Scholarships
McCOOK COLLEGE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Up to $4,000 two-year scholarships are provided by the Foundation to full-time students attending McCook Community College with $1,000 being paid per semester. Up to ten (10) scholarships may be awarded in each academic year.
McCOOK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY & STAFF RECOGNITION
Up to $4,000 two-year scholarship is for a full-time student attending MCC, with $1,000 being paid per semester. This scholarship was established by the McCook College Foundation to acknowledge the dedicated service and contribution of all faculty and staff serving the college since MCC was established as Nebraska’s first two year college in 1926.
DOROTHY CHAMBERS SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $500 one-year scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student and sponsored through the Foundation with funds given to the Foundation for the support of students, programs, and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of Dorothy Chambers.
WENDELL CHENEY SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $250 one-year scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student and sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of Wendell Cheney, a member of MCC’s first graduation class (1928).
ESTHER TRANTOW DOBBIE SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $1,000 one-year scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student and sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of alumna Esther Trantow Dobbie (1948).
MARY ELLIOTT SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $500 one-year scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student pursuing a Family and Consumer Science academic program and sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs, and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of Mary Elliott, a former instructor at MCC.
BEN F. HORMEL SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $1,000 one-year scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student and sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs, and activities, and acknowledges the generosity of long-time McCook businessman Ben F. Hormel.
MELBA B. LOKER SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $2,000 one-year scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student and sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of Melba B. Loker.
RANDY J. MATHENY MEMORIAL PATRIOT SCHOLARSHIP
Up to $1,000 one-year scholarship is awarded to a full or part-time student and was established as an enduring pledge to preserve remembrance, and as a recognition to honor, with distinction, respect, and gratitude, the love, devotion and service of Randy J. Matheny to his country. Sgt. Matheny, of McCook, was killed in February 2007 while serving in Iraq.
GWENDOLYN McKENZIE SCHOLARSHIP
Up to three $1,000 one-year scholarships are awarded to full or part-time students enrolled in either Art, Math or Science programs, and are sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of Gwendolyn McKenzie, a former instructor and President of MCC.
FRANK MURRAY SCHOLARSHIP
Up to two $1,000 one-year scholarships are awarded to full or part-time students, and are sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs, and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of Frank Murray.
HENRY O. AND JUNE C. WEETH SCHOLARSHIP
Up to three $1,000 one-year scholarships are awarded to full or part-time students, and are sponsored through the Foundation with funds given for the support of students, programs, and activities at MCC, and acknowledges the generosity of alumnus Henry O. Weeth and his wife June.
MYATT W. AND MARY GENEVIEVE VOLENTINE ADVANCED STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships of up to $4,000 are provided to students enrolled in a bachelor or graduate degree program through the Advanced Studies Center on the McCook Community College campus, and are to be used within a two-year period from enrollment commencement. These scholarships acknowledge the generosity and commitment of Myatt W. and Mary Genevieve Volentine in supporting educational opportunities at McCook Community College. All approved courses of study are eligible and applicants must be available for a personal interview with the Foundation’s selection committee
Donor Scholarships
Over the years, many individuals and organizations have established scholarship programs which are funded by donation to the McCook College Foundation and administered by the Mid-Plains Community College (MPCC) Office of Student Financial Aid, including the application, selection, and award process.
Donors can fund scholarships through the Foundation in a variety of ways: annual payment; one time donation, or periodic donation. Donors also designate funds to be "unrestricted" with the principal and interest used to fund an ongoing program, or "restricted" whereby the principal donation is restricted and not to be spent, and only interest income is used to fund the scholarship(s) on an ongoing basis.
In addition to sponsoring scholarships for the traditional two-year MCC student, donors can sponsor scholarships for graduating MCC students continuing their education at a four-year institution. Such scholarships currently established were designed by the donor to be awarded annually at MCC’s spring graduation ceremony, and provide funds which are applied to the MCC graduate’s first semester at a four-year college or university.
