Lemons (Lawrence and Pauline) Scholarship
For Scotts Bluff County graduate under age 30
Two separate four-year scholarships will be given annually to Scotts Bluff County graduates under 30 years of age. Preference will be given to lineal descendants of Harry and Mabel Wisner and Guy and Florence Lemons (lineal descendants are not required to be Scotts Bluff County graduates) if such descendants meet all other criteria for eligibility. Winners and alternates will be selected.
The $1,000 per year ($500 paid per semester) scholarships are renewable for up to four years. Deadline for application and supporting documents is February 15th. Recipients will be announced in May.
To qualify for the Lawrence and Pauline Lemons Scholarship, students must:
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Be enrolled full-time at an accredited college, university or vocational or technical school
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Carry a minimum of 12 hours
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Maintain a “B” average or 3.0 GPA
Scholarships are paid directly to the school. In the case of overseas students, special arrangements may be necessary. Recipients are responsible for forwarding college transcript to OTCF within three (3) weeks of the end of each grading period. Failure to send transcripts jeopardizes scholarship renewal.
If scholarship recipients or their parent(s) move to new address, notification [including new address(es) and phone number(s)] must be given to the Oregon Trail Community Foundation. OTCF must also be notified if recipient transfers to a different college.
The scholarship will be rescinded and awarded to the alternate if the recipient does not enroll as a full-time student for the first semester for which the scholarship is awarded.
Send completed application to:
Oregon Trail Community Foundation,
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1344
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Lemons (Lawrence and Pauline) Scholarship
Scholarship Recipients
2002 Jeremiah Wisner – Wichita, KS ($4,000)
(Descendant)
2004 Jeffrey Wisner – Hutchinson, KS ($3,000)
(Descendant)
2005 Brittany Schultz – Scottsbluff ($4,000)
Keegan Harkins – Scottsbluff ($4,000)
Amber Rahmig – Gering ($2,500) –
($500 returned/graduated)
2006 Amity Richards – Harrisburg ($3,000)
(Descendant)
Brooke Elley – Scottsbluff ($3,000)
2007 Jordon Lemons – Scottsbluff ($500)
(Descendant)
Jacqueline McCormick – Harrison ($4,000)
(Descendant)
2008 Kathryn Abernethy – Mitchell ($2,500)
Alyssa Trumbull – Scottsbluff ($3,000)
Michael Yauney – Mitchell ($2,000)
2009 Stephanie Stein – Loomis, CA ($3,800)
(Descendant)
2009 Adam Elwood – Garden Valley, CA ($3,800)
(Descendant)
2010 Megan Lehl – Scottsbluff ($4,000)
2010 Elizabeth Moore – Gering ($4,000)
2011 Alex Lopez – Gering ($4,000)
2011 Kyle Hertig – Scottsbluff ($4,000)
2012 Austin Groskopf – Scottsbluff ($4,000)
Mallory McCormick – Mitchell ($4,000)
2013 Andrew Holsinger – Scottsbluff ($4,000)
Samuel Eastman – Scottsbluff ($4,000)
2014 Jedidiah Wisner – Derby, KS) ($3,000)
(Descendant)
Nathan Stein – Loomis, CA ($3,000)
(Descendant)
2014 Valeria Rodriguez – Mitchell ($2,000)
2015 Makayla Castro - Scottsbluff, Decendent
($4,000)
Tristen Wecker - Scottsbluff ($4,000)
2016 Calista Castro - Scottsbluff ($4,000)
Abby Kiesel - Gering ($2,000)
Ashlyn Lange - Gering ($2,000)
Jonathon Hastings - Gering ($1,000)
Olivia Michael - Mitchell ($1,000)
2017 Mallory Anthony - Scottsbluff, Decendent
($4,000)
Michael Hackett - Scottsbluff ($4,000)
2018 Juan Torres - Scottsbluff
2019 Keegan Reifschneider -Scottsbluff ($4,000)
Ava Marez - Gering ($4,000)
2020 Brooklyn Shifflet - Scottsbluff ($4,000)
Jade Walker - Scottsbluff ($4,000)
2021 Francisco Barrios - Mitchell ($4,000)
Ronald Sisson - Mitchell ($4,000)