Summerlin awards college scholarships

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8 years ago

Joining Tom Warden, senior vice president, community and government relations, Summerlin, are the 2016 SCF scholarship recipients. They include from left, Rachel Emig, a graduate of West Career & Technical School, who is headed to University of Southern California; Kaylie Pattni, a graduate of Faith Lutheran High School, who will attend Seattle Pacific University; Kayla Rowe, a graduate of The Meadows, who is headed to Wake Forest University; and Hannah Colarusso, a graduate of Palo Verde High School who will attend University of Nevada Reno. (Courtesy)

The Summerlin Children’s Forum, a nonprofit organization established in 1997 by leaders of the master-planned community and its developer, The Howard Hughes Corp., recently awarded five $2,500 college scholarships to outstanding recent high school graduates, who are residents of Summerlin.

The 2016 SCF scholarship recipients are: Rachel Emig, a graduate of West Career &Technical School, who is headed to University of Southern California; Kaylie Pattni, a graduate of Faith Lutheran High School, who will attend Seattle Pacific University; Kayla Rowe, a graduate of The Meadows, who is headed to Wake Forest University; and Hannah Colarusso, a graduate of Palo Verde High School, who will attend University of Nevada Reno; and Morgan Calder, a graduate of high Palo Verde High School, who is on her way to University of Nevada Reno.

Since 1997, the Summerlin Children’s Forum has funded scholarships, enrichment grants and special educational programs totaling more than $600,000. The annual scholarship program is open to all graduating high school seniors who live in Summerlin.

“These students are representative of the very best in their respective schools and in their community,” said Tom Warden, senior vice president, community and government relations, Summerlin. “The Summerlin Children’s Forum scholarship is awarded to those who have achieved academically while giving back to the community and their school through a commitment to service and extracurricular activities. We are always pleased to award these annual scholarships and look forward to the next exciting chapter for these accomplished young people.”

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