Scholarship

The Ak-Sar-Ben Community College Scholarship Program is funded by the Ak-Sar-Ben Friends Organization- a membership group from across the region that supports the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation mission. It was created to reward outstanding and talented community college-bound high school seniors, current community college students and those planning to enroll.  Students must be Heartland residents (Nebraska and western Iowa) who need financial help to realize their potential.

THE CRITERIA:

• Leadership potential
• Academic achievement
• Desire to earn a degree
• Financial need

To download a 2008 application please click here.

2008 Recipients

Central Community College – Amanda Miller, Rising City, NE
Nebraska Community College of Technical Agriculture – Joel Hodgson, Lexington, NE
Northwest Iowa  Community College – MollyAnn Bradfield, Sibley, IA Western Nebraska Community College – Trevor Dietrich, Mitchell, NE  Little Priest Tribal College – Clarissa Hoffman, Winnebago, NE               Iowa Western Community College – Wenday Sorensen, Council Bluffs, IA
Northeast Nebraska Community College –Andrew Starman, Elgin, NE   Northeast Nebraska Community College – Jeremy Reisz, Creighton, NE Southeast Nebraska Community College – Micha Fullerton, Lincoln, NE Central Communtiy College – Kimberlee Penny, Wilcox, NE