KCKCC Foundation announces spring 2019 scholarship recipients

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC

The Kansas City Kansas Community College Foundation has announced the recipients of its spring 2019 scholarships.

Spring 2019 KCKCC Foundation Scholarship recipients:

• Kevin Allen – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Sydney Anthony – Foundation Scholarship
• Marcus Baca – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Amber Bailey – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Antonia Becerra – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Lamika Bett – Foundation Scholarship
• Lester Biggs – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Lauren Brownlow – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Kaitlin Burgess – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Marcos Cabral – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Scholarship
• Perla Canul – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Sapphire Deed – Foundation Scholarship
• Caylyne Doyle – Dr. Karin Ogden Roberts Nursing Scholarship
• Eddie Ellis – Foundation Scholarship
• Darren Evans – Foundation Scholarship
• Crystal Fernandez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Victor Fernandez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Amanda Fletcher – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Valentina Flores Molina – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
• Austen Fuller – Foundation Scholarship
• Josue Gallegos – Foundation Scholarship
• Stacey Garcia Flores – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Megan Gonzales – Foundation Scholarship
• Jose Gonzalez – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Charles Graham – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Erika Gudino – Frances Speer Memorial Scholarship
• Nisha Gurung – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Ethan Hacker – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Susan Hanses – Foundation Scholarship
• Amanda Harris – Foundation Scholarship
• Treyvyon Harrison – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Jai Haskell – Frank & Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Makenzie Hawkins – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Tayla Hawkins – Dr. Karin Ogden Roberts Nursing Scholarship
• Jourdan Henderson – Wyandotte County Association of Retired School Personnel Scholarship
• Kang Her – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
• Zing Hlei – Asian American Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
• Lal Hmachhuani – Foundation Scholarship
• Jennifer Howard – Foundation Scholarship
• Cing Huai – Wyandotte High School Class of ’55 Scholarship
• Anna Jackson – Foundation Scholarship
• Mikhlyn Johnson – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Scholarship
• Chad Jones – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Emily Langston – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Elizabeth Lee – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Rishae Lewis – Foundation Scholarship
• Van Lian – Foundation Scholarship
• Jorge Lopez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Shannon Lusebrink – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Memorial Scholarship
• Adan Machado Bejarano – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Angelica Maese-Solano – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Lily Malsawmsang – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Steffan McBee – Foundation Scholarship
• Deven McFadden – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Kaitlyn Megee – Ed and Ione Trapp Pre-Veterinary Scholarship
• Miguel Merida Castro – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
• Yehashua Millay – Foundation Scholarship
• Amber Minchew – Foundation Scholarship
• Ronnie Moore – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Drake Murphy – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
• Stephen Naing – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Memorial Scholarship
• Jamie Navarro – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Alexis Neal – Ralph McMorris Memorial Scholarship
• Maryann Neeland – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Donnell Nunn – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Jacob Nutz – Dorothy E. Swanson Mortuary Science Scholarship
• Christopher Ocasio-Rivera – Foundation Scholarship
• Marcia Orona – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Alexcia Owens – Foundation Scholarship
• Clarisa Padilla – Foundation Scholarship
• Keren Par – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Scholarship
• Matthew Pate – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Dasiel Perez Suarez – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
• Cheyenne Porter – Foundation Scholarship
• Reid Pruitt – Foundation Scholarship
• Blanca Ramirez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Andrea Richmond – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Charles Robinson – Foundation Scholarship
• Jared Saiz – Vern’s Agape Nursing Scholarship
• Temitope Salakoh – Foundation Scholarship
• Cesar Sanchez Davila – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Shawn Schiedel – R. A. Long Scholarship
• Fnu Shubham – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Angela Simon – Vern’s Agape Nursing Scholarship
• Lei’Onna Smith – Juanita Miller Memorial Scholarship
• Ruth Smith – Rita M. Ahart Nursing Scholarship
• Heather Snook – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Tha Sung – Wyandotte High School Class of ’55 Scholarship
• Anicet Takor – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Ram Thang – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Hni Tial – Foundation Scholarship
• Ni Tial – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Nicole Tolefree – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
• Montaque Tucker – Foundation Scholarship
• Blessing Ugwuegbu – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Bernardo Valenzuela – Wyandotte High School Class of ’55 Scholarship
• Nadia Vallecillo – Foundation Scholarship
• Itzel Villarreal – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Scholarship
• Rione Walton – Wyandotte High School Class of ’55 Scholarship
• Corey Williams – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
• Alyssa Williamson – Foundation Scholarship
• Terion Wright – Foundation Scholarship
• Sarad Yang – Foundation Scholarship
• Daniel Zacapa-Morales – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship

The fall 2019 Kansas City Kansas Community College Foundation Scholarship Criteria, TEC Scholarship Criteria and new online application forms are available online at www.kckcc.edu/foundation/scholarships. Beginning Dec.17, the application will be completed online, with documentation attached, and submitted directly to the KCKCC Foundation. One application will be used for all foundation scholarships. A confirmation email will be sent to the applicant after the successful submission and will include a copy of the completed application.

The application deadline for fall 2019 KCKCC Foundation Scholarships is March 1 and March 23 for KCKCC-TEC scholarships. Scholarships are competitive and funding is limited, so submit applications as soon as possible.

Those who do not apply cannot receive an award. For additional questions, contact Debbie Cowick, foundation scholarship coordinator, at 913-288-7369.

Letter to the editor

Dear citizens of the community of Kansas City, Kansas,

On behalf of the dedicated men and women of the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department, with whom you entrust your lives, the lives of your family members, and your property, I would like to extend a sincere thank you for your unwavering support of our department.

As our community continues to evolve, so does our mission to continually advance and improve our department and to ensure that the citizens we serve are consistently receiving the highest level of emergency services available. We have a very enthusiastic membership that spends a tremendous amount of time training, developing, and refining their skills to efficiently and effectively mitigate the emergency situations to which we respond. We take great pride in being able to offer this advanced level service to our community. I pledge to continue to train and support our members so that we can continue to serve you in a swift, safe, and professional manner.

Our community has an Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating of a 3/9 with 99% of Kansas City’s citizens’ property. This rating is often utilized to set insurance rates. The lower the number, the better the rate. We serve over 128 square miles of territory in the city, as well as providing mutual aid to other cities and townships when requested. We are committed to providing the utmost standard of fire suppression, Advanced Life Support transport emergency medical services, hazardous material mitigation, technical rescue, fire prevention, arson investigation, and public education in the region. Our dedicated Firefighters respond to an average of over 20,000 emergency responses annually, and that number is growing every year.

We are here for you, and I feel very strongly about our Department being involved in our community. You will see our apparatus and our members at various public events throughout the year; from festivals, church parties, parades, and even youth sporting events. Our fire station doors are always open to our neighbors, the public, and we welcome and encourage visitors anytime. Please feel free to stop by, introduce yourselves, and get to know your public safety neighbors, who have sworn an oath to utilize their specialized expertise, talents, and time to serve and protect you.

As your Fire Chief, it is always a pleasure to work with such dedicated and concerned personnel, who continually strive to improve their skills in an effort to provide the highest quality of service to the community. I am proud to have the opportunity to lead this organization into the future for you, the citizens of KCK. If there is ever any way that I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Respectfully,
Michael Callahan
Fire Chief, Kansas City, Kansas