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Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently awarded donor-funded scholarships from the Missouri State University Foundation to students for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The following individuals received scholarships: 

  • 1963 Heritage Endowed Scholarship: Victoria Narancich, of Houston
  • Adeline E. Moore Non-Traditional Book Scholarship: Dylan Ficken, of Cabool; James Herrington, of Cabool; Samantha Turnbull, of Cabool; Alexis Hurst, of Mountain Grove; Debra Cooper, of Willow Springs; and Jessica Haas, of Willow Springs
  • Allison London Smith Endowed Scholarship: Holly Wehmer, of Willow Springs
  • Angela Dawn Conway Endowed Music Scholarship: Nolan Perkins, of Willow Springs
  • Bessie Yadon Endowed Scholarship: Holly Wehmer, of Willow Springs
  • Bill Burris Endowed Scholarship: Haley Anaya, of Cabool
  • Carol Bell Silvey Endowed Scholarship: Logan Walls, of Cabool
  • Crissy Bell Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Athena McCart, of Cabool, and MaKenzie Richards, of Houston
  • Darr Scholar Award: Reese Morrison and Holly Wehmer, of Cabool
  • Donald Flinner Scholarship: Gabriel Harvill, of Cabool
  • Doug Darr Community Leadership Restricted Current Scholarship: Jessica Dzurick, of Houston
  • Emory Melton Endowed Scholarship: Logan Walls, of Cabool
  • Gammill Family Scholarship for Nursing School: Athena McCart, of Cabool; MaKenzie Richards, of Houston; Abigail Fry, of Mountain Grove; and Alexis Hurst, of Mountain Grove
  • Glyn Spears Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Haylea DeWitt, of Summersville
  • Granvil and Idell Vaughan Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Sierra Brower and Donivan Owens, of Willow Springs
  • James and Audrey Friend Restricted Scholarship: Roberto Ezquivel, of Licking
  • Jess and Betty Garnett Family Endowed Scholarship: Cali Smith, of Success
  • Jim and Cindy McFarland Endowed Scholarship: Jessica Haas, of Willow Springs
  • John Craig Memorial Scholarship: Jessica Haas, of Willow Springs
  • Judith Shepard Newman Endowed Scholarship: Katharyn Brennan, of Mountain Grove, and Noel Kish, of Willow Springs
  • Linda Wood Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Kellar Davis, of Licking
  • Local Emergency Planning Committees of Howell and Oregon Counties Restricted Current Scholarship: Jessica Haas, of Willow Springs
  • Margaret W. Shaw Endowed Scholarship: Kailey Bradley, of Summersville
  • Math Educators of South Central Missouri Restricted Scholarship: Sierra Brower, of Willow Springs
  • Maxine Brown Restricted Scholarship: MaKenzie Richards, of Houston
  • MSU-WP Technology in Manufacturing Scholarship: Joseph Steinbrink, of Plato
  • Mountain Grove 2006 Missouri State Alumni Endowed Scholarship: Cole Wallace, of Licking
  • Mountain Grove MSU-WP Alumni Endowed Scholarship: Logan Walls, of Cabool
  • Rita Fugate Endowed Scholarship: Joseph Steinbrink, of Plato
  • South Central Ozark Home Health Endowed Scholarship: Debra Cooper, of Willow Springs
  • Susan Sims-Giddens and Edwin Giddens Scholarship: Athena McCart, of Cabool
  • The Lancaster Family Endowed Scholarship: Joseph Steinbrink, of Plato
  • Vivian H. Drago Endowed Leadership Scholarship: Logan Walls, of Cabool
  • West Plains Bank & Trust Endowed Scholarship: Jessica Haas, of Willow Springs

The students were selected based on criteria established by the donors of the scholarships, university officials said.

Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...

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