Golden Plains will support our members with $10,500 in scholarships for the 2025/2026 school year. Twenty-one students throughout the state will receive money to pay for college. These scholarship recipients were strong in academics and active in their communities. GPCU has been awarding student members since 2007 and has awarded $162,500 over that time.
Garden City
Lindsey Alarcon
Lindsey is the daughter of Mario & Sandy Alarcon. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending the University of Kansas with a major in Architecture.
Ella Beesley
Ella is the daughter of Walt & Jennifer Beesley. She graduated from Hugoton High School and she is attending Kansas State University with a major in Agribusiness.
Stephanie Juarez-Castillo
Stephanie is the daughter of Ma Del Refugio Juarez Castillo & Manuel Juarez. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending Garden City Community College with a major in Biology.
Felicity Miller
Felicity is the daughter of Rachel Wehkamp. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Art Education.
John Oswalt
John is the son of Alan Oswalt. He graduated from Garden City High School and he is attending Wichita State University with a major in Pre-Medicine & Chemistry.
Addison Seba
Addison is the daughter of Jared & Cindy Seba. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Medical Diagnostic Imaging.
Ebben Urie
Ebben is the son of Darrin & Kimberly Urie. He graduated from Syracuse High School and he is attending Wichita State University with a major in Mechanical Engineering.
Yocelyn Vargas
Yocelyn is the daughter of Jair & Yadira Vargas. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending Garden City Community College with a major in Radiology.
Kyleigh Whitehurst
Kyleigh is the daughter of Stephen & Laurie Whitehurst. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending Johnson County Community College with a major in Nursing.
Ulysses
Lily Cowan
Lily is the daughter of Daron & Holly Cowan. She graduated from Ulysses High School and she is attending Oklahoma Christian University with an undeclared major.
Adolfo Escobedo
Adolfo is the son of Gustavo Escobedo. He graduated from Ulysses High School and he is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Criminal Justice.
Quinter
Heidi Simon
Heidi is the daughter of Leslie & Jenna Simon. She graduated from Quinter High School and she is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Medical Diagnostic Imaging.
Phillipsburg
Callie Leidig
Callie is the daughter of Don & LeAnn Leidig. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School and she is attending the University of Nebraska - Kearney with a major in Speech & Communication Disorders.
Liberal
Augustus Hink
Augustus is the son of Dusty & Jenny Hink. He graduated from Ashland High School and he is attending Oklahoma State University of Technology with a major in Electrical Construction.
Lakin
Shillelagh Kentner
Shillelagh is the daughter of Destiny Rich & Aaron Kentner. She graduated from Lakin High School and she is attending Kansas State University with a major in Biology.
Hays
Keira Vilaysing
Keira is the daughter of Somary Vilaysing & Tim Kershner. She graduated from Hays High School and she is attending Wichita State University with a major in Game Design.
Jill Myers
Jill is the daughter of Trisha & Kevin Myers. She graduated from homeschool & Hays High School and she is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Health & Human Performance.
Lauren Klein
Lauren is the daughter of Jeremy & Kay Harder. She graduated from Hays High School and she is attending Salina Area Technical Collage with a major in Dental Assisting & Hygiene.
Hesston
Violet Epp
Violet is the daughter of Bryan & Janell Epp. She graduated from Hesston High School and she is attending Sterling College with a major in Speech & Theater Education.
Wichita
Eliana Sackett
Eliana is the daughter of Sam & Sarah Sackett. She graduated from the Independent School and she is attending Luther College with a major in Biology.
Molly Stover-Brown
Molly is the daugther of Jenny Faus & Chris Stover-Brown. She graduated from Maize High School and she is attending the University of Kansas with a major in Illustration & Animation and Dance.