Senior Scholarships and Awards
Branson High School
Class of 2015
Albert, John
National Honor Society, Academic Bar,
Missouri State University, Missouri Advantage
Scholarship, Lyon College, Academic
Scholarship, Missouri Western State
University Governor’s Academic Scholarship
Missouri University of Science and Technology,
Miner Scholarship, University Scholarship
Angel, Cody
Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship, Missouri
University of Science and Technology,
Trustees’ Scholarship, University Scholarship
Ashlock, Laine
Academic Bar
Bailey, Brandon
Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship
Bard, Steven
National Honor Society, Missouri State
University, Board of Governors Scholarship,
George Washington Carver Award , Academic
Star, Drury University, Trustees’ Scholarship,
Carol Blackburn Scholarship, Missouri
University of Science and Technology, Miner
Scholarship, Colorado State University,
Presidential Scholarship, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Curators Scholarship
Bedel, Tiffany
AMVETS Scholarship
Bennett, David
Hannibal LaGrange University, Athletic
Scholarship, Golf, President’s Residential
Scholarship, Southwest Baptist University,
Board of Trustees Scholarship, Evangel
University Academic Merit Scholarship,
Central Baptist College, Honors Academic
Award
Berry, Wyatt
National Honor Society, Academic Bar
Brixey, Ryan
Academic Bar
Bronn, Hope
National Honor Society, President, Student
Council, University of Missouri, Kansas City,
Chancellors Scholarship, Achievement
Award, George Washington Carver Award,
World Languages National Honor Society,
Spanish, Academic Star, St. Louis College of
Pharmacy, Academic Scholarship, Missouri
Walsworth Consummate Professional
Scholarship, Charles and Helen Winston
Scholarship, Branson Education Foundation
Scholarship, Cox Health Volunteer Services
Scholarship, Skaggs Tepcor Scholarship
Bullock, Drake
Missouri State University Promise Scholarship
Caruthers, Zachery
Missouri Southern State University, Athletic
Scholarship, Track/Cross Country
Casey, Korin
Central Methodist University, Athletic
Scholarship, Soccer, Dean’s Scholarship
Chase, Caitlin
Missouri Girls State Citizen
Chun, Catherine
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, World Languages National
Honor Society, Spanish, Academic Star,
University of Missouri, Columbia, Excellence
Award, Missouri State University, Provost
Scholarship, William Jewell College,
Trustee Scholarship, Saint Louis
University, Deans’ Scholarship,
University of Missouri, Kansas City, Trustees’
Recognition Award, Chancellor’s Scholarship,
Culver-Stockton President’s Award,
Missouri State University, Missouri
Advantage Scholarship, UMKC School of
Biological Sciences Excellence Award
Civiello, Angelena
National Honor Society, Academic Bar, Carol
Blackburn Scholarship, Missouri State
University, Missouri Advantage Scholarship,
Accepted, Cox College Nursing Program,
Missouri State University Leadership
Scholarship, Cox Health Volunteer Services
Scholarship
Cline, Rileigh
National Honor Society, Vice-President,
Student Council, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, University of
Central Missouri, Red and Black Scholarship,
Southwest Baptist University, J.C. Pike Scholars
Award, Church Matching Scholarship, Branson
Teachers Association/Judith Oetting
Scholarship, Branson Education Foundation
Scholarship
Coffelt, Levi
College of the Ozarks Scholarship
Cox, Aaron
AMVETS Scholarship
Crow, Alexander
United States Marine Corps.
Crutcher, Cole
Missouri Boys State Citizen, Missouri
Bright Flight Scholarship, World
Languages Honor Society, French and Spanish,
Truman State University Combined Ability
Scholarship, A+ Scholarship, Boys State
Scholarship, President’s Leadership Scholarship,
University of Missouri, Columbia, Excellence
Award
David, Ashley
National Honor Society, Missouri Bright Flight
Scholarship, George Washington
Carver Award, Missouri State University,
Board of Governors Scholarship, Honors
College, World Languages National Honor
Society, Spanish, Academic Star, Missouri
Scholars Top 100, Honorable Mention, Ozark
Women’s Association Scholarship, Branson
Education Foundation Scholarship
Davis, Wyatt
Missouri Valley College, Athletic Scholarship,
Soccer, Central Methodist University,
Dean’s Scholarship, Athletic Scholarship
Day, Sierra
Saint Louis University, Ignatian Scholarship,
Webster Academic Scholarship,
Lindenwood University Scholarship,
Drury University Presidential Scholarship,
Endowment Scholarship
Delfin, Adrian
Branson Bank Scholarship
Deppe, Kyle
Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship, George
Washington Carver Award, Academic Star,
University of Missouri, Columbia, Chancellor’s
Scholarship, Missouri State University,
Board of Governors Scholarship, Missouri
University of Science and Technology,
Curators’ Scholarship, Excellence Scholarship,
University Scholarship
DeWitt, Celce
Academic Bar, Southeast Missouri State
University, University Scholarship, Residence
Life Leadership Award
Dodd, Maura
Missouri State University, Deans’ Scholarship,
Missouri Advantage Scholarship,
Southwest Baptist University, Board of Trustees
Scholarship
Doucet, Samuel
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, Carol Blackburn
Scholarship, Missouri State University, Missouri
Advantage Scholarship, J. Kenneth and Iva M.
Awbery Scholarship, Branson Education
Foundation Scholarship, Branson-Hollister Lions
Club Scholarship
Easdon, Hannah
Indiana Wesleyan University Full Tuition
Award, Asbury University, Full Tuition
Award
Ekern, Alex
Gibson Technical Center Passport Award
Faria, Celine
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, Branson Teachers
Association/Judith Oetting Scholarship, Branson
Education Foundation Scholarship, Brigham
Young University, Idaho, Excellence Award
Garcia, Kelsey
Rockhurst University, Hawk Scholarship
Gilliland, Chassidy
Academic Bar
Givens, Cecelia
National Honor Society, Missouri Girls State
Citizen, George Washington Carver Award,
United States Military Academy, West Point,
Athletic Scholarship, Track/Cross Country,
Academic Star, United States Army Scholar/Athlete
Award, Earls Family Broadcasting/Branson Pirates
Sportscasters Scholarship
Glidden, Corey
Gibson Technical Center Passport Award
Graber, Kristy
George Washington Carver Award, Academic
Bar, Southwest Baptist University, Ingman
Distinguished Scholars Award, Dutile Scholars
Award, Culver-Stockton Trustees’ Scholarship,
Olivet Nazarene University Scholarship
Gregory, Matteson
Academic Bar, University of Central Missouri,
Red and Black Scholarship, DePaul University,
St. Vincent de Paul Scholarship
Groves, Brandon
Missouri Valley College, Athletic Scholarship,
Soccer, Central Methodist University,
Athletic Scholarship, Soccer, Eagle
Scholarship
Harkins, Peri
College of the Ozarks Scholarship, Herb and
Maxine Trimble Scholarship, Junior Auxiliary
of Taney County Scholarship, Joyce Wilhelm
Memorial Scholarship, Faith Lutheran Church
Scholarship, Masonic Merit Scholarship
Haynes, Caleb
College of the Ozarks Scholarship
Missouri Cadet Patrol Academy Admission
Haynie, Christopher
National Honor Society, Missouri Boys State
Citizen, Missouri Scholars Academy, Missouri
Bright Flight Scholarship, George
Washington Carver Award, Academic Star,
Carol Blackburn Scholarship, Missouri Scholars
Top 100, Honorable Mention, Nominee,
Springfield News-Leader Academic All Stars,
Advanced Placement Scholar Award, Brigham
Young University Academic Merit Scholarship,
James and Nellie Westlake Scholarship
Herd, Jesse
United States Air Force, Material Management
Herrington, Miranda
Academic Letter and Bar
Heuton, Alaynna
Baker University, Academic Merit Scholarship,
Yeoman Alumni Legacy Award, Drury
University, Dean’s Scholarship
Holiman, Alexis
National Honor Society
Hughes, Kylie
National Honor Society, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, George Beadle Scholarship, Nebraska
Legends Scholarship, Academic Bar,
University of Missouri, Columbia, Excellence
Award, Missouri State University, Provost
Scholarship
Jacoby, Grant
Academic Bar
Janssen, Max
College of the Ozarks Scholarship
Johnson, James
Gibson Technical Center Passport Award
Keelean, Victoria
Academic Bar
Kelley, Madison
AMVETS Scholarship
Keys, Hunter
College of the Ozarks Scholarship,
Southwest Baptist University, Board of
Trustees Scholarship
Kirkland, Robert J.
Imagine America Scholarship
LaCroix, Hailey
Treasurer, National Honor Society, Academic
Bar, Missouri Western State University, A+
Scholarship, Deans’ Academic Award, William
Woods University, Athletic Scholarship, Soccer,
Neosho Community College, Athletic
Scholarship, Soccer
Ledbetter, Michael
College of the Ozarks Scholarship
Lemley, Joseph
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, University of
Arkansas Non-Resident Tuition Award, Baylor
University Provost’s Gold Scholarship
Leroy, James
Gibson Technical Center Passport Award
Lewis, Nancy
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, University of
Denver, Provost Scholarship, Pioneer
Leadership Program, University of Miami,
President’s Scholarship
Liles, Devyne
United States Marine Corps, Aviation Mechanics
Lipasek, Kyleigh
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Letter and Star
Long, Darren
National Honor Society, Missouri Scholars
Academy, Scholarship, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, Missouri
State University, Honors College,
College of Music, Board of Governors
Scholarship, University of Kansas, Honors
College, College of Music, KU Excellence
Scholarship, University of North Texas, Honors
College, College of Music, UNT Excellence
Scholarship, University of Missouri, Columbia,
Honors College, College of Music, Chancellors
Award, MU Music Department Scholarship,
Selected to MU Band Drumline,
University of Arkansas, Honors College, College
Of Music, Honors College Academy Scholarship,
Non-Resident Tuition Award, Truman State
University, Honors College, College of Music,
Missouri Scholars Academy Scholarship,
Combined Ability Scholarship, President’s
Honorary Scholarship, President’s Leadership
Scholarship, Drake University, Presidential
Scholarship, Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship
Lorenz, Nataley
National Honor Society, Academic Bar, Missouri
State University, Deans’ Scholarship,
University of Central Missouri, Red and Black
Scholarship, Missouri State University
Leadership Scholarship
Louviere, Chavanvit
National Honor Society, Missouri Bright Flight
Scholarship, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star
Maddelina, Jessica
National Honor Society, University of Missouri,
Kansas City, Chancellor’s Scholarship, Cox
Health Volunteer Services Scholarship
Marine, Alex
National Honor Society, Southwest Baptist
University, Ingman Distinguished Scholar
Award, Dutile Scholars Award,
Truman State University A+ Recognition
Scholarship, Combined Ability Scholarship,
President’s Honorary Scholarship,
Academic Bar
Marine, Ira Weston
Merit Scholarship, St. John’s University,
Avila University Performance Scholarship,
A+ Recognition Scholarship
Marotti, Joshua
Culver-Stockton College, Wildcat Scholarship,
Theatre Scholarship, Tri-Lakes Community
Theatre Scholarship
McAfee, Faith
Academic Letter and Bar
McConnell, Amy
National Honor Society, Academic Bar, College
of the Ozarks Scholarship, Southwest
Baptist University, Board of Trustees
Scholarship
McDowell, Sydney
Horatio Alger Association Scholarship,
King’s College Presidential Scholarship
McQueen, Chelsea
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, World Languages National
Honor Society, Spanish, Missouri University
of Science and Technology Honors College,
Olivet Nazarene University, University
Scholarship, Southern Illinois University
Academic Scholarship, Westminster
University, Presidential Scholarship, Drury
University, President’s Scholarship, Academic
Star
Meadows, Stephanie
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star
Milburn, Branson
Gibson Technical Center Passport Award,
National Technical Honor Society, Outstanding
Academic Excellence
Mings, Valerie
National Honor Society, Stephens College,
University Scholarship, Academic
Letter and Bar, Missouri State University,
Deans’ Scholarship
Mitrenga, Brett
University of Arkansas, Non-Resident Tuition
Award
Morales, Axel
Gibson Technical Center Passport Award
Moug, Brandon
Gibson Technical Center Passport Award
Nangle, Haley
Missouri State University, Provosts Scholarship,
World Languages National Honor
Society, Spanish, Missouri State University
Music Program Scholarship, Branson Band
Boosters Scholarship, Tri-Lakes Community
Theatre Scholarship
O’Dell, Benjamin
University of Arkansas, Non-Resident Tuition
Award, United States Army Scholar/
Athlete Award
Olson, Kristina
Southeast Missouri State University, Residence
Life Leadership Award, Academic Bar, Herb and
Maxine Trimble Scholarship
Onoh, Kendra
National Honor Society, St. Louis College of
Pharmacy, Full Academic Scholarship,
George Washington Carver Award, Academic
Star, University of Missouri, Kansas City,
Academic Scholarship, Cox Health Volunteer
Services Scholarship
Ortiz, Stephanie
President, National Honor Society, Missouri
Girls State Citizen, Daughters of the
American Revolution Good Citizen Award,
George Washington Carver Award, Academic
Star, John Brown University Founders Award,
JBU Scholarship Award, Dean’s Academic
Award, Southwest Baptist University,
J.C. Pike Scholarship, College of the Ozarks
Scholarship, Oklahoma Baptist University,
Trustee’s Academic Scholarship,
Truman State University, A+ Recognition
Scholarship, Girls State Scholarship,
Combined Ability Scholarship, President’s
Leadership Scholarship, Branson Education
Foundation Scholarship
Penner, Kinzee
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, World Languages National
Honor Society, Spanish, Missouri Southern
State University, Presidential Scholarship,
Williams Baptist College, Eastern
Connecticut State University,
Academic Excellence Scholarship, Academic
Star, Carol Blackburn Scholarship,
Missouri State University, Missouri Advantage
Scholarship
Pennetta, Taylor
National Honor Society, Academic Bar,
Southwest Baptist University, Board of
Trustees’ Scholarship, Residency Award,
Oral Roberts University Dean’s Scholarship,
Missouri Southern State University,
Excellence Scholarship
Perez, Max
United States Army, Military Intelligence
Peterson, Raleigh
Ouachita Baptist University, Collegiate
Scholarship, Fine Arts Scholarship, University
Grant, College of the Ozarks Scholarship
Phillips, Kressa
World Languages National Honor Society,
Spanish, William Jewell University, Faculty
Scholarship, Carol Blackburn Scholarship,
College of the Ozarks Scholarship,
Missouri State University, Missouri
Advantage Scholarship
Poor, Tanner
National Honor Society, Missouri Bright Flight
Scholarship, George Washington
Carver Award, University of Arkansas, Honors
Academy Scholarship, Academic Star,
University of Arkansas Non-Resident Tuition
Award, Southwest Baptist University, J.C. Pike
Scholars Award, Community Blood Center of the
Ozarks Scholarship
Porter Madison
National Honor Society, Academic Bar
Ramirez, Miranda
United States Marine Corps.
Reaves, Kevin
United States Marine Corps. Aviation Mechanics
Redford, Zachery
Missouri Southern State University, Excellence
Scholarship, Missouri Western State
University, Dean’s Academic Scholarship
Robertson, Christian
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Athletic
Scholarship, Wrestling
Ruby, Collin
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, Missouri State
University, Board of Governors Scholarship,
Carol Blackburn Scholarship, Drury University,
President’s Scholarship, Missouri
University of Science and Technology, Miner
Scholarship, University Scholarship, Biology
Department Scholarship, J Kenneth and Iva M.
Awbery Scholarship
Ruiz, Sarah
University of South Florida, Green and
Gold Scholarship
Ruiz, Theresa
University of South Florida, Green and Gold
Scholarship
Schmitz, Aryn
Northwest Missouri State University, Tower
Scholarship, A+ Scholarship
Silver, Justin
National Honor Society, Academic Bar, Missouri
State University, Deans’ Scholarship
Sparks, Johnathan
National Honor Society, World Languages
National Honor Society, Spanish, Academic Star,
Missouri State University Board of Governors
Scholarship, Honors College, Carol
Blackburn Scholarship, J. Kenneth and Iva
M. Awbery Scholarship, George Washington
Carver Award, Branson-Hollister Lions Club
Scholarship
Sparks, Nicole
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Bar
Steblin, Konstantin
Truman State University, A+ Recognition
Scholarship, Combined Ability Scholarship
Stirewalt, Alexis
Historian, National Honor Society, Academic Bar
College of the Ozarks Scholarship,
Missouri State University, Missouri Advantage
Scholarship, Shelter Insurance Scholarship
Stone, Ali
Secretary, National Honor Society, Hendrix
University, Odyssey Distinction Award,
Hendrix Academic Scholarship,
George Washington Carver Award, Texas
Christian University Faculty Scholarship
Academic Star
Swift, Sierra
Kansas City Art Institute, Portfolio
Merit Scholarship, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, Carol Blackburn
Scholarship, Memphis College of Art, President’s
Scholarship, Missouri State University,
Missouri Advantage Scholarship, Deans’
Scholarship
Taggart, Cheyenne
Gibson Technical Center Outstanding Academic
Excellence Award
Taylor, Robert
University of Central Missouri, Red and Black
Scholarship
Timms, Caitlin
National Honor Society, Missouri State
University, Provosts Scholarship
Topka, Shana
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, Missouri State
University, Missouri Advantage Scholarship,
Junior Auxiliary of Taney County ScholarCare
Renewable Scholarship
Torres, Berenice
Southwest Baptist University, SBU Achievement
Scholarship
Turner, Gavin
University of Central Missouri, Preferred
Walk-On, Football, Red and Black Scholarship,
Carol Blackburn Scholarship, Earls Family
Broadcasting/Branson Pirates Sportscasters
Scholarship
Turner, Nicholas
National Honor Society, Missouri University
of Science/Technology, University Scholarship,
Miner Scholarship, Truman State University,
Combined Ability Scholarship, A+ Scholarship,
President’s Leadership Scholarship, University
of Central Missouri, Red and Black Scholarship
Honors College, World War II Memorial Award,
George Washington Carver Award,
Academic Bar, University of Arkansas, NonResident Tuition Award, John Earl Chase
Memorial Scholarship, Lyon College,
Athletic Scholarship, Football, Academic
Scholarship, Central Methodist
University, Trustees Scholarship,
Evangel University Academic Merit Scholarship,
Vietnam Veterans Chapter 913 Scholarship,
Branson Education Foundation Scholarship,
Branson Bank Scholarship
Tyson, Tyler
Missouri Valley College, Athletic Scholarship,
Soccer
Ulrich, Cassidy
College of the Ozarks Scholarship
Ulrich, Chennedy
Gibson Technical Center, Outstanding Academic
Excellence Award
Utzman, Colton
National Honor Society, Academic Bar,
Missouri State University Leadership
Scholarship
Waggener, Tyler
National Honor Society, Academic Bar,
Educational Community Credit Union
Scholarship, University of Arkansas,
Non- Resident Tuition Award, Branson
Education Foundation Scholarship
Ward, John
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Bar, University of
Arkansas, Non- Resident Tuition Award
Ward, Virginia
National Honor Society, Missouri Girls
State Citizen, Academic Letter and Bar,
East Central College, Athletic Scholarship,
Volleyball
Webb, Caiden
National Honor Society, Academic Letter and
Bar, Carol Blackburn Scholarship, University
of Missouri, Columbia, Welsh Family
Scholarship, Missouri State University,
Deans’ Scholarship, J. Kenneth and Iva M.
Awbery Scholarship, Branson Education
Foundation Scholarship
West, Samuel
Missouri Southern State University, Excellence
Scholarship, A+ Recognition Scholarship
Whited, Erika
Vice-President, National Honor Society,
George Washington Carver Award, Academic
Star, Carol Blackburn Scholarship, Educational
Community Credit Union Scholarship,
Southwest Baptist University, Regents
Scholarship, Dutile Scholarship,
Ingman Distinguished Scholars Award,
Oklahoma Baptist University, Trustee’s
Academic Scholarship and Full Tuition
Exchange Award, Ouachita Baptist University,
Academic Merit Scholarship,
John Brown University, Trustee’s Academic
Scholarship, College of the Ozarks, Scholarship,
Branson Education Foundation Scholarship,
Academic Star
Whiteis, Ethan
National Honor Society, George Washington
Carver Award, Academic Star, College of the
Ozarks Scholarship, Athletic Scholarship
Baseball, Missouri Southern State University,
Presidential Scholarship, Missouri
State University, Board of Governors
Scholarship, Missouri Western State
University, President’s Scholarship,
Webster University, Academic Scholarship
Wood, Cole
United States Navy, Fleet Operations Specialist
Young, Garland
Kanakuk Link Year Scholarship