Oklahoma achievers: Hall of Fame scholarship; OU students receive scholarship

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OU College of Dentistry students receive scholarships

Delta Dental of Oklahoma and the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation awarded University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry dental and dental hygiene students who demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to the community.

Delta Dental and its foundation awarded $10,000 scholarships to ten dental students and $2,000 scholarships to four dental hygiene students at OU.

This year’s scholarship winners are:

  • Joseph Acquaviva, of Oklahoma City

  • Alexandra Ahearn, of Oklahoma City

  • Amisha Bhatt, of Edmond

  • Cayli Cohrs, of Elmore City

  • Riley Crismon, of Tulsa

  • Sharice Davis, of Midwest City

  • Jennifer Escobar, of Yukon

  • Caroline Graham, of Midwest City

  • Manas Kommareddi, of Tulsa

  • Cathy Mapes, of Alva

  • Chandler Roof, of Weatherford

  • Kendall Schnoebelen, of El Reno

  • Jese Valeriano, of Oakland

  • Paige Williams, of Oklahoma City

In addition to the scholarships, Delta Dental and its foundation provided research stipends to Julia Daughtery, of Stillwater, Rachel Hill, of Yukon, and Katherine Sullivan, of Oklahoma City.

For more information about the OU College of Dentistry, go to dentistry.ouhsc.edu.

Edmond students place at speech contest

Three Edmond students placed at the American Farmers and Ranchers (AFR) Central District Speech Contest held in Tecumseh.

AFR provides educational, legislative and cooperative programs across the state and serves as a watchdog for Oklahoma’s family farmers and ranchers and rural communities. The annual speech contest is just one of many long-standing youth programs that help foster professionalism and confidence in Oklahoma’s youths.

The students who placed are:

  • Chance Kennedy placed third in Intermediate Agribusiness.

  • Guann Nichols placed second in Senior Agriscience.

  • Bethzy Alvarex placed second in Senior Agribusiness.

For more information on this contest or other AFR Youth Program projects, call AFR Youth Development Coordinator Tailor Atkinson at 405-218-5566 or email tailor.atkinson@afrmic.com.

12th annual Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship winner announced

Madisyn E. Myers, from Omega, was announced as the winner of the 12th annual Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship. The $6,000 scholarship, awarded over a four-year period, is based on the student’s leadership roles, civic/community involvement, academic achievement and knowledge and pride of the state.

The winner of the twelfth annual Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship is Madisyn E. Myers from Omega, Okla.
The winner of the twelfth annual Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship is Madisyn E. Myers from Omega, Okla.

Myers has a 4.0, takes college level courses at Redlands Community College, and has been class president three out of four years at Lomega High School, where she also runs cross country. She is active with the FFA and the Lomega Food Bank, and she founded Beef for the Bank, a nonprofit that has donated more than 1,000 pounds of ground beef to local food banks.

Myers is planning on attending Oklahoma State University and majoring in Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Spanish. She then plans to earn her medical degree at the University of Oklahoma and become a pediatrician serving families in Blaine County.

For more information about the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship and other scholarships offered by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Gaylord-Pickens Museum, contact Gini Moore Campbell, at gmc@oklahomahof.com.

To be considered for this column, please email achievement announcements and photos to DLindauer@Oklahoman.com.

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