Springdale, AR— Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation (NWACF) honored scholarship donors and their recipients at fifth annual scholarship reception on May 19 in the Foundation offices in Har-Ber Meadows. This year, NWACF had seven scholarship funds that awarded twelve scholarships.

One of the highlights of the event was recognizing Amanda Pate, first recipient of the Stanley and Annabel Applegate Scholarship in 2001, who graduated earlier from University of the Ozarks (UOC). Amanda was joined by Jodie Clark, who recently completed her sophomore year at UOC, and Beth Slaughter, recent graduate of Springdale High School. Dr. Stanley Applegate also holds the distinction of being the first donor to NWACF in the fall of 1999.

Other scholarship recipients include:

Bill Fleeman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Graduates of Rogers High School
Joel Eikenberry
Garrett Sanders
Amy Warren

Rayn Gibson Memorial Fund
Graduate of Springdale High School
Jennifer Hirsch

Harold Henson Scholarship Fund
Graduates of Springdale High School
Britney Gilbert
Megan Pendergraft

Elmer & Dot Johnson Scholarship Fund
Graduates of Springdale High School
Angel Bookout
Nicole Caire

Carl & Alleen McKinney Scholarship Fund
Graduate of Bentonville High School
Crystal Plankey

Weiser Family Scholarship Fund
Graduates of Springdale High School
Whitney Duerr
Mathew Lewis
Nathan Quin

Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation is a public charity whose mission is to connect donors to their charitable passions. NWACF was formed in fall 1999 and now has 79 funds totaling $8 million dollars.