A committee of outstanding volunteer educators and public officials select the scholars based upon ACT/SAT test scores, financial need, cumulative grade point average (GPA), and school/community involvement. The scholarship may be used to attend any two-or-four-year accredited college or university in the United States.
"Wal-Mart recognizes that the education of our youth today has a profound impact on the vitality of our communities tomorrow," said Betsy Reithemeyer, Wal-Mart vice president and executive director of the Wal-Mart Foundation. "It's with this in mind that Wal-Mart invests in the future success of America through a variety of educational opportunities for students.
"We commend these scholars for their academic achievement, community service and focus on the future," said Reithemeyer.
Wal-Mart is one of the leading supporters of education in the United States. In addition to administering the Walton Family Foundation Scholarships, Wal-Mart funds one-year associate scholarships offered to college-bound high school seniors who work for the company. Also, each Wal- Mart Store and SAM'S CLUB open and operating as of February 1st awarded two $1000 Sam M. Walton Community Scholarships to qualifying local high school seniors. Recipients were selected by an independent panel of judges who consider academic record, ACT/SAT test scores, community/extracurricular involvement, work experience, and financial need. Since 1979, Wal-Mart has presented more than $80 million in scholarships.
The full list of Walton Family Foundation Scholars for 2004, with the cities and states from which they were chosen, follows.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUBS in all fifty states. Internationally, the company operates in Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina and South Korea. The company's securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT. Last year, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., contributed more than $150 million to support communities and local non-profit organizations. Customers and associates raised an additional $70 million at stores and clubs.
2004 Walton Family Foundation Scholars First Name Last Name City State Catherine Acob Pensacola FL Montana Adams Lufkin TX Saniya Aggarwal Bordentown NJ John Allan Alday San Jose CA Nadia Ali Stillwater OK Kendra Anderson Coatsville MD Julie Baker Wexford PA Darcy Bartz Salina KS Joseph Battalio Vicksburg MS Keith Beers Sioux Falls SD Precious Benally Kirtland NM Adam Bertrand La Salle IL William Beyer Ormond Beach FL Melinda Bluhm Appleton WI Amrita Boghani Austin TX Kyle Borland Berlin WI Ernesto Bosque Orlando FL Elias Bozeman Washburn MO Jennifer Brewer Beebe AR Justin Brown Opelousas LA Michelle Buschman Cave Springs AR Jordan Carroll Arab AL Joshua Cavazos Pearsall TX Kara Childers Grovespring MO Nabila Choudhury Mesquite TX Kate Craig Sauk Centre MN Jaison Daniel Houston TX Marshall Davis Duquoin IL Kasey Decker Jasper TN Andrea Deventer Rogers AR Michael Deweaver Newark NY Crystal Dillard Chattanooga TN Dawn Downing Ontario WI Brianna Eagleson Olney IL Gregory Ellis Cloverdale IN Amber Epperson Okemah OK Aleks Eugenis Breckenridge TX Jacob Euteneuer Columbus NE Timothy Farmer Belleville IL Cindle Fontan Louisville MS Stephanie Gable Manchester TN Sankha Ganguli Memphis TN Jessiqa Garver Saint James MO Amanda Gelinas Dartmouth MA Kristi Gotsch Mount Pleasant IA Jacqueline Grandel Chesapeake VA Lacey Gulotta Independence LA Daniel Heath New Bernbren NC Jennifer Heckley Fort Wayne IN Justin Hilburn El Paso TX Kelly Hill Fries VA Joshua Homer Mustang OK Jeremy Horner Mitchell IN Scott Hurst Newport TN Stacey Jarvie Kinross MI Meryl Johnson Saint Edward NE Ashley Jones Anna IL Shannon Kelley Council Bluffs IA Charles Kerls Wichita KS Brandi Lackey Sherman TX John Lamszus Buncombe IL Kieran Larkin Jupiter FL Cashauna Lattimore Knoxville TN Matthew Layton Branson MO Lorraine Leathers Rolla MO Eric Lege Abbeville LA Darcy Lepper Union City MI Anthony Magee New Orleans LA Christopher Malott Hays KS Shannon McGilly Washington Court House OH Roberto Medina Glidden TX Steven Meeks Rantoul IL Sarah Miller Hannibal MO Jesus Morales-Rivera Watertown NY William Moss Jr. Bath ME Scott Murphree Warsaw NY Daniel Naven Hot Springs AR Kathy Nguyen Naples FL Kari Ohnemus Chariton IA Parth Patel Plano TX Timothy Purkiss Little Rock AR Benjamin Reiniger Caseyville IL Elizabeth Rieckmann Stockbridge GA Heather Sampson Hilton Head Island SC Linda Santiago Live Oak TX James Scanlan Bentonville AR Bradley Selken Fort Madison IA Bailey Sexton Placerville CA Ambika Sharma Fort Worth TX Jessica Sharp Savannah TN Shelli Sherman Eugene OR Alisha Shutler Kingfisher OK Ryan Sitzes Jackson MO Angela Skinner Normal IL Nicholas Sly N. Tonawanda NY Brice Smith Alma AR Jeremy Soileau Palestine TX Brandon Spencer Padulah KY Anthony Steele Greenville GA April Tessier Amesbury MA Nicole Tetreault Adams MA Kimberly Valentine Winnsboro LA Emily Walker Sarasota FL Caitlin Watkins Leland MI Megan Weaver Dorset OH Andrea Weber Menomonie WI Adam Wells Batavia NY Courtney Wells Milton FL Kayla Wiechmann Parkston SD Alona Williams Baton Rouge LA Scott Williams Greensboro NC Thomas Williams Hope AR Jonas Williamson Lafayette GA Kimberly Wirt Richmond VA Shawn Wood Palestine IL Matthew Woods Olney IL Adam Wright Lafollette TN George Yawn Rhine GA China Young San Angelo TX Jamie Zimdahl Campbellsport WI
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