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A local scholarship designed to boost college attendance among Rifle High School students is growing, thanks to new partnerships and increased funding. The Levi Scott Dunlap Foundation Memorial Scholarship, established by Daniel Dunlap, aims to assist students with limited financial resources pursue higher education.
Colorado Mesa University (CMU) has recently pledged to match the scholarship amounts awarded by the Dunlap Foundation to any of this year’s recipients who choose to attend CMU. 
“I can’t tell you how much it means to me that Colorado Mesa University immediately agreed to help us out,” Dunlap said. “It’s like an extra scholarship for any senior who chooses to go to Colorado Mesa.”
This matching effort is part of a broader initiative to honor Levi Scott Dunlap, a Rifle High and Colorado Mesa alumni who passed away in 2013. Since the scholarship’s beginnings in 2021, the foundation has increased in the monetary number of scholarship funds for students. Last year, two Rifle High students were awarded $2,500 each for their higher-education endeavors while another student was awarded $1,000.
“CMU is really dedicated to western Colorado and getting our students some sort of degree or training or certificate is really vital to go to CMU,” said Robin Brown, vice president of development at CMU. “Raising the educational attainment of western Colorado is really important to us.”
The foundation not only targets students planning to attend four-year universities but also those interested in career training programs, community colleges, or other educational paths. Daniel Dunlap said he is also in talks with Colorado Mountain College and Colorado State University to extend similar matching scholarship opportunities.
“Providing a scholarship in honor of someone that previously attended Rifle High School and CMU is the best way to honor someone,” CMU Scholarship Director Carley Maher said. “We’re excited to double that reach and extend that scholarship to Rifle High School students to support them in honor of Levi.”
Recipients of this year’s scholarship will be announced at the Rifle High School senior banquet on May 21.
For more information on the Levi Scott Dunlap Memorial Scholarship, or for those looking to donate to the cause, visit thedunlapfoundation.org.









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