The Weld Community Foundation awarded more than 150 scholarships in excess of $815,000 to local students at its annual Scholarship Reception. It was the 18th year that the event was sponsored by FNBO. Since 1997, $4.7 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: 3034.
This is also the first year the newly established Wilbert R. Wiedeman Scholarship was awarded. By request of the donor, the $7.2 million gift was created into two new, endowed scholarship funds. Four students each received a $100,000 scholarship; 2 from Greeley Central High School and 2 from Windsor High School. A video was created as the students were each surprised with the award and can be watched here:
Alma Olivas Aguilar, the 2007 recipient of the Mildred Hansen and Winograd Family Scholarships who currently manages the Greeley GEAR UP Project as the Coordinator for the Greeley-Evans School District 6, spoke at the event.
Dr. Lee Seward, along with his wife Becky, established the Highland Community Scholarship Fund in 2002 to provide scholarships for Highland High School graduates in Ault, and also spoke at the event. Dr. Seward wished the student recipients all the success and achievements that lay ahead, but to always remember to DO GOOD.
The reception honoring the winners listed below was held May 10, 2022.
Floyd E. Acre Memorial Scholarship
Gabriella DeHerrera-Calderon – Fort Lupton High School
Arts Alive! Scholarship
Brooke Fuchs – University High School
O. Jeffrey Berven Memorial Scholarship
Liam Ryan – Valley High School
Dorothy and Harold Brokering Family Scholarship
Alexis Backhaus – Windsor High School
Sam Chuenchit Soccer Scholarship
Eyob Admassu – Greeley Central High School
Whitley Mireles – Greeley West High School
Cummins Care Scholarship
Diego Medina – Fort Lupton High School
Deason Scholarship
Jesus Albarran – Fort Lupton High School
Sarai Benitez – Fort Lupton High School
Gracie Brucato – Fort Lupton High School
Kimberley Campbell – Fort Lupton High School
Robert Campbell – Fort Lupton High School
Diana Cano-Villela – Fort Lupton High School
Trinity Kirschenman – Fort Lupton High School
Vianney Ocampo – Fort Lupton High School
Alondra Olivas – Fort Lupton High School
Lorely Olivas – Fort Lupton High School
Victoria Ortiz – Fort Lupton High School
Jennifer Silva Garcia – Fort Lupton High School
Anayah Urbina – Fort Lupton High School
Sissy Dent Scholarship
Reygan Garcia – Fort Lupton High School
Farr Family Scholarship
Riney Arnold – Highland High School
Judd K. Fulton Memorial Scholarship
Dalton Campbell – Northridge High School
Greg Garza – University High School
Chloe Ruhl – University High School
Lucile J. Gray Scholarship
Maricruz Dalrymple – Aims Community College
Hall Family Scholarship
Zoey Douglass – Frontier Academy
Mildred S. Hansen Scholarship
Zoey Aldridge – Early College Academy
Nicie Berrelleza – Greeley West High School
Mohammed Branham – Greeley Central High School
Angela Carrera – Northridge High School
Aline Casas Hurtado – Greeley Central High School
Yesenia Casas Ramirez – Northridge High School
Zoe Coats – Early College Academy
Daniela Diaz Lopez – Northridge High School
Landon Fanning – Frontier Academy
Lindsey Fritz – Greeley Central High School
Elias Haro – Greeley Central High School
Yulia Henao Lozano – Greeley Central High School
Karina Huizar-Diaz – Greeley Central High Schoo
Gabriella Lam – Greeley West High School
Brianna Leos – Greeley Central High School
Faith Lundstrom – Northridge High School
Marahi Lupio-Nevarez – Greeley West High School
Jasmin Mazariegos Rodriguez – Northridge High School
Connor Phillips – Frontier Academy
Thomas Roth – Greeley West High School
Alana Smith – Greeley West High School
Guadalupe Torres Ramirez – Greeley Central High School
Briseyda Varela-Venegas – Greeley West High School
Paola Vazquez – Union Colony Preparatory School
Daryn Whitmoyer – University High School
Kathy Hanson Memorial Scholarship
Jack Mathews – Greeley Central High School
Hertneky Family Scholarship
Cristal Berumen Alvarado – Aims Community College
Lynne and Gladys Hopkins Family Scholarship
Herminia Bocanegra Tejeda – Northridge High School
Elsa Lopez – Northridge High School
McKenna Lopezi – Northridge High School
Zerisenay Tsige – Greeley Central High School
Leoma D. Hunter Scholarship
Taylor Bradshaw – Eaton High School
Cesar Calixto – Weld Central High School
Christopher Clay – Windsor High School
Emily Davis – Roosevelt High School
Gabriella DeHerrera-Calderon – Fort Lupton High School
Abigail Fetzer – Eaton High School
Emily Johnson – Briggsdale Schools
Hayden Lederhos – Windsor Charter Academy
Maverik Mertens – Prairie Schools
Sophia Meza – Frederick Senior High School
Collin Ochsner – Platte Valley High School
Aidan Pettypool – Severance High School
Maya Pfeiler – Windsor Charter Academy
Elizabeth Schmidt – Frederick Senior High School
Desiree Shaklee – Mead High School
Abigail Shoemate – Windsor Charter Academy
Jennifer Silva Garcia – Fort Lupton High School
Anayah Urbina – Fort Lupton High School
Taryn Winter – Highland High School
John K. Jerome Family Scholarship
Cristal Berumen Alvarado – Aims Community College
Samantha DuVall – Front Range Community College
Lisa Lipsie – Aims Community College
Anne Eichman – Colorado Christian University
Arthur and Agnes Koldeway Agricultural Scholarship
Brock White – Platte Valley High School
Lyster Family Scholarship
Elias Haro – Greeley Central High School
Sharon Magnuson-Farr Scholarship
Mackenzie Crouch – Eaton High School
Kristopher G. Mansfield Memorial Scholarship
Emerson Lobato – Windsor High School
Mary Lou Martinez Scholarship for First Generation Students
Desiree Shaklee – Mead High School
Carl Mason Family Agriculture Scholarship
Sarai Benitez – Fort Lupton High School
“Doc” Patterson Scholarship
Kassy Columbos – Highland High School
Edward Robert Rady and Edna Mae Rady Memorial Ag Scholarship
Teagan Marsh – Windsor High School
Collin Ochsner – Platte Valley High School
SasonsFund Scholarship
Elias Haro – Greeley Central High School
Marahi Lupio-Nevarez – Greeley West High School
Highland Community/Lee and Rebecca Seward Scholarship
Riney Arnold – Highland High School
Savannah Garcia – Highland High School
Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by Sandra Thompson in memory of Dr. Peter Thompson
Kassy Columbos – Highland High School
Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by Sandra Thompson in memory of Dr. Tom Thompson
Adriana Estrada Campos – Highland High School
Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by the Ault VFW 4334 Auxiliary and Post
Luz Garcia Quiroz – Highland High School
G.E. Wood Memorial Scholarship
Chase Routh – Highland High School
Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by J-9 Insurance
Ian Scanga – Highland High School
Highland Community/Seward Scholarship given by the Highland Service Club
Taryn Winter – Highland High School
Jerry and Anna Wardell Memorial Scholarship
Jaden Armstrong – Aims Community College
Kimberley Campbell – Fort Lupton High School
Brock White – Platte Valley High School
Jaymie White – Platte Valley High School
Weld County Builders Association Scholarship
Cesar Calixto – Weld Central High School
Colin Miller – Windsor High School
Laura White Memorial Scholarship
Daniela Diaz Lopez – Northridge High School
Samantha DuVall – Front Range Community College
Yareli Quezada – Fort Lupton High School
Josie Roselle – Eaton High School
Michelle Venzor Anguiano – Fort Lupton High School
Wilbert R. Wiedeman Scholarship for Greeley Central High School
Nayzeth Hernandez – Greeley Central High School
Natalia Lopez-Gutierrez – Greeley Central High School
Wilbert R. Wiedeman Scholarship for Windsor High School
Yesenia Enriquez – Windsor High School
Aliena Papazian – Windsor High School
Windsor Community Foundation Scholarship
Christopher Clay – Windsor High School
Victoria Grizzle – Windsor Charter Academy
Teagan Marsh – Windsor High School
Maya Pfeiler – Windsor Charter Academy
Abigail Shoemate – Windsor Charter Academy
Olivia Trujillo – Windsor High School
Windsor Harvest Festival Scholarship
Hayden Lederhos – Windsor Charter Academy
Bridey Smith – Windsor Charter Academy
Winograd Family Scholarship
Gabriella Lam – Greeley West High School
Jaeden Nelson – Northridge High School
Maritza Ortega Torres – Greeley Central High School
