Laramie, WY (RELEASE) February 19th, 2024 — Natalie Speckner of Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School has been selected for on of the top scholarship for Wyoming seniors.
One hundred outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2024 Trustees’ Scholars Award, the University of Wyoming’s top academic scholarship.
The premier scholarship for Wyoming resident high school seniors provides a four-year scholarship for an undergraduate degree (or up to eight consecutive semesters), including tuition (up to 18 hours per semester); mandatory fees; and university standard double room and board (room and board is covered providing the student lives in university housing and has a meal plan).
Students from 28 high schools were chosen, along with one home-schooled student.
Recipients are evaluated on their academic excellence (high school grade-point average, ACT/SAT scores and curriculum rigor). Individual interviews were held as well. For this year’s award winners, the average GPA is 3.97, and the average ACT score is 32.
Of the 1,000 Wyoming high school seniors who applied to UW by Dec. 1, 200 students were considered for the award; 150 were invited to campus for interviews; and 100 were selected.
To retain the scholarship all four years at UW, students must maintain full-time continuous enrollment (at least 12 semester hours) during the fall and spring semesters each year, along with a 3.25 cumulative GPA.
Recipients of the 2024 scholarship, listed by high schools they’re attending, are:
Burlington High School — Rachel Schatz.
Cheyenne Central High School — Madelyn Brady, Steven Cone LeBeaumont, Aspen Custis, Anuradha Glennie, Reuben McGuire, Miles Porwoll, Alexander Runyan and Saimaa Widi.
Cheyenne East High School — Clara Kerschner, Caleb Miller and Sophie Ray.
Cody High School — Kelly Joyce, Elle Ortner, Kelsey Pomajzl, Benjamin Stewart and Elisa Wachob.
Cokeville High School — Bryli Groll and Isaac Halls.
Douglas High School — Malachy Lehnen, Anna Lesner and Elizabeth Loveless.
Evanston High School — Jessica Powell and Nathan Robinson.
Glenrock High School — John Holman.
Green River High School — Raygan Cochrun and Laural Kurth.
Hannah-Elk Mountain Junior-Senior High School — Mackenzie Priest.
Home school — Ansley Smoll, Bar Nunn.
Hot Springs County High School — Aidan Freeman.
Jackson Hole High School — Sydney Bolden.
Kelly Walsh High School — Kason Adsit, Landon Armstrong, Madison Griffin, Lydia Harris, Katherine Hede, Bodie Larsen, Tage Longhurst, Sophie Meyers, Macey Mohr, Lucas Nicolaysen, Tavia Ossa, Paige Ramage, Alexander Rapp, Emma Schwarzrock, Tyler Stiefvater and Eleanor Veauthier.
Lander Valley High School — Emily Anderson, Matt Gray, Benjamin Kulow, Reed McFadden, Ella Stanbury and Randall Wise.
Laramie High School — Lucas Dillon, Kathryn Eastman Curry, Theodore Hart, Maxwell Holmes, Zeren Homer, Samuel Kaiser, Liam Knerr, Marit Mallberg, Catcher Pannell, Lauren Wade, Mackenzie Waggoner and Emma Weinzierl.
Lingle-Fort Laramie High School — Natalie Speckner.
Lovell High School — Hallie Cornia and Jadalie Marchant.
Mountain View High School — Spencer Erickson, Michael Lake, Ali Sibert and Kate Walker.
Natrona County High School — Moira Amelotte, Diego Diaz, Christopher Mongar, Abigail St. Clair and Kaylee Youmans.
Powell High School — Kiyoko Hayano, Abigail LeBlanc, Nolan Reitz and Seeger Wormald.
Riverton High School — Rylee Johnson, Aidan Jones and Katherine Shields.
Rock River High School — Jentry Sims.
Rock Springs High School — Claire Edman, Dawson Fantin and Joshua Sorensen.
Sheridan High School — Lincoln Carroll, Georgia Gould, Grace Hinton, Dillon Lemon, Anderson Murray, Katelyn Reckard and Garrett Spielman.
Star Valley High School — Khale Clinger.
Sundance High School — Ryder Downey.
Thunder Basin High School — Kane Clements and Seth Cyr.
Worland High School — Elena Gunderson.
For more information about the UW Trustees’ Scholars Award, as well as other scholarship opportunities at UW, go to www.uwyo.edu/sfa/scholarships/residents/.
