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Date: March 27, 2006

 

Wyoming 4-H Foundation awards scholarships totaling $24,000

             The Wyoming 4-H Foundation this month awarded more than $24,000 in first-time college scholarships to 4-H youth.

            Recipients were chosen based on academics, 4-H work, leadership and financial need, said Steve Mack, Wyoming 4-H Foundation director. A committee of a collegiate 4-H member, a State 4-H Office representative and a University of Wyoming College of Agriculture representative made the selections.

4-H is the youth arm of the University of Wyoming’s Cooperative Extension Service, and its state offices are in the College of Agriculture.

            Including first-time recipients and those who have renewed their scholarships, the Wyoming 4-H Foundation has provided more than $55,000 in scholarship money this year. Scholarships range from $2,400 to $250.

            Scholarships, first-time recipients and county residences are:

            Coxe Memorial

            Annie Collins, Fremont

            Edna Mae and Wallace McClaflin

            Emily Schroeder, Converse

            Ella E. Schloredt

            Pamela Harmeyer, Converse; Raenell Edsall, Crook; Garret Horton, Fremont;  Brittany Epler, Goshen; Lila Scantling, Johnson; Nikki Poelma and Lori Sandberg, Laramie; Jessie Bennion, Lincoln; Odessa Mathias, Niobrara;  Erin Heffron, Teton; and Karl Jaeger, Uinta.

            Friends of Agriculture, Industry and Recreation Posse

            Ashley Moody, Platte

            Janie Smith

            Kai-Ley Wilson, Laramie

            J.M. Nicholls

            Kellen Little, Johnson

            Lael Harrison

            Sharlet Starck, Niobrara

            Marjorie J. Gorman

            Shantel Johnson, Johnson

            Wyoming Farmhouse Foundation

            Kate Brengle, Sheridan

            Wyoming 4-H Foundation

            Sarena Roth, Goshen, and Lindsey Freeman, Laramie

            Wyoming Veterinary Sciences

            Starck, Niobrara

On the Web: http://www.uwyo.edu/wyo4h/Foundation.htm

http://www.uwyo.edu/UWCES/4H2.asp

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