BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – The Kellogg Community College Foundation has announced that 30 students will receive $19,500 in total awards as part of the Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Promise Scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. Each recipient received between $500 and $1,500.
The recipients of this year’s scholarship include:
Mukhtar Abdulla, of Coldwater
Nadwia Alaqrai, of Coldwater
Baraah Algabri, of Coldwater
Maram Al-Gabri, of Coldwater
Ashley Ballinger, of Bronson
Madison Beckhusen, of Coldwater
Dezirae Bigelow, of Hillsdale
Felicia Brown, of Union City
Candi Frye, of Battle Creek
Kiara Gilchrest, of Quincy
Ximena Griffiths, of Angola, Indiana
MacKenzie Hale, of Athens
Gabrielle Harris, of Coldwater
Brooke Hudson, of Coldwater
Annabelle Kling, of Coldwater
Brittaine Lewis, of Coldwater
Alexis Lock, of Quincy
Steffany Marrero, of Coldwater
Kaylee McBride, of Coldwater
Stephanie Miller, of Coldwater
Miranda Parker, of Olivet
Macey Randall, of Quincy
Maddy Ratkowski, of Bronson
Kristina Richardson, of Quincy
Ciarra Rumph, of Coldwater
Julia Smith, of Coldwater
Abigail Steele, of Coldwater
Mariam Thabet, of Coldwater
Kaylee Withington, of Coldwater
Madison Wrobel, of Coldwater
Eligible scholarship recipients must either reside in Branch County or have graduated from a Branch County high school or home school and – up to this year – must have been accepted to or enrolled in one of KCC’s health or skilled trades programs.
Promise Team members approved an expansion this summer beginning with the 2025-26 academic year for the scholarship to cover students pursuing associate degrees in mental or behavioral health fields not already covered by the scholarship, such as human services, psychology or social work.
The Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Promise Scholarship was established with an initial three-year grant of $60,000 in 2019 and a four-year grant of $80,000 in 2022 from the Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Foundation.
The Promise Endowment Fund surpassed $500,000 early this year and continues to grow with the support of club members, the business community and private donations.
The Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Foundation Board recently approved expanding scholarship eligibility to students in mental and behavioral health fields. Funding for the Promise Program was increased from up to $20,000 per year to up to $25,000 per year.
For more information about the Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Promise Scholarship Program, call Promise Project Communication Liaison Jon Harpst at 517-202-7849 or visit coldwatersunriserotary.com.
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