Two individuals from the Raccoon Valley Radio area recently received scholarships from a foundation to continue to attend Central College.

Isaiah Fredrichsen from Perry and Luis Velazco from Scranton were two of 13 recipients of scholarships from the Noel Cover Foundation of Cozad, Nebraska. The organization gave $50,000 in scholarships and loan funds to needy, deserving and promising young men who live in Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, or Nebraska and attend one of four colleges, including the only one in Iowa at Central College. 

Recipients of this scholarship must be studying in one of several different fields including science, scientific research, mechanical engineering and craftsmanship, medicine research of social science. Fredrichsen is part of the 2027 Class with a biology major. Velazco is in the Class of 2025 as a computer science major.

• Owen Brase, Class of 2026 biology major, from Mount Vernon, Iowa.
• Shale Chapel, Class of 2024 biology major, from Pella, Iowa.
• Keegan De Zeeuw, Class of 2027 engineering major, from Sibley, Iowa.
• Isaiah Friedrichsen, Class of 2027 biology major, from Perry, Iowa.
• Robert Groves, Class of 2024 biochemistry and biology major, from Grinnell, Iowa.
• Dean Kimball, Class of 2024 biology major, from Norwalk, Iowa.
• Logan Linkvis, Class of 2024 engineering major, from West Des Moines, Iowa.
• Grant Miller, Class of 2026 biology major, from Norwalk, Iowa.
• Spencer Taylor, Class of 2026 engineering major, from Norwalk, Iowa.
• Carson White, Class of 2027 engineering major, from Hampton, Iowa.
• Gabriel Wilson, Class of 2024 biochemistry and biology major, from Altoona, Iowa.
• Luis Velazco, Class of 2025 computer science major, from Scranton, Iowa.