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McKinney Education Foundation Tops Last Year with Record Scholarship Awards Friday Night

McKINNEY, TX, June 1, 2009 – The McKinney Education Foundation defied the recession by awarding a record amount in scholarships at its annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony Friday night.

              In all, MEF awarded 244 scholarships totaling $324,425.

              “This community has shown its commitment to education by contributing in such a significant way during these economic times,” says MEF Executive Director Melanie Perkins.  “This year, more than ever, these scholarships can make the difference for these students to be able to attend college.”

              The scholarships awarded at Friday night’s ceremony were a combination of the proceeds from endowments as well as one-time or annual scholarships from dozens of businesses, individuals, parent/student groups, service organizations and MISD staff contributions.

              “In addition to helping with the costs of attending college, a scholarship is a way to tell a student that somebody believes in them and supports their pursuit of a higher education,” says Ashley Walton, MEF Advisor at Boyd High School.  “Some students are unsure about their ability to succeed at college, but are so encouraged to know that some businessperson, teacher or booster club believed in them enough to give them a scholarship.”

              MEF is a non-profit education foundation created to centralize, simplify and enhance the process of raising money for and awarding scholarships to deserving graduates of the three McKinney high schools, as well as Serenity High and LINC.  MEF also has advisors who specialize in higher education admissions at all of the McKinney high schools to help students apply for and find additional funding for college. 

              If you would like to help young people achieve their dreams of attending college by starting a scholarship for your PTA, PTO, booster club or business, please contact Melanie Perkins at 469-742-6314. 

 

2009 MEF Scholarship Receipients

Catherine Wehba -- A. M. Scott Jr. Memorial

Kunnell Zachariah -- Alex Clark Memorial

Olivia Rehrman -- Atmos Energy

Blaine Gibson -- Baggett-Leonard Family - Toni Lou Baggett Memorial

Alana Staton -- Ben and Elisabeth Garrison Endowment

Dana Johnson -- Ben Whisenant - Bank of Texas Endowment

Jay Hicks -- Bob and Barbara Tomes/Bob Tomes Ford Endowment

Ethan Pulliam -- Bobby Younger Memorial

Sae Iwata -- Boyd Aces

Parker Boleneus -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Jacob Coffey -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Brandon Dugall -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

William Fletcher -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Colton Fries -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Chris Garrison -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Randy Mann -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Ryan Parker -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Ethan Pulliam -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Kyle Scherer -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Andrew Welsh -- Boyd Baseball Boosters

Zachary Adamczyk -- Boyd Football Boosters

Nolan Clemmons -- Boyd Football Boosters

Daniel Edgar -- Boyd Football Boosters

Weston Eubanks -- Boyd Football Boosters

Grant Gibson -- Boyd Football Boosters

Phillip Richardson -- Boyd Football Boosters

Brent Wyke -- Boyd Football Boosters

Max Mullen -- Boyd PTO

Colleen Reidy -- Boyd PTO

NaaAsheley Ollennu -- Boyd Softball Boosters

Kelci Dudine -- Boyd Student Council

Emily Warren -- Brooks Family Endowment

Whitney Warren -- Brooks Family Endowment

Logan Boone -- Burks PTO Soaring Eagle

Kasi Koppa -- Burks PTO Soaring Eagle

Michael Clark -- Charlie Qualls Memorial

Jerrod Coker -- Churner Family Endowment

Emma DeBoer -- Daughters of the American Revolution, John Abston Chapter

Garrett Beasley -- Dick and Lori Stevens

Mariana Diaz -- Don Day District One

Rikki Foster -- Dr. J. J. Rafie Memorial

Kayla Giles -- Dr. Lyn Mefford Endowment

Angela Kim -- Dr. Maurice M. Weikel Memorial

Blake Cronin -- Drew Carlisle Memorial

Brittany Hood -- Durham Transportation

Hannah Yohn -- Durham Transportation

Phillip Delarosa -- Durham Transportation

Charles Gonsalves -- Durham Transportation

Miguel Quintana -- Durham Transportation

Eimy Bermudez -- Durham Transportation

Chloe Damukaitis -- E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership Endowment

Stacy Burrell -- El Chico of McKinney

Alec Baum -- Emerson Process Management Endowment

Justin Montgomery -- Emerson Process Management

Christopher Kraft -- Evans Middle School Athletic Booster Club

Diana Ayala -- Faubion Middle School PTO Endowment honoring Harvey Oaxaca

Christina Rhea -- Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gordon & Roberts, P.C.

Allison Frizzell -- Goldie Webb Memorial

Maria Alacacio -- Grace Rivera Memorial

Eduardo Hernandez -- Grace Rivera Memorial

Sarah Birdsong -- Health Occupations Students of America

Chloe Damukaitis -- Health Occupations Students of America

Emily Warren -- Independent Bank Endowment

Whitney Warren -- Independent Bank Endowment

Emily Cooper -- Jack and Eddie Faubion Memorial

Aaron Converse -- Jennifer Dill Rienhard Memorial

Emily Judd -- Jewell Abernathy Scholarship Fund

Tyler Terrill -- John S. and Rachel Heard Award

Lincy George -- Joplin Family Endowment

Erika Brown -- Judy and Carey Cox Family Endowment

Alisa Bovda -- Kaizen

Amanda Hurley -- Kiwanis Club of McKinney

Sunakshi Sethi -- Kiwanis Club of McKinney

Katharine Donner -- KONE

Kimberly Stephens -- Laud and Virginia Howell Endowment

Jon Piatt -- Legacy Bank Endowment

Samantha McKnight -- Leslie Geer Memorial

Vanessa Ramirez -- LULAC

Megan Coffin -- Lynn Sperry Endowment

Lamar Peeples -- Lynn Sperry Endowment

LaKeisha Jones -- Lynn Sperry Endowment

Nick Hernandez -- Lynn Sperry Endowment

Brittany Rhinebarger -- Lynn Sperry Endowment

Zachery Schendt -- Lynn Sperry Endowment

Gage Tynes -- Lynn Sperry Endowment

Diedra Estrella -- Mark and Geralyn Kever/UBS

Dexter Farlough -- Mark and Geralyn Kever/UBS

Ashley Kelly -- Mark and Geralyn Kever/UBS

Matthew Stepan -- Matthew Palmatier Memorial

Darius Coleman -- MBHS Varsity Basketball Boosters

Justin Davenport -- MBHS Varsity Basketball Boosters

Colton Fries -- MBHS Varsity Basketball Boosters

Christopher Sivells -- MBHS Varsity Basketball Boosters

Magen Scott -- McKinney Cooperative Gin Endowment

Kelsey Turman -- McKinney Education Foundation Achievement Award

Thor Lund -- McKinney Education Foundation Achievement Award

Jenny Lee -- McKinney Education Foundation Achievement Award

Haley Hickman -- McKinney Ex-Student Association

Tayler Burnside -- McKinney Ex-Students Association

Sana Mahmood -- McKinney Lions Club

Robby Karl -- McKinney Police Association

Kelsey Higgins -- McKinney Rotary Club - Al Ruschhaupt Memorial

Lauren Griffin -- McKinney Rotary Club - Carey Cox Memorial

William Hamlett -- McKinney Summer Musicals

Rebecca Bezak -- McKinney Summer Musicals

Olivia Cope -- McKinney Summer Musicals

Maria Whelan -- Medical Center of McKinney Endowment

Adam Cislo -- MEF Memorial (This year’s MEF Memorial Scholarship is composed of donations made through April 30, 2009, in memory of Mark E. Smith, Peggy Cathey, Herman Lawson, Roberta Floyd, Glen Savage and Jerry Miller.)

Daniel Moore -- MEF Staff

Chistopher Ofiokpa -- MEF Staff

Rahsheema Reed -- MEF Staff

Christopher Haga -- MEF Staff

Kelly Miller -- MHS Athletic Booster Club

Eric Prinslow -- MHS Athletic Booster Club

Victoria Brenna -- MHS Band Endowment

David Cullinan -- MHS Band Endowment

Paige Calodney -- MHS Cheer

Jessica Carver -- MHS Cheer

Georgia David -- MHS Cheer

Emily Warren -- MHS Cheer

Haleigh Warren -- MHS Cheer

Madelyn Wilson -- MHS Cheer

Connie Zurbuch -- MHS Cheer

Hadley Million -- MHS Pride, Leadership and Traditions

Maria Alcacio -- MHS PTO Endowment

Jose Franco -- MHS PTO Endowment

DeVaughn Goulbourne -- MHS PTO Endowment

Jordan Hicks -- MHS PTO Endowment

Meredith Thomas -- MHS PTO Endowment

Elizabeth Brannon -- MHS Soccer Boosters

Jonathan Smith -- MHS Soccer Boosters

Jeff Tarrant -- MHS Student Council

Katherine DeMarke -- MHS Volleyball Boosters

Brenna Garbelman -- MHS Volleyball Boosters

Brittany Johnson -- MHS Volleyball Boosters

Kelly Miller -- MHS Volleyball Boosters

Jessica Peralta -- Minnis Family Endowment

Abbey Baxter -- MISD Staff Fund

Evan Bogard -- MISD Staff Fund

Martin Garcia -- MISD Staff Fund

Ashton Gelat -- MISD Staff Fund

Taylor Hodgkinson -- MISD Staff Fund

Melissa Ingebretsen -- MISD Staff Fund

Lauren Manson -- MISD Staff Fund

Devin McDaniel -- MISD Staff Fund

Tyler McLaughlin -- MISD Staff Fund

Ashley Minei -- MISD Staff Fund

Amy Reed -- MISD Staff Fund

Katherine Benham -- MISD Staff Fund

Robert Benjamin -- MISD Staff Fund

Spencer Bennett -- MISD Staff Fund

Curtis Christian -- MISD Staff Fund

Jonathan Dharamraj -- MISD Staff Fund

Samuel Evans -- MISD Staff Fund

Gretchen Gupton -- MISD Staff Fund

Loren Hamilton -- MISD Staff Fund

Curtis Horvath -- MISD Staff Fund

Brittany Johnson -- MISD Staff Fund

Brittani Jones -- MISD Staff Fund

Spencer Kunz -- MISD Staff Fund

Matthew Parkman -- MISD Staff Fund

Melanie Richards -- MISD Staff Fund

Gwendolyn Wolfe -- MISD Staff Fund

Sarah Birdsong -- MISD Staff Fund

Jordan Carter -- MISD Staff Fund

Ryan Cunningham -- MISD Staff Fund

Jared Datzman -- MISD Staff Fund

Lane Davis -- MISD Staff Fund

Shelby Huffman -- MISD Staff Fund

Meghan Knowles -- MISD Staff Fund

Alexander Laudenslager -- MISD Staff Fund

Stephen McAnally -- MISD Staff Fund

Travis Peebles -- MISD Staff Fund

Angela Starrett -- MISD Staff Fund

Daniella Hill -- MISD Trade and Industrial Endowment

Steven Byrd -- MNHS Boys Basketball Boosters

Jared Stenstrud -- MNHS Boys Basketball Boosters

Sara Herbel -- MNHS Cheer

Jemema Crayton -- MNHS Girls Basketball Boosters

Asa Livingston -- MNHS Girls Basketball Boosters

Trenton Bloedel -- MNHS Gridiron Club Endowment in memory of Austin York

Vincent Stanko -- MNHS Gridiron Club Endowment in memory of Matthew Self

Alyssa Isaguirre -- MNHS PTSO

Kate Onofrey -- MNHS PTSO

Garrett Tucker -- MNHS PTSO

Sarah Becker -- MNHS Softball Boosters

Tayler Burnside -- MNHS Softball Boosters

Lindsey Collings -- MNHS Softball Boosters

Amy Kilpatrick -- MNHS Softball Boosters

Meghan Knowles -- MNHS Softball Boosters

Kathy Shelton -- MNHS Softball Boosters

Kara Ashley -- MNHS Tennis Booster

Michael Bedgood -- MNHS Tennis Boosters

Jessica Wellman -- MNHS Volleyball Booster

Kathy Shelton -- MNHS Volleyball Boosters

Andrew Ericson -- Nissan of McKinney

John Oneill -- Nissan of McKinney

Lauren Thompson -- Nissan of McKinney

Apinya Pantages -- Nissan of McKinney

Ashley Riccardi -- Nissan of McKinney

Ericka Clendening -- Nissan of McKinney

Colton Robbins -- Nissan of McKinney

Justin Beegle -- Nissan of McKinney

Ashley Ward -- North Central Women's Health Partners

Austin Chase -- Pay It Forward

Reid Garcia -- Pete and Nancy Huff Endowment

Doris Lee -- Pete and Nancy Huff Endowment

Ryan Parker -- Phil and Kathy Parker Family Endowment

Alisa Bovda -- Pogue, Inc. Endowment

Mia Ward -- Presidential Award honoring Patti Churner

Kenny George -- Primo Endowment

Charles Parker -- Primo Endowment

Aimi Tanada -- Primo Endowment

Daniel Benitez -- Radean Herron Memorial

Carlos Florez -- Raytheon

Alex Ruiz -- Raytheon Hispanic Employees Association

Janet Franco -- Rebecca Oaxaca Endowment

John Wilson -- Robert Reed Memorial

DeVaughn Goulbourne -- Ron Poe Football Scholarship

Brett Heldt -- Ron Poe Football Scholarship

Jacoby Johnson -- Ron Poe Football Scholarship

Kelsey Curran -- Ruth Dowell Memorial

Abby Bishop -- Ruth LeVan Endowment

Briann Dorris -- Sexton Family Academic Endowment

Areli Mendoza -- Sexton Family Academic Endowment

Brenda Perales -- Shannon Barnett Memorial

Zach Bitting -- Spencer Taylor Memorial

Nicole Cassidy -- Spencer Taylor Memorial

Brett Peters -- Square One Mortgage, a division of Independent Bank

Eduardo Hernandez -- Stephanie Arno Memorial

Jasmine Marshall -- Stephanie Smith Memorial

Casey Carroll -- Stonebridge Ranch Ladies Association

Natasha Delgadillo -- Stonebridge Ranch Ladies Association

Darren Mills -- Strikz Entertainment

Daniel Parker -- Tate Financial Group

Austin Butts -- Texas State Optical - Dr. Jonathan Sher

David Oleson -- Texas State Optical - Dr. Jonathan Sher

Nicole Cassidy -- Texas State Optical - Dr. Jonathan Sher

Caleb Dunson -- United Methodist Women - Botsy McClanahan

Trevor Bouck -- Valley Creek PTA

Rachel Levy -- Valley Creek PTA

Edgar Pineda -- Webb PTO

Michael Krause -- Wichmann Family