July 4, 2020
Truman Heartland Community Foundation (THCF) is pleased to announce more than $470,000 in scholarships will be awarded to 235 area students this year. The Community Foundation’s annual scholarships program was cancelled due to the coronavirus safety concerns, but thanks to program sponsor Stewardship Capital, Truman Heartland is helping scholarship fundholders connect with their scholarship recipients in new ways this year.
Scholarship recipients include Lee’s Summit students:
Tyeisha Brock – Lee’s Summit High School – Walters-Magee Scholarship
Sydney Gouldsmith – Lee’s Summit High School – Laura G. Stark Memorial Scholarship
Grace Hoffman – Lee’s Summit High School – Edward L. and Helen L. Newlin Scholarship
Haley Mesz – Lee’s Summit High School – Walters-Magee Scholarship
Jordan Thomas – Lee’s Summit High School – Medical Alliance of the Metropolitan Medical Society of GKC Scholarship ;Allison Dailey – Lee’s Summit North High School – Centerpoint Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship, Kay and Morris Dunning Nursing Scholarship and Medical Alliance of the Metropolitan Medical Society of GKC Scholarship
Patrick Egberuare – Lee’s Summit North High School – Forrest and Marjorie Martin Graduate Scholarship
Madison Madden – Lee’s Summit North High School – Forrest and Marjorie Martin Undergrad Scholarship
Meredith Scarborough – Lee’s Summit North High School – Blair Michaela Shanahan Lane Memorial Scholarship, Centerpoint Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship and Medical Alliance of the Metropolitan Medical Society of GKC Scholarship
Kelsey Klipfel – Lee’s Summit West High School – Laura G. Stark Memorial Scholarship
Hunter McCollum – Lee’s Summit West High School – Walters-Magee Scholarship
Kennedy Noland – Lee’s Summit West High School – Forrest and Marjorie Martin Undergraduate Scholarship and Walters-Magee Scholarship
Sarah Peal – Lee’s Summit West High School – Association for Industrial Development Scholarship
Emma O’Connor – St. Michael the Archangel High School – Walters-Magee Scholarship
Tina Walton – Earned a GED diploma – Seger Family Nursing Scholarship
Truman Heartland awards scholarships to students based on criteria set by their donors to support students pursuing a variety of educational disciplines. This year, the Community Foundation reviewed 926 completed scholarship applications and awarded 326 scholarship awards to 235 area students. Since 1982, Truman Heartland has awarded more than $4.6 million in scholarships.
To view the full list of scholarship funds and recipients, visit www.thcf.org/Grant-Scholarship-Seekers/Scholarship-Recipients.
