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KCKCC Foundation awards scholarships

The Kansas City Kansas Community College Foundation has announced the recipients of its Summer and Fall 2021 Scholarships.

The KCKCC Foundation would like to thank the generous donors who provide funding to further the education of students at KCKCC, a spokesman stated. Those who would like to make a donation may contact Sharon Ramsey, director of development, at 913-288-7353 or [email protected].

The Spring 2022 KCKCC Foundation scholarship application deadline is Oct. 8. The KCKCC Foundation Scholarship application will be available starting July 19 at www.kckcc.edu/foundation/scholarships.

For additional questions, contact Audrey Alexander, interim scholarship coordinator, at 913-288-7584 or [email protected].

Summer 2021 KCKCC Foundation Scholarship recipients:

Aldo Estrada-Nieves – Charles Mosier Memorial Scholarship
Leia Teague – Charles Mosier Memorial Scholarship
Samba Aly Gnokane – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Ekupnseh Ashley – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Mawulolo Awoudi – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Alexis Carrillo – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Lauren Chamberlain – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Zareenaah Cooper – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Rebecca Davis – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Manuel Duarte – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Faith Eskridge – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Alicia Fernandez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Atzin Garcia – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Phoebe Haganey – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Micki Hill – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Zo Hmung – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Demi Hull – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Larry Humphery – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Julyana Jacobs – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Leonardo Kim – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Chace Knapp – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Max Mitchell – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Andrea Morris – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Ghulam Hussain Muhammadi – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jeremiah Ogembo – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Taliane Olinger – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Diana Pardo-Lozano – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Samantha Reynolds – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Hannah Rocha – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Odalys Sarabia – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Loretta Times – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Emma Tucker – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Miguel Lopez – George Powell Applied Technology Scholarship
Tanka Baral – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Ramiro Betancourt – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Pamela Burnett – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Chelsea Cartagena-Maradiaga – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Celeste Cherry – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Alyssa Cornish – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Mya Corrigan – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Kerri Dolman – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Rebecca Esparza – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Gabriel Fossoh – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Jennifer Fultz – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Madelyne George – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Abigail Kyalo – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Paige Liston – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Ana Marin – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Lee Ann McKinzie – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Mark Ofosuhene – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Jacob Okullo – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Ly Ly Par – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Eva Phillips – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Briana Strong – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Tei Tanihi – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Holly Tipton – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Joshua Vessey – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Nicholas Whitlock – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Jennifer Wilson – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Hunde Zenbaba – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Karina Alvarado – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Eiei Aung – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Braylen Barber – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jerry Barnes – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Cierra Bell – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jayde Bennons – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Derek Botelho – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Vikki Brecheisen – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Francis Brunetta – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Yvonne Carrillo – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Denzel Cooper – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Gaylynn Corrado – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Paul Cortez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Nathaniel Cosby – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jordan Cottingham – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Nicky Dominguez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Salvador Donida – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Kelsie Eslick – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Brayan Esquivel – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Michael Estes – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Larry Gamble – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Ervin Graves – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Andrew Guevara-Alatorre – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Lindsay Haight – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Carlos Hernandez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Leonardo Hernandez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jennifer Hernandez-Pineda – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Justin Hickey – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Nicole Hodgden – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jajuan Hondras – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Chez Hoskins – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Nicole Hughes – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Conlee Hugunin – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Cornell Hurley – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
John Long – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Lucia Lopez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Dominick Love – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Christopher Mallon – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Lily Malsawmsang – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Michael Mansfield – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jason Meyer – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Irvin Moore – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Azeneth Mosqueda – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Wayne Munro – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Tiara Newman – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Lucy Njeri Kabeni – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Brendan Noriega – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Chris Ocasio-Rivera – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Patrick Podobnik – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Roberto Ramirez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Emma Simon – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Dallis Smith – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Kelli Snyder – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Naomi Sung – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Tha Sung – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Rhonda Sweeney – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jefferson Taylor – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Rikki Tessandori – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Ngun Tial – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Chrystal Tucker – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Adam Villegas – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Yesenia Viver – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Julian Wiggins – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Dean Willhide – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Leondra Wilson – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Ojay Woods – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Cruz Ybarra – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Dawson Clark – R.A. Long Scholarship
Lindsay Flagler – R.A. Long Scholarship
Conner Gouge – R.A. Long Scholarship
Tyler Robinson – R.A. Long Scholarship
Vicente Soria-Sanchez – R.A. Long Scholarship
Jerika Blue – R.A. Long Scholarship
Gerardo Diaz – Shondell/Woods Scholarship

Fall 2021 KCKCC Foundation Scholarship recipients:

Kelsi Shiao – Asian American Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Azeneth Mosqueda – Benoyd “Butch” Myers-Ellison Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Mallory Minden – Charlie Mosier Memorial Scholarship
Ekupnseh Ashley – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Jayde Bennons – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Hallee Burress – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Trinity Holland – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Jajuan Hondras – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Keren Par – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Luke Robbins – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Kelli Snyder – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Eli Tormes – Clarence L. Turpin Trust Scholarship
Christopher Mallon – Dr. Karin Ogden Roberts Nursing Scholarship
Clair Menhusen – Dr. Karin Ogden Roberts Nursing Scholarship
Dakota Helm – Dr. Karin Ogden Roberts Nursing Scholarship
Emily Anderson – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Amanda Cranor – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Stephanie Ferrer – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Michele Franklin – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Aarohi Gajmer – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Diana Gandara – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Erin Lynch – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Lee Ann McKinzie – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Nicolas Morris – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Haylee Neidholdt – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Maria Preciado – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Cecilia Ramirez – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Joseph Sugden – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Rebekah Taussig – Dr. Lelia H. Alexander Nursing Scholarship
Nicole Alvarez Almestica – Ed and Ione Trapp Pre-Veterinary Scholarship
Darrah Lane – Ed and Ione Trapp Pre-Veterinary Scholarship
Jesus Sanchez – Ed and Ione Trapp Pre-Veterinary Scholarship
Braylen Barber – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Alya Bayani – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Zareenaah Cooper – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Faith Eskridge – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Aleah Estes – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Erinn Fofana – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Rita Gajmer – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Raul Garcia – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Adriana Garcia – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Erika Gudino – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Cung Hnin – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Myles Johnson – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Alina Kafley – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Beatriz Maldonado – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Lily Malsawmsang – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Alexis McLear – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Hope Medis – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Moon Mu – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Luanna Ragland – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Kashayla Smith – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Ronald Sublett – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Rhonda Sweeney – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Lisa Taylor – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Bawi Thang – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Carilyn Youman – Etta Blanche Smith Dahlgren Scholarship
Uzoma Iwuaba – Frances Ice Speer Memorial Scholarship
Robert Kimmons – Frances Ice Speer Memorial Scholarship
Ana Marin – Frances Ice Speer Memorial Scholarship
Nympha Ntowe – Frances Ice Speer Memorial Scholarship
Mary Young – Frances Ice Speer Memorial Scholarship
Emily Ashford – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Fernando Barbosa Torrado – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Megan Bechtold – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Madelynn Bell – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Aidaliz Bones-Cartagena – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Samantha Calderon – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jessy Canales Guzman – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Max Cooley – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Aaliyah Daniels – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Cole Dawson – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Logan Duke – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Alicia Fernandez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Sandy Fields – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Teirra Finch – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Abigail Fisher – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Tyler Franklin – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Ariana Fuentes-Guerra – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Atzin Garcia – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Hunter Gaston – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jessica Gray – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Madison Hajek – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Sydney Hefty – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Micah Henderson – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Micki Hill – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Amanda Horne – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Conlee Hugunin – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Demi Hull – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Kelcey Hund – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Julius Kleminger – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Chace Knapp – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Anne Kohlmeyer – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Mirna Linares – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jessica Maravilla – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Abigail Marcouillier – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jaelynn Mock – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Lilian Nderi – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Taliane Olinger – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Brett Owen – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Ngun Par – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Tiffany Parsell – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jo-Annie Perez Rodriguez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Campbell Povilonis – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jenny Ramirez – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Isaac Reed – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Taylor Rice – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Julia Rivera-Botkin – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Kyliyah Roberson – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Odalys Sarabia – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Alexis Saragusa – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Katherine Schmidt – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Tatem Schreppel – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Brock Stewart – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Patricia Stover – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Briana Strong – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Renuka Sunar – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Naomi Sung – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Joseph Taylor – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Vanessa Tenn-Hue – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Tina Tenn-Hue – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Brooke Tompkins – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Timothy Urenda – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Theng Vang – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Brayden Vawter – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Stephanie Whisenant – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Callaway Wickham – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Jaylah Williams – Frank and Doris Schlagle Scholarship
Miguel Lopez – George Powell Applied Technology Scholarship
Tyler Robinson – George Powell Applied Technology Scholarship
Vicente Soria-Sanchez – George Powell Applied Technology Scholarship
Laura Cairo – Heart of America Patriot Foundation Scholarship
Kerri Dolman – Heart of America Patriot Foundation Scholarship
Leia Teague – Heart of America Patriot Foundation Scholarship
Shelby Wicker – Heart of America Patriot Foundation Scholarship
Raiisha Parker – James Maxwell, Sr. and Mary Ann Townsend Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Sutton – Jean A. Ternus Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Marixsa Chicas – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Endowed Scholarship
Sophia Kerstiens – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Endowed Scholarship
Joseph Morel – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Endowed Scholarship
Teaunna Perry – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Endowed Scholarship
Madhabi Regmi – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Endowed Scholarship
Bawi Sung – J. Paul and Fern Watkins Jewell Endowed Scholarship
Lacey Dean – Juanita Miller Nursing Scholarship
Melissa Kempf – Juanita Miller Nursing Scholarship
Emily Holmes – KCKCC Alumna Nursing Scholarship
Candice Spath – KCKCC Alumna Nursing Scholarship
Celeste Cherry – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Alyssa Cornish – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Olivia Corrales – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Tiffanie Johnson – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Drake Murphy – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Katie Newhouse – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Linda Kinyang Nyofie – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Brittany Ramirez – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Christopher Richardson – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Brooke Santos – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Anicet Takor – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Nicholas Whitlock – KCKCC Family Fund Scholarship
Eiei Aung – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jerry Barnes – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Cierra Bell – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Derek Botelho – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Francis Brunetta – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Natalie Burge – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Megan Burns – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jessica Carlson- KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Abigail Cerros – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Kalyn Christy – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Denzel Cooper – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Paul Cortez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Erica Davis – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Evelyn Delgado – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Salvador Donida – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Michael Estes – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Isabella Fiore – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jennifer Fultz – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Samba Aly Gnokane – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Ervin Graves – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Gregorio Gros Jacques – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Bereket Haboro – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Meseret Haboro – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Lindsay Haight – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Justin Hickey – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Chez Hoskins – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Cornell Hurley – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Camden Karlin – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Patricia Beata Kolodziejczyk Bem – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Ivan Linares – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Latoya Lockett – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
John Long – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Lucia Lopez – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Michael Mansfield – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jason Meyer – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Josiah Moreno – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Irvin Moore – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Michelle Morrison – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Wayne Munro – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Josephine Ngugi – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Linda Nyarko – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Chris Ocasio-Rivera – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Patrick Podobnik – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Nichole Pringle – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Paw Pwee – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jericho Randall – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jessica Annie Rodrigues – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Faith Rolen – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Steven Santiago – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Courtney Schoneman – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Estella Sena Alves – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Dallis Smith – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Saracyewski Smith – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Tei Tanihu – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Jefferson Taylor – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Mia Tomasic – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Edgar Valles Acosta – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Benjamin Van – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Stephanie Ventura – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Adam Villegas – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Julian Wiggins – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Dean Wilhide – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Ojay Woods – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Nicole Wynn – KCKCC Foundation Scholarship
Celeste Carrillo – Lewis Family Nursing Endowed Scholarship
Eric Kiplimo Mutai – Louis International Student Endowed Scholarship
Elana Elliott – Louis Scholarship: Bettering Tomorrow
Lauren Jenkins – Malichi Miller Memorial Scholarship
Hugo Membreno-Portillo – Malichi Miller Memorial Scholarship
Leslie Alvarado-Perez – Mr. and Mrs. John Joe Salazar Scholarship
Blanca Ramirez – Mr. and Mrs. John Joe Salazar Scholarship
Christina Raynes – Philip W. Miller Memorial Scholarship
Shadow Beck – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Alyssa Brady – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Traci Rose Campbell – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Dal Pozzolo Porter – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
BreAnna Droge – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Obianuju Enss – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Fulks – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Madelyne George – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Nicholas George – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Nazrawit Gurmu – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Korynn Holy – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Nikkia Howard – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Anna Jackson – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Kenny Laboy – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Sonia Levario Carreon – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Ruben Molina – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Mark Ofosuhene – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Okullo – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Ann Ommani – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Passeri – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Mercy Rotich – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Kendra Rowles – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Sappington – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Hunde Zenbaba – Marilyn Kay Parsons Memorial Scholarship
Dawson Clark – R.A. Long Scholarship
Lindsay Flagler – R.A. Long Scholarship
Aayanna Fonseca – R.A. Long Scholarship
Darlene Franklin – R.A. Long Scholarship
Jose Gurrola – R.A. Long Scholarship
Ariane Lewis – R.A. Long Scholarship
Jacob Litewski – R.A. Long Scholarship
Champagne McGee – R.A. Long Scholarship
Argelia Fagre-Rivas – Rycken Memorial RRT Respiratory Therapy Scholarship
Abanique Holden – Senia and Will Shields Emerging Leader Scholarship
Gerardo Diaz – Shondell/ Woods Scholarship
Amanda Brady – Succor Scholarship
Leonardo Kim – Succor Scholarship
John Culich – The John Wilson Paulsen Memorial Scholarship
Assadullah Asghari – Thomas and Teresa Sullivan Scholarship
Makynna Johnson – Voices Raised Choral Scholarship
Pamela Burnett – William Nelson Nicoll, Jr. Nursing Scholarship
Holly Tipton – William Nelson Nicoll, Jr. Nursing Scholarship
Haley Crable – Women in STEM Programs Scholarship
Tha Sung – Wyandotte High School Class of 1955 Scholarship
Adam Halfacre – Wyandotte Lions Club – Bill Gregg Honorarium Scholarship
Michelle Xiong – Wyandotte Lions Club – Bill Gregg Honorarium Scholarship
Chelsea Cartagena-Maradiaga – Wyandotte County Association of Retired School Personnel (WCARSP) Scholarship
Cinna Par – Wyandotte County Association of Retired School Personnel (WCARSP) Scholarship

Plans for downtown college campus told

by Murrel Bland

There is a social and economic dividing line in Wyandotte County with 72nd Street being the line of demarcation.

That was the message that Dr. Greg Mosier, president of Kansas City Kansas Community College, brought to a meeting of the Congressional Forum Friday, July 16, at Children’s Mercy Park. About 60 persons attended. The forum is a committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Mosier said the household income west of 72nd Street is about $64,000 a year; east of 72nd, the average annual income is about $36,000. His solution is education that speaks to the needs of employers in Wyandotte County. Presently, there are more than 5,000 job openings in Wyandotte County. Many of these jobs pay more than $50,000 a year.

The college, in cooperation with other social service agencies and others, is planning for a Downtown Community Education Center. The total cost would be more than $70 million. The college would invest $10 million in the project without increasing the mill levy.

Course offerings at the downtown campus would include English as a second language, general education diploma, automation engineering, biological sciences, administrative office professionals, general chemistry, commercial construction technology and welding.

Other agency partners will include the YMCA, the Wyandot Behavioral Health Network, Swope Health, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools and Community America Credit Union. Through this cooperative effort, the cycle of poverty can be broken, Dr. Mosier said.

Private sector giving will play a key role in the downtown campus. Dr. Mosier announced a $10 million investment from the Sunderland Foundation. He said the goal of the fund-raising effort will be to have half of the $70 million raised by the end of 2021. Other sources of funds would include federal and state governments.

Dr. Mosier came to the community college in 2018 from Rochester (Minnesota) Community and Technical College. Previously he was a vice president at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Okmulgee, and a dean at Moberly (Missouri) Area Community College.

Murrel Bland is the former editor of The Wyandotte West and The Piper Press. He is executive director of Business West.

Seven sophs change perception of KCKCC women’s soccer

First Jayhawk title, first national tourney cement their place in KCKCC history

Jubilant Blue Devils celebrated winning the first Jayhawk Conference championship in history, one of many big moments in an 11-1-1 conference season and KCKCC’s first ever NCJAA Division I national tournament berth. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

For the past two years, “The Magnificent Seven” have taken Kansas City Kansas Community College women’s soccer to a level never previously approached.

The seven – forwards Corrine Hughes and Madison Broeker, midfielders Kayley Petersen and Melissa Siegel and defenders Paige Liston, Katrina Sargent and Jaidyn Yingling – combined to win 25 games. one more than Blue Devil teams won in the first seven years of the sport.

They also won KCKCC’s first- ever conference championship and the first berth in the NJCAA Division I national tournament. Six of the seven earned All-Jayhawk East honors. Hughes, Siegel, Petersen and Sargent were named to the first team; Broeker and Liston to the second team.

“They definitely changed the perception of this program and cemented their place in KCKCC history,” said Shawn Uhlenhake, the Coach of the Year in the Jayhawk East. “We’re not going to replace that group of sophomores. Hopefully, we’ll be able to mold a new group with its own personality. We’re always in search of players who care more about the team than themselves.”

The Blue Devils won a record 11 straight games to start the season and finished 11-1-1 in the Jayhawk and 12-4-1 overall. The record came on the heels of a 13-4 season in 2019 and an overall 2-year record of 25-8-1.

“They did everything we asked including staying mentally tough in a 9-month season,” Uhlenhake said. “About the sixth game, we set a goal of being the first team to hang a banner in the Field House or go to the national tournament. Because of injuries, we were not healthy from about the sixth game until the national tournament. It meant players stepping out of position and they were okay with that. They did everything the team needed.”

That was particularly true in goal.

“A forward, Suzie Lopez had never played goalkeeper but stepped up and learned the position a month before the season started,” Uhlenhake said. “The ultimate team player and our overall MVP, she was our only NJCAA Player of the Week without ever playing goal. And the one game she didn’t play in goal, she scored a goal while Mia Tomasic, who we picked up off the volleyball team and had never played soccer, posted one of our seven shutouts.”

Combined the seven sophomores scored 35 of the team’s 48 goals and broke just about every individual record. Hughes scored a record 13 goals in 2019 and added 12 more this season, Siegel finished with 34 assists including 21 in 2019 that led the nation. Broeker and Siegel each scored nine goals while Pedersen, Liston, Sargent and Yingling anchored a defense that allowed only nine goals in conference play.

“It was nice to know we were going to score goals,” Uhlenhake said. “And the defense was great. We knew we had a chance in every game.”

The cupboard won’t be totally bare, however. Four of the seven freshmen returnees were starters led by Katharina Oelschlager, who was named the Player of the Year in the Jayhawk East after scoring 11 goals and assisting on nine.

“She was a great pickup at the semester providing immediate impact,” Uhlenhake said. “She attacks well, very technical, dribbles well.”

The other returning starters are center back Grace Runyan, a second team All-Jayhawk pick; midfielder Kaylee Shaw and Lopez, who will move to forward this fall.

“Runyan did a great job on the backline while Shaw was a pleasant surprise,” Uhlenhake said. “I don’t think either were ever taken out. There was no reason to.” Other returnees include Kennia Acuna, who was the first sub off the bench; the energized Sammy Wojahn; and technically sound Piper Newell. Accuna and Wojahn played in all 17 games.

“It’s a small group but all the freshmen played in the national tournament and will provide valuable leadership because they know what it takes to get to the national,” Uhlenhake said. To that group, Uhlenhake and assistant Jefferson Roblee have 16 freshmen signed for this fall.

“We have beaten Johnson County four of the last five games and Butler three of the last four so the pressure will be on me,” Uhlenhake said. “We’re definitely going to be the hunted right from the start.”