Norma Ross Walter Scholarship
About the Scholarship / Eligibility
The purpose of the Norma Ross Walter Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who plan to enroll as English majors in accredited colleges or universities. Applicants must be female high school seniors who are prospective first year college students and plan to continue their education as English majors in accredited colleges or universities. Selection is based on intellectual promise, creativity, and character of the applicant.
Norma Ross Walter was a Navy Wave during the Second World War and a career newspaper editor in California. A lover of Cather and frequent visitor to Red Cloud, she was also a firm believer in education for young women. At her death in 1982, she left a bequest to fund a scholarship program. The first scholarship was awarded in 1987.
Financial Data
First place recipient: $3,000.00
Second place recipient: $2,500.00
Third place recipient: $2,000.00
Each stipend is payable at the beginning of the first year of college. The scholarship is not renewable.
Past Winners
1987: Karen Hartmann Roggenkamp, Minden
1988: Kristin Guild, Lincoln East
1989: Lynn D. Lu, Lincoln East
1990: Kara K. Choquette, Minden
1991: Kara B. Martin Durgin, Lincoln East
1992: Erin Duncan, Franklin
1993: Michelle Dowd, Omaha Central
1994: Kelly Bare, Lincoln Southeast
1995: Elicia Kaplan, Lincoln East
1996: Kristine Kopperud, Wayne
1997: Angela Turek, Hastings
1998: Rose C. Mellion, Omaha Burke
1999: Erin Mann, Wayne
2000: Tuesday Metcalf, Beatrice
2001: Lacey Worth, Ralston
2002: Anne C. Sloniker, Bellevue West
2003: Sarah Fattig, Kearney
2004: Sarah Beringer, David City
2005: Alicia Dallman, Franklin
2006: Sarah Chambers, Palmyra
2007: Justine McMullin, Leigh
2008: Kirsten Block, Gothenburg
2009: Mindy Blunk, Burning-Davenport High School
2010: Julia Vaughan, Fremont High School
2011: Jaime DeTour, Hastings High School
2012: Emily Simmons, Valentine High School
2013: Alexandra Baxter, Millard North High School
2014: Grace Iaquinta, Lincoln East High School
2015: April Bayer, Central High School
2016: Kathleen Walenta, Lincoln East High School
2017: Marissa Galardi, Lourdes Central Catholic
2018: Rena Li, Millard North High School
2019: Genevieve O'Gara, Pius X High School
2020: Sedona Cheloha, Central High School
2021: Anna Schmidt, Tri County High School
2022: Emelia Richling, Grand Island Northwest High School
