The Community Foundation of Abilene awarded more than $763,000 in college scholarships to 208 students from high schools in the Big Country region in 2022. This year's recipients are listed below. Thank you to the 88 donors whose scholarship funds made these awards possible.
Congratulations, students!
Fund Name | Recipient |
Abilene Alumnae Panhellenic Missy Bridwell Scholarship | Rylee Keesee |
Abilene A&M Club Scholarship Fund | Brooke Garduno |
Abilene Founder Lions Club - A.E. Wells | Ali McElhaney |
Abilene Founder Lions Club - A.E. Wells | Belen Herrera |
Abilene Founder Lions Club - Randell & Evangeline Watkins Scholarship | Shelby Rose |
Abilene Geological Society Scholarship | Alissa Allen |
Advanced VolP Solutions Scholarship | Evan Guffey |
Alistair Baldwin Scholarship | Cheyanna Petty |
Barbara and Norman Smart Memorial Fund | Audrey Brewer |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Brianna Steele |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Avery Stevenson-Waller |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Carter Arrott |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Elijah Salas |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Whitney Halfmann |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Jon Busher |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Adam Mason |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Avery Meers |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Berkley Paul |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Makeda Marquardt |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Daniel Gbhart |
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship | Delaney Hanson |
Big Country Co. Med. Society Alliance | Beth Green |
Big Country Co. Med. Society Alliance | Rachel Wagstaff |
Big Country Co. Med. Society Alliance | Hannah Tawney |
Bob Alvis Memorial Scholarship | Elijah Garza |
Bob R. Hefner Scholarship Fund | Fabian Carrillo |
Bob R. Hefner Scholarship Fund | Will Faries |
Casey Leo Huff Memorial Scholarship | Brandon Otero |
Catherine Aileen Smith-Jones Memorial | Emma Allen |
Cathy Springer Leavell Memorial Fund | John Hernandez |
Clack Educational Fund | Alyssa O'Malley |
Clack Educational Fund | Mckenzie Wasson |
Clack Educational Fund | Elijah Sala |
Coach Howard Childress Memorial Scholarship | Gus Allen |
Davis Kinard-Kate Nutter Memorial Fund | Dakota LaFontaine |
Davis Kinard-Kate Nutter Memorial Fund | Rylan Rogers |
Dr. Dean Hawkins Scholarship | Directly to University |
Dr. Edgar Martin Harp Memorial Scholarship Fund For Medicine | Beth Green |
Eula M. Kruse Scholarship Fund | Millie Rios |
Floy Hodge Scholarship Fund | Shelby Sautos |
Fred Lee Hughes | Brooke Garduno |
From Harm to Home Scholarship Fund | Feza Miruho |
Gilbert Cook Memorial Scholarship | Marcus Villarreal |
Gilbert Cook Memorial Scholarship | Deborah Musonera |
Ginny Ryan Memorial Scholarship Fund | Kaitlyn Ferguson |
Ginny Ryan Memorial Scholarship Fund | Daylee Blair |
Gold Star Memorial Scholarship | Veronica Willis |
Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance Scholarship | Immaculee Gedeon |
Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance Scholarship | Sandra Ondigi |
GySgt. Robert K. Keller Memorial Fund | Isabella Trahar |
Hal and Jean Stockton Scholaship | Directly to University |
Harold Dean Wade Memorial Scholarship | Macy Wallace |
Hazel Nunn Scholarship Endowment Fund - TSTC | Ayezha DeLeon |
Hazel Nunn Scholarship Endowment Fund - TSTC | Justin Gardner |
Herman Ray (Buz) Buzbee, Jr. Memorial Music Scholarship | Jaime Herrera |
Hollis Hayes Pinkston | Avery Meers |
Horace M. Condley Scholarship | Fatima Tarin |
Independent Insurance Agents of Abilene | Felipe Villarreal Jr |
Jack Mildren Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Madison King |
James P. Hopper Memorial Scholarship | Caylee Vogel |
James P. Hopper Memorial Scholarship | Patience Price |
Jane A. Rhodes Scholarship | Jett Villarreal |
Janet Parkey Memorial Scholarship Fund | Chloe Ramirez |
Jay Hatcher Memorial Scholarship Fund | Rachel Grace |
Jean and Curly Hays Scholarship Fund | Avery Bruntmyer |
Jean and Curly Hays Scholarship Fund | Hannah Tawney |
Jean and Curly Hays Scholarship Fund | Rylee Keesee |
Jean and Curly Hays Scholarship Fund | Natalie Gonzales |
Jesse M. and Bernice M. Pyeatt Scholarship | Sara Smith |
J. Henry Doscher, Jr. Scholarship Fund | Allison Josselet |
J. Henry Doscher, Jr. Scholarship Fund | Oimitri Oleo |
Karen Adair Price RN Memorial Scholarship | Elsa Mendoza |
Kay Whitton and Lessie McCormick Terry Scholarship | Evan Guffey |
Kemper Scott Hamilton Memorial Scholarship | Jayton Stuckey |
Ken Becker Leadership Scholarship | Mathew Pena |
Kenneth and Marilyn Jacobs Education Fund | Ariel Kinke |
Kim and Jim Snyder Texas A&M Scholarship | Brazos Lewis |
Lady Clyde Hooper Memorial Scholarship | Addison Page |
Margaret Wheeler Kennedy Scholarship Fund | Margaux Fellona |
Marie Denham Memorial Scholarship Fund | Veronica Willis |
Mary Bailey Memorial Scholarship | Jaylan Frasier |
Mary & George Minter Memorial Scholarship | Hailey McFadden |
McClellan "Think On" Memorial Scholarship | Gus Allen |
Alistair Baldwin Scholarship Fund | |
Nancy and Ted Paup Big Country Hall of Fame Scholarship | Sarah Cotter |
Nancy and Ted Paup Big Country Hall of Fame Scholarship | Frank Fang |
Nicholas Whitaker Memorial Scholarship | Case Kirby |
Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing Endowed Fund | Aurora Arevalo |
Pearl Jackson Scholarship Fund | Alyssara Rodriguez |
Perry Bentley Memorial Fund II | Hanna Niebelski |
Randy Polk Memorial Scholarship Fund | Mackenzie Wasson |
Rentech Boiler Systems, Inc. Scholarship | Juliana Frigo |
Rodney Holder Memorial Scholarship | Carter Sanders |
Rodney Holder Memorial Scholarship | Elijah Salas |
Ross Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund | Marcus Villarreal |
Roy Churchill Memorial Scholarship | Madeline Perez |
Ruth & Bill Burton Memorial Scholarship | Brandon Otero |
Ruth & Bill Burton Memorial Scholarship | Parker Brewer |
Sam and Ellen Webb | Susan Cormack |
Schuman Family Scholarship | Sydnee Gilbreath |
SHS Class of 1961 Scholarship | Margarito Trey Jimenez |
SHS Class of 1961 Scholarship | Victoria Neri |
SHTX Amy Bell Scholarship (Awarded February of each year) | Catelyn Walker |
Stock Horse of Texas Scholarships (Josie Coverdale) (Awarded February of each year) | Sara Saxe |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Morgan Alderson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Charlie Anderson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Hayden Arnold |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Braylin Barkey |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Alexis Barr |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Mattison Beck |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Noah Bela |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Kenzie Benham |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Aidan Berry |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Logan Bible |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Dikchya Biswa |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Daylee Blair |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Ashleigh Blanding |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Aidan Boisvert |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Olivia Bowen |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Kamille Boyd |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Ashton Braden |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Haley Burkhart |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Joseph Calderon |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Joshua Carpenter |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Levi Castillo |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Iyonnia Cherry |
Stone Owl Scholarship | McKennah Chitwood |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Claire Cooley |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Kyal Corbett |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Avery Cousins |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Emani Davis |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Kaeli DeNigro |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Lilly Kate Doby |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Emaly Edwards |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Lily Etter |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Frank Fang |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Owen Fisher |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Kyla Flanagan |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Juliana Frigo |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Dylan Garcia |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Brooke Garduno |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Brooks Gay |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Daniel Gebhart |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Madelyn Gollihar |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Tanner Graham |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Karson Grigsby |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Mikah Grisham |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Adison Guy |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Karissa Guzman |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Avery Hafner |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Daniel Hervey |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Tyler Hudson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Grace Hutton |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Kelsey Ingram |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Jenna Kendrick |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Madison King |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Case Kirby |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Evan Laughlin |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Seth Lee |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Braden Lewis |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Joshua Luckenbach |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Alexandria Luvano |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Makeda Marquardt |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Nathaniel Martin |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Gabriel McCracken |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Ali McElhaney |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Sara Avery McGlothlin |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Vincent Jevan Mercado |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Molly Mercer |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Alexis (Lexi) Miller |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Dillon Moore |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Maya Morrell |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Deborah Musonera |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Claude Nduwimana |
Stone Owl Scholarship | STARR Scott 'Baylee' Neff |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Victoria Neri |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Silvia Nou |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Xing Pan |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Jacob Pate |
Stone Owl Scholarship | McKinley Patteson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Berkley Paul |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Sarah Pena |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Jade Pitcher |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Gabriella Poradek |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Ronald Poston |
Stone Owl Scholarship | John "Caleb" Powell |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Chelsea Rainwater |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Missy Ramey |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Kaylynn Reyna |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Mary Caroline Rose |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Marcus Rose |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Matthew Rose |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Adriana Saling |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Carter Sanders |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Brock Scoggin |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Johnathan Stai |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Madison Stawarczik |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Natalie Stefan |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Masen Stephenson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Jenna Stevens |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Avery Stevenson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Andrew Stovall |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Adeleigh Thompson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Anna Tidmore |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Jacqueline Garcia Torres |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Isabella Trahan |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Bibhasha Tripathi |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Elizabeth Underwood |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Fatima Valencia |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Samantha Villeda |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Abigail Votaw |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Alexander Walker |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Mackenzie Wasson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Jenna Watson |
Stone Owl Scholarship | Charli Willis |
Stone Owl Scholarship | William Young |
The Dollie Lane Harp Memorial Scholarship Fund For Classical Music | Molly Mercer |
Todd Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund | Paul McDonough Defering |
Tony Daniels Scholarship | Brianna Steel |
Virginia Kiker Hughes Memorial Scholarship | Will Faries |
Wesley Armstrong Memorial Scholarship | Corley Williams |
West Texas Hereford Association - Curly Hays Scholarship | Alexandria Kalina |
Wheat Family Trade Scholarship | Cristina Aragon |
Wheat Family Trade Scholarship | Michael Luna |
Wilburn H. "Blue" Denham Memorial | Audrey Schlauch |
Winters Area Foundation Endowed Fund - WAF Project Fund | Jon Busher |
Winters Area Red Raider Scholarship | Alyssara Rodgiguez |
Winters Area Red Raider Scholarship | Jon Busher |
Winter Alumni - WAF Endowed Scholarship | Laken Green |
Zach Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund | Denver Hunter |
Zach Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund | Patience Price |
Zach Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund | Jennifer Munoz |