The National Western Scholarship Fund has awarded grants to 27 new students for the 2001-02 college term. The fund supports 58 annual scholarships from $1,500 to $4,500 at colleges in Colorado and Wyoming.

Casper College Added to Schollarship Program

The addition of Wyoming’s Casper College to the National Western Scholarship program helped increase the number of scholarships awarded from 51 to 58 annually, Committee Chairman Dr. Robert Shideler announced.

The National Western grants, awarded to colleges in Colorado and Wyoming, range from $1,500 to $4,500 each year.

Twenty-seven students were added to the program for the 2001-02 college term. The new recipients are:

Casper College – Julie Amick, Meeker, Colo., and Adam Jones, St Francis, Kan.

Colorado State University – Sara Albertson, Fruita, Colo., Jeremy Burkett, Hillsale, Wyo., Cristen Cleland, Erie, Colo., Chad Cochran, Monte Vista, Colo., Crystal George, Ovid, Colo., Laura Godowski, Fort Collins, Colo., Ty Groshens, Otis, Colo., Nathan Jaeger, Silt, Colo., Katherine Miller, Fort Collins, Colo., Chad Murnin, Miles City, Mont. and Jennifer Sauer, Byers, Colo.

Lamar Community College – Maggie Burger, Arvada, Colo. and Kyle Wait, Campo, Colo.

Laramie County Community College – Trevor Bekken, Lander, Wyo., Laura Pelto, Cheyenne, Wyo. and Reed Wold, Oracle, Ariz.

Northeastern Junior College – Trevor Amen, Fort Morgan, Colo., Jacob Bachman, Platteville, Colo. and Bo Sexton, Hasty, Colo.

University of Colorado Medical School – Luke Casias, Denver, Colo. University of Northern Colorado – Loretta Charbonneau, Fort Morgan, Colo.

University of Wyoming – Evee Barrett, Laramie, Wyo., Kelcey Christensen, Wright, Wyo., Carrie French, Laramie, Wyo. and Christina Louthan, Laramie, Wyo.

Except for medical and graduate studies, all applicants must have participated in the National Western during the January show through exhibiting, judging, volunteering, Westernaires, a sanctioned FFA or 4- H project or competed in an event for which preparation and training are required.