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
