The Bright Foun­da­tion is pleased to announce the 2018 recip­i­ents of its Bright Schol­ars of Iowa award. This schol­ar­ship is a need- and mer­it-based grants that hon­or out­stand­ing high school seniors, ensur­ing they have the finan­cial means to com­plete a two- or four-year col­lege edu­ca­tion with­out accu­mu­lat­ing debt. The Bright Schol­ars of Iowa is open to stu­dents across the state of Iowa.

The 2018 Bright Schol­ars of Iowa recip­i­ents include:

• Elve­d­i­na Ara­povic – Uni­ver­si­ty of North­ern Iowa
• Sid­ney Ayers – Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa
• Kay­la Carter – Uni­ver­si­ty of North­ern Iowa
• Eri­ca Craw­ford – Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa
• Mason Drees – Iowa State University
• Ethan Fet­zer – Iowa State University
• Zach Find­ers – Indi­an Hills Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Alli­son Her­som – Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa
• Brook Hjelme­land – Uni­ver­si­ty of North­ern Iowa
• Zan­der Ketchum – Uni­ver­si­ty of North­ern Iowa
• Mor­gan Klu­en­der – Iowa State University
• Emi­ly Kuhlmann – Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa
• Natasha Orton – Iowa State University
• Kate­lyn Beld­ing – South­west­ern Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Han­nah Pol­lard – South­west­ern Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Shay­la Roten­burg­er – Indi­an Hills Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Sky Selvy – Indi­an Hills Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Tay­lor Towne – Uni­ver­si­ty of North­ern Iowa
• Macy Under­wood – Indi­an Hills Com­mu­ni­ty College
• Cyn­thia Vil­le­gas – Iowa State University
• Kian Weimer – Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa

The Bright Foun­da­tion was found­ed by H. Dale and Lois Bright in 1957. Since then, it has qui­et­ly con­tributed mil­lions of dol­lars to Iowa orga­ni­za­tions, char­i­ties and edu­ca­tion­al institutions.