National
Western Awards
74 Scholarships
The National Western Stock Show organizes and produces several events annually to benefit the National Western Scholarship Trust. The Trust, in turn, awards 74 scholarships for the 2008-09 school year. The grants range from $2,500 to $6,000 and are presented to students who study agriculture and practice medicine in rural areas at colleges and universities in Colorado and Wyoming.
New recipients for 2008-09 are:
Aadams State College –
Martin Diaz, Alamosa, Colo.; Brady Schreibvogel, Keenesburg, Colo.; Amanda Gylling, La Jara, Colo.
Casper
College –
Jake Berg, Burns, Wyo.; Amy Henline, Vernal, Utah.
Colorado Northwestern Community College – Jessie Moon, Craig, Colo.
Colorado
State University –
Kacie Bernhardt, Otis, Colo.; Rex May, Brush, Colo.; Jeffrey Sterkel, Erie, Colo.; Lacie Hoffman, Rockham, S.D; Samantha Plaggemeyer, Big Timber, Mont.; Antonia Elliot, Boulder, Colo.; Silvia Otabachian, Buffalo, N.Y.; Cory Pendley, Powell, Wyo.; Jennifer Schutz, Akron, Colo.; Scott Martell, Hudson, Colo.; Alissa Neitenbach, Boulder, Colo.; Britt Stubblefield, Springfield, Tenn.
Lamar
Community College –
Nicolas Benedetto, Parker, Colo.; Ashley Guiterrez, Kim, Colo.
Laramie
County Community College –
Michael Baylie, Keenesburg, Colo.; Randa May, Pine Bluffs, Wyo.; Beth Wood, Pine Bluffs, Wyo.
Northeastern
Junior College –
Cashley Ahlberg, Longmont, Colo.; Kaitlyn Lingus, Trinchera, Colo.
University
of Colorado Medical School –
Casey Beardsley, Sterling, Colo.; Asa Ware, Wray, Colo.
University
of Wyoming –
Brent Horton, Riverton, Wyo.; Lauren Schiermiester, Buffalo, Wyo.; Rives White, Daniel, Wyo.; Kassie Bauman, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Elizabeth LeSatz, Wheatland, Wyo.; Kaitlin McDaniel, Powell, Wyo.
University
of Northern Colorado -
Shauna McWilliams, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
National Western Scholarships are the major beneficiaries of the National
Western Stock Show. Some of the more visible of all the events that support
these scholarships include the
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