State Fair Community College has announced scholarship recipients for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The awards recognize incoming freshmen and returning students for academic achievement, leadership, community involvement and participation. Scholarships are made possible through the support of donors, alumni, local businesses and community organizations.
Recipients represent a wide range of high schools and communities across Missouri and beyond. The scholarships help students pursue degrees and certificates at SFCC while reducing the financial burden of higher education.
The following students have been selected to receive scholarships for the upcoming academic year:
High School Seniors (Incoming SFCC Freshmen)
| Name | City/State/High School | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|
| Yousef Ahmed | Holts Summit, MO Jefferson City High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Adilyn Archdekin | Agency, MO Mid-Buchanan JR SR High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Abigayle Baker | Brookfield, MO Brookfield R-III High School |
Jim Mathewson Scholarship Fund |
| Lilly Baker | Osceola, MO Osceola High School |
Dr. Harold F. Daum Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Denver Banister | Green Ridge, MO Green Ridge R-VIII High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Lexi Barnhart | Clinton, MO Clinton High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Leah Bauer | Sedalia, MO Benton County R-I High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Keira Beal | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Katheryn Bealer | Boonville, MO Pilot Grove C-4 High School |
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship |
| Ava Benner | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Katherine Berry | Green Ridge, MO Green Ridge R-VIII High School |
Donna Bruns Endowed Scholarship |
| Averi Bethel | Marshall, MO Marshall High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| William Boles | Edwards, MO Climax Springs R-IV School |
Missouri Boys State Scholarship |
| Kinley Bolles | Clark, MO Sturgeon High School |
Dick Dalton Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Katelyn Borslien | Green Ridge, MO Morgan County R-I High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Payten Brandt | Cole Camp, MO Benton County R-I High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Wyatt Brosch | Green Ridge, MO Green Ridge R-VIII High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Cami Brownsberger | Appleton City, MO Appleton City R-II High School |
Jim Mathewson Scholarship Fund |
| Kamaile Carroll | Richmond, MO Richmond R-XI High School |
Missouri Girls State Scholarship |
| Karys Carver-Held | Boonville, MO Boonville R-I High School |
Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Hayley Case | Warsaw, MO Warsaw High School |
Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Brandon Coffman | Independence, MO Truman High School |
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship |
| Gage Davis | Nelson, MO Marshall High School |
Career and Technical Education Scholarship |
| Sydney Derendinger | Jamestown, MO Jamestown C-1 High School |
Case Scholarship |
| Yara Diaz-Rios | Camdenton, MO Camdenton R-III High School |
Career and Technical Education Scholarship |
| Luke Ellebracht | Pilot Grove, MO Pilot Grove C-4 High School |
Goppert Foundation Scholarship |
| Emma Ernst | Eugene, MO Cole County R-V |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Katie Fenical | Pilot Grove, MO Pilot Grove C-4 High School |
Sedalia Democrat Scholarship |
| Mack Furlong | Saint Joseph, MO Mid-Buchanan JR SR High School |
Frank Pennell Scholarship Fund |
| Chanse Glenn | Princeton, MO Princeton High School |
Robert Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Benjamin Goetz | Henley, MO Cole County R-V |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Alexia Gust | Eldon, MO Eldon High School |
Page-Johnson-Moore Endowed Scholarship |
| Alivia Haase | Cole Camp, MO Benton County R-I High School |
Alan Schnakenberg Scholarship |
| Alivia Haase | Cole Camp, MO Benton County R-I High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Cash Hale | Lone Jack, MO Lone Jack C-6 High School |
John and Betty Loague Scholarship Fund |
| Lily Hall | Oronogo, MO Webb City High School |
Mark Jason Brewer Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Jessica Halvorsen | Gravois Mills, MO Morgan County R-II High School |
Goppert Foundation Scholarship |
| Danna Harrison | Sedalia, MO Benton County R-I High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Cadence Harvey | Lincoln, MO Lincoln R-II High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Jackson Hawkins | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Trent Henke | Columbia, MO Boonville R-I High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Lauren Hensley | Iberia, MO Iberia R-V High School |
Hennerich Scholarship |
| Ava Hodges | Stover, MO Morgan County R-I High School |
Olen Howard Family Endowed Scholarship |
| DaVeigha Holt | Warsaw, MO Warsaw High School |
Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Caydance Homan | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
Ellucian Scholarship |
| Lilah Hutchens | Warrensburg, MO Warrensburg High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Spencer Hyde | Dearborn, MO North Platte High School |
Hire Attire Scholarship |
| Adison Ives | Cole Camp, MO Benton County R-I High School |
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship |
| Myles Johnston | Sullivan, MO Bourbon High School |
Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Chloie Jordan | Warsaw, MO Warsaw High School |
Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Kaylee Juergensmeyer | Westphalia, MO Fatima High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Kailey Kearns | Moberly, MO Northeast R-IV High School |
Robert Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Colton Kern | Warsaw, MO Warsaw High School |
Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Callie Knoernschild | Green Ridge, MO Green Ridge R-VIII High School |
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship |
| Blain Kusgen | California, MO California High School |
Goppert Foundation Scholarship |
| Nikolas Lappat | Syracuse, MO Otterville R-VI High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Kimberly Lemus | La Monte, MO La Monte R-IV High School |
Siebert A. and Elizabeth R. McDaniel Endowed Scholarship |
| Andrea Lotz | Princeton, MO Princeton High School |
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship |
| Jocee Luce | Springfield, MO Springfield Catholic High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Lindsey Magruder | Shelbina, MO South Shelby High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Lindsey Magruder | Shelbina, MO South Shelby High School |
David Price Marcum Scholarship |
| Bailey Malen | Kirksville, MO Adair County R-I High School |
Memorial Scholarship |
| Ava Marcum | Prairie Home, MO Prairie Home R-V High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Gabriella Martin | Bogard, MO Carrollton High School |
Goppert Foundation Scholarship |
| Lochlan Mays | Jefferson City, MO Helias Catholic High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Presley McMeekan | Iberia, MO Iberia R-V High School |
Farrell Family Endowed Scholarship |
| Macie Meyer | Cole Camp, MO Benton County R-I High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Ava Morris | Green Ridge, MO Green Ridge R-VII High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Emily Neuenschwander | Deepwater, MO Lakeland R-III School |
Marjorie Cunnigham Scholarship |
| Logan Pendleton | Centertown, MO Capital City High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Ashlynne Pointer | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Hanna Pritchett | Cameron, MO Lathrop R-II High School |
Robert Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Payge Rankin | Edwards, MO Climax Springs R-IV School |
Genuine Country Music Association Endowed Scholarship |
| Taylor Reeves | Knob Noster, MO Knob Noster High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Dakota Reynolds | Concordia, MO Concordia R-II High School |
Swearingen Family Endowed Scholarship |
| Makayla Rhodes | Smithton, MO Smithton R-VI High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Delaney Rowlett | Boonville, MO Boonville R-I High School |
Goppert Foundation Scholarship |
| Raquel Rubio | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
Career and Technical Education Scholarship |
| Alexander Sachs | Ashland, MO Southern Boone County R-I High School |
Marsch Scholarship |
| Jude Sallee | Kaiser, MO Penn Foster High School |
Central Bank of Lake of the Ozarks Scholarship |
| Camila Sanchez-Gomez | Carrollton, MO Carrollton High School |
Goppert Foundation Scholarship |
| Cameron Schaller | Sedalia, MO Smithton R-VI High School |
Jaqueline Almquist Endowed Scholarship |
| Isaac Schroeder | Hughesville, MO Smithton R-VI High School |
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship |
| Sophia Scott | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Adison Sherrill | Warsaw, MO Warsaw High School |
Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Courtney Sparks | Saint Catharine, MO Brookfield R-III High School |
Robert Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Kaleby Stevenson | Warsaw, MO Warsaw High School |
Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Emilee Sumner | Carrollton, MO Carrollton High School |
Career and Technical Education Scholarship |
| William Swip | Collinsville, IL Collinsville High School |
President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship |
| Coby Tagtmeyer | Sedalia, MO Smithton R-VI High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Ryan Trudell | Knob Noster, MO Knob Noster High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Jaylin Turley | Tipton, MO Tipton High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Jaden Twenter | Sedalia, MO Sacred Heart High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Lilyann Valentine | Edwards, MO Warsaw High School |
District Board of Trustees Scholarship |
| Lindsey Vansel | Cole Camp, MO Benton County R-I High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Reagan Verslues | Jefferson City, MO Blair Oaks High School |
Jim Mathewson Scholarship Fund |
| Dakota Wells | Sedalia, MO Smithton R-VI High School |
Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship |
| Elayna White | Belle, MO Belle High School |
Jim Mathewson Scholarship Fund |
| Abbey Wilson | Warsaw, MO Warsaw High School |
Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Haley Womack | Fulton, MO Helias Catholic High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Cooper Woolery | Sedalia, MO Smith-Cotton High School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Troy Wulff | Vienna, MO Maries R-I School |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Kynzie Yeager | Versailles, MO Morgan County R-II High School |
Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
Returning SFCC Students
| Student | City, State | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Albertson | Eldon, MO | William C. Hopkins Award for Excellence |
| Amir Amin | Warrensburg, MO | W.E.Bingaman Scholarship |
| Taylar Arnold | Houstonia, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Taylar Arnold | Houstonia, MO | James O. Barbara Lamy Cooney Endowed Art Scholarship |
| Arianna Baker | Gravois Mills, MO | Genuine Country Music Association Endowed Scholarship |
| Rachel Barreto | Richland, MO | Genuine Country Music Association Endowed Scholarship |
| Christopher Bartlett | Sedalia, MO | Kathryn M. “Kit” Rader Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Avery Belt | Sedalia, MO | Franklin Troy Cooley Scholarship Fund |
| Chaely Berger | Eldon, MO | Lake of the Ozarks Area Scholarship |
| Faith Borts | Columbia, MO | Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Faith Borts | Columbia, MO | Sarah and Charles Patterson Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Trevor Boschert | Saint Charles, MO | James and Velma Dickman Family Scholarship Fund for Accounting Students |
| Aaron Brown | Concordia, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Aaron Brown | Concordia, MO | Scottish Rite Scholarship |
| Addie Burns | Camdenton, MO | Lake of the Ozarks Area Scholarship |
| Victor Candelaria-Beard | Knob Noster, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Taylor Cannon | Clinton, MO | Swearingen Family Endowed Scholarship |
| Allison Cardwell | Clinton, MO | Schien Family Endowed Scholarship |
| Maryn Clausing | Peculiar, MO | Alumni Scholarship |
| Annabelle Clifton | Clinton, MO | Joe and Virginia Wright Scholarship Fund |
| Niki Coburn | Sedalia, MO | Sylvia Hopkins Endowed Scholarship |
| Alyson Collins | Clinton, MO | Sarah and Charles Patterson Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Christian Culbertson | Edwards, MO | Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Jeannie Culbertson | Edwards, MO | Blanche and Virginia Rose Scholarship Fund |
| Cierra Doyle | Hermann, MO | Sarah and Charles Patterson Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Jaidyn Estes | Warsaw, MO | Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Grace Evans | Fulton, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Grace Evans | Fulton, MO | Lloyd H. and Marguerite Knox Annual Teaching Scholarship |
| Crista Everly | Warrensburg, MO | Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Kimberly Fabian-Garcia | Waverly, MO | W.E.Bingaman Scholarship |
| Lilly Fain | Waverly, MO | D Stratton Technical Scholarship |
| Ayden Gerber | Dixon, MO | Anatomy and Physiology Endowed Scholarship |
| Dorothy Gilmer | Bonnots Mill, MO | Genuine Country Music Association Endowed Scholarship |
| Francisco GonzalezTalavera | Sedalia, MO | Dr. Charles L. Peacock Scholarship |
| Chase Grady | Kansas City, MO | Campbell Scholarship |
| Whitney Grose | Sedalia, MO | Robert Woolery Scholarship |
| Samantha Harr | Warsaw, MO | Willard L. and Florence Noland Endowed Scholarship |
| Sydney Hartley | Jefferson City, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Jack Hayden | Olean, MO | Ellucian Scholarship |
| Taylor Hinds | Jasper, MO | Robert Treuner Scholarship |
| Dana Ives | Waverly, MO | Marvin and Rhonda Fielding Scholarship |
| Colby Jenkins | De Witt, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Anderson Job | Kaiser, MO | Allied Health Scholarship |
| Penny Jones | Tipton, MO | Sarah and Charles Patterson Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Jameel Merritt Jr | Higginsville, MO | Ellucian Scholarship |
| Joanne Kee | Franklin, MO | Clifford H. Banks Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Andrew Koehn | Barnett, MO | High School Equivalency Academic Scholarship |
| Heather Laubert | Warrensburg, MO | Sarah and Charles Patterson Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Chandel Lindsay | Clinton, MO | Ellucian Scholarship |
| Emma Lux | Warsaw, MO | Bennie Williams II Scholarship Fund |
| Herrick MacMillan | Warrensburg, MO | Sarah and Charles Patterson Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Madelynn Mallon | Holt, MO | Robert Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Hope O’Bryan | Boonville, MO | Adams Scholarship |
| Victoria O’Dell | Hale, MO | Judy Zurcher Scholarship |
| Violette Ortiz | Windsor, MO | William and Mary O’Brien Scholarship |
| Brooklyn Pendleton | Ulman, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Mariah Proctor | Sedalia, MO | Fred and Margie Davis Endowed Scholarship |
| Benjamin Rice | Brunswick, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| DaMarcus Rich | Sweet Springs, MO | Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Emily Rodriguez | Sedalia, MO | Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Cadance Rogge | Wellington, MO | Sabra Stevens Scholarship |
| Yesenia Rubio | Sedalia, MO | Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Savannah Schimming | Philadelphia, MO | Robert and Mark Mason Endowed Scholarship |
| Madelyne Scholp | Osage Beach, MO | Genuine Country Music Association Endowed Scholarship |
| Gwenith Smith | Holts Summit, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Norman Smith | Sedalia, MO | High School Equivalency Academic Scholarship |
| Richelle Smith | Deepwater, MO | Sarah and Charles Patterson Jr. Endowed Scholarship |
| Joseph Stillfield | Russellville, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Brianna Stokes | Montreal, MO | Sabra Stevens Scholarship |
| Elijah Stultz | Mora, MO | High School Equivalency Academic Scholarship |
| Elise Stultz | Mora, MO | High School Equivalency Academic Scholarship |
| Matthew Sumner | Sedalia, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Aleksandr Surguy | Sedalia, MO | James and Velma Dickman Family Scholarship Fund for CIS Students |
| Kenzie Swanson | Camdenton, MO | Sabra Stevens Scholarship |
| Amberlie Traver | California, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| Violet Vecchiarelli | Rocky Mount, MO | Genuine Country Music Association Endowed Scholarship |
| Mackenzie Weaver | Warsaw, MO | Luerena Matheweson See Scholarship |
| Kilah Webb | Warrensburg, MO | Brookie Huffine Scholarship |
| Emily Wilkens | Warrensburg, MO | Judy Zurcher Scholarship |
| Caroline Wood | Huntsville, MO | Academic Achievement Scholarship |
