KCC Foundation announces seven Board of Trustee Scholars, awarding $24,500 in scholarship funds

A collage of headshot photos of KCC's 2021-22 Board of Trustees Scholarship recipients.

The Kellogg Community College Foundation is proud to announce seven recipients of the KCC Board of Trustees Scholarship, totaling up to $24,500 in total funding for the incoming students next academic year.

The scholarship awards up to $3,500 toward in-district tuition and fees each year for up to two years at KCC and is open to graduating high school seniors within the College’s taxing district entering KCC as full-time freshmen. Qualifying applicants must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.2 or higher and must demonstrate leadership experience, community and service activity and involvement in school activities.

Applications received by the KCC Foundation are reviewed by the Board of Trustees Scholarship Committee, which selects and recommends one student from each are high/school district for the award.

“Board of Trustees Scholars have shown academic, leadership and community service achievement through their high school career and exemplify the attributes expected of this scholarship,” said Teresa Durham, executive director of the KCC Foundation. “We are confident they will be successful in their educational pursuits at KCC.”

KCC’s 2021-22 Board of Trustees Scholars, entering KCC this fall as freshmen, are:

  • Aidan Bohl, of Marshall, a graduate of Marshall High School. Bohl, who also attended the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center, plans to study computer engineering technology.
  • Shawn Garrison, of Battle Creek, a graduate of Pennfield High School. Garrison, who also attended the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center, plans to focus on general studies.
  • Eve Hibbard, of East Leroy, a graduate of St. Philip Catholic Central High School. Hibbard, who dual-enrolled at KCC and also attended the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center, plans to study emergency medical services.
  • Mason Hubbard, of Battle Creek, a graduate of Harper Creek High School. Hubbard, who also attended the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center, plans to focus on general studies.
  • Hannah Mansfield, of Homer, a graduate of Homer High School. Mansfield plans to study Dental Hygiene.
  • Elizabeth “Libby” Reeves, of Battle Creek, a graduate of Calhoun Christian High School. Reeves, who dual-enrolled at KCC, plans to study psychology.
  • Sophia Sours, of Union City, a graduate of Union City High School. Sours, who dual-enrolled at KCC and also attended the Calhoun Area Career Center, has been accepted to the Full-Time Nursing Program.

Photos of each scholarship recipient are available for download for use by the media from KCC’s 2021-22 Board of Trustees Scholars Dropbox at dropbox.com/sh/aorntb7hfl33y8b/AABWXj3DJTnm-ixtCFU9EtyAa?dl=0.

For more information about the KCC Foundation or Board of Trustees 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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