About 220 incoming and returning students have received scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year at Central Community College-Grand Island. They are:
Academic Opportunity Scholarship
CAIRO: Kassidy Hurt
CENTRAL CITY: Brianna Mundorf
DEWEESE: Megan Brockman
GIBBON: Sophia Honorato Hernandez
GRAND ISLAND: Bodakai Beaudry, Raymond Chavez, Leslie Chavez, Kimberly Escobar, Jack Hulinsky, Jennifer Miranda Parra, Arleth Nunez Acosta, Anahi Ramirez and Emily Schwieger
LEXINGTON: Shauna Marshall
NORTH BEND: Alaina Halladay
PALMER: Joslynn Donahey
Aksarben Foundation Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Jennifer Miranda Parra
Benevolent Patriotic Order of Does #147
GRAND ISLAND: Diddier Castillo
Bernice Blomenkamp Smith Scholarship
FULLERTON: Melinda Pickrel
GRAND ISLAND: Brayden Adrian, Brenda Castellanos Cornejo, Raymond Chavez, Dwain Duff, Madelon Hurtado, Jenny Lopez Perez, Jaden Manfull, Gerardo Matias Bravo, Jaime Romero Guardado, Nathan Stahlnecker and Jacob Wishman
KENESAW: Trinity Sohl
Big John Scholarship
COZAD: Justine McIntire
HASTINGS: Jaci Anderson, Megan Gilliland, Lizset Gomez Vargas, Desirae Jordan, Isabella Lane, Nichol Lytle, Alyzza Gwen Nava, Brenda Serrano and Triston Stearns
KEARNEY: Michaela Ellmers
LEXINGTON: Juan Palacios
Black Hills Energy Scholarship
HENDERSON: Andrew Friesen
Bud and Gloria Wolbach
Nursing Scholarship
AURORA: Nicole Groetsch
GIBBON: Rosio Santos
GRAND ISLAND: Anjelina Arriola, Isela Escalera-Mercado, Danialle McGee, Eternity Mueller and Katelynn Weinmaster
HASTINGS: Nina Garrett
SHELTON: Grace Oberg
ST. PAUL: Michelle Ritter
Buz E. Shultz Memorial Scholarship GRAND ISLAND: Lucas Jensen
Carol A. Vian Memorial Scholarship
CENTRAL CITY: Brianna Mundorf
GRAND ISLAND: Tamara Hansen
CCC Business Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Elizabeth Juengst
CCC Step-Up Scholarship-Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND: Calixto Lopez
Committed to Your Success
ARAPAHOE: Brooke Lentz
CEDAR RAPIDS: Elizabeth Esch
CENTRAL CITY: Shaun Goyette
FUNK: Kimberly Fischer
GRAND ISLAND: Olivia Chapman and Aiden Fieldgrove
HENDERSON: Madison Mason
HILDRETH: Isabelle Alloway
RED CLOUD: Logan Brown
ST. PAUL: Addison Brown and Alyssa Ritter
Cope Foundation GED Scholarship
HASTINGS: Denise Garcia
Della Mae Gutschow Memorial Scholarship
COZAD: Chelsey Olvera
Don Nelson Memorial Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Jennifer Miranda Parra
Dr. Wayne E. and Sharon K. Vian Scholarship
BLUE HILL: Lacy Crowder
Drs. Greg and Marilee Smith Scholarship
PALMER: Joslynn Donahey
Edgar and Frances Reynolds Foundation Scholarship
GIBBON: Damaris Ramirez-Lopez
GRAND ISLAND: Fatuma Abdi, Anjelina Arriola, Jennifer Castorena Mosqueda, Norma Cell de Marquez, Lorenzo Huerta Paulin, Alondra Martinez Granados, Sarahi Mendoza Guaderrama, Daisy Mosqueda, Faeryn Tuttle and Gregory Woitaszewski
KEARNEY: Ryleigh VanHorn
ST. PAUL: Steven Brumbaugh
WOOD RIVER: Keely Wiese
EducationQuest Foundation Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Alondra Argueta Perez, Jackson Bough, Caley Brecht, Samira Cuevas, Alicia Jennings, Ashley Jones, Jayda Ladeaux, Meyelin Lopez Lopez, Araceli Martinez, Dianna Monzalvo, Deyci Nunez and Yilian Ricardo
LEXINGTON: Vanessa Lopez-Lopez
MINDEN: Natasha Pringle
ROSELAND: Emma Strampher
YORK: Christa Todd
Employee Gifts Scholarship
LEXINGTON: Shauna Marshall
Faculty/Staff Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Emily Schwieger
PALMER: Joslynn Donahey
General Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Bodakai Beaudry
Grand Island Sunrise Rotary Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Bodakai Beaudry
Hartley Family Scholarship WOOD RIVER: Chace Bond
Hornady Criminal Justice Scholarship GIBBON: Sophia Honorato Hernandez
GRAND ISLAND: Samira Cuevas, Dustin Dvorak-Gomez, Calixto Lopez, Asia Mason and Alejandra Mendoza
KEARNEY: Chloe Smith
PHILLIPS: Martin Holke
JAG Nebraska Tuition Waiver Scholarship
HASTINGS: Tatum Spurling
Jim and Bobbie Cronin Scholarship
HASTINGS: Brenda Serrano
Jim and Norma Merrick Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: David Diaz Sandoval
June Yost Nursing Scholarship
ORD: Kelsey Burson
Kaufmann-Cummings Trust Scholarship
CAIRO: Kassidy Hurt
GRAND ISLAND: Justin Bourland, Leslie Cruz, Brooke Dubbs, Jorge Farfan, Jessie Gutierrez Larios, Diana Guzman, Logan Hinrichs, Zachary Johnson, Karlee Lade, Alejandra Mendoza, Evan Merchant, Lauren Millsap, Arleth Nunez Acosta, Lesley Ruiz Avitia, Antonio Schroder, Esther Silva, Dahlci Studley, Aida Velasquez and Ian Villanueva
Ken Wortman Scholarship
AURORA: Alexa Katt
GILTNER: Terah Smith
MARQUETTE: Annsley Pavlik
PHILLIPS: Hailey Schochenmaier
Linda Bowden Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Abigail Anaya
Louis St. and Reynalda Soto Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Rebecca Rodgers
Mable Gentry Gade Scholarship
LEXINGTON: Shauna Marshall
Men’s Health Science Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Jakob Koch and Austain Standley
Moors Family Scholarship
KEARNEY: Glenda Peabody
Myrtle B. Grimminger Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Juan Ayala Montanez, Leslie Chavez, Brooke Dubbs, Kimberly Escobar, Max Gallagher, Kayla Hall, Kayedence Hespe, Jack Hulinsky, Alexander Iturbide, Colton Journey, Melisa Kikic, Meyelin Lopez Lopez, Elena Martinez, Jennifer Martinez-Garcia, Yan Perez, Emily Schwieger and Estavana Terrazas
WOOD RIVER: Chace Bond
Nebraska Careers Scholarship
CENTRAL CITY: Morgan Boothby
GRAND ISLAND: Kain Ault, Daniela Beltran-Moreno, Olivia Chapman, Alyssa Davies, Seth Flodman, Jase Jones, Kayla Lurz and Karina Montes
HENDERSON: Madison Mason
ST. PAUL: Tayler Herbig
Nebraska Open Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Brayden Adrian, Madelon Hurtado, Elizabeth Juengst and Nathan Stahlnecker
Nellie A. Grim Scholarship
WOOD RIVER: Anelalani Serrao
Ord Learning Center Scholarship
ORD: Kelsey Burson
Peter Kiewit Foundation Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Norma Cell de Marquez and Sarahi Mendoza Guaderrama
HASTINGS: Desirae Jordan, Isabella Lane and Brenda Serrano
Ron Boehler Memorial Scholarship
HENDERSON: Monica Holbein
Skilled and Technical Sciences Scholarship
CENTRAL CITY: Kadence Keck
CLARKS: Anthony Bridges
GRAND ISLAND: Sylmani Igouangou Mangama and Zachary Raney
LEXINGTON: Juan Palacios
Stueven Health Science Scholarship
ALBION: Sheila Grape
BELLEVUE: Morgan Hansen
BLUE HILL: Lacy Crowder
CAIRO: Kassidy Hurt
CEDAR RAPIDS: Elizabeth Esch
CENTRAL CITY: Morgan Hilderbrand and Brianna Mundorf
CLARKS: Kenzie Wruble
CURTIS: Melissa Good
DEWEESE: Megan Brockman
ELSIE: Karlielynne Erp
GIBBON: Cristina Corona Martinez
GRAND ISLAND: Maylin Alarcon, Alondra Argueta Perez, Gabriela Borjas Chacon, Ana Briceno Rivas, Shawna Ewoldt, Damilola Folayan, Paula Gonzalez, Tamara Hansen, Marbelis Hurtado Gonzalez, Jakob Koch, Araceli Martinez, Denise Mendoza Garcia, Karleigh Mulinix, Arleth Nunez Acosta, Sherlyn Perez, Anahi Ramirez, Isabela Ramirez, Yilian Ricardo, Wendy Rodriguez, Ashley Rork and Austain Standley
HASTINGS: Vida Cabrera, Tracy Gordon, Emily Lara Pantoja, Kimberly Lindsay, MacKenzie Barton, Kristin Popchoke and Ariel Tubbs
JUNIATA: Cori Barwick
KEARNEY: Abigail Schescke
NORFOLK: Mariah Barrett
NORTH BEND: Alaina Halladay
PLATTE CENTER: Abigail Siemek
STANTON: Aubrey Kment
ST. PAUL: Leah Dizmang, Dulce Montanez Acuna and Alyssa Ritter
STROMSBURG: Kylie Anderson
WOOD RIVER: Megan Krolikowski
WYMORE: Shawna Argo
LOUISVILLE, KY.: Janiece Fowler
Transition Advantage Scholarship
ARAPAHOE: Brooke Lentz
CAIRO: Kassidy Hurt
CENTRAL CITY: Gracie Vakiner
FAIRFIELD: Katrina Allen
GIBBON: Cristina Corona Martinez, Sophia Honorato Hernandez and Makayla Thornburg
GRAND ISLAND: Sara Ajtum Hernandez, Kain Ault, Meredith Barrett, Ava Chadwick, Olivia Chapman, Ryan Decker, Gift Effiong, Eli Ewoldt, Seth Flodman, Grace Gautier, Jessie Gutierrez Larios, Caleb Hall, Logan Hinrichs, Alicia Jennings, Jase Jones, Jaden Manfull, Macy Mendoza, Evan Merchantm Lauren Millsap, Zachary Millsap, Luis Quixan Quinilla, Leidy Saloj Lucas, Esther Silva, Bryan Son Alvarez, Dahlci Studley, Kylee Swanson and Noel Verjan-Labenz
HASTINGS: Ariel Tubbs
JUNIATA: Cori Barwick
RED CLOUD: Logan Brown
ROSELAND: Emma Strampher
ST. LIBORY: Isabella Buhrman
ST. PAUL: Addison Brown, Leah Dizmang and Alyssa Ritter
Vern and Esther Taylor Charitable Trust Scholarship
BLUE HILL: Lacy Crowder
GRAND ISLAND: Tamara Hansen, Jacqueline Mora Andrade and Anahi Ramirez
ST. PAUL: Dulce Montanez Acuna
WOOD RIVER: Megan Krolikowski
Veteran’s Appreciation Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Bodakai Beaudry
Vicki Harvey Scholarship
ST. LIBORY: Carlynn Niemoth
Vital Signs Health Fair Scholarship
LAWRENCE: Katelyn Mazour
Walter Scott Jr. Career Pathway Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Ava Chadwick
Women Veterans Scholarship
GRAND ISLAND: Crystal Becker and Tonya Fitzsimmons
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