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Annually the Greeley Stampede Foundation awards scholarships to graduating Weld County high school seniors as part of the mission to support students pursuing higher education. Since the establishment of the Foundation in 2001, more than 680 students have received over $1,000,000 in scholarships and grants. In recent years, the Foundation has expanded the program to include scholarships for students that are already working towards achieving their higher education goals. These include the continuation, collegiate rodeo athlete, and first responder scholarships.
The continuation scholarship is awarded to two students that received the Foundations scholarship as high school seniors. The continuation scholarship is an additional award of $2,500 to extend assisting the students as they pursue their higher education journey. This year, and the first continuation recipients, the scholarships were awarded to Paige Hill of the University of Northern Colorado and nursing student, Makynna Hollis at Fort Hays State University. Hill, studying Sports & Exercise Science on the pre-med track, commented that, “knowing that there are people that support and believe in me really contributed to my success this year helping me to push myself knowing that I’m representing something bigger than myself.”
To support collegiate rodeo athletes as part of the Greeley Stampede’s mission to preserve our western heritage, the foundation awards one $2,500 rodeo scholarship to assist with tuition. The 2024 recipient of the rodeo scholarship is Colorado Mesa University student Josie Roselle, currently studying nursing. Josie, a graduate of Eaton High School, competes on the CMU rodeo team in barrel racing and breakaway roping. This is the second year Josie has earned the Foundation’s rodeo scholarship award.
Started in 2023, the Stampede Foundation partnered with Aims Community College to provide a scholarship to a student enrolled in EMS, EMT, Paramedic, or Fire Science to support future first responders. The 2024 recipient of the scholarship is Paul Cangilla. Cangilla, a graduate from Greeley West High School, is working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Safety Administration. Paul currently works for the Adams County Fire Rescue. According to Cangilla, the funds from the scholarship “is a pivotal piece to my success in earning my degree.”
Congratulations to all of the higher education scholarship recipients for 2024! Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to your studies and community have truly paid off. The Greeley Stampede Foundation remains committed to supporting the educational aspirations of students. Stay tuned for more information on upcoming opportunities including the new All-Around Champion Impact $100,000 scholarship.
ABOUT THE GREELEY STAMPEDE FOUNDATION
The Greeley Stampede Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, was established in 2001 and has grown to impact more than just graduating high school students by awarding more than $1,000,000 to various educational programs and scholarships. Funding for the Greeley Stampede Foundation comes from annual events produced by the Greeley Stampede including the Stampede Golf Tournament, Western Art Show & Gala, Big Buckle Ball, and the new Ray Esola Memorial Sporting Clay Tournament. Financial support was also received in 2024 from numerous personal memorial donations, the Old Bucker organization, The Weld Trust, First Interstate Bank, and the Evans Sam’s Club Spark Good Local grant program.
In 2024, the Greeley Stampede Foundation awarded $102,000 to support local students and educational programs including awarding twenty-seven $2,500 scholarships for graduating high school seniors, high school rodeo athletes, college rodeo athletes, Miss Rodeo Colorado, and an Aims Community College student in the Emergency Medical Services program. The Greeley Stampede Foundation also sponsored the Weld County School District 6 Back-to-School event, awarded $1,000 scholarships to students that are attending alternative schools, provided $500 grants to students who are focused on trade skills, and supported two $2,500 projects at Platte Valley High School and Meeker Elementary. With support of The Weld Trust, a new continuation scholarship program was created to award a second year of scholarship money to Stampede scholarship recipients from the previous year who applied and were selected.
More information is available at the Greeley Stampede Foundation online at www.greeleystampede.org/p/foundation.
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