Wyoming 4-H Foundation Awards More Than $74,000 in Scholarships for Higher Education

By SVI Staff
April 28, 2026

The Wyoming State 4-H Foundation awarded more than $74,000 in scholarships to Wyoming 4-H’ers attending the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college in the 2026-2027 academic year.

The scholarship committee awarded approximately $41,500 to first-time winners, says Steve Mack, Wyoming State 4-H Foundation director.

Nineteen Ella Schloredt continuing scholarships, ranging from $1,700 to $2,400, were awarded this year. Past winners of the Ella Schloredt scholarship are eligible to continue receiving this scholarship for up to four years, providing they maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and meet academic progress requirements.

See below for a complete list of the 2026-2027 scholarship awardees by scholarship and home county.

Ella E. Schloredt first-year awards, $1,700
Albany – Wyatt Strain, Trenton Rogers
Carbon – Maeve Lally
Crook – Madeline Fleenor
Goshen – Liam Haas
Natrona – Phebe Zeller
Niobrara – Kort Bannan

Ella E. Schloredt continuing awards
Big Horn – Reaghan Foss, Maycee McKim
Campbell – Jayden Haugen, Samantha Marshall
Fremont – Emma Hill, Jackson Hill, Cora Remacle
Goshen – Amelia Beck
Hot Springs – Lexi Overfield
Johnson – Lily Crago, Hannah Qualm
Lincoln – Bryli Groll, Eli Linford
Natrona – Sara Loghry, Tavia Ossa
Platte – Hadley Paisley
Sheridan – Grace Hinton
Sublette – Dustin Larsen
Uinta – Aubrey Reger

Marian M. Henderson Memorial, $1,500
Goshen – Klacie Groene, Rori Haskins-Masterson
Edna Mae & Wallace McClaflin, $1,000
Campbell – Zachary McMillin

Farmhouse Foundation, $1,000
Albany – James Vasek

J.M. Nichols, $300
Campbell – Rylee Hudson
Lynette Wallace (Big Horn or Park), $750
Big Horn – Caiden Sorenson

Lael Harrison, $500
Uinta – Shaylee Brown

Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply, $1,250
Albany – Ashlyn Asay
Laramie – Regan Allen
Sublette – Alyce Hayward, Garrett Saunders

Linnabur (Big Horn or Park), $750
Big Horn – Elyssa Croft

Underwood Scholarship, $1,000
Fremont – Logan Milek

Wilbur Brettell (Laramie County), $500
Laramie – Alexandria Brady

Wyoming 4-H Foundation, $1,250
Sublette – Bryn Arne
Washakie – Kyston Rollema

Bonnie Ellenwood (Johnson), $750
Johnson – Tera Boden

Peterson (Crook), $500
Crook – Liberty Cook

Brown Kohl 4-H Appreciation, $500
Natrona – Alayna Mellin

Hjalma Williams (Albany or Laramie), $1,250
Albany – Riley Lake
Laramie – Alexandria Brady

Charles & Eileen Oakley (Fremont or Lincoln), $1,250
Fremont – Payton Helton

Nolan “Tim” Bixby, $500
Converse – Anna Grant

W.D. Whitmire Leadership, $1,000
Albany – Wyatt Strain
Big Horn – Makayla Workman
Carbon – Maeve Lally
Park – Presley Bray, Curtis Muecke
Sublette – Alyce Hayward, Colt Walker

About Wyoming 4-H
Wyoming 4-H is a positive youth development program administered by the University of
Wyoming Extension. Through hands-on learning, mentorship and meaningful service, Wyoming
4-H empowers young people to become thoughtful community leaders and engaged citizens.
With the support of extension educators and local volunteers, 4-H members develop life skills
through project-based learning in areas ranging from livestock showing, woodworking and cake
decoration to public speaking, robotics and photography. Wyoming 4-H is available to youth
ages 5 to 18 in the state’s 23 counties and on the Wind River Indian Reservation. To learn more,
visit www.uwyo.edu/4-h or call (307) 766-5170.

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