AmbassadorsThe Missouri Western State University Ambassadors recently awarded more than $16,000 in scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Receiving the First Ladies Legacy Scholarship is Kimberly Chilton, senior nursing major from Stewartsville, Missouri. The First Ladies Legacy Scholarship was created by Drs. Robert and Laurel Vartabedian in memory of Dorsey Looney, whose husband Dr. M.O. Looney was Missouri Western’s president from 1967 to 1983, and Lauren Scanlon, whose husband Dr. James Scanlon was president from 2001 to 2008.

Receiving Ambassadors scholarships, listed by hometown, are:

Cameron, Missouri

Paula Hayward

Columbia City, Oregon

Shannon Evangelista

Cosby, Missouri

Lerrika Hillen

Hamilton, Missouri

Megan Reeder

Kansas City, Missouri

Amanda Harris, Kristina Huston

Lawrence, Kansas

Mandy Burkett

St. Joseph, Missouri

Angela Claywell, Lauren Farr, Susan Kirsch, Britne Misner, Alexis Pickett, Kathy Prososki-Large, Dana Stickley, Richard Sumpter

Stewartsville, Missouri

Kimberly Chilton

Established in 1975, the Ambassadors of Missouri Western serve as a vital link between the university and the St. Joseph community. Through activities and programs, Ambassadors strive to increase the community’s awareness of the educational, cultural and financial benefits that Missouri Western brings to the greater St. Joseph area.

Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.