2010 Lakin, Kearney, Mort, and Costello Scholars Announced!

The Mills County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2010 scholars have been selected for the Charles E. and Florence Lakin Endowed Education Scholarship Fund, the Sgt. James C. Kearney, III Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund, the George and R. Charlotte Mort Endowed Scholarship Fund, and the William L. Costello NWMSU Endowed Scholarship Fund. 

The Lakin scholars will receive a scholarship award of $2,000 for tuition and/or books at an accredited school of the student’s choice. This year the four Lakin scholars are Benjamin Blank, Jacob Doyle, and Jesse Marie Buley, from East Mills High School, and Kathryn Fritz, a 2009 graduate from East Mills High School who is currently attending Iowa State University and majoring in Kinesiology, pursuing the Health and Fitness Management option.
 
The Kearney scholar will receive a scholarship award of $500 for tuition at the school of his or her choice. The 2010 Kearney scholar is Jesse Marie Buley from East Mills High School.
 
The Mort scholar will receive a scholarship award of $500 for tuition at the school of the student’s choice. The Mort scholar, Amber Marie Perkins, is a 2007 graduate from Malvern High School. Ms. Perkins is currently attending Northwest Missouri State University and expects to graduate in May 2012 with a dual degree in Elementary Education and Special Education.
 
The Costello scholar will receive a scholarship award of $1000 for tuition at NWMSU. This year the Costello scholar is Jesse Marie Buley from East Mills High School.
 
Mills County Community Foundation Board members are: Chair: Dr. Jacque Young, OD of Glenwood; Vice Chair: Keith Johnson of Mineola; Secretary/Treasurer: Nancy McGrew of Emerson; Allen Hall of Malvern; Barb Mass of Silver City; and Robert Woodfill of Hastings. 

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Costello NWMSU Scholarship Application and Fact Sheet
A college education scholarship is available for tuition at Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU).  The East Mills High School senior must be accepted as a student by the institution of higher education.


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Kearney Scholarship Application and Fact Sheet

A vocational/technical or a college education scholarship is available for tuition at a school of the student’s choice.  Nishna Valley High School graduating senior or recent graduate  (within three years) who on the date of his or her graduation from high school, resides or resided within the geographical boundaries of the parts of Mills and Montgomery Counties, which is the boundary of the Nishna Valley School District as of the April 2007.  The high school senior or alumni must be accepted as a student by the institution of higher education.


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Lakin Scholarship Application and Fact Sheet
For the benefit of any Nishna Valley High School graduating senior or recent graduate (within three years) who on the date of his or her graduation from high school, resides or resided within the geographical boundaries of the parts of Mills and Montgomery Counties, Iowa which is the boundary of the Nishna Valley School District as of February 2007.  Applicant must be pursuing a degree, full-time, at any accredited vocational/technical or educational institution or a college or university of the graduate’s choice, as selected by any impartial selection committee of the Nishna Valley School District or its successors.  However, it is specifically provided that, for a student that qualifies in all other respects except for residing within the geographical boundaries, the Selection Committee can submit a written request.  Previously successful scholarship recipients may reapply.  Students may not receive scholarship more than twice.


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Mort Scholarship Application and Fact Sheet
An education scholarship is available for a qualifying college junior or senior who graduated from the Mills County School District.  They must have declared a major in education.  The scholarship is fo use at a school of the studetn's choice.