northeast area recipient;
Woodbine: Marcus Cox, Douglas F. and Linda Beech Educational Scholarship;