KCC Foundation announces 15 Gold Key Scholars, awarding $67,500 in scholarship funds

A collage of headshot photos of 14 of 15 of KCC's 2021-22 Gold Key Scholarship recipients.

Kellogg Community College is proud to announce 15 recipients of the KCC Foundation’s Gold Key Scholarship – the College’s most prestigious scholarship – totaling up to $67,500 in total funding for the incoming students next academic year.

Gold Key Scholarships are awarded to full-time freshmen to recognize and encourage outstanding academic and personal achievement, leadership and community service. Recipients are awarded $4,500 each year for up to two academic years to use toward tuition, fees and books.

Applicants for the Gold Key Scholarships must be current high school graduates entering KCC as full-time students and have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or higher. They must also demonstrate leadership experience, community and service activity and involvement in school activities.

“Gold Key Scholars are selected and recommended based on a comprehensive application and interview process. They demonstrate high academic achievement, leadership and service to their community they will carry from their high school career to KCC,” said Teresa Durham, executive director of the KCC Foundation. “We are proud of their achievements and look forward to seeing their success in their educational pursuits.”

The KCC Foundation’s 2021-22 Gold Key Scholars, entering KCC this fall as freshmen, include:

  • Johnathan Adair, of Battle Creek, a home school graduate. Adair, who dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to study accounting. He was awarded the Mildred E. Hoover Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Serena Domsic, of Marshall, a graduate of Olivet High School. Domsic, who dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to focus on general studies. She was awarded the Elizabeth H. Binda Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Natalia Egnatuk, of Marshall, a graduate of Marshall High School. Egnatuk, who also attended the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center, plans to study nursing. She was awarded the Franke Family Gold Key Scholarship.
  • James Geshel, of Rockford, a graduate of Rockford High School. Geshel plans to study business management and Spanish. He was awarded the Lela M. Karcher Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Emma Hamilton, of Colon, a graduate of Athens Jr./Sr. High School. Hamilton, who dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to study science. She was awarded the Leonard W. and Dorotha C. Dott Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Matthew Haywood, of Battle Creek, a graduate of Pennfield High School. Haywood, a 4-H member who also attended the Calhoun Area Career Center, plans to focus on general studies. He was awarded the Lindsay B. Draime Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Makenzie Hennagir, of Marshall, a graduate of Marshall High School. Hennagir, a 4-H member, plans to study exercise science. She was awarded the Hugh McPherson Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Christian Hill, of Battle Creek, a graduate of Pennfield High School. Hill, who also attended the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center and dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to study science. He was awarded the Robert L. and Lois H. Brenner Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Alison McGlocklin, of Charlotte, a graduate of Maple Valley Jr./Sr. High School. McGlocklin plans to study dental hygiene. She was awarded the Ethel Denton Groos Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Cooper Middleton, of Marshall, a graduate of Marshall High School. Middleton plans to study physical therapy. He was awarded the Hugh McPherson Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Madelyn Moore, of Homer, a graduate of Homer High School. Moore, who dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to study physical therapy. She was awarded the Virginia M. Hensley Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Colton Rainwater, of Olivet, a graduate of Olivet High School. Rainwater, who also attended the Calhoun Area Career Center, plans to study law enforcement. He was awarded the Lela M. Karcher Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Lauren Ringewold, of Battle Creek, a graduate of Calhoun Christian High School. Ringewold, a 4-H member who also dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to study agricultural science. She was awarded the Melvin H., Doris A. and Fovette E. Dush Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Ella Smith, of Battle Creek, a home school graduate. Smith plans to study business management. She was awarded the Bertha and Marjorie Smith Gold Key Scholarship.
  • Brooklyn Williams, of Olivet, a graduate of Olivet High School. Williams, who dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to study dental hygiene. She was awarded the Edward P. and Kathryn M. Bellas Gold Key Scholarship.

Photos of each scholarship recipient are available for download for use by the media from KCC’s 2021-22 Gold Key Scholars Dropbox at dropbox.com/sh/h1o5cupmti98nir/AABa5L4IycVC7k1B4ALYMw0la?dl=0.

For more information about the KCC Foundation or Gold Key Scholarships or to contribute to scholarships, please contact KCC Foundation Executive Director Teresa Durham at 269-965-4161 or visit kellogg.edu/foundation.

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