2024 Scholarship Winners!
Always 100% Effort Joe Burtoni Scholarship ($1,000):
Tomas Gonzales, Big Picture High School
Bill Roberts Memorial Scholarship ($1500):
Leia Christina Albrecht, Durango High School
Brinton Family Girls Swimming Scholarship ($1,000):
Cassidy Hill, Durango High School
DLM 4-Year Scholarship ($12,500/year, renewable for 4 years):
Ian Lee Wallace, Durango High School
Durango Coca-Cola Scholarship ($5,000):
Rachel Ager, Durango High School
Durango High School Alumni Association - Jeff Kuss Distinguished Student Award ($1,000):
Ethan McGuinness, Durango High School
Elizabeth Testa Memorial School Board Scholarship ($3,000):
Maria Gabriela Gomez Ortiz, Durango High School
Martin Family "Paving a Pathway" Scholarship ($2500/yr, renewable for 4 years)
Kylie Burke, Durango High School
Morehart Murphy Regional Auto Center Scholarship ($1,000):
Carlos Rayos, Durango High School
Newbold Scholarships ($2,000):
Carlos Rodriguez, Durango High School
Olivia Gomez-Cruz, Durango High School/Shared Schooling
Sachs Construction, LLC Scholarship ($1,000):
Carlos Rayos, Durango High School
Steve A. Torres Scholarship ($2,500):
David Fitzgerald. Big Picture High School
Tom & Ann Hartney Scholarship in partnership with the Durango Rotary Club ($2,000):
Maria Gabriela Gomez Ortiz, Durango High School
Walt Anderson Memorial Scholarship ($1,000):
Ben Simpson & Jackson Hubertus, Durango High School
Zink Family Scholarship ($2,000):
Mariana Chavarro Heredia, Durango High School
This year the Durango Education Foundation partnered with the Moniker Foundation (learn more here) and the TRIO Talent Search program (learn more here) to administer $40,000 in Moniker TRIO Talent Search Scholarships! The Moniker Scholarships are $1000 each, renewable for 4 years. They are awarded to regional participants in the TRIO Talent Search program.
This year's 2024 Moniker Scholars are as follows:
Zoe Ashley--Ignacio High School, Ignacio, CO
Lily Bandy--GOAL Academy & Durango Shared Schooling, Durango, CO
Rory Brislin--Big Picture High School, Durango, CO
Maricia Espinoza--Montezuma-Cortez High School, Cortez, CO
David Fitzgerald--Big Picture High School, Durango, CO
Selena Guzman--Montezuma-Cortez High School, Cortez, CO
Brooke Huddleston--Pagosa Springs High School, Pagosa Springs, CO
Brock Imel--Mancos High School, Mancos, CO
Gavin Povisils--Durango High School, Durango, CO
Karissa Roch-Atamas--Montezuma-Cortez High School, Cortez, CO
Have questions? Contact Wendy Allsbrook Javier at 9rfoundation@gmail.com