Celebrating Scholarships at the Foundation!

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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