Winfield-based Legacy Regional Community Foundation, formed in 1996 to increase philanthropic giving in Cowley County and the surrounding area, awarded over $145,000 in scholarships for the 2022- 2023 school year. The recipients of those scholarships are:
ARK CITY SCHOLARSHIPS
ACE Scholarships College of Choice Major
Ryker Catron, Ark City KU History Education
AFS Scholarship
Maliyah Meza, Ark City Cowley Communication Science
Gene & Sally Burr Family Scholarship
Kristin Watchous, Ark City Cowley Special Education
Class of ’55 Scholarship
Lance Blubaugh, Ark City WSU Business
Alexis Hutsell, Ark City Cowley Pre-Nursing
Class of ’57 Scholarship
Chyler Weathers, Ark City Cowley Pre-Chiropractic
Class of ’59 Scholarship
Elle Abrams, Ark City Cowley Early Childhood Development
Verna Davis Scholarship
Benjamin Thomson, Ark City Newman Biology- Pre Med
Joline Iverson Family Scholarship
Hannah Leis, Ark City Cowley CMA
Janet English Scholarship
Reed Hodges, Ark City KU Biochemistry
PEO Chapter ER Scholarship
Emma Badley, Ark City Cowley Early Childhood Development
Robert & Marcia Childers Scholarship
Kalli Viegra, Ark City Southwestern Athletic Training
Micah Nellis, Ark City Pittsburgh State Medicine
Rogers Family Scholarship
Braden Walton, Ark City KSU Pre-Dentistry
Warren Family Scholarship
Julian White, Ark City Cowley Auto Technology
Ark City- Robert Warrender Scholarship
Lindsey Zepeda, Ark City Cowley Pre-Nursing
Spencer MacLaughlin, Ark City Cowley Pre-Engineering
Ark City Fire Department Scholarship
Lindsey Zepeda, Ark City Cowley Pre-Nursing
Belle Plaine Scholarships
Lanore Bishop Scholarship
Autumn Jump, Belle Plaine Emporia State Music Education
Kayla Potter, Belle Plaine Butler Family & Consumer Science
Taylor Heffron, Belle Plaine Cowley Elementary Education
Jesika Gooch, Belle Plaine Wichita State Elementary Education Speech
Ryan Roderick, Mulvane Wichita State Music Education
Robert Brown, Mulvane K-State Elementary Education
Taylor Bohannon, Belle Plaine McPherson College Secondary Education- Biology
Ralph & Dorothy Hopper Mathematics Scholarship
Hailey Novikoff, Belle Plaine Pittsburg State Biology
Ada Lucretia Richardson Miller Scholarship
Jesika Gooch, Belle Plaine Wichita State Elementary Education Speech
CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Hanna & Farris Jabara Scholarship
Austin Henderson, Burden K-State Mechanical Engineering
Morgan Cook, Atlanta Oklahoma Wesleyan Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
Orville Bair Family Scholarship
Brendan Mackey, Burden Pratt Community AG Diesel Technician
Haven Wunderlich, Atlanta Hutch. Community Radiology Technician
Burden Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Emma Garrison, Burden Cowley County Secondary Education
SEDAN SCHOLARSHIPS
Madlyn Root Scholarship
Brooke Evans, Sedan Butler CC Nursing
Landrea Sears, Sedan Pitt State Business Administration
Fred & Betty Travis Scholarship
Malary Davis, Sedan Independence CC K-6 Unified Education
Lana Sisco, Sedan Coffeyville CC Education
Isaiah Smilko, Sedan Coffeyville/Pitt St Education
Ashlyn Zimmerman, Sedan Missouri So. State Secondary Ed-Social Sci-History
Joshua Bever, Sedan Emporia State Elementary Education
Sedan-Robert Warrender Scholarship
Malary Davis, Sedan Independence CC K-6 Unified Education
Lana Sisco, Sedan Coffeyville CC Education
Isaiah Smilko, Sedan Coffeyville/Pitt St Education
Anna Spradling, Sedan Oklahoma University Sonography
Ashlyn Zimmerman, Sedan Missouri So. State Secondary Ed-Social Sci-History
WINFIELD SCHOLARSHIPS
Winfield- Robert Warrender Scholarship
Gavin Turner, Winfield Cowley Criminal Justice
Katherine Lenz, Winfield University of Kansas Chemistry
Nichols-Broadhurst (MLK) Scholarships
Anna Ross, Winfield KU Computer Science
Alexa Wingett, Winfield Butler CC Undecided
Area Scholarships
Angela Harding Scholarship
Lindsey Zepeda, Ark City Cowley Pre-Nursing
Glenn & Marie McCurry Scholarship – Udall
Katherine Howe, Oxford Southwestern Computer Science-Game Design
Shirley Pringle Nursing Scholarship
Haylee Satterlee, Winfield WSU Nursing
Joy Turek Memorial Scholarship
Steven “Ben” Russell, South Haven Cowley Welding Certification
Dings Family Scholarship
Taylor Bohannon, Belle Plaine McPherson College Secondary Ed. – Biology
Legacy Scholarship
Wm. Daniel Ball, Winfield Cowley Aerospace Engineering
Lance Blubaugh, Ark City WSU Business
Kristin Watchous, Ark City Cowley Special Education
Kalli Viegra, Ark City Southwestern Athletic Training
Jonas Stoy, Ark City Southwestern Computer Science
Lucas Barnes, Ark City Cowley Biology
Abigail Isom, Winfield Butler/Cowley Fire Science
Meganne Nihart, Winfield Southwestern Business Administration
Gunther Flower , Winfield Pratt CC Lineman
Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship
Abigail Isom, Winfield Butler/Cowley Fire Science
Marlyn & Blaine Harp Scholarship
Alivia Cartlidge, Winfield Cowley Pre-Nursing
Bill House Hereford Foundation Scholarship
PHOTO ABOVE: Scholarship recipients pictured in above photo are Lucas Barnes, Lance Blubaugh, Jonas Stoy, Kalli Viegra, and Kristin Watchous, with Legacy Chief Executive Officer, Yazmin Wood.