Greene County High School seniors and their parents didn’t have a traditional Awards Night due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but recipients of scholarships and other awards were announced Monday evening, June 1.
Every senior received a $500 Greene County Foundational Scholarship, regardless of his or her future plans. The scholarships are funded by the interest drawn from a bequest of more than $900,000 from the estate of Floyd Dunlop and most of the funds from a $600,000 bequest from Halycon Dixon.
Fifteen seniors received larger scholarships from the Greene County Schools Educational Foundation as has been done in recent years. Receiving those scholarship were Sophia Ausberger, Cole Betts, Will Hansen, Sophia Havens, Paige Heaning, Aubrey Heupel, Kassie Lamoureux, Kirsten Lamoureux, Ellie Madson, Carter Morton, Kylie Roach, Julia Saul, Tieryn Tucker, Harleigh Weir, and Shawn Wilkerson. Dhesian Harjot received a Greene County Schools Foundation scholarship funded by an anonymous donor and Ashlee Harmeyer received a Greene County Schools Foundation scholarship funded by Lenita Jordan Carstens.
Cael Fisher and Ellie Madson received green cords for performing and documenting 200 hours of community service during their high school years. They did a minimum of 45 hours each year.
Greene County 4-H also honored senior members for their volunteerism. Earning that recognition were Izzy Bravard, Aubrey Heupel and Tieryn Tucker.
Kassie Lamoureux was honored with the Governor’s Scholar Recognition Award. Each school in the state can nominate one graduate to for that award. She also received the DAR Award.
Sophia Ausberger received the Des Moines Register Academic All-State Award.
The Greene County athletic department presented the Bernie Saggau Award to Will Hansen. The Ram of the Year Awards went to Izzy Bravard and Carter Morton.
Heart of Iowa Activities Conference medals were given to Sophia Ausberger, Izzy Bravard, Cael Fisher, Will Hansen, Sophia Havens, Kassie Lamoureux, Kirsten Lamoureux, Carter Morton, Tieryn Tucker and Harleigh Weir.
Recipients of the Seal of Biliteracy, presented by the world languages department, were Sophia Ausberger, Emily Hofer, Kassie Lamoureux and Angelica Moody.
The Iowa Bar Association/ Greene County Bar Association American Citizenship Awards were given to Cole Betts and Kassie Lamoureux.
LifeServe Blood Center recognized Megan Doran, Kyle Hack, Brian Hardaway, Sophia Havens, Aubrey Heupel, Megan Higgins, Ethan Hueser, Abby Kozal, Kassie Lamoureux, Trevor Lebeck, Regan Williams and Hannah Yetter as frequent blood donors.
Scholarships were presented as follows:
- Beaty Scholarship – Jacob Hanson and Hannah Yetter
- Ben Carman Memorial Scholarship – Caden Lowmiller
- Beta Tau Delta scholarship – Brian Hardaway, Kirsten Lamoureux and Harleigh Weir
- Betty Jo Callaway Scholarship – Megan Doran, Jacob Hanson, Sophia Havens, Gage Michaelson, Alexis Miller, Angelica Moody, Natalie Payan, Kylie Roach, Shawn Wilkerson and Hannah Yetter
- Bob Carman Patriot Scholarship – Cael Fisher
- Chase Flack Memorial Scholarship – Will Hansen
- E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship – Ellie Madson
- Earl Wilson Scholarship – Sophia Ausberger, Kassie Lamourux, Ellie Madson and Julia Saul
- Elks Legacy Award – Ellie Madson
- Ellsworth Community College, Career & Technology (housing) Scholarship – Nick Breon
- Ernest Prehm Scholarship – Izzy Bravard, Aubrey Heupel, Carter Morton and Harleigh Weir
- Fern Olive Scholarship – Will Duff, Emily Hofer, Mani Jubell, Matt Naberhaus and Haley Raymond
- Floyd W. Brown scholarship, American Legion Post #11 – Kassie Lamoureux
- Frank Linduska Memorial Scholarship – Brandon Hoyle
- Fred Blackmer Memorial Scholarship – Summer Smith
- Future Cyclone Leader scholarship – Cole Betts and Aubrey Heupel
- Gose Farms Agricultural Study scholarship – Cole Betts and Shawn Wilkerson
- Grand Junction fire & rescue scholarship – Colby Kafer
- Grand Junction Lions Club scholarship – Jacob Hanson and Tieryn Tucker
- Greene County 4-H Foundation scholarship – Cole Betts and Tieryn Tucker
- Greene County Activity Boosters scholarship – Will Hansen and Julia Saul
- Greene County Cattlemen’s Association scholarship – Cole Betts, Izzy Bravard, Paige Heaning, Ellie Madson and Tieryn Tucker
- Greene County Education Association scholarship – Sophia Ausberger, Will Hansen and Carter Morton
- Greene County Environmental Habitat Corp scholarship – Izzy Bravard
- Greene County Soil & Water scholarship – Brent Riley
- Greene County Soil & Water Conservation Club scholarship – Izzy Bravard
- Greene County Farm Bureau – Matt Naberhaus, Izzy Bravard, Brent Riley
- Greene County Medical Center auxiliary scholarship – Ellie Madson
- Greene County Medical Center Foundation scholarship – Megan Doran, Ellie Madson and Madison Sigler
- Greene County Pork Producers scholarship – Izzy Bravard, Cael Fisher, Paige Heaning, Brandon Hoyle, Brent Riley and Tieryn Tucker
- Hagan Scholarship – Sophia Ausberger
- Hazel Brown Zachar PEO Scholarship – Emily Hofer, Kassie Lamoureux and Kaitlin Tjostem
- Heartland Coop scholarship – Brent Riley
- Historic Cooper school district scholarship – Brandon Hoyle and Ellie Madson
- Home State Bank scholarship – Izzy Bravard and Brent Riley
- Iowa Bankers Association scholarship – Will Hansen
- Iowa Central Community College student merit scholarship – Brian Hardaway
- Iowa Central Community College athletic band scholarship – Brandon Bollig
- Iowa Central Community College presidential scholarship – Tieryn Tucker
- Iowa State University academic and True Scholar scholarship – Cole Betts
- Iowa State University department of music & theatre, generic application, and liberal arts & sciences scholarships – Emily Hofer
- Iowa State University Forever scholarship – Cael Fisher
- Jack Finneseth Volunteerism Scholarship – Ellie Madson
- Jefferson Kiwanis Club scholarship – Brian Hardaway, Colby Kafer, Caden Lowmiller and Kylie Roach
- Jefferson Rotary Club scholarship – Megan Doran and Ellie Madson
- Jefferson Telecom vocational scholarship – Brandon Hoyle
- Jefferson Telecom scholarship – Kylie Roach and Kaitlin Tjostem
- Karen Younie Memorial Scholarship – Emily Hofer, Alexis Miller and Angelica Moody
- Kathy Hankel Memorial Scholarship – Hannah Yetter
- Kevin Wills Memorial Scholarship – Harleigh Weir
- Landus Excellence in Agriculture scholarship – Cole Betts
- Logan Scheuermann Memorial Scholarship – Brandon Hoyle
- Luther College: All-State music, alumni referral, Founders, Legacy and Weston Noble vocal scholarships– Kaitlin Tjostem
- Morningstar Masonic Lodge scholarship – Kyle Hack and Shawn Wilkerson
- Pat Fields Memorial Scholarship – Izzy Bravard, Brian Hardaway, Paige Heaning, Ellie Madson and Tieryn Tucker
- Peoples Bank scholarship – Harjot Dhesian, Paige Heaning, Colby Kafer, Brent Riley, Kylie Roach and Tieryn Tucker
- R.H. Maloney scholarship – Colby Kafer
- Roger Nailor Memorial Scholarship – Abby Kozal
- St Anthony Foundation scholarship – Ellie Madson
- Student Council scholarship – Sophia Ausberger and Ellie Madson
- UNI music scholarship – Mitchell Stevens
- University of Iowa Forever More and Old Gold scholarships – Sophia Ausberger
- Viola Vorhies Nia Scholarship – Aubrey Heupel
- Waldorf University athletic scholarship – Joseph Patterson
- Warren Raney Memorial Scholarship – Abby Kozal
- World language department scholarship – Emily Hofer
