The Lake Cities Education Foundation was formed in 2000 to assist the students and teachers of the Lake Dallas Independent School District through the awarding of innovative teaching grants and scholarships to graduating seniors of Lake Dallas High School.
Funds are raised for these grants and scholarships through our annual fundraisers, the Gala and auction held each fall and Memorial Golf Tournament held each summer. However, some family members and friends have also chosen to memorialize their loved ones through permanently endowed scholarships. At Rosecutting 19 years ago, $4,500 in LCEF scholarships were awarded to 9 students. Since then over $407,000 has been awarded to 309 seniors.
At this year’s Rosecutting, we were thrilled to award 23 deserving members of the Class of 2019 with scholarships totaling $47,500. Please join us in congratulating these scholarship recipients:
Tonya Lyons Monden Future Educator Scholarship: Ashlynn Pohlmeyer - $1,500
Kent E. Gladen Memorial Scholarship: Morgan Sams - $1,000
CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship: Danelle Bennett - $1,000
CoServ Electric Endowed Scholarship: Grace Acuncius - $500
LCEF Board of Directors Scholarship: Jerry “Ryan” Hawley - $1,000
Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce Endowed Scholarship: Sydney Nunley - $500
Lake Cities Education Foundation BOD Scholarship: Blake Frase - $500
George Halley Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Cynthia Harl - $500
Lake Cities Lion Club Scholarship: Rylee Kleam - $500
LDHS PTSA Scholarship in honor of the LDISD Board of Trustees: Kyrstin Lake - $500
VLK Architects in honor of the LDISD Board of Trustees: Cassi Crain - $500
All Sports Booster Club in honor of the LDISD Board of Trustees: Bailey Avila - $500
Class of 2019: Deja Bledsoe - $500
Oakmont Men’s Golf Association Endowed Scholarship: Janae O’Connell - $500
Matthew Web Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Sanjana Mishra - $500
Sawko & Burrows Endowed Scholarship: Francisco Avelino - $700
Jason Powell Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Gabriel Couron - $1,000
Century Link Endowed Scholarship: Mercedes Zaragoza - $1,000
Tyler Morse Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Addison Blevins - $1,800
LCEF BOD: Noah Payne - $4,000
Louis B. Drozd, Jr., Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Elizabeth Gowans - $6,000
Nicholas Hibberd Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Ryan Depperschmidt - $10,500
CW2 Christopher Chabot Martin Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Anna Ruggiere - $12,500
Thank you to everyone who has generously supported the Lake Cities Education Foundation and allowed us to award these scholarships to 23 deserving students. We know their futures are bright, and we are rooting for them every step of the way.