Wyoming 4-H Foundation awards more than $74,000 in scholarships

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming State 4-H Foundation awarded more than $74,000 in scholarships to Wyoming 4-H’ers attending the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college in the 2026-2027 academic year.

The scholarship committee awarded approximately $41,500 to first-time winners, said Steve Mack, Wyoming State 4-H Foundation director.

Nineteen Ella Schloredt continuing scholarships, ranging from $1,700 to $2,400, were awarded this year. Past winners of the Ella Schloredt scholarship are eligible to continue receiving this scholarship for up to four years, providing they maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and meet academic progress requirements.

See below for a complete list of the 2026-2027 scholarship awardees by scholarship and home county.

Ella E. Schloredt first-year awards, $1,700 — Albany – Wyatt Strain, Trenton Rogers; Carbon – Maeve Lally; Crook – Madeline Fleenor; Goshen – Liam Haas; Natrona – Phebe Zeller; Niobrara – Kort Bannan

Ella E. Schloredt continuing awards — Big Horn – Reaghan Foss, Maycee McKim; Campbell – Jayden Haugen, Samantha Marshall; Fremont – Emma Hill, Jackson Hill, Cora Remacle; Goshen – Amelia Beck; Hot Springs – Lexi Overfield; Johnson – Lily Crago, Hannah Qualm; Lincoln – Bryli Groll, Eli Linford; Natrona – Sara Loghry, Tavia Ossa; Platte – Hadley Paisley; Sheridan – Grace Hinton; Sublette – Dustin Larsen; Uinta – Aubrey Reger

Marian M. Henderson Memorial, $1,500 — Goshen – Klacie Groene, Rori Haskins-Masterson

Edna Mae & Wallace McClaflin, $1,000 — Campbell – Zachary McMillin

Farmhouse Foundation, $1,000 — Albany – James Vasek

J.M. Nichols, $300 — Campbell – Rylee Hudson

Lynette Wallace (Big Horn or Park), $750 — Big Horn – Caiden Sorenson

Lael Harrison, $500 — Uinta – Shaylee Brown

Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply, $1,250 — Albany – Ashlyn Asay; Laramie – Regan Allen; Sublette – Alyce Hayward, Garrett Saunders

Linnabur (Big Horn or Park), $750 — Big Horn – Elyssa Croft

Underwood Scholarship, $1,000 — Fremont – Logan Milek

Wilbur Brettell (Laramie County), $500 — Laramie – Alexandria Brady

Wyoming 4-H Foundation, $1,250 — Sublette – Bryn Arne; Washakie – Kyston Rollema

Bonnie Ellenwood (Johnson), $750 — Johnson – Tera Boden

Peterson (Crook), $500 — Crook – Liberty Cook

Brown Kohl 4-H Appreciation, $500 — Natrona – Alayna Mellin

Hjalma Williams (Albany or Laramie), $1,250 — Albany – Riley Lake; Laramie – Alexandria Brady

Charles & Eileen Oakley (Fremont or Lincoln), $1,250 — Fremont – Payton Helton

Nolan “Tim” Bixby, $500 — Converse – Anna Grant

W.D. Whitmire Leadership, $1,000 — Albany – Wyatt Strain; Big Horn – Makayla Workman; Carbon – Maeve Lally; Park – Presley Bray, Curtis Muecke; Sublette – Alyce Hayward, Colt Walker