Governor's Cup Scholarship Recipients Announced

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Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter todayannounced the 22 recipients of the 2012 Governor’s Cup Scholarships to Idahocolleges and universities.
Recipients were chosen from amongmore than 500 applicants by the Idaho Governor’s Cup Scholarship Fund Inc.’s17-member board of directors. Selections were based on each applicant’scommitment to public service, academic achievement, and community involvement.
The award is $3,000 per year,renewable for up to four (4) years, or two to three years for professional-technicalprograms, contingent upon the availability of funds. A total of 98 students nowhave been awarded scholarships through the program during Governor Otter’sadministration.
Here are this year’s recipients,along with their high schools and the schools that they will attend in thefall:
Academic Scholarships – Four-Year Programs
Erica Albertson
Borah High School, Boise – attending the University ofIdaho
Nikkaila Bain
Moscow High School – attending the University of Idaho
Demsie Butler
Bliss High School – attending Lewis-Clark State College
Kara Fleming 
Meridian High School – attending Northwest NazareneUniversity
Brandon Garner 
Sugar-Salem High School, Sugar City – attending BYU-Idaho
Matthew Greer 
St. Maries High School – attending Lewis-Clark StateCollege
Roxanne Hill 
Castleford High School – attending Northwest NazareneUniversity
Shara Kehrer 
Payette High School – attending Idaho State University
Katie Keller 
Bishop Kelly High School, Boise – attending the Universityof Idaho
Amanda Kleist  
Century High School, Pocatello – attending Idaho StateUniversity
Argia Larrocea-Phillips 
Meridian High School – attending Northwest NazareneUniversity
Taylor Maloney 
Weiser High School – attending the University of Idaho
Amanda Michaels 
Centennial High School, Meridian – attending the Collegeof Western Idaho
Demetria Riener 
Prairie High School, Ferdinand – attending Lewis-ClarkState College
Michelle Robinson 
Caldwell High School – attending BYU-Idaho
Ivan Esparza 
Nampa High School – attending the College of Idaho
Tayler Schvaneveldt 
Grace High School – attending Idaho State University
Katie Vandenberg 
Middleton High School – attending theUniversity of Idaho
Sarah Walsh 
Meridian High School – attending the College of Idaho
Professional-Technical Scholarships– Two-or-Three-Year Programs
April Hillestad 
Columbia High School, Nampa – attending the College ofWestern Idaho
Edwin Lopez 
Vallivue High School, Caldwell – attending the College ofWestern Idaho
Rafe Williams 
Clearwater Valley High School, Kooskia – attendingLewis-Clark State College
“It’s an honor to help in some smallway to ensure our most deserving students get the financial assistance theyneed to prepare for a brighter future right here at home,” Governor Otter said.“The generosity of our sponsors and the passion that these young people showfor learning and giving back to their communities is matched only by thecommitment of everyone involved to making Idaho an even better place to live,work and raise a family.”
The 2011 event’s “premier” sponsorsof the Governor’s Cup Scholarship Fund, with $35,000 donations, were:

• CenturyLink
• Mountain View Hospital.

The 2011 event’s “major” sponsors,with $25,000 donations, were:

• J.R. Simplot Co.
• Potlatch
• Micron Technology Foundation
• Blue Cross of Idaho
• Agrium
• AREVA
• Paris Hills Agricom
• Premier Technology
• Sun Valley Co.                       

A reception for this year’sscholarship recipients is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, from 4-6 p.m., atthe Idaho House (formerly the home of J.R. and Esther Simplot). Thestudents will receive certificates and have a photo opportunity with GovernorOtter and First Lady Lori Otter.
The 2012 Idaho Governor’s Cup eventis scheduled for August 23-25 in Coeur d’Alene.