Three Ambassadors earn grand-prize scholarships
Sunflower Bank selected three $1000 college scholarship winners from its class of Community Ambassadors throughout Kansas and Colorado.
High school seniors Tanner Brock of Dodge City, Amanda Easley, Junction City, and Laura Fritze, Andover, each earned a $1000 scholarship – the result of a final, contemplative essay and exemplary participation throughout each student’s respective Community Ambassadors programs.
More than 150 select students served as Sunflower Bank Community Ambassadors – an interactive, educational scholarship program featuring backgrounds in local business, government and leadership development – and designed to encourage high school seniors to consider their hometown communities as viable destinations for their futures.
“We’re honored to work with so many eager and enthusiastic students, and we’re also pleased to facilitate learning within our communities,” said Mollie Carter, President & CEO of Sunflower Bank. “All our ambassadors exhibit a passion for their hometowns – and that spirit will help them in college and in their future careers.”
Facilitated locally in each of Sunflower Bank’s eighteen cities, Community Ambassador sessions feature workshops and discussion, often including prominent community leaders, and the program also fosters entrepreneurship and financial responsibility among youth leaders. The ambassadors attended sessions each month throughout the school year, culminating with April and May graduation ceremonies in most locations.
Easley is a senior at Junction City High School and will attend the University of Kansas in the fall and pursue a degree in nursing. Fritze, a senior at Andover High School, will attend Oklahoma State University in the fall and Brock, a senior at Dodge City High School, plans to study at the University of Kansas. In all, 55 students earned scholarships from Sunflower Bank.
The Community Ambassadors Scholarship Program also awarded three local scholarships within each Community Ambassadors class – a $1,000 scholarship, a $500 scholarship and a $250 scholarship.
In their respective communities, Fritze and Brock earned a $1000 scholarship as the top participant in their class and Easley earned a $500 scholarship. Local scholarships were awarded based on coursework, participation and achievement throughout the year, with the grand-prize scholarships additionally based on a contemplative essay.
“Sunflower Bank is now accepting applications:“https://secureapps.sunflowerbank.com/cap” for the next class of Community Ambassadors, beginning in fall 2008. Applications will be accepted until Monday, June 2. Program membership is again limited to a small group with applicants evaluated on current classwork, community activities, and a series of short essay questions. Questions about application or about the program itself can be directed to Sunflower Bank’s customer service line at 1-888-827-5564.
