Who's next 3/31/11

Scholarships

* The Cape Kiwanis Club awarded 20 local high school seniors each a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice. Recipients are:

Lauren Goehring of Cape Girardeau Central High School plans to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Kevin Flesher of Central High plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Eric Schott of Central High plans to attend Missouri Southern State University.

Courtney Schneider of Notre Dame Regional High School plans to attend Missouri State University.

David Watts of Central High plans to attend Meramec Community College.

Wesley Smith of Central High plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Ben Matthews of Notre Dame plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Emma Wessel of Notre Dame plans to attend the University of Missouri-Colombia.

Jason Kirby of Notre Dame plans to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Brittany Williams of Central High plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Samantha Steel of Central High plans to attend Oklahoma State University.

Clayton Goodman of Notre Dame plans to attend Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Scarlett Patterson of Notre Dame plans to attend the University of Arkansas.

Taylor Janet of Notre Dame plans to attend Mississippi State University.

Samuel Janet of Archbishop O'Hara High School is considering attending Creighton.

Zachary Horrell of Central High School is undecided.

Brooke Grubb of Jackson High School plans to attend the University of Central Missouri.

Austin Cook of Notre Dame plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Ryan Aufdenberg of Notre Dame plans to attend Missouri University of Science & Technology.

Joshua Sellers of Notre Dame plans to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

* The Ruth A. Buckhannon scholarship is an annual scholarship set up through the First Baptist Church of Chaffee will be awarded to a 2011 graduating senior of any public high school in Scott County who plans to become a registered nurse. The total amount of the scholarship is $4,000. This is the fifth year for the scholarship that Ruth A. Buckhannon's daughters set up through the First Baptist Church in memory of their mother. The 2011 applications and guidelines are available from Chaffee High School counselor Brandi Ritter at 573-887-3226. The deadline for completed applications is April 20.

* The Designing Women Foundation has announced the 2011-2012 Three Rivers Community College Designing Women Scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship offered to a female student who attends or plans to attend Three Rivers College with a full-time course load. Applications are due Friday. Application forms do require a brief essay and tax information from the past two years. The forms are available at www.designingwomen.org or by calling Stacey Million, Designing Women Executive Director, at 573-429-8638, or by emailing her at designingwomenfd@gmail.com. The Designing Women Foundation is dedicated to the cultural and educational enrichment of youths and women.

Honors, Achievements

* Mary E. Al-Sayed of Cape Girardeau recently was named to the dean's list at Boston University for the fall semester.

-- From staff reports