Scholarship Recipients

$1,500 MCREA Scholarship – Brenda Rohn, Wiggins High School

Brenda carries a weighted 4.06 cumulative GPA and is listed first in her class, sharing that honor with fellow MCREA scholarship winner Amber Brown. She is on the Gold Honor Roll at Wiggins High School and is a member of National Honor Society. Through her high school career she has been active in volleyball, basketball and track, earning the Academic Athlete Award (a two-sport athlete with a 3.5 or above GPA) since 2007. Brenda has been very involved in journalism in high school, serving as editor of the school yearbook and editor-in-chief of the high school newspaper, as well as volunteering as a staff writer for the local newspaper. These experiences have led to her decision to major in journalism in college after high school. Her parents are Kevin and Janet Rohn from Wiggins.

$1,000 MCREA Scholarship – Darean Hunt, Woodlin High School

Darean, daughter of Jim and Sabrina Hunt of Woodrow, is ranked first in her class at Woodlin High School with a 4.0 grade point average. She is currently serving as President of Woodlin's Future Business Leaders of America, Co-President of National Honor Society, Vice President of Student Council, and is the student representative to the Woodlin Accountability Team. She is also a varsity letterwoman and captain for Woodlin's volleyball and basketball teams, and a varsity letterwoman in track. Darean plans to attend either the University of Northern Colorado or CU/Denver for a bachelor's degree in Biology, then apply to the University of Colorado - School of Medicine for further degrees.

$1,000 MCREA Scholarship – Eric Lee, Fort Morgan High School

A 4.11 weighted GPA student and a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, Eric is ranked first in his class at Fort Morgan High School. He is a member of National Honor Society, was a student representative to the 2010 Colorado Association of School Boards Winter Conference, and was a 2010 winner of the Colorado School of Mines Medal of Achievement in math and science. Additionally, Eric is a two year letterman in football, achieving Academic All-State his junior year; a one year letterman in golf; and has been active in the German Club, the Ski Club, FBLA, International Club and the Science Club. His plans are to attend the University of Colorado and study electrical engineering. His parents are Michael and Debra Lee of Fort Morgan.

$1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship – Amber Brown, Wiggins High School

Amber carries a weighted cumulative 4.06 grade point average at Wiggins High School and is also listed first in her class, sharing that honor with fellow MCREA scholarship winner Brenda Rohn. Amber is currently serving as President of the Wiggins High School Student Council and Executive Vice President of Future Business Leaders of America. She has served as Chapter President of National Honor Society and was a delegate to Colorado Girls State in 2010. Amber has also been active in Tiger Den Theater, appearing in several plays throughout her high school career. She also received a 10th place finish in Chemistry at the 2010 Northeastern Colorado Math and Science Competition. Amber plans to study history at Mesa State College after high school. Her parents are Scot and Carri Brown of Wiggins.

$500 Tri-State Generation Scholarship – Traci Schaefer, Fort Morgan High School

Traci, daughter of Ron and Gina Schaefer of Fort Morgan, is listed at the top of her class with a 3.85 GPA. She has been very involved with school activities, including band and jazz band, the Poms Squad (captain her junior year), Future Business Leaders of America (vice president her junior and senior years), and National Honor Society. Traci has spent seven semesters on the Alpha Honor Roll, was chosen as a CASB conference representative, and was the Rotary Wheel of the Month for December of 2010. She has also been active as a dance teacher for The School for Performing Arts in Fort Morgan. Traci plans to study journalism and mass communications at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

$500 Tri-State Generation Scholarship – Morgan Powell, Prairie High School

A 4.0 GPA, honor roll student and first in her class at Prairie High School, Morgan has also been active in volleyball, track, Math and Science competitions and Knowledge Bowl. A four-year member of the New Raymer FFA, she currently serves as Chapter Secretary. Morgan was the Chapter FFA Proficiency winner and a State Proficiency finalist in specialty animal production. She received 2nd place in the District FFA Crop Judging contest and a silver award in the District Soil Judging contest. Morgan has also attended both the state and national FFA conventions. She plans to study nursing at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Walt and Karla Powell from Fort Morgan are Morgan's parents.