$12,000 in scholarships awarded by Christine Holcombe Memorial Fund

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Winners of 2016 scholarships from the Christine Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund include (front, from left) Ethan Biar, Jacob Biar, Tyler Dent; (center row) Trevor Moore, Madeline Kostroun; and (top row, from left) Roddy Holcome holding grandson James, William Iselt, A’ja Reynolds and Andy Holcombe holding daughter Mackenzie.

The Christine Holcombe Memorial scholarship fund has awarded 14 Milam County college students a total of $12,000 in scholarships.

The collegiate scholarship fund was established in honor of longtime Milam County Extension Agent Christine Holcombe who lost her battle with cancer in 2013.  Funds for this scholarship were raised earlier this year at the Mardi Gras Gala.

“We had several deserving students who applied for the scholarships so it wasn’t an easy decision” said Dianne Braudrick of the scholarship committee. “Christine was always encouraging young people to focus on their education and follow their dreams and it was an honor to help select this year’s scholarship recipients.”

Here is a list of all the scholarship winners:

$1500 scholarship winners

• William Iselt of Thorndale is pursuing a civil engineering degree at Texas Tech

• A’Ja Reynolds of Cameron is studying psychology at Sam Houston State University

$1000 scholarship winners

• CharLissa Foster of Cameron would like to be a counselor once she gets her degree from Stephen F. Austin 

•  Kimberly Leschber of Thorndale wants to become a physical therapist and is attending the University of Texas medical branch

• Tyler Dent of Cameron wants to be a computer engineer and is a student at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor

• Emily McCoy of Rockdale is studying nursing at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor

• Kaley Dodd of Rockdale is studying political science at Texas A&M Kingsville and wants to become a lawyer

• Autumn Davenport of Rockdale attends Texas A&M and wants to become a certified nurse anesthesiologist 

$500 scholarships winners

• Madeline Kostroun of Cameron is pursuing a career in horticulture attends Texas A&M University

• Ethan Biar of Thorndale is studying agricultural services development at Tarleton State University

• Jacob Biar of Thorndale is studying agricultural services development at Tarleton State University

• Trevor Moore of Cameron is studying business computer information systems at the University of North Texas

• Maeson Mondrik of Cameron wants to become a teacher and attends Texas A&M University

• William Dean of Rockdale is studying economics at Texas A&M University

The collegiate scholarships will be awarded annually with funds coming from the Mardi Gras Gala. Since inception $ 53,000 in scholarships have been awarded.  The scholarship is open to students who have completed at least one year of college work and graduated from a Milam County high school or must be a former Milam County resident. For more information visit the Christine Holcombe Memorial page on Facebook.