Scholarship Recipients

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In 2023, GPACAC Awarded $10,000 in scholarships to deserving students in the Great Plains region. 

2023 Recipients

Student Scholarship - $1,000

• Ava Mayginnes, Southeast Saline Senior High School (KS)
• Samuel Ralston, Trinity Academy (KS)
• Grace Roberts, Seward High School (NE)
• Whitley Rut, Arthur County High School (NE)
• Abigail Chow, Jenks High School (OK)
• Seth Flowers, Balko High School (OK)

Counselor Member Scholarship - $1,000

• Vivian Baughman, Wichita Collegiate School (KS)
• Noah Miller, Creighton Prep (NE)
• Thanglamsame Dopmul, Union High School (OK)

Paul Max Service Scholarship - $1,000

• Matthew Free, St. James Academy (KS)

2022 Recipients

Counselor Member Scholarship Winners: 

• Nebraska:  Ashton Huls, Kearney Catholic High School 
• Kansas: Victoria Wagner, Washburn Rural High School 
• Oklahoma: Mistura Yinusa, Union High School  

Paul Max Service Scholarship Winner:  

• Madie Wilt, Holton High School 

Student ScholarshipWinners: 

• Kayla Treat, Lincoln Southeast High School (NE)
• Anvitha Boosani, Millard North High School (NE)
• Avery McComber, Salina High School South (KS)
• Raleigh Jonas, Olathe South High School (KS)
• Claire Paris, Holland Hall High School (OK)
• Ruth Phillips, Regent Preparatory School (OK)

2021 Recipients

Counselor Nominated Winners:

• Kansas: Jai Scarboro, Goddard High School
• Nebraska: William Peterson, Creighton Prep High School 
• Oklahoma: Jessi Rowland, AIRC Educational Talent Search

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship:

• Emma Baker, Millard West High School, Nebraska 

Student Scholarship Winners: 

• Kansas: Hannah Van Cleave, Erie High School 
• Nebraska:  Ximena Herrera-Baro, Omaha South High School 
• Oklahoma: Sarah Tran, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School 

2020 Recipients

Counselor Nominated Winners:

• Kansas: Arianna Carlos-Del Real, De Soto High School (Kansas State University)
• Nebraska: Isiah Clark, Creighton Preparatory School (Boston College)
• Oklahoma: George Schroeder, Community Christian School (Baylor University)

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship:

• Caroline Steele, Olathe Northwest (KS) High School (University of Kansas)

Student Scholarship Winners: 

• Kansas: Abbey Shaneyfelt, Manhattan High School (Colorado State University)
• Nebraska:  Kaitlyn Engel, Omaha Central High School  (Columbia University)
• Oklahoma: Stone Yang, Bartlesville High School (Princeton University)

2019 Recipients

Counselor Nominated Winners:

• Kansas: Sydney Houser, Washburn Rural High School (attending University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
• Nebraska: Shelby Decker, Southern Public Schools (attending University of Nebraska-Omaha)
• Oklahoma: Steely Jones, Drumright High School (attending Oral Roberts University)

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship:

• Emma Ann Weis, Mercy High School (Nebraska) (attending University of Nebraska-Kearney)

Student Scholarship Winners:

• Kansas: Luisa Moreira Junqueira, Smoky Valley High School (attending University of Kansas)
• Nebraska:  Molly Marie Lambert , Bridgeport Public Schools (attending Kansas State University Polytechnic)
• Oklahoma: Akash Guruswamy, Edmond Santa Fe High School (attending University of Missouri-Kansas City)

2018 Recipients

Counselor Nominated Winners

• Kansas: Lesly Torices (Washburn Rural High School) nominated by Marcie Frederickson
• Nebraska: Koralynn Voskamp (Tekamah-Herman Community Schools) nominated by Nishja N. Nuss
• Oklahoma: Mallorie Iva Faith Humphreys (Coalgate High School) nominated by Angie West

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship

• Ann Marie Elizabeth Flusche (Bishop Kelley High School)

Student Scholarship Winners

• Kansas: Landon Gage Butler (Mill Valley High School)
• Nebraska: Rachel Kathleen Phillips (Elkhorn South High School)
• Oklahoma: Sophia Nicole Berry (Bishop Kelley High School)

2017 Recipients 

Counselor Nominated Winners

• Kansas: Cameron Stussie (Lawrence High School) nominated by Natalie Konkel
• Nebraska: Samantha Luehr (Wood River Rural High School) nominated by Nancy Roberts
• Oklahoma: Troy Hudson (Owasso High School) nominated by Melinda Smith

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship

• Allison Keimig (Maur Hill-Mount Academy)

Student Scholarship Winners

• Kansas: Aubrie Harris (Kingman-Norwich USD)
• Nebraska: Kristen Schmitt (Papillion LaVista High School)
• Oklahoma: Juan Trujillo (Ulysses S Grant High School)

2016 Recipients 

Counselor Nominated Winners

• Kansas: Rebecca Reutzel (Washburn Rural High School) nominated by Marcie Frederickson
• Nebraska: Gabrielle Roberts (Papillion La Vista High School) nominated by Ann Herbener
• Oklahoma: Yaseen Shurbaji (Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics) nominated by Cynthia Brown

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship

• Emily Malcom (Minden High School)

Student Scholarship Winners

• Kansas: Ashtyn Rottinghaus (Wellsville High School)
• Nebraska: Micah Klassen (South Sioux City High School)
• Oklahoma: Matthew Stephens (Rejoice Christian)

2015 Recipients 

• Kansas Student: Dylan Nicholson (Wallace County High School)
• Kansas Counselor: Rebecca Jenkins (Blue Valley Northwest High School) nominated by Rebecca Coker
• Nebraska Student: John Pfeifer (Grand Island Central Catholic High School)
• Nebraska Counselor: Josie Jastram (Papillion-La Vista High School) nominated by Ann Herbener
• Oklahoma Student: Connor White (Muldrow High School)
• Oklahoma Counselor: Ana Fernandez Alvarez (Bishop Kelley High School) nominated by Cheryl Sanders

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship

• Kansas: Garrett Schulte, Bishop Carroll Catholic High School

2014 Recipients 

• Nebraska Student: Tia Geter (Mercy High School)
• Nebraska Counselor: Elaina Eddy (Burwell Jr. Sr. High School) nominated by Julie Tetschner
• Kansas Student: Elizabeth Heath (Dighton High School)
• Kansas Counselor: Elizabeth Kuhlmann (Blue Valley Northwest High School) nominated by Becky Hodgson
• Oklahoma Student: Nehal Patel (Union High School)
• Oklahoma Counselor: Burkely Brining (Bishop Kelley High School) nominated by Cheryl Sanders

Paul Max Community Service Scholarship

• Oklahoma: William Price Valdez, Cascia Hall Preparatory School

2013 Recipients

• Nebraska Student: Hana Maaiah, Westside High School
• Nebraska Counselor: Colin Frye, Ralston High School
• Kansas Student: Anna Gardiner, Gardner Edgerton High School 
• Kansas Counselor: Cole Mowrer, Maranatha Christian Academy
• Oklahoma Student: Jordan Brown, Edmond Memorial High School
• Oklahoma Counselor: Autumn Smith, Holland Hall

2012 GPACAC Scholarship Recipients

• Nebraska: Pei-Yu Hung, Crete High School
• Kansas: Jordan Todd Wiedemann, Wichita Northwest High School
• Oklahoma: Colby Gibson, Newcastle High School

2011 GPACAC Scholarship Recipients

• Kansas: Michelle Klepper, Ellinwood High School
• Nebraska: Mia Clarissa Matlock, Omaha Central High School
• Oklahoma: Michael Miller, Bartlesville High School

2010 GPACAC Scholarship Recipients

• Kansas: Ryan Meyers, Olathe South High School
• Oklahoma: Savannah Simon, Yukon High School

2009 GPACAC Scholarship Recipients

• Nebraska: Neleigh Frandsen, Lincoln Southwest High School
• Oklahoma: Karli Hostetler, Garber High School
• Kansas: Jessica Brown, Shawnee Mission North High School