04/23/18
NOTE: To download photos of students receiving their award certificates, go to https://scholars.fhsu.edu/fnp_2018april/ and click on the Denver SRP 2018 link. Switch view to list form to see names and cutline material.

HAYS, Kan. – Students from Colorado were recognized at a recent Student Recognition Program in Denver for the scholarships they have been awarded from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan., for the 2018-19 academic year.

Students from most Colorado counties are invited to the annual Denver SRP. Six counties along the state’s eastern border – Bent, Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Kit Carson and Prowers – are primarily served by SRP programs in Colby and Garden City, Kan.

Students are arranged alphabetically by high school. Cutlines are provided for the photos.

Byers High School
McKena Urban, a 2018 Byers High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Urban, daughter of Frank and Kerri Urban, Byers, plans to major in business. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Deines, director of the Robbins Banking Institute in the university’s W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Eaglecrest High School
Sarah Makinster, a 2018 Eaglecrest High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in teacher education and won the drawing for a laptop. Makinster, daughter of Ellie Martin, Aurora, plans to major in teacher education. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Fleming High School
Lauren Whittington, a 2018 Fleming High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in allied health. Whittington, daughter of Dale and Maureen Whittington, Fleming, plans to major in radiologic technology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

George Washington High School
Esaam Bryant, a 2018 George Washington High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Bryant, son of Valencia Hicks, Aurora, plans to major in business. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Deines, director of the Robbins Banking Institute in the university’s W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Golden High School
Megan Feiner, a 2018 Golden High School graduate, received received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in communication sciences and disorders. Feiner, daughter of Helen Feiner, Golden, plans to major in communication sciences and disorders. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Highlands Ranch High School
Christian Hatch, a 2018 Highlands Ranch High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in music and theatre. Hatch, son of Matthew and Jenny Hatch, Highlands Ranch, plans to major in music. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Horizon High School
Taylor Humphries, a 2018 Horizon High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in teacher education. Humphries, daughter of John and Elisabeth Humphries, Thornton, plans to major in early childhood education. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Legacy High School
Austin Perri, a 2018 Legacy High School graduate, received a $2,000 University Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Perri, son of Dan and Cindy Perri, Thornton, plans to major in business. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Deines, director of the Robbins Banking Institute in the university’s W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Legend High School
Ali Colwell, a 2018 Legend High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in biological sciences. Colwell, daughter of Greg and Amy Colwell, Parker, plans to major in biology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Greg Farley, dean of the Peter Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics.

Palmer Ridge High School
Joshua Boles, a 2018 Palmer Ridge High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in health and human performance. Boles, son of Dave and Samira Boles, Monument, plans to major in health and human performance. He is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Pine Creek High School
Stephanie Gorden, a 2018 Pine Creek High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in allied health. Gorden, daughter of Greg and Nikki Gorden, Colorado Springs, plans to major in radiologic technology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Kayla Lepore, a 2018 Pine Creek High School graduate, won the drawing for a $400 FHSU Student Recognition Program Scholarship. Lepore, daughter of Lisa Wise, Colorado Springs, plans to major in radiologic technology. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason.

Pinnacle Charter High School
Jennifer Hernandez, a 2018 Pinnacle Charter High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in criminal justice. Hernandez, daughter of Manuel Hernandez and Yolanda Venzor, Federal Heights, plans to major in criminal justice. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Strasburg High School
Veronica Davis, a 2018 Strasburg High School graduate, received a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in criminal justice and won the drawing for a $600 FHSU University Bookstore Scholarship. Davis, daughter of James Davis and Teresa Roy, Strasburg, plans to major in criminal justice. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.

Sabrina Ganger, a 2018 Strasburg High School graduate, received a $1,500 Hays City Scholar Award and a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in business. Ganger, daughter of Steve and Jacque Ganger, Strasburg, plans to major in finance. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Alan Deines, director of the Robbins Banking Institute in the university’s W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Thomas Jefferson High School
Vanessa Flores-Sanchez, a 2018 Thomas Jefferson High School graduate, received a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Award, a $1,000 Traditions Scholar Award and $900 Academic Opportunity Award in agriculture. Flores-Sanchez, daughter of Fernando Flores and Guadalupe Sanchez, Denver, plans to major in agriculture. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Greg Farley, dean of the Peter Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics.

Hinkley High School
Grecia Ruano-Corona, a 2017 W.C. Hinkley High School graduate, received a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in political science. Ruano-Corona, daughter of Jesus Meneses and Patricia Corona Meza, Denver, plans to major in political science. She is pictured with FHSU President Tisa Mason, right, and Dr. Joey Linn, vice president for student affairs.