Blinn College District and Blinn Foundation Thank Donors of 17 New Endowed Scholarships Current high school and college students can apply for Blinn scholarships now
The Blinn College District and the Blinn College Foundation thanked the donors of 17 new endowed scholarships during a celebratory luncheon Friday, Feb. 21, on the Blinn-Brenham Campus.
The luncheon celebrated gifts that established or expanded 17 endowed scholarships:
• the Nancy and Leonard Berry Endowed Scholarship,
• the Ancel Boswell, Jr. Endowed Scholarship,
• three Brenham/Somerville Order of the Eastern Star Endowed Scholarships,
• the Chuck and Tedi Ellison Endowed Scholarship,
• the Bettye Pylant Honerkamp Nursing Scholarship,
the Dr. A.C. “Buddy” and Judy Krizan Endowed Scholarship, •
• the Hayley McHam Memorial Scholarship,
the Kenneth Mutscher Agriculture Endowed Scholarship • established by Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, the Glenwood and Shirley Prenzler Endowed Scholarship, •
• the Schoenvogel Family Endowed Scholarship,
• the Larry Wahrmund Endowed Scholarship,
• the Warren Masonic Lodge Scholarship III,
• the F.W. “Bert” and Mae Dean Wheeler Memorial Endowed Scholarship,
• and the Wiese-Woods-Smith Endowed Scholarship.
Current high school and college students can apply for Blinn scholarships by completing the application at www.blinn.edu/ scholarships. Prior to applying for scholarships, students must complete their application for admission to Blinn College at www. applytexas.org. Officials recommend that students and prospective students submit their application and letter(s) of recommendation by April 1, 2020, to be considered for the first round of awards. Students will be notified of scholarship awards beginning in May. Endowed scholarships are available to incoming and returning students from a wide range of backgrounds, majors, and experiences. Though some scholarships are restricted to students who fit specific criteria, if a student who exemplifies those requirements does not apply, the scholarship may be offered to a wider range of students. Students are considered based on high 18 | BLINN COLLEGE DISTRICT 2020 | www.blinn.edu
