Seven area students were recently awarded the Travis and Darlene Baugh Scholarship, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
The Baugh Scholarship, making its first awards this year, was established by Travis and Darlene Baugh to support students from areas in which they have deep ties – Ellicottville and Bradford, PA. The scholarship fund will provide for annual scholarship awards for students who are pursuing studies at any higher education institution (trade school, 2- or 4-year college, etc.). Applicants should demonstrate financial need, academic success (B or better average) and a drive to find future success in academics and their future career.
Awardees may reapply for the scholarship throughout the course of their undergraduate studies.
The number and amount of awards may vary depending on the amount available to spend annually and/or the number of qualified candidates.
Students pursuing a 4-year degree were awarded four payments of $2,000, while students pursuing a 2-year degree or certification were awarded two payments of $1,000.
Ellicottville Central School graduates Grace Kwagalakwe and Mackenzie Noga were awarded $2,000. Anna Nazareth, Grady Byroads and Parker John were awarded $1,000.
Kwagalakwe plans to attend Ohio Wesleyan University to study psychology. Noga plans to attend SUNY Cortland to study biomedical science. Nazareth plans to attend SUNY Geneseo to study biology. Byroads plans to attend Alfred State College to study construction. John plans to attend Southeast Lineman Training Center to be an electrical lineman.
Bradford High School graduates Cecily Bell and Matthew Galbraith were awarded $2,000.
Bell plans to attend Cedarville University to study environmental science. Galbraith plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford to study business management.
Donations can be made to the Travis and Darlene Baugh Scholarship Fund at CRCF, 301 North Union St., or online at cattfoundation.org.
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is the area’s supportive, responsive and trusted community foundation. Established in 1994, CRCF is growing good by connecting donors to the causes they care about most in the region. Grants from the foundation support many areas, including education, scholarships, health care, the arts, community development, human service, and youth development. To learn more, call (716) 301-CRCF (2723), email [email protected], or visit online at www.cattfoundation.org. CRCF is also on Facebook (facebook.com/cattfoundation) and Twitter (@CattFoundation).
