The George and Doris Merrill Family Foundation 5M Scholarship Fund administered through the Fort Dodge Community Foundation announces 61scholarship awards to area students who are attending college during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Students receiving new scholarship awards include: Aleah Anderson, Fort Dodge; Brylie Anderson, Ames; Katelyn Adson, Vincent; Calvin Carlson, Humboldt; Frances Carlson, Humboldt; Kierstin Clark, Fort Dodge; Miranda Finnegan, Otho;Gatlin Johnson, Stanhope; Marissa Kaufman, Gilmore City; Casey Kolbeck, Webster City; Marlo Lochray, Fort Dodge; Bailey McLaughlin, Jamaica; Alyxis Mericle, Fort Dodge; Riley Nelson, Fort Dodge; Ellenor O’Hearn, Webster City; Keren Pontes, Badger; Imani Reels, Fort Dodge; Evan Schmid, Gowrie; and, Kelsey Widlund, Manson.

Students receiving renewal scholarship awards include:

Reed Abbas, Kanawha; Tanner Abbas, Kanawha; Keyla Benavides, Fort Dodge; Casandra Berglund; Dayton; Joshua Casady, Webster City; Jerry Chada, Fort Dodge; Hannah Doolittle, Webster City; Harlee Draeger, Webster City; Andrew Elbert, Fort Dodge; Madison Engels, Fort Dodge; Sydney Engels, Fort Dodge; Bryan Ferrell, Webster City; Nathan Ferrell, Webster City; Claire Fleming, Fort Dodge; Elizabeth Gailey, Fort Dodge; Michael Gilbert, Webster City; Emersyn Grove, Fort Dodge; Isabel Gruver, Fort Dodge; Mae Hinderaker, Story City; Carson Holtorf, Fort Dodge; Kate Irving, Fort Dodge; Lexxi Johnson, Huxley; Austin Lampman,

Webster City; Lincoln LaSourd, Webster City; Ethan Lursen, Fort Dodge; Taylor Mason, Webster City; Cambrie McBride, Fort Dodge; Joshua Meier, Badger; Cheyenne Miller-Hameed, Fort Dodge; Halle Rude, Fort Dodge; Nathan Russell, Fort Dodge;Michael Schroeder, Fort Dodge; Aaron Simpson, Fort Dodge; Nicholas Simpson, Fort Dodge; Kayleigh Smith, Fort Dodge; Brock Stanek, Callender; Jocelyn Timmerman, Fort Dodge; Ella Vratny, Fort Dodge; Anthony Wagner, Fort Dodge; Cassandra Willer, Fort Dodge; Ruihui Xu, 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.