The Annabell Weech Rufener Memorial Scholarship

Started in 2019, this scholarship was established in memory of Annabell Weech Rufener.  Annabell attended Gila Junior College from 1947-1949 in the last years before its name change to Eastern Arizona Junior College 

 

 

Student recipients of this scholarship include:

2025-2026 

Victoria Pizano

2024-2025 

Abigail Hallford

2023-2024 

Kamri Lofgreen

2022-2023 

Tirzah Olson

2021-2022 

Courtney Taylor

2020-2021 

Shelbi Skinner

 

Thank You Messages 

Here are some thank you messages from many of these students.

"Thank you so much for the scholarship. I'm grateful for the help in completing my education."

"Ever since I was a young elementary student I had hoped to go to college when I graduated from high school. As I got closer to finishing high school, I also realized that I had narrowed my choices of what I wanted to do in college. My senior year I realized after learning about sonography that I would really like to pursue that career. I want to write this note to personally thank you for your award this year. This scholarship will help me to reach my goal of making it through college and eventually become a sonographer."

"Thanks to your gift, I am well on my way to becoming a college graduate."