The George and Doris Merrill Family Foundation 5M Scholarship Fund administered through the Fort Dodge Community Foundation announces 56 scholarship awards to area students who are attending college during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Students receiving new scholarship awards include: Reed Abbas, Kanawha; Jerry Chada, Fort Dodge; Andrew Elbert, Fort Dodge; Sydney Engels, Fort Dodge; Elizabeth Gailey, Fort Dodge; Emersyn Grove, Fort Dodge; Isabel Gruver, Fort Dodge; Carson Holtorf, Fort Dodge; Kate Irving, Fort Dodge; Lexxi Johnson, Huxley; Garret Jordebrek, Conrad; Kacey Kruthoff, Fort Dodge; Lincoln LaSourd, Webster City; Taylor Mason, Webster City; Joshua Meier, Badger; Cheyenne Miller-Hameed, Fort Dodge; Nathan Russell, Fort Dodge; Michael Schroeder, Fort Dodge; Kayleigh Smith, Fort Dodge; Brock Stanek, Callender; Ella Vratny, Fort Dodge; Ruihui Xu, Fort Dodge.

Students receiving renewal scholarship awards include: Tanner Abbas, Kanawha; Madalyn Anderson, Webster City; Keyla Benavides, Fort Dodge; Casandra Berglund, Dayton; Nathan Blocker, Fort Dodge; Jessica Carlson, Stratford; Joshua Casady, Webster City; Maguire Conrad, Fort Dodge; Hannah Doolittle, Webster City; Harlee Draeger, Webster City; Madison Engels, Fort Dodge; Bryan Ferrell, Webster City; Nathan Ferrell, Webster City; Claire Fleming, Fort Dodge; Michael Gilbert, Webster City; Mae Hinderaker, Story City; Marcus Johnson, Huxley; Ross Keane, Webster City; Austin Lampman, Webster City; Ethan Lursen, Fort Dodge; Halle Mason, Duncombe; Cambrie McBride, Fort Dodge; Hannah Miller, Webster City; Brayton Rude, Fort Dodge; Halle Rude, Fort Dodge; Aaron Simpson, Fort Dodge; Nicholas Simpson, Fort Dodge; Bethany Sinn, Marshalltown; Jocelyn Timmerman, Fort Dodge; Anthony Wagner, Fort Dodge; Alexa Whipple, Story City; Cassandra Willer, Fort Dodge; Taylor Willer, Fort Dodge; and, Erin Zeka, Fort Dodge.

The Merrill Family believes in the importance of education and enjoys the opportunity to help area students pursue their educational goals.

For more information about the George and Doris Merrill Family Foundation 5M Scholarship Fund, call the Fort Dodge Community Foundation at 515-573-3179.