10 Scholarships awarded by Soroptimist International of La Grande

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Friday, May 20th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

LA GRANDE – Soroptimist International of La Grande (SILG) awarded a total of 10 scholarships to young women yesterday during an award luncheon.

Two recipients from the Tri-Cities area were awarded $2,000 each. These were given after no applications for this particular scholarship was received by SILG so applications were shared by the club in Tri-Cities. Receipts were:

•Brooke Snyder

•Jennifer O’Toole

Local scholarship recipients were:

Union County high School Scholarship: $2,000 each

•Kendra Counsell – Imbler High School

•Heidi Moran- La Grande High School

•Corbyn Sexton- La Grande High School

•Allison Stirewalt – Imbler High School

EOU Continuation Scholarship: $2,500 each

•Kate Gekeler

•Taryn Miller

•Aspyn Wallender

EOU Senior Scholarship: $5,000 – Senior year at EOU, graduate of UC HS or resident for past 5 years

•Kara Gooderham