Coursey Scholarship
Fund Criteria
This Scholarship Fund was established by Bill and Ruthanna Hall, in the name of Roger D. Coursey, the Sheriff of Hinsdale County, Colorado, who was killed, in the line of duty, in November 1994. Roger was vitally interested in the education of children and his family has heartily endorsed the establishment of this Scholarship Fund.
Scholarships For Graduating Seniors:
The primary focus of this Fund will be to provide as much support as funds will allow, to graduates of the Lake City or Gunnison High Schools for those students whose primary residence has been Hinsdale County, Colorado for at least two years preceding application for scholarship funds. The Board of Directors will establish amounts available each year based upon available funds and the number of qualified graduating students. Application in the year of high school graduation is not a prerequisite for application in succeeding years. Students, who are qualified upon graduation, will be eligible to continue to apply for funds in succeeding years so long as eligibility requirements are otherwise maintained.
Continuing Education Scholarships:
As a secondary goal of the Scholarship Fund, and once again, to the extent that funds are available, the Fund will support any resident of the Lake Fork Valley, in Hinsdale County, who wishes to further his or her education and who has been a resident for at least two years. The Board of Directors shall be certain that expenditures for Continuing Education Scholarships will not impair the ability of the fund to provide for the primary focus group above.
Student Criteria
All students who fit the above criteria will be eligible for scholarship funds on a non-competitive basis. Seniors, graduating from Lake City or Gunnison High Schools, shall fill out and submit the attached application. The funds established each year by the Board of Directors will be available to qualified students for all expenses related to their education such as, tuition, books, and room and board at an accredited school of their choice. Applicants for Continuing Education Scholarships will need to submit a completed application, together with a written letter, describing their continuing education objectives. Individual decisions will be made on the basis of applications submitted.
Applicants may be required to appear before the selection committee, in person, for an interview.
Eligibility Requirements
Graduating Lake City and Gunnison High School Seniors must have applied for and been accepted for enrollment in an accredited college or university located in any state in the United States of their choice. Candidates must agree to carry and pass 12 credit hours, during each semester and maintain a 2.5 G.P.A. (on a 4.0 scale), or better. Candidates must agree to meet the minimal reporting requirements, that is, promptly answering correspondence from the Foundation, notifying the Foundation of home and school address changes, submitting semester grade reports, etc.
Candidates applying for Continuing Education Scholarships must indicate the education medium of their choice and demonstrate a reasonable expectation that they will be accepted if scholarship funds are made available.
Selection and Award Process
Scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students and, to the extent that funds are available, to continuing education applicants. Financial need and availability of funds from other grants, scholarships, or loans shall not be considered in determining eligibility. Applications must be submitted to the Roger D. Coursey Scholarship Fund by May 1 of each year.
Upon completion of the selection process, announcement letters regarding scholarships for graduating seniors will be forwarded, with an award certificate, to the appropriate high school principal for presentation to the designated recipient at the annual school Awards Day ceremony. Continuing Education applicants will be notified by mail or in person and will be presented with their award at that time.
All Scholarship Fund payments will be made directly to the school or continuing education program in which the student will enroll. Upon notification of acceptance from the school of choice, one-half the scholarship funds will be sent for the first semester. Upon receipt of a transcript showing a 2.5 GPA for the first semester, the second half of the scholarship award will be sent to the school. If the student wishes to receive scholarship funds for subsequent school years, they should send a letter to
the Board so stating. Funds will be awarded based on availability of money in the Scholarship Fund balance.
Since 1996, the Lake Fork Community Foundation has awarded $34,250.00 in scholarships to the students listed below.
1996 Samar Bannister Calif Maritime Academy
1997 Noel Meredith Masters College
1997 Gray Hollingsworth CSU
1999 Richard Thompson Ft. Lewis College
1999 Garrett Bales CSU
2000 Jessica Turpin Santa Fe College
2001 Anna Olson LeTourneau University
2001 Brandon Wilson University of the Pacific
2002 Garrett Pierce Mesa State
2002 Roy Chase CSU
2002 Polly Meredith Masters College
2004 Kirk Olson WYO Tech
2004 Brandy Vanlandingham Western State
2004 Austin Baker University of Texas- Austin
2004 Chelsea Brown UNC-CSU
2005 Whitnie Anderson Western State
2005 Kelli Cadwell Mesa State-Delta VoTec
2006 Kris Bloomer CSU
2007 Jared Sharpe Mesa State
2007 Andy Meredith Masters College
2008 Michael Brown UNC
2008 Kyle Levitt CIA (Culinary Institute of America)
2009 Katie Dozier CSU
2010 Andrew McNitt CSU
2010 Taylor Long Western State
2011 Kelsey Guthmiller Elmira College –New York
2011 Jon Sharpe Community College of Denver
2011 Andrew Stuntz Ft. Lewis
2012 Drew Nelson CSU
2012 Storm Gozzola Colorado Mesa University
2013 Dylan Smith WSCU
2013 Jeremy Cadwell Colorado Mesa University
2013 Dakota Hudgeons CSU
2014 Danny File Masters College
2014 Karley Guthmiller Black Hills State in South Dakota
2014 Maddie McClung CMU
2014 Jeremy Cadwell Colorado Mesa University
2014 Michelle Pierce Western State Colorado University
2015 Michelle Pierce Western State Colorado University
2015 Michelle Pierce Western State Colorado University
2015 Ryan Scroggins Louisiana State University
2016 Ryan Scroggins Louisiana State University
2016 Danny File Masters College
2016 Gus Nard Colorado State University
2016 Haleigh Rogers Colorado Mesa University
2016 Ryan Scroggins Louisiana State University
2016 Zoe Worthen Aveda Institute
2017 Ryan Scroggins Louisiana State University
2017 Gus Nard Colorado State University
2017 Zoe Worthen Aveda Institute
2017 Haleigh Rogers Colorado Mesa University
2017 Megan Levine Adams State University
2017 Ian Scroggins Dixie College
2017 Ryan Scroggins Louisiana State University
2017 Gus Nard Colorado State University
2018 Megan Levine Adams State University
2018 Gus Nard Colorado State University
2018 Ian Scroggins Dixie College
2018 Zoe Worthen Aveda Institute
2018 Autumn Baker Colorado Mesa University
2018 Cameron Arthur University Colorado Colorado Springs
2018 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2018 Chris Athey Colorado Mesa University
2018 Isaac Borchers Oklahoma Panhandle State University
2019 Megan Levine Adams State University
2019 Ian Scroggins Dixie College
2019 Ryan Scroggins Louisiana State University
2019 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2019 Kolton Wonnacott Fort Lewis College
2019 Jaycee Lawrence Colorado Mesa University
2019 Paige Thompson Texas Christian University
2019 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2019 Cameron Arthur University of Colorado
2019 Sophia Borchers Colorado Mesa University
2019 Meredith Warren Adventist Health University
2019 Akex Boyce Western State Colorado University
2020 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2020 Sophia Borchers Colorado Mesa University
2020 Paige Thompson Texas Christian University
2020 Meredith Warren Adventist Health University
2020 Michael Brown University of Northern Colorado
2020 Hailey Cooper Gray Seattle Pacific University
2020 Claire Cunningham Berry College
2020 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2020 Paige Thompson Texas Christian University
2021 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2021 Paige Thompson Texas Christian University
2021 Hailey Cooper Gray Seattle Pacific University
2021 Claire Cunningham Berry College
2021 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2021 Ian Hall Cornell College
2021 Grace Hearn Trinity University
2022 Paige Thompson Texas Christian University
2022 Claire Cunningham Berry College
2022 Miranda Hall Cornell College
2022 Ian Hall Cornell College
2022 Grace Hearn Trinity University
2022 Paige Thompson Texas Christian University
2022 Bennett Levine Cal-Poly, Humboldt
2022 Caroline Thompson University of Colorado, Boulder
2022 Hailey Cooper Gray Seattle Pacific University
2022 Claire Cunningham Berry College
2022 Elissa Stephens University of Oklahoma
2022 Ian Hall Cornell College
2023
Caroline Thompson University of Colorado, Boulder Winter Painter Colorado Mesa University Hailey Hooper-Gray Seattle Pacific University Gracie Hearn Texas State University Ian Hall Cornell College Paige Thompson Texas Christian University Kate Cunningham Berry College Caroline Thompson University of Colorado, Boulder Winter Painter Colorado Mesa University Bennett Levine Western State Colorado University Ian Hall Colorado Mesa University Paige Thompson Simmons University Miranda Hall Gonzaga University Jaden McNeese Western State Colorado University