Watco 2021 Scholarships Awarded They’re dancers and golfers. They’re providing housing for the homeless, inoculations in Mexico, and funding for clean water and cancer awareness. And they’re scholars with high grade point averages who are ready to begin college in South Carolina, Wisconsin, Illinois, Oklahoma, or another state. For their excellence inside and outside the classroom, eight outstanding high school seniors have been awarded Watco scholarships. Each year, Watco gives the scholarships to high school seniors who are eligible dependents of Watco team members. Recipients must be in good academic standing and planning to attend a post-secondary institution within one year of graduating from high school. Congratulations to these students and their families:
Michaela Befort
Michaela is the daughter of Tim and Ellen Befort. Tim is Vice President of Pricing & Yield Management and is based in the Overland Park, Kansas, office. Michaela was a dance captain in her high school’s girls show choir and for the mixed show choir, which performs annual fundraising programs to provide water wells for African villages. Among Michaela’s other activities were National Honor Society, Art Club, and varsity track and field. She was a member of the top honor roll all semesters and will attend Loyola University in Chicago.
Faith Condrick
Faith is the daughter of Amy and Francis Condrick. Francis is a Watco Environmental Manager working remotely. Faith made the highest honor roll every year while in high school. She was named a 2020 Carson Scholar, a distinction given to just 477 students across the nation for academic excellence and commitment to their communities. She was on the school golf team, was student council president, and was a member of the National Honor Society, among other organizations. Her volunteer activities included collecting used furniture that she refurbished and donated to a shelter for abused women. Faith plans to attend Clemson University in South Carolina.
Vianey Herrera
Vianey is the daughter of Isai Herrera and Veronica Fierro and is also under the guardianship of Jailene Evelin Fierro, a Transportation Assistant in Springdale, Arkansas. Vianey began high school in Mexico, where she studied and worked three years as a student nurse in hospital and clinic settings. She spent summers volunteering in vaccination campaigns, administering vaccines to children and the elderly. After returning to the U.S. for her senior year, she joined her school’s medical professions program and became a member of the Health Occupational Students of America. Vianey plans to continue her education at the University of Arkansas.
10 The Dispatch | June 2021
