Sunday, April 20, 2025
Makenna Elrod-Seiler’s father Chris Seiler and brother Logan Elrod, with family friends and supporters, hold up a $20,000 the memorial scholarship check for Region 8 rodeo cowboy Casper Ringelstein of Pleasanton. Makenna’s foundation presented two scholarship recipients with $20,000 each during the third-annual Makenna Elrod Seiler Memorial Roping event held April 12-13 at the Uvalde County Arena at the Fairplex. Makenna died as a result of the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. (Photo courtesy of Shawn Culbertson)
Makenna’s father Chris Seiler (center) and brother Logan Elrod (left) present Joleann Besancon (right) of Uvalde High School with a $20,000 check from the Makenna Elrod-Seiler Memorial Scholarship fund. The third-annual event honoring Makenna’s memory included a barbecue cook-off, silent auction and live music. ‘If we speak her name she will live forever,” Seiler said. To date Makenna’s foundation has given $95,000 in scholarships to five local seniors in Makenna’s honor. (Photo courtesy of Shawn Culbertson)
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