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Barton Community College Foundation awards scholarships

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January 18, 2023

The Barton Community College Foundation presents scholarships each year from funds received through its fundraising events, endowments and annual scholarship gifts. For the 2022-23 academic year, the Foundation has selected the following students (listed by hometown) for scholarship offers:

Albert
Peytan Butler, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship
Kolton Maneth, Ralph and Michael Raffelock Memorial Endowment

Baldwin City
Olivia Kerr, Genevieve Schulz Memorial Scholarship

Beloit
Karman Tefft, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship

Belpre
Ty Turner, Keith and Marian Mull Endowment for Academic Studies

Bonner Springs
Jacqueline Dunham, Equity Bank Emerging Leader Scholarship

Burdett
Elizabeth Rasmussen, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship

Burlingame
Sydney Johnson, Murphy Family Enterprises Endowment

Claflin
Matthew Donecker, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship
Brooke Farmer, Monica Bell Reser Memorial Scholarship
Callie Zink, Loren and Maxine Pease Scholarship

Clearwater
Savannah Schule, Dr. Raymond J. Leiker Scholarship for MLT Studies

Dodge City
Karina Estrada, Marilyn K. Funk Charles Scholarship

El Dorado
Emma King, The Vink Family Honorarium

Elkhart
Koe Schultz, Glen and Dorothy Schuetz Family Scholarship

Ellinwood
Kaden Baird, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)
Chance Baker, Tony and Marguerite McAnnulla Memorial Fund
Megan Clemons, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund
Madison Cotterill, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program
Cadance Devine, Karen Jensen Ireland Memorial Scholarship
Mary Dimitt, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship
Elizabeth Gonzalez, Stanley and Elizabeth Post-Kimple Memorial Scholarship
Erica Gross, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program
Gage Hosman, Charlie Brown Life Sciences Scholarship
Daegan Johnson, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship
Tyler Porter, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship
Wade Potts, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship
Haley Troyer, Clarence and Lucile Lebbin Memorial Scholarship

Ellsworth
Jenna Sinnott, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship

Fort Riley
Alicia Abrego, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund
Sarah Davis, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship
Alidsha Vazquez Centeno, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship

Garden City
Caleb Carr, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur & Leadership Endowment

Garfield
Ashlynn Harrelson, Mary King Fine Arts Endowment

Great Bend
Francisco Alvarez, Gary and Anna Burke Family Scholarship
Jaime Arellanes, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund
Dakota Aumiller, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund
Rylee Ayon, Mary King Fine Arts Endowment
Joshua Ball, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)
Natalie Bayona, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund
Bradley Beck, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)
Gilberto Calzada, Jerry and Theda Jo Wendel Scholarship
Maleny Carrasco, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund
Jose Carrillo, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship
Mariana Castillo, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship
Sienna Cauley, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund
Jenna Dean, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship
Jessica Disque, Graydon Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Carly Dreiling, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship
Kaylee Eckart, George Tregellas Chairman's Scholarship
Raven Ellis, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund
Ciara Espinoza, Grace Rowden Scholarship
Tianna Farris, Lisa Spatz-Smith Memorial Scholarship
Brody Feist, Aldrich Trust Scholarship
Kimbre Francis, The Vink Family Honorarium
Braeley Hammeke, Melvin O. Nuss Academic Award
Bradley Heine, Bill E. Sowles Memorial Scholarship
Hiparco Hernandez, Landon Unruh Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Herrman, L.E. "Gus" Shafer Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Markie Hestand, Louis S. and Mary L. Kinzel Family Memorial Scholarship
Michael Hestand, Lee Turner Endowment
Joshua Horner, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship
Elle Hutchinson, The Vink Family Honorarium
Allyson Kaiser, Ira and Eunice Farmer Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Kennedy, Gus and Ethel Gagelman Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Lanterman, Kirkman Endowment for Academic Studies
Alexis Leyva, Cashco Welding Scholarship
Hannah    Loomis, Virgil and Eloise Belford Scholarship
Haley McCormick, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship
Gracie McGinnes, Robert Bonomo Memorial Scholarship
Austin Miller, Tony and Edna Schartz Memorial Scholarship
Joseph Moeder, Nell Lyons Scholarship
Austin Moore, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)
Caleb Murphy, Cashco Welding Scholarship
Abby Muth, Sylvan Bleeker Memorial Scholarship
Damarys Nieto, The Kummer Family Scholarship
Andrea Orona Favela, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship
Yolanda Perez, The Vink Family Honorarium
Jade Poe, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship
Kelci Popp, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship
Ryleigh Post, Elsa Hiatt Academic Scholarship
Kaiden Procopio, L.E. "Gus" Shafer Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Carolina Ramirez Hernandez, Robert Bonomo Memorial Scholarship
Antony Reyes Pilo, Superior Essex Academic Award
Aide Reyes , Sepulveda, Ralph and Michael Raffelock Memorial Endowment
Elisa Ruiz, Grace Rowden Scholarship
Valerie Ruiz, Larry Zinn Scholarship
Morgan Sallabedra, The Kummer Family Scholarship
Darien Sanchez, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund
Diego Sanchez, J.A. Mermis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Kylee Sandy, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship
Reagan Schridde, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur & Leadership Endowment
Ilesson Similien, Barton County Bar Association Scholarship
Karter Smith, Dean Wells Memorial Scholarship
Mandee Solko, William and Johanna Rinker Nursing Scholarship
Stefan Spray, Loren and Gayle Unruh Endowment
Elena Taboada, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship
Mariah Thomas, Frank (Ryan) Vondra Endowed Scholarship
Ailyn Urias, Chrissie Roe Evans and Dick B. Evans Memorial Scholarship
Cora Usoro, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship
Chelsea Villarreal, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund
Luzmaria Villegas, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund
Kynslee White, The Vink Family Honorarium
Robert Wilcox, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship
Bertha Williams, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship
Kristy Wittig, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)
Keeley Wolf, Gary and Anna Burke Family Scholarship

Haviland
Kaylee Maggard, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Hays
Adisyn Jacobs, The Vink Family Honorarium
Tasiah Nunnery, Verna S. Davis Memorial Scholarship

Hill City
Drake Stephen, Isbell Wesley Endowment Fund

Hoisington
Hailee Bonham, J.A. Mermis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Audra Clark, Emmett and Elizabeth Koelsch Academic Scholarship
Chandra Ehler, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)
BraShel Gieck, Clara Barton Nursing Scholarship
Janai Jacobs, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship
Jennah Jeffrey, Danny and Darlene Biggs Nursing Scholarship
Penelope McCraw, Virgil and Eloise Belford Scholarship
Shaiann Montoya, Donna Schmidt Memorial Scholarship
Shelli Schmidt, Quinten Dressler Memorial Scholarship
Addison Smith, Barton County Alumni Scholarship Endowment

Hudson
Ashley Prescott, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship
Courtney Prescott, The Vink Family Honorarium

Hutchinson
James Dean, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Junction City
Heather Greenstreet, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program
Jordan Seelye, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business Administration
Ashlynn Shea, The Vink Family Honorarium

Kanopolis
Sierra Kraatz, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Kensington
Pricilla Villarreal-Galicia, Tony and Edna Schartz Memorial Scholarship

Kingman
Ashleigh Sasina, Lee Turner Endowment
Peighton Sasina, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur & Leadership Endowment

La Crosse
Ashton Waggoner, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship

Larned
Katherine Alnor, Rosalie Jean Pennington Memorial Scholarship
Tina Dimarzo, George Tregellas Chairman's Scholarship
Matthew Figger, Mamie Robl Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Grosfield, Roger and Mary Lou Murphy Endowment
Samantha Haney, Nancy Bartley Scholarship
Jessica Linarez, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship
Jared McFadden, Les and Carol Hopkins Scholarship
Tyson Nicholson, Lee Turner Endowment
Jessica Runnels, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship
Taryn Sieg, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship

Liberal
Cooper Clumsky, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship

Lincoln
Kaylee Babcock, The Vink Family Honorarium

Little River
Trey Rolfs, Jess E. Darnall Scholarship

Lyons
Laura Jaske, Frank J. Dome Memorial Scholarship
Carolina Landeros, LaOportunidad Scholarship
Emily Robl, Fred and Renee Schmitt Memorial Scholarship
Lindsey Winkelman, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Macksville
Angel Lopez, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship
Anna Suiter, Grace Rowden Scholarship
Lexas Wright, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Manhattan
Summer Anderson, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship

McPherson
Jonah Clarke, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship
Amy Gerbrandt, C & R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship 

Moundridge
Spring Miller, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur & Leadership Endowment

New Cambria
Abigail Groot, Edward L. "Dusty" Jones MLT Endowment

Olmitz
Kooper Maneth, Les and Carol Hopkins Scholarship

Osborne
Charlie Seifert, Farmers Bank & Trust Financial Management Scholarship

Otis
Chloe Schenk, BEST Scholarship (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)

Pawnee Rock
Felicity De Tello, Monica Bell Reser Memorial Scholarship

Phillipsburg
Jacie Roth, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship

Pratt
Elizabeth Adame, Kirkman Endowment for Academic Studies

Russell
Rylee Miller, The Vink Family Honorarium
Emicka Shoemaker, Barton County Medical Society Scholarship

St. John
Adrian Adame, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship
Breanna Clark, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund
Kaylynn    Claussen, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship
Luis Holguin, Maloy and Pauline Breitenbach Allied Health Scholarship
Joel Ibarra, Bank of America Scholarship
Emma Sanders, Ernest Grossardt Memorial Endowment
Hunter Smith, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund

Salina
Jenna Henderson, Larry and Kathy Schugart Scholarship

Topeka
Hunter Jones, Danny and Darlene Biggs Scholarship

Wellington
Colby Fair, The Vink Family Honorarium

White Cloud
Brendan Wolvington, Equity Bank Emerging Leader Scholarship

Wichita
Alexander Flinn, Ramona J. Goering Keenan Memorial Music Scholarship

Bentonville, Ark.
Tyrus Riley, Craig and Jolene Biggs Endowed Scholarship

Milledgeville, Ga.
Ariel Womack, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Knightdale, N.C.
Larry McCray, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship

Firth, Neb.
Colton Wahlstrom, Grant Lee Hoener Memorial Scholarship

Uniondale, N.Y.
Deborah Lowe, M.E. "Eustace" Marmie Memorial Scholarship

Collinsville, Okla.
Joel Dubose, The Vink Family Honorarium

Mansfield, Texas
Noah Kincade, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business Administration

Houston, Texas
Brandon Nguyen, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund                   

Brazil
Clara Penido, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business Administration

Ecuador
Diego Pena Becerra, Barton Community College Foundation Memorial Scholarship

Japan
Sayaka Kawai, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund

Nigeria
Folasade Olayemi, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)

South Africa
Marno Du Plessis, Neva and L.E. Brocher Scholarship
Carmen Lyons, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Zambia
Barnabas Kalaba, BEST (Barton Enhancement & Scholarship Team)