NJC graduates garner awards and scholarships

***Press Release***

During its 69th annual commencement ceremonies, Northeastern Junior College recognized a number of graduates with special end of year honorary awards and announced scholarships going to those students planning to transfer on to pursue advanced degrees.

The Charles F. Poole Award, a commencement award given to graduates who are scholastically class leaders, have attended NJC continuously and contributed to campus activities was presented to Brooke Zuege of Wray and Victoria Vorwald of Sterling. Zuege received an associate of arts degree in elementary education. Vorwald completed an associate of science with focus on pre-medicine.

The Armilda W. Dowis Award, a commencement award given to outstanding graduates in an occupational program who have attended NJC continuously was presented to Samantha Cavagnetto of Hartsel, CO who completed an associate of applied science degree in equine management and to Lauren Jayne Mertens of New Raymer, receiving as associate of general studies in agri-business.

The Bruce Gill Memorial Scholarship, awarded to an NJC graduate displaying leadership and scholarship went to Kaitlin Hietala of Ridgeway, CO who will transfer on to Colorado State University. The Thomas Porter Memorial Scholarship went to Julia Cucarola of Sterling, who also transfers on to Colorado State University. The Keith Propst Memorial Scholarship went to Geoff Mills of Vona who also plans on transferring to Colorado State University. The Panhellicnic Scholarship went to Jaiden Potter of Haxtun who will attend the university of Nebraska-Kearney. The Johnson & Associates, CPA, P.C. Accounting Scholarship went to Kara Lanckreit of Julesburg who will be transferring to Colorado State University. 

An additional 42 scholarships were declared by graduates including the following awards: Julia Cucarola (Sterling) CSU Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship ; Nicole Albo (Colorado Springs), Jimmie McCaffree Scholarship; Nick Miller (Loveland), University of Northern Colorado Baseball Scholarship; Derek Neeper (Loveland),University of Northern Colorado Baseball Scholarship; Sean Clason (Pueblo),Colorado State University – Pueblo Baseball Scholarship; Kyle Story (Denver),  Colorado Christian University Baseball Scholarship; Pat Honahan (Parker), Stoneybrook University Baseball Scholarship; Steve Ryan (Loveland), Cornell University

Baseball Scholarship; Jimi King (Denver) Colorado State University – Pueblo Baseball Scholarship; Scott Hoyt (Longmont),  Colorado State University - Pueblo Baseball Scholarship;,Ashley Gragg (Holyoke). University of Northern Colorado Presidential Scholarship;

Amanda Lock (Sterling);  University of Northern Colorado Presidential Scholarship, First Presbyterian Scholarship; Jace Rhodes (Sterling),University of Northern Colorado Chemistry Community College Transfer Scholarship, Elna Anderson Scholarship – Order of the Eastern Star; Morgan Woodruff (Berthoud), Western Texas A & M Volleyball Scholarship, Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Admissions Scholarship ; Carolina Berger (Brazil), Columbia College                                        Volleyball Scholarship; Hannah Pollart (Holly), Cameron University Basketball Scholarship,

Julie Hernandez (Iliff), University of Northern Colorado Chemistry Community College Transfer Scholarship; Stephanie Adaugo Osuala (Lakewood), Peru State College Basketball Scholarship;

Cameron Biondo (Elbert), University of Northern Colorado Presidential Scholarship, Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Centennial Mental Health Scholarship; Joshua Deines (Montrose),Colorado State University Beef Club Scholarship; William S. May Scholarship, Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Ag Day Scholarship, Agricultural Scholarship, Students First Scholarship; Alexis Friedly (Sterling),Sykes Scholarship Lion’s Club Scholarship; Darla Rosenbrock (Brush),  Colorado State University Williams Scholarship; Matt Steffens (Peetz), University of Northern Colorado Bear Tracks Scholarship,  Chemistry Community College Transfer Scholarship; Brooke Younger (Elbert), Frank & Gloria Walsh Scholarship; Jaiden Potter (Haxtun), University of Nebraska – Kearney Transfer Scholarship, Coloradans for Nebraska Scholarship, Non-Resident Scholarship, Don Fix Memorial Scholarship; Mark Phillips II (Haxtun), St. Cloud College – Minnesota, Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship