Golden Plains will support our members with $11,000 in scholarships for the 2023/2024 school year. Twenty-two 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 $140,500 over that time.
Garden City
Hayden Bailey
Hayden is the son of Dustin & Laurie Bailey. He graduated from Garden City High School and he is attending Garden City College with a major in Firefighting.
Lane Durst
Lane is the son of Jill Durst & Lavern Durst. He graduated from Garden City High School and he is currently attending Kansas State University with a major in Business Management.
Jaron Lindsay
Jaron is the son of Kraig & Jennifer Lindsay. He graduated from Bucklin High School and he is attending Kansas Wesleyan University with a major in Biology/Pre-Dentistry.
Amanda Powers
Amanda is the daughter of Roger & Marla Powers. She graduated from Garden City High School and Garden City Community College. She is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Nursing.
Megan Powers
Megan is the daughter of Roger & Marla Powers. She graduated from Garden City High School and Garden City Community College. She is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Nursing.
Sydni Ruiz-Hernandez
Sydni is the daughter of Misty Hernandez. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending Kansas State University with a major in Biology/Pre-Medicine.
Jake Underwood
Jake is the son of Ted & Brandi Underwood. He graduated from Garden City High School and he is attending the University of Kansas with a major in Secondary Education with an emphasis in History.
Ryann Warren
Ryann is the daughter of Jamie Warren and Jami Weaver-Warren. She graduated from Garden City High School and she is attending Kansas Wesleyan University with a major in Biology.
Ulysses
Mika Schultz
Mika is the daughter of Jamie & Paige Kratzer and Marion & Cynthia Schultz. She graduated from Ulysses High School and she is attending Cowley County Community College with a major in Health & Human Services.
Quinter
Kaitlyn Countryman
Kaitlyn is the daughter of Toby & Monica Countryman. She graduated from Quinter High School and she is attending Kansas State University with a major in Elementary Education.
Phillipsburg
Trinitti Gross
Trinitti is the daughter of Jason & Tiffani Gross. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School and she is attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a major in Business & Management.
Liberal
Abigail Dowell
Abigail is the daughter of Luke & Tanya Dowell. She graduated from Liberal High School and she is attending Texas Tech University with a major in Biochemistry.
Emireth Monarrez
Emireth is the daughter of Jesus Monarrez. She graduated from Liberal High School and she is attending the University of Kansas with a major in Speech & Language Pathology.
Lakin
Hailee Heinitz
Hailee is the daughter of Darren & Bretta Heinitz. She graduated from Lakin High School and she is attending Garden City Community College with a major in General Education.
Hays
Jensen Brull
Jensen is the son of Jeff & Julie Brull. He graduated from Thomas More Prep Marian High School. Jensen is attending Kansas State University with a major in Biology.
Rease Myers
Rease is the daughter of Kevin & Trisha Myers. She is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Nursing.
Hesston
Lane Magill
Lane is the son of Ryan & Audrey Magill. He graduated from Hesston High School and he is attending Kansas State University with a major in Computer Science.
Ellsworth
Braden Schulte
Braden is the son of Bernie & Janet Schulte. He graduated from Ellsworth High School and he is attending Fort Hays State University with a major in Finance.
Parsons
Austin Frazier
Austin is the son of Jerry & Donna Frazier. He graduated from Cherryvale High School and he is attending Pittsburg State University with a major in Mechanical Engineering.
Wichita
Caroline Hybl
Caroline is the daughter of Michael & Jennifer Hybl. She graduated from Bishop Carroll Catholic High School and she is attending the University of Kansas 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.
Haysville
Jayla Sporleder
Jayla is the daughter of Roger & Marla Sporleder. She graduated from Campus High School and she is attending Wichita State University with a major in Psychology.