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Updated: April 19, 2025 @ 12:27 pm
Lori and Steve Sears, and their daughter-in-law, Fallon Stiens, presented Cody Lee Stiens Memorial Scholarships to prospective technical education students at the Maryville R-II administration building on April 11. Pictured from left to right are Fallon Stiens, Savanna Marriott, Hunter Redden, Mackenzie Swinford, Tyler Putnam, Lori Sears and Steve Sears. Not pictured is the fifth scholarship recipient, Kenneth Schieber.
Lori and Steve Sears presented Kenneth Schieber, who couldn’t attend last week’s reception, with a certificate for his scholarship individually. Schieber plans to attend Southeast Community College, from which Cody Lee Stiens graduated.
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Lori and Steve Sears, and their daughter-in-law, Fallon Stiens, presented Cody Lee Stiens Memorial Scholarships to prospective technical education students at the Maryville R-II administration building on April 11. Pictured from left to right are Fallon Stiens, Savanna Marriott, Hunter Redden, Mackenzie Swinford, Tyler Putnam, Lori Sears and Steve Sears. Not pictured is the fifth scholarship recipient, Kenneth Schieber.
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Five Nodaway County students became the latest recipients of Cody Lee Stiens Memorial Scholarships last week.
The 2025 recipients, where they plan to attend school and their intended career path are below:
Lori and Steve Sears presented Kenneth Schieber, who couldn’t attend last week’s reception, with a certificate for his scholarship individually. Schieber plans to attend Southeast Community College, from which Cody Lee Stiens graduated.
Lori and Steve Sears presented the annual scholarship awards at the Maryville R-II administration building on April 11.
This is the third year of the scholarship program, begun in the memory of Cody Lee Stiens, the son of Lori and Steve Sears and Kevin and Sonja Stiens. The Searses established the scholarship with a focus on technical school students because Cody was a big believer in and had a strong passion for work in the trades.
Including this year’s awards, the program has provided nearly $30,000 in scholarships so far, the Searses said. Over that time, applications for scholarships have steadily increased, too, from eight in the first year to 21 this year. The scholarship awards, which can be renewed annually, have also increased from $1,500 per student to $2,000 per student.
The Searses said they will host a fundraiser again this September, which was helpful in raising more money for the scholarship fund last year.
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