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MEF Awards $305,475 in Scholarships
Friday, May 30, 2008
Miriam Raphael, manager Public Affairs for Atmos energy presents a $1,000 check to MEF Executive Director Darrell Slabaugh. The scholarship one of the 211 scholarships awarded May 30.
During the program, MEF also honored Emeritus Trustees John Valencia, Lynn Sperry, and Pam Sexton for their service to the McKinney Education Foundation. Their leadership and vision has helped MEF become a national leader among education foundations.
Below are listed this year's scholarship winners and the scholarships they received.
| Brandon Abbott | Legacy Bank Endowment |
| Hannah Adams | Wichmann Family Scholarship |
| Mark Alexander | MHS Cross Country Booster Club |
| Brian Alexander | Mark and Geralyn Kever/UBS |
| Lyndsey Andrews | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Jaqueline Anthony | Burks PTO Soaring Eagle |
| Vanessa Appiah | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Vanessa Appiah | MHS Student Council |
| Paula Arciniega | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Devin Arnold | MHS Pride, Leadership, and Traditions Scholarship |
| Morgan Bailey | MHS PTO |
| Houston Beasley | MNHS Gridiron Club Endowment in memory of Matthew Self |
| Samuel Benitez | Grace Rivera Memorial Scholarship |
| Bree Bess | Faubion Middle School PTO Endowment honoring Harvey F. Oaxaca |
| Zach Blankenship | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Devon Bosley | MNHS PTSO |
| Daniel Brasch | Charlie Qualls Memorial Endowment |
| Lauren Brasseaux | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Brittany Bursik | Ron Poe Football Scholarship |
| Robert Carpenter | Bobby Younger Endowed Scholarship |
| Yamilet Castro | Minnis Family Endowment |
| Steven Cisar | Boyd Football Booster Scholarship |
| Chole Collins | Health Occupations Students of America |
| Chloe Collins | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Jose Colmenero | Oaxaca Family Endowment |
| Jeremy Cowlishaw | Durham Transportation |
| Bailey Cox | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Daniel Curnutt | Boyd Baseball Booster Scholarship |
| Shane Curtis | MHS Soccer Booster |
| Kyle Dancy | MNHS Gridiron Club Endowment in memory of Austin York |
| Danielle Davis | Boyd Student Council |
| Dylan Derryberry | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Caroline Dixon | Jack and Eddie Faubion Memorial Endowment |
| Brad Dobberfuhl | MISD Employees Children |
| Dene Dobney | Ruth LeVan Endowed Scholarship |
| William Dowell | MHS Athletic Booster |
| Arielle Driggs | MHS Cross Country Booster Club |
| Josh Drury | Mark E. Smith Memorial Scholarship |
| Courtney Eason | MHS Cross Country Booster Club |
| Courtney Eason | Daughters of the American Revolution, John Abston Chapter |
| Katherine Edwards | Ben & Elisabeth Garrison Endowment |
| Marcia Eligwe | MHS PTO |
| Natalia Ellis | MHS Band Booster |
| Melissa Ellis | Pogue, Inc. Endowment |
| Josh Erickson | Ron Poe Football Scholarship |
| Jake Evans | McKinney Cooperative Gin Endowment |
| Jose Facundo | Phil & Kathy Parker Family Endowment |
| Jamil Faulkner | MNHS Boys Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Adriana Fierro | Joplin Family Endowment |
| Alyson Flint | MISD Employees Children |
| Hannah Fowler | Health Occupations Students of America |
| Hannah Fowler | Shannon Barnett Memorial Endowment |
| Taylor Freeman | Atmos |
| Stephanie Ganter | Dr. Maurice M. Weikel Memorial Endowment |
| Kayce Garrett | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Daniel Gassett | Drew Carlisle Memorial Scholarship |
| Haley Gatewood | McKinney Rotary Club - Al Ruschhaupt Memorial |
| Alexandra Gatewood | Bank of Texas Endowment |
| Sean Gent | MHS Band Booster |
| Garrett Gibson | Strikz Bowling |
| Justin Gillam | Boyd Baseball Booster Scholarship |
| Trey Gilmore | Karen C. Caton Endowment |
| Mike Glazier | Boyd Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Brittany Godfrey | Boyd Student Council |
| Alison Gonzalez | J.W.Webb PTO |
| Houston Granger | MHS Cross Country Booster Club |
| Malia Gresham | McKinney Education Foundation Achievement |
| Khalid Guerra | Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gordon and Roberts, P.C. |
| Sean Hagan | MISD Employees Children |
| Brittany Hammond | Ruth LeVan Endowed Scholarship |
| Sabrina Hardcastle | Health Occupations Students of America |
| Allison Harris | Boyd Student Council |
| Audrey Harris | MHS Student Council |
| Kelli Harrison | Nissan of McKinney |
| Robert Hawthorne | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Jacob Hebert | Durham Transportation |
| Morgan Henry | Medical Center of McKinney Endowment |
| Bridgette Hershberger | Durham Transportation |
| Kimberly Heussner | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Katerias Hill | Stonebridge Ranch Ladies |
| Taylor Holtzknecht | Tate Financial Group Scholarship |
| Taylor Holtzknecht | A. M. Scott Jr. Memorial Endowment |
| Jake Holtzknecht | Brooks Family Endowment |
| Stephanie Hooper | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Daniel Hooper | McKinney Jaycees Scholarship |
| Cedric Horvath | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Adrienne Jennings | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Chris Johnson | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Bethany Johnston | MHS Soccer Booster |
| Jamie Jones | Boyd Student Council |
| Ashley Jones | Boyd Student Council |
| Jamie Jones | Nissan of McKinney |
| Taka Kaieda | Primo Endowment |
| Samir Kaler | MNHS Boys Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Daniyal Kamal | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Jenelle Kaske | MISD Matching Fund Scholarship |
| Sarah Kauffman | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Brian Keeley | Kaizen |
| Katelyn Kent | MHS Tennis Booster Club |
| Ashley Kim | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Ashley Kim | MHS PTO |
| Bryan Kinard | Boyd Baseball |
| Austin Klinger | Valley Creek PTA |
| Tyler Knapik | Kiwanis |
| Jennifer Koester | Nissan of McKinney |
| Kimberly Krusing | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Alex Ladd | Churner Family Endowment |
| Kelsey Lane | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Julianne LaRue | MHS PTO |
| Nick Leamon | Boyd Student Council |
| Nicholas Leamon | Boyd Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Nicholas Leamon | El Chico Scholarship and Mike and Stephanie Crise Health Professionals Scholarship |
| Blake Ledbetter | McKinney Ex-Student Association |
| Gabriella Leiva | MISD Employees Children |
| Trey Macaluso | Nissan of McKinney |
| Mitch Macklenar | Baggett-Leonard Family - Toni Lou Baggett Memorial |
| Ana Madera | MEF Memorial |
| Allie Mancera | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Melody Maxson | MHS Cross Country Booster Club |
| Melody Maxson | Nissan of McKinney |
| Jordyn Maxwell | Stonebridge Ranch Ladies |
| Bradey McCullough | MEF Staff |
| Ashliegh McLean | MNHS Girls Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Taylor Medrano | Nissan of McKinney |
| Carmela Merino | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Snigda Merugu | John S. and Rachel Heard Endowment |
| Steven Meyer | Minnis Family Endowment |
| Kanae Miyahara | MEF Staff |
| Rachel Moorman | McKinney Education Foundation Achievement |
| Daniel Moreland | Boyd Baseball Booster Scholarship |
| Daniel Moreland | McKinney Police Association |
| William Morgan | Primo Endowment |
| Matthew Morton | Boyd Student Council |
| Lauren Myhre | Square One Mortgage |
| Chad Nahoolewa | MHS Cross Country Booster Club |
| Alyssa Namey | Kiwanis |
| Kylie Nelson | Boyd Student Council |
| Laura Norman | Huff Family Endowment |
| Bethany Ogletree | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Michelle ONeal | Durham Transportation |
| William ONeal | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Shanelle Paine | MISD Employees Children |
| Jed Pajela | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Jose Palma | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Jose Palma | Raytheon Hispanic Employees Scholarship |
| June Parker | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Rebekah Parker | Nissan of McKinney |
| Katherine Patton | Stephanie Arno Memorial Endowment |
| Mayra Peralta | Wichmann Family Scholarship |
| Cameron Peterson | Nissan of McKinney |
| Eric Peterson | Robert Reed Memorial |
| Chris Philpy | Ron Poe Football Scholarship |
| Chad Poe | Kaizen |
| Stephanie Ponder | Minnis Family Endowment |
| Brittany Pool | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Ellen Possehl | MNHS Girls Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Stacy Purdum | Independent Bank Endowment |
| Carson Radke | MHS PTO |
| Ashiyan Rahman | McKinney Jaycees Scholarship |
| Rafael Ramirez | Judy & Carey Cox Family Endowment |
| Mackenzie Ray | Dr. Lyn Mefford Endowment |
| Richelle Reid | MHS Volleyball |
| Mitchell Rhame | Boyd Baseball Booster Scholarship |
| Shaun Ritchie | Durham Transportation |
| Joshua Robertson | Boyd Baseball |
| Joshua Robinson | Boyd PTO |
| Cassy Rogers | Ben & Orene Pitts Memorial Endowment |
| Nancy Rojas | LULAC |
| Robert Romero | Durham Transportation |
| Daniela Ruiz | Jewell Abernathy |
| Lisa Sabay | Nissan of McKinney |
| Jenin Saleh | Health Occupations Students of America |
| Jack Schommer | McKinney Education Foundation Achievement |
| Glenn Schumann | Boyd Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Glenn Schumann | Boyd Football Booster Scholarship |
| Kimberly Serrano | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Jennifer Settles | Kaizen |
| Jennalee Sharp | MHS Athletic Booster Club Scholarship |
| Katie Shaw | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Alison Sheffer | Boyd Student Council |
| Allison Sheffer | Sexton Family Academic Endowment |
| Jaclyn Sherman | Primo Endowment |
| Lauren Silver | MEF Memorial |
| Alexa Silvers | MHS Cross Country Booster Club |
| Alexa Silvers | Strikz Bowling |
| Brittany Smith | KONE Scholarship |
| Chelsea South | Valley Creek PTA |
| Stephanie Stefanski | Leslie Geer Memorial Endowment |
| Brittinee Sturdevant | Grace Rivera Memorial Scholarship |
| Luke Tarazewich | Boyd Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Casey Teel | McKinney High School Cheer Scholarship |
| Mitch Thomas | Tate Financial Group Scholarship |
| Lauren Touchberry | MHS Softball Boosters |
| Katie TRUE | MNHS PTSO |
| Katie TRUE | MNHS Girls Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Caitlin Tullia | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Hector Valdevia | MHS Student Council |
| Vincent Varela | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Patrick Walsh | Boyd Basketball Booster Scholarship |
| Kathryn Walsh | Sperry Family Endowment |
| Dawn Warnsley | E.F. Lewis Family Limited Partnership |
| Jarrett Webb | Laud & Virginia Howell Endowment |
| Ashley West | MHS Band Booster |
| Aerial Whiting | MEF Memorial |
| Kathryn Williamson | Boyd PTO |
| Travis Yarbrough | Boyd Basketball |
| Travis Yarbrough | MISD Employees Children |
| Chelsea Young | MNHS Tennis Booster Scholarship |
| Tyler Zappia | MNHS Tennis Booster Scholarship |
| Emily Zilmer | MHS Volleyball |
| Margaret Zink | MISD Employees Children |
| Adrian Zuniga | McKinney Ex-Student Association |
