More than 250 donors, schol­ar­ship recip­i­ents and IHCC staff were in atten­dance. Mered­ith Dohmen, Bright Foun­da­tion Direc­tor of Schol­ar­ships and Pam Camp­bell, long time sup­port­er of the Bright Foun­da­tion attend­ed the event and enjoyed vis­it­ing with many of the new schol­ars. They also pre­sent­ed new schol­ars with a medal­lion and Bright Sto­ry book from the Bright Foundation.

The 2016 Bright Schol­ars hon­ored at the event included:

• Ryan Blak­ley
• Bai­ley Bland
• Kay­la Edwards
• Cur­tis Ford
• Syd­ney Gibson
• Mad­di­son Hughes
• Maisie Hugh­es
• Hol­ly McCoy
• Kelsey McFar­land
• Zachary Peters 
• Vir­ginia Schmidt
• Jes­si­ca Simons

The event includ­ed remarks from:

• Rachel Karstens – Exec­u­tive Direc­tor of Phil­an­thropy and Alum­ni Rela­tions, Indi­an Hills Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Dr. Mar­lene Sprouse – Pres­i­dent, Indi­an Hills Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Mark Van­Vel­sor – Donor, Jane Robin­son Memo­r­i­al Scholarship
• Madi­son Bish­op – Indi­an Hills Foun­da­tion Schol­ar­ship Recipient
• Lisa Mor­gan – Des­ig­nat­ed Schol­ar­ship Donor
• Vir­ginia Schmidt – Bright Schol­ars of Iowa Schol­ar­ship Recipient