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Nebraska MVS Scholarship Winners Selected
The Nebraska Elks Association has completed the judging for the Elks "Most Valuable Student" Scholarship Program. The top five students will receive small awards and have their portfolios forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Elks for further judging and awards. Each student will receive a minimum of $1000 a year for four years from the Elks National Foundation. The following is a list of these students, the amount they will receive from the Nebraska Elks Association, their home towns, and their sponsoring Elks Lodge:
1st Place Girl-Kelly J. Moyer ($500) Dubois, Falls City Elks Lodge 1st Place Boy-Eric S. Hald ($500) Holdrege, Holdrege Elks Lodge 2nd Place Girl-Teresa E. Dwyer ($400), Hastings, Hastings Elks 2nd Place Boy-Joshua M. Dean, ($400), Broadwater, Scottsbluff Elks 5th Place-Jon P. DeMuth, ($300), Creighton, Norfolk Elks Lodge
All the following are "At-Large" winners and will receive one-time grants of $800.
Lauren A. Gengenbach, Eustis, Cozad Elks Lodge Kimberly S. Ferguson, Lexington, Cozad Elks Lodge Kyle R. Krajewski, Oshkosh, Ogallala Elks Lodge Kyle R. Perry, Kimball, Scottsbluff Elks Lodge Matthew D. Janssen, Chadron, Chadron Elks Lodge Joshua A. Pinkelman, Cozad, Cozad Elks Lodge Jenna R. Johnson, Hastings, Hastings Elks Lodge Mellissa R. Olson, Pleasanton, Kearney Elks Lodge Richelle R. Sorensen, Burwell, Ord Elks Lodge Kelsey E. Lambrecht, Wood River, Hastings Elks Lodge Marceile J. Ankrom, Salem, Falls City Elks Lodge Megan L.Larson, Beatrice, Fairbury Elks Lodge Rita M. Vogel, Clarkson, Norfolk Elks Lodge Jessica M. Weismann, Waverly, Lincoln Elks Lodge Cody J. Waldman, Hickman, Lincoln Elks Lodge Matthew C. Troupe, Adams, Loncoln Elks Lodge Travis J. Mullins, Falls City, Falls City Elks Lodge Jordan M. Curtis, Royal, Norfolk Elks Lodge Michael G. Fox, Fairbury, Fairbury Elks Lodge Kevin D. Sueper, Bellevue, Omaha Elks Lodge Cody D. Nelsen, Newman Grove, Norfolk Elks Lodge Ben P. Theimer, Omaha, Omaha Elks Lodge
A third group of selectees were "District" winners. First place winners here will receive one-time grants for $375 while second place winners will get one-time grants for $275.
West District winners are the following: 1st Place girl- Janae A. Harris, Wauneta, McCook Elks Lodge 1st Place boy-Austin J. Brockmeier, Cozad, Cozad Elks Lodge 2nd Place girl- Sarah J. Tucker, Ainsworth, Ainsworth Elks Lodge 2nd Place boy- Kasey J. Clapp, McCook, McCook Elks Lodge
Central District winners are the following: 1st Place girl- Alicia A. Dallman, Franklin, Kearney Elks Lodge 1st Place boy- Darin C. Russell, Thedford, Broken Bow Elks Lodge 2nd Place girl- Aimee M. Naber, Waco, York Elks Lodge 2nd Place boy- Ryan T. Santin, Palmer, Grand Island Elks Lodge
East District winners are the following: 1st Place girl- Maria T. Martinez, Omaha, Omaha Elks Lodge 1st Place boy- Adam C. Hatesohl, Greenleaf,Ks, Fairbury Elks Lodge 2nd Place girl- Cassandra A. Meyer, Hebron, Fairbury Elks Lodge 2nd Place boy- Jason P. Schmit, Randolph, Norfolk Elks Lodge
Five students were selected to receive Vocational Scholarship one-time grants for $750. They are the following: Daniel Lee Harris, Falls City, Falls City Elks Lodge Jessica R Wilson, Hazard, Broken Bow Elks Lodge Carla Lynn Jensen, St. Paul, Grand Island Elks Lodge Benjamin P. Woods, Alliance, Scottsbluff Elks Lodge Casey N. Killion, Grand Island, Grand Island Elks Lodge.
The total amount of awards being made by the Nebraska Elks Association is $28,000. Many of the winners will receive monetary awards from their sponsoring Elks Lodges which will bring the total of awards made by Nebraska Elks and their Lodges between $50,000 and $60,000 for the Elks "Most Valuable Student" Scholarship Program.