Recipients of donor funded scholarships announced

Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently awarded donor-funded scholarships from the Missouri State University Foundation to students for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The students were selected based on criteria established by the donors of the scholarships, university officials said.

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More information about the scholarships can be found on the financial aid website, WP.MissouriState.edu/FinAid.

The list below includes the names of students who have accepted the scholarships as of Jan. 14.

MSU-WP empowers students to achieve personal success and to enrich their local and global communities by providing accessible, affordable and quality educational opportunities.

MSU-WP offers associate degrees and credit and non-credit courses and serves as a delivery site for bachelor’s and master’s degrees offered by Missouri State University in Springfield.

Editor’s Note: Students receiving scholarships are listed below and arranged alphabetically by scholarship, country, state then hometown.

 

1963 Heritage Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Houston: Victoria Narancich

Adeline E. Moore Non-Traditional Book Scholarship

ARKANSAS

Mammoth Spring: Lindsey Wood

MICHIGAN

Northport: Rudy Rodriguez

MISSOURI

Alton: Alexandria Blankenship, Crystal Pinson, Hannah Smith, Schellby Wilkerson

Birch Tree: Lynsie Roberts, Harold Ryan

Cabool: Dylan Ficken, James Herrington, Samantha Turnbull

Cape Girardeau: Lindsey Moyers

Caulfield: Pamela Olivas

Graff: Juliana Moore

Jefferson City: Melissa Buckner

Kansas City: Erin Kelly

Kennett: Jessica Smith

Kingdom City: Reyna Cash

Koshkonong: Rhainnon Lindquist

Mountain Grove: Alexis Hurst

Pottersville: Carmen Gilliam

Springfield: Logan Wood

Thayer: Hannah Ogden

Thornfield: Sheila Scott

Warsaw: Danielle Cockriel

West Plains: Brannan Adkisson, Sheremy Anderson, Keahna Antrim, Chrystal Bean, Whitley Dobbs, Teresa Gelsinger, Cara Hopkins, Coleena Huffman, Dustin Huffman, Amy Johnson, Shannon Kramer, Yelyzaveta Liedovska, Mary Mason, Toni Newton, Natalie Paulman, Callista Russell, Kelsey Stephens, Samantha Stepp, Sandra Wenck, Mallory Zimmerman

Williow Springs: Debra Cooper, Jessica Haas

Al Hufstedler Leadership Scholarship

MISSOURI

Alton: Tia Agers, Rydan Deckard

Couch: Mia Taylor

Gatewood: Marissa Ayers

Myrtle: Hannah Shields

Al Hufstedler Memorial Endowed Scholarship (Alton)

MISSOURI

Alton: Andrea Sisco

Al Hufstedler Memorial Endowed Scholarship (Oregon County)

MISSOURI

Bakersfield: Taylor Coffey

Al Hufstedler Memorial Endowed Scholarship (Veteran)

MISSOURI

Mansfield: Keyera Cornelison

Allison London Smith Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Gainesville: Nicholas Goodson

Willow Springs: Holly Wehmer

Angela Dawn Conway Endowed Music Scholarship

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Nolan Perkins

Bessie Yadon Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Alexis Shumpert

Willow Springs: Holly Wehmer

Bill Burris Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Cabool: Haley Anaya

Koshkonong: Morgan Phipps

Bob Lawrence Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Norwood: Hayden Garn

Carol Bell Silvey Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Cabool: Logan Walls

Cecil Riley and Greg Prevett Memorial Scholarship

MISSOURI

Pomona: Rebekah Crosser

Charles H. and Rena Wood Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Lynchburg: Destany Murray

Chuck and Sue Kimberlin Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Koshkonong: Morgan Phipps

West Plains: Jordyn Sigman

Clyde and Joyce Bell Elementary Education Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Vanzant: Isabel Bradshaw

Crissy Bell Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Birch Tree: Payton Hugg

Cabool: Athena McCart

Houston: MaKenzie Richards

Darr Incentive Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Blue Springs: Alex Biermaier

Branson: Jason Scanlon

Elkland: Camryn Elliott

Essex: Aubrey Hull

Hermann: Michaela Grannemann

Lynchburg: Marshall Breedlove

Morrisville: Maggie Painter

Strafford: Cody Fisher

Darr Scholar Award

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Reese Morrison, Holly Wehmer

Dixie Huff Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Caulfield: Devona Mitchell

Don and Judy Kenslow Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Heath Johnson

Donald E. and Carol D. (Roe) Reser & Family Endowed Memorial Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Jordyn Sigman, Madeline Taylor

Donald Flinner Scholarship

MISSOURI

Cabool: Gabriel Harvill

Donna S. and Michael D. Hayes Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Courtney Ames, Tesla Buxbaum, Morgan Dixon, Daphnie Dollins, Sharon Stevenson, Hunter Ward

Doug Darr Community Leadership Restricted Current Scholarship

MISSOURI

Alton: Hannah Smith

Houston: Jessica Dzurick

Dr. Bruce Mitchell Smith Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Ashton Roberts

Dr. Vera Carhart Scholarship Fund

MISSOURI

Alton: Alexandria Blankenship, Jessica Mitchener, Crystal Pinson

Earl S. and Ruth N. Webb Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Sara Jenne

Emory Melton Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Cabool: Logan Walls

Everett and Opal Parrott Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Moody: Kayla Yeager

Frances Reiter Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship

ARKANSAS

Mountain Home: Amanda Harvey

Gammill Family Scholarship for Nursing School

MISSOURI

Alton: Alexandria Blankenship, Andrea Sisco

Bakersfield: Taylor Coffey

Birch Tree: Payton Hugg

Brandsville: Riley Villavicencio

Cabool: Athena McCart

Caulfield: Devona Mitchell

Drury: Kaitlyn Thompson

Houston: MaKenzie Richards

Isabella: Kodi Shockey

Koshkonong: Morgan Phipps

Mansfield: Keyera Cornelison

Moody: Kayla Yeager

Mountain Grove: Abigail Fry, Alexis Hurst

Mountain View: Melissa McAfee

Thayer: Griffin Willison, Jackson Willison

West Plains: Courtney Ames, Sheremy Anderson, Kaydence Brown, Mandalyn Cockrum, Raigan Denton, Morgan Dixon, Summer Gabriel, Makayla Lucas, Maria Ruble, Sophia Zellars

Glenwood Mustang Milestone Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Hannah Williams

Glyn Spears Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Summersville: Haylea DeWitt

Graham and Connie O’Neal Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Autumn Collins

Granvil and Idell Vaughan Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Sierra Brower, Donivan Owens

Harlin Family Business Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Sara Jenne

Honorable William Hass Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Ian Bivens

Jack and Marian McNevin Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Mountain View: Emily Jennings

Jack Nelson Wiles, M.D. Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Norwood: Kylee Mullins

West Plains: Melany Grinstaff, Stacy Hutchinson

James and Audrey Friend Restricted Scholarship

MISSOURI

Licking: Roberto Ezquivel

Jess and Betty Garnett Family Endowed Scholarship

ILLINOIS

Aurora: Kaitlyn Aleshire

MISSOURI

Success: Cali Smith

Winona: Kylia Stayton

Jim and Cindy McFarland Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Jessica Haas

Jim and Nell Peters Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Autumn Collins

John Craig Memorial Scholarship

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Jessica Haas

Judge Harold and Martha M. Henry Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Ava: Mackinley Goss, Elizabeth Schroeder

Judith Shepard Newman Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Mountain Grove: Katharyn Brennan

Peace Valley: Dana Russo

Thayer: Samantha Stockle

West Plains: Autumn Collins, Raigan Denton, Trista Pinnon, Alexis Shumpert, Annastasia Tucker, Natalie Wiehe

Willow Springs: Noel Kish

Kent and Barbara Thomas Student Ambassador Scholarship

MISSOURI

Branson: Abigail Mulnik

Mountain View: Melissa McAfee

West Plains: Lydia Davis

Lelia Heuer Restricted Current Scholarship

MISSOURI

Moody: Ashley Beach

West Plains: Lailla Storey

Lelia Heuer Restricted Current Scholarship for Howell County

MISSOURI

West Plains: Jasmine Pickett, Melia Wiehe

Lida Risner Bozman and Louis Bozman Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Thayer: Corwin Mullins

Lillian Meade Darr Endowed Leadership Scholarship

MISSOURI

Salem: Dawson Hasty

Winona: Captolia Boyer

Linda Wood Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Licking: Kellar Davis

Local Emergency Planning Committees of Howell and Oregon Counties Restricted Current Scholarship

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Jessica Haas

Lorin L. Vaughn Probation & Parole Citizens Advisory Board Scholarship

MISSOURI

Mansfield: Kyra Thompson

Lucas Orf Scholarship

MISSOURI

Thayer: Salena Hollis

M.O. Looney Community Service Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Caulfield: Taylor Watkins

Margaret W. Shaw Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Alton: Alexandria Blankenship, Lana Richardson, Rylan Steele

Doniphan: Kaydyn Bond, Jayden Broyles

Gatewood: Faith Harris

Koshkonong: Dillon Ward

Myrtle: Hannah Shields

Salem: Chezney Schivitz

Summersville: Kailey Bradley

Thayer: Madalyn Donahue, Alyssa Spence, Griffin Willison, Jackson Willison, Ely Wilson

Winona: Evan Martin

Marianna Hoover Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Ava: Elizabeth Schroeder

Marvin Wheeler and Lorene Wheeler Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Addison Hunter

Mary H. Sheid Student Ambassador Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Raigan Denton

Mary Lou and Don Sallee Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Norwood: Weston Contreras

Math Educators of South Central Missouri Restricted Scholarship

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Sierra Brower

Maxine Brown Restricted Scholarship

MISSOURI

Houston: MaKenzie Richards

West Plains: Toni Newton

May Wheeler Memorial Scholarship

MISSOURI

Alton: Alexandria Blankenship

Thayer: Griffin Willison, Jackson Willison

Mike and Mary Jane Lybyer Endowed Scholarship

ARKANSAS

Camp: Cassidy Walling

MISSOURI

Isabella: Kodi Shockey

Kingdom City: Reyna Cash

Lebanon: Mahder Jay

Mildred M. Schobert Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MICHIGAN

Northpoint: Rudy Rodriguez

MISSOURI

Alton: Crystal Pinson

Birch Tree: Harold Ryan

Missouri State University-West Plains Technology in Manufacturing Scholarship

MISSOURI

Plato: Joseph Steinbrink

Mountain Grove 2006 Missouri State Alumni Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Licking: Cole Wallace

Mountain Grove Missouri State University Alumni Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Cabool: Logan Walls

Mynde Tarter Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Madison Hughston

Nancy White Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Saint Charles: Elden Vierzba

Naomi McKee Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Kelsey Stephens

Norman and Peggy Rieger Family Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Caulfield: Devona Mitchell

West Plains: Macy Meeks

Norman Rieger Dora Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Sara Jenne

Nursing Alumni Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Toni Newton

Onita Trett Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Morgan Totty

Pahlmann Family Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Kelsey Stephens

Peggy Rieger Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Drury: Kaitlyn Thompson

West Plains: Makenna Locke

Ralph F. and Louella Cox Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Alton: Andrea Sisco

Brandsville: Riley Villavicencio

Koshkonong: Morgan Phipps

West Plains: Kaydence Brown 

Rita Fugate Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Plato: Joseph Steinbrink

Rita J. Turpin Memorial Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Lailla Storey

Robert Neathery Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Mountain View: Ava Greenan

West Plains: Sophia Zellars

Robert T. Drago Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Lee’s Summit: Paden Cole

Roger D. Shaw Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Alton: Hannah Smith, Rylan Steele

Koshkonong: Cody Jedlicka

Thayer: Corwin Mullins, Ely Wilson

Roy and Vallie Mayfield Memorial Scholarship

MISSOURI

Ava: Elizabeth Schroeder

Samantha Beach Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Pomona: Rylie Fox

Senator Doyle Childers Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Ashton Roberts

Shirley Calhoun Lawler Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Dora: Callen DePriest

South Central Ozark Home Health Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Callista Russell

Willow Springs: Debra Cooper

St. Francis Farm Endowed Book Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Whitley Dobbs

Susan Sims-Giddens and Edwin Giddens Scholarship

ARKANSAS

Camp: Cassidy Walling

Mammoth Spring: Caitlyn Sisco

Mountain Home: Amanda Harvey

MISSOURI

Brandsville: Riley Villavicencio

Cabool: Athena McCart

Drury: Kaitlyn Thompson

Kansas City: Erin Kelly

Kingdom City: Reyna Cash

Lebanon: Mahder Jay

Thayer: Griffin Willison, Jackson Willison

West Plains: Sophia Zellars

Tarter-Thompson Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Ava: Morgan Clements

The Jeanette Kellett Grisham Scholarship

MISSOURI

Moody: Makenna Taylor

West Plains: Jordyn Sigman

The Lancaster Family Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Plato: Joseph Steinbrink

West Plains: Gabriel Martin

Veronica Mays Memorial Scholarship

MISSOURI

Thayer: Heather Smith

Virginia Henderson Nursing Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Bailey Bunch

Vivian H. Drago Endowed Leadership Scholarship

MISSOURI

Cabool: Logan Walls

West Plains: Ian Bivens

Walt Wegner Scholarship for Religious Studies

MISSOURI

West Plains: Heath Johnson

West Plains Bank & Trust Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Willow Springs: Jessica Haas

West Plains Campus Letters and Communications Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Autumn Collins

William and Virginia Darr Endowed Leadership Scholarship

MISSOURI

Koshkonong: Cody Jedlicka

Zizzer Scholarship

MISSOURI

West Plains: Bailey Cox

Zizzers Class of 1964 Nursing Endowed Scholarship

MISSOURI

Ava: Morgan Clements

West Plains: Bailey Bunch, Morgan Dixon

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