Celebrating Scholarships at the Foundation

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The Weld Community Foundation awarded more than 160 scholarships totaling $585,310 to local students at its annual Scholarship Reception. It was the 20th year that the event was sponsored by FNBO.  Since 1997, more than $6 million has been awarded in scholarships thanks to the generosity of donors to Weld County students.

If you’d like to see the full gallery of pictures from the Reception, please head to this website. Pictures are available to download from the photographer, Kim Adamson, by using the PIN: 7080.

Cristal Berumen Alvarado was the first guest speaker at the event. The rising senior at the University of Colorado Boulder has been the recipient of both the Hertneky Family scholarship and the John K. Jerome Family Scholarship from the Weld Community Foundation. Originally from a little town in Mexico, she moved back and forth up until her sophomore year of high school. After high school, she attended the University of Northern Colorado where she studied biology for 4 years and nursing for one year before starting over at Aims Community College and beginning her career in accounting. She is now in Boulder where she will finish her degree in less than a year and plans to pursue her CPA and specialize in Mergers and Acquisitions. She is a part of many clubs and organizations on campus like the Diverse Scholars Program and Student Government. She likes to go hikes and spends most of her time trying new restaurants in Denver. She also comes home every weekend to spend time with her family and reconnect with old friends. 

Rick Jenkins, the founder of Imagine Zero Weld County, was the second speaker. Jenkins is a Colorado Native and has been part of the Greeley community for 47 years.  Rick and his wife Barb have two children, Josh and Alison. Seventeen years ago, the Jenkins experienced a tragedy, as Alison died by suicide at the age of 27.  From that tragedy, Rick and Barb started THIRST Living Waters Fund, a suicide prevention and support ministry.  Rick has served on the United Way Board, the North Range Behavioral Health Board, the Community Grief Center Board, the First FarmBank Board and the Imagine Zero Weld County Steering Committee.  THIRST helped to establish the Imagine Zero Scholarship given to students who intend to pursue a career in mental health. Rick encouraged the students to continue striving for excellence in college and beyond.  

The reception honoring the winners listed below was held May 21st, 2024.

Floyd E. Acre Memorial Scholarship

Layanna Reyna – Fort Lupton High School

Arts Alive! Scholarship 

Angel Beckman – University of Northern Colorado

O. Jeffrey Berven Memorial Scholarship

Kailey Washburn – Windsor High School

Dorothy and Harold Brokering Family Scholarship              

Kinza Sagel – Windsor High School

Sam Chuenchit Soccer Scholarship

Jilliyn Fulton – Northridge High School

Gabriella Bourquin – Greeley West High School

Al Coleman/Bev Peratino Allied Healthcare Scholarship               

Macie Klem – Aims Community College

Cummins Care Scholarship

Enecia Gurule – Fort Lupton High School

Deason Scholarship        

Valencia Camacho-Barron – Fort Lupton High School

Jaime Carbajal – Fort Lupton High School

Jessica Davila Cortez – Fort Lupton High School

Melody Castillo Fuentes – Fort Lupton High School

Emely Lopez – Fort Lupton High School

Alonso Velazquez – Fort Lupton High School

Reagan Mewbourn – Fort Lupton High School

Giselle Sixtos – Fort Lupton High School

Farr Family Scholarship          

Ivanna Bower – Highland High School

Fort Lupton Community Foundation Scholarship

Deyanire Lopez – Fort Lupton High School

Fort Lupton Community Foundation Scholarship in memory of Lee and Sandy Amato          

Gabriel Chavez – Fort Lupton High School

Fort Lupton Community Foundation Scholarship in memory of Andrea Thorpe

Sadi Molina-Solis – Fort Lupton High School

Judd K. Fulton Memorial Scholarship               

Braden Asmus – Northridge High School

Dylan Phipps – Northridge High School

Kevin Vaardahl – University High School

Lucile J. Gray Scholarship       

Gizela Vicente Perez – Northridge High School

Hall Family Scholarship               

Stella Van Buskirk – Northridge High School

Mildred S. Hansen Scholarship             

Beteal Araya – Early College Academy

Briseis Bironche Maravilla – Northridge High School

Anaya Castillo – Frontier Academy High School

Karla Conchas Vergara – Early College Academy

Filyam Embaye – Greeley West High School

Katie Hartmann – Greeley Central High School

Hani Hirsi – Greeley Central High School

Hazel Ibarra-Mesta – Greeley Central High School

Caleb Lam – Greeley West High School

A B Alvarado – Northridge High School

Khotiza Motul-Hussain – Greeley Central High School

Brenda Olivas – Greeley Central High School

Mariana Ortiz-Tovar – Greeley West High School

Dylan Phipps – Northridge High School

Blaine Pope – University High School

Eric Sardina Terrazas – Greeley West High School

Autumn Scheopner – Greeley West High School

Elinor Stutler – Greeley Central High School

Rebecca Suttle – Greeley Central High School

Firtuna Tensu – Greeley West High School

Joshelle Tul-Id – Northridge High School

Anna Vaughan – Greeley Central High School

Kimberly Villalobos – Greeley Central High School

Ernesto Villanueva – Greeley West High School

Kathy Hanson Memorial Scholarship           

Katie Hartmann – Greeley Central High School

Hertneky Family Scholarship

Cristal Berumen Alvarado – Aims Community College

Lynne and Gladys Hopkins Family Scholarship              

Elianna Cisneros – Northridge High School

Corah Clemmer – Liberty Common High School

Jennifer Gonzalez Flores – University High School

Eboselulu Omofoma – Dayspring Christian School

Leoma D. Hunter Scholarship

Natalie Baker – Severance High School

Gabriela Bautista – Highland High School

Ivanna Bower – Highland High School

Aidan Brownell – Valley High School

Jaime Carbajal – Fort Lupton High School

Kylie Dionysius – Frederick High School

Abigail Espinosa – Valley High School

Aviana Hern – Weld Central High School

Dillan Johnston – Briggsdale High School

Deyanire Lopez – Fort Lupton High School

Alexander Loyd – Eaton High School

Reese Navarro – Windsor High School

Rachael Schmidt – Frederick High School

Kennedy Scudder – Eaton High School

Giselle Sixtos – Fort Lupton High School

Alexa Tovar – Roosevelt High School

Brody White – Platte Valley High School

Imagine Zero Scholarship         

Giselle Sixtos – Fort Lupton High School

Joshelle Tul-Id – Northridge High School

John K. Jerome Family Scholarship

Cristal Berumen Alvarado – University of Colorado

Hannah Ochieng  – Aims Community College

Angela Donohue  – Aims Community College

Miranda Ochoa – University of Denver

Judge Roger Klein Scholarship

Oliver Skelly – University of Colorado-Boulder

Arthur and Agnes Koldeway Agricultural Scholarship            

Tayla Wiedeman – Eaton High School

Lyster Family Scholarship         

Vivian Gonzales – Greeley Central High School

Sharon Magnuson-Farr Scholarship

Kennedy Scudder – Eaton High School

Kristopher G. Mansfield Memorial Scholarship              

Ryan Reed – Windsor High School

Mary Lou Martinez Scholarship for First Generation Students

Kylie Dionysius – Frederick High School

Carl Mason Family Agriculture Scholarship              

Jose Diaz – Fort Lupton High School

“Doc” Patterson Scholarship  

Wyatt Lindell – Highland High School

Peschel Memorial Scholarship         

Shae Stone – Valley High School

Edward Robert Rady and Edna Mae Rady Memorial Ag Scholarship           

Gabriela Bautista – Highland High School

Sabine Mundt – Greeley West High School

Gerald L. Rennels Nursing Scholarship

Martha Sandoval – Greeley Central High School

Roger Rosenbrock Memorial Scholarship          

Kaidyn Taylor – Fort Lupton High School

Keota/Joe and Anni Ross Scholarship

Gentry Johnson – Briggsdale High School

Gracyn Kummer – Briggsdale High School

SasonsFund Scholarship            

Filyam Embaye – Greeley West High School

Vivian Gonzalez – Greeley Central High School

Highland Community/Lee and Rebecca Seward Scholarship        

Shandi Bailey – Highland High School

Ivanna Bower – Highland High School

Wyatt Lindell – Highland High School

Jessie Mick – Highland High School

Carson Steinke – Highland High School

Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by Mike and Janine Freeman

Brandon Hicks – Highland High School

Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by the Highland Service Club         

Gabriela Bautista – Highland High School

Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by Sandra Thompson in memory of Dr. Peter Thompson

Kellsey Allhands – Highland High School

Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by Sandra Thompson in memory of Dr. Tom Thompson

Erik Trevizo – Highland High School

Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by the Ault VFW 4334 Post and Auxiliary              

Taylor Berkheimer – Highland High School

Freda Schott Tyler Scholarship            

Brett Todd – Greeley Central High School

Jerry and Anna Wardell Memorial Scholarship              

Adanely Godinez Terrazas – Greeley West High School

Enecia Gurule – Fort Lupton High School

Hannah Ochieng – Aims Community College

Daniel Santillan – Greeley Central High School

Weld County Builders Association Scholarship              

Melody Castillo Fuentes – Fort Lupton High School

Kailey Washburn – Windsor High School

Laura White Memorial Scholarship 

Kellsey Allhands – Highland High School

Briseis Bironche Maravilla – Northridge High School

Deyanire Lopez – Fort Lupton High School

Kaitlyn Meyer – University of Northern Colorado

Khotiza Motul-Hussein – Greeley Central High School

Wilbert R. Wiedeman Scholarship for Greeley Central High School   

Adriana Parra Herrera – Greeley Central High School

Wilbert R. Wiedeman Scholarship for Windsor High School       

Chloe Hill – Windsor High School

Windsor Community Foundation Scholarship              

Finley Bach – Windsor High School

Raven Bowman – Windsor High School

Jordan Lindner – Windsor High School

Windsor Harvest Festival Scholarship               

Kailey Washburn – Windsor High School

Winograd Family Scholarship              

Vivian Gonzalez – Greeley Central High School

Mariana Ortiz-Tovar – Greeley West High School

Anderson Pelico Pelico – Northridge High School

G.E. Wood Memorial Scholarship       

Kellsey Allhands – Highland High School

Shandi Bailey – Highland High School

Woolf Scholarship

Maleea Hurtado-Hamby – Greeley Central High School

Cecily Mash – Greeley Central High School