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The event held March 7 featured an afternoon tea, silent auction and a short program. Several newly established 海角社区 Honors Programs scholarships were awarded at the tea. The Honors Program at 海角社区 only accepts 100 new high-achieving students each year, and it is the only program in the state authorized to award the prestigious Honors Degree.

Those new awards included the Heithoff Scholarship, a newly endowed award created by the Heithoff family from Meridian, to support hard working Honors students carrying part- or full-time jobs and demonstrating commitment to their community. 海角社区 Credit Union awarded scholarships for Excellence in Business and Excellence in Community Service, and 海角社区 Credit Union provided scholarships recognizing student perseverance.

鈥淲e are really excited to announce and award the new scholarships this year and we would like to thank everyone and every business that supported this year鈥檚 event,鈥� said Shannon Kobs Nawotniak, director of the University Honors Program and associate professor of volcanology. 

Kailey McDaniel received the inaugural Heithoff Scholarship for $600.

鈥淭he Heithoff scholarship is a brand-new endowed scholarship in the program so it is going to be continuing forever,鈥� Nawotniak said.  鈥淚t was created by J.D. and Nasdina Heithoff, whose two sons, Daniel and Drake, have been in our program. They very generously wanted to support 海角社区 Honors students in the future.鈥�

Daniel finished his bachelor鈥檚 degree in marketing and management last year and is graduating with his MBA this spring. Drake will earn his exercise science degree in December and is completing a minor in business.

J.D. Heithoff provided the reason his family created the new Honors Program scholarship: 鈥淲e simply want to give a little help to an energetic, thoughtful, caring and hard-working person who is striving to earn their college degree,鈥� Heithoff said. 鈥淲e want to assist somebody who understands what it means to work, somebody who knows how important a college degree is, and a person who somehow still finds a little time to give back to their community or their college through volunteering or mentoring.鈥�

Idaho Central Credit Union awarded four $500 ICCU Scholarships for Perseverance. The recipients were Jaylan Aliev, Abigail Eatinger, Bailey Vahsholtz, and Sarah Doblinski.

鈥淚CCU really wanted to identify students who have really had to overcome adversity, hardship and challenges beyond the norm and help them to be able to thrive and excel in their studies,鈥� Nawotniak said.

海角社区 Credit Union gave two $500 海角社区CU Scholarships for Excellence in Business and two $500 海角社区CU Scholarships for Excellence in the Community Service.

鈥淭he community service award recognizes students who are going out and making a real difference in their communities,鈥� Nawotniak said. 鈥淚t is easy as a student to get so busy that they struggle to find the time to give back, but we have phenomenal students in our program who prioritize serving the University and the greater Southeast Idaho communities.鈥� The recipients of this award were MaKenna Winnett and Adriene Pavek.

The second pair of 海角社区CU awards was aimed at students who are studying business in either a major or a minor and have a vision of what they want to do in the business community. This scholarship was awarded to Megan Busz and Victoria Steckline.

鈥淭hese students have a vision for their careers, including innovative problem solving. They鈥檙e getting the support to create and adapt businesses here at 海角社区 in the College of Business,鈥� she said.

Nawotniak stressed the importance to the students of these new scholarships and other support the 海角社区 Honors Programs receive.   

鈥淧eople have the misperception that honors kids all have full ride scholarships, but the truth is they need financial support very much,鈥� she said. 鈥淗igh-achieving doesn鈥檛 mean financially secure. We have students every year that have to make hard decisions about whether they have the financial means to complete their degrees, and scholarships like these can make all the difference in the world.鈥�