The Fortuna Tierra Club's 2026 Scholarship recipients:
Fortuna Tierra Club Scholarships of $1,500 each for 9 Ridgway High School graduates:
Kayla Anderson – California State Polytechnic University in Pomona to study Art.
Danika Ballard – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction to study Psychology and Forensics.
Ava Berwanger – Western Colorado University in Gunnison to study Nursing.
Sophia Forrest – University of Arizona in Tucson to study Nursing.
Madalyn Freed – Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff to study Elementary Education.
Adelyn (Addie) Gardiner – Colorado State University in Fort Collins to study Restoration Ecology.
Caden Lockwood – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction to study to be an Electrical Lineman.
Sophia Scranton – Tulane University in New Orleans to study Business Analytics with an emphasis in AI.
Reese Weber – Montana State University in Bozeman to study Nursing.
Continuing Scholarship of $300 for 5 Ridgway High School alumni:
Gillian Fearing – Montana State University in Bozeman studying Organizational Biology and Paleontology.
Hannah Freed – Northern Arizona University In Flagstaff studying Environmental Science.
Samantha Lizzio-Cammack – University of Colorado at Boulder to studying Communications and Art.
Madeleine Miller – Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana to studying Creative Writing.
Alexandra Sauer – Western Washington University in Bellingham to study Psychology and Biology.
Fortuna Tierra Club, also, gave a $2,000 scholarship to a Ouray High School senior:
Conner Hill – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction to study Computer Engineering.
All the scholarships total $17,000.
A picture of the 9 Ridgway High School seniors, who received scholarships, taken at the May 12th awards ceremony:
Fortuna Tierra Club Scholarships of $1,500 each for 9 Ridgway High School graduates:
Kayla Anderson – California State Polytechnic University in Pomona to study Art.
Danika Ballard – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction to study Psychology and Forensics.
Ava Berwanger – Western Colorado University in Gunnison to study Nursing.
Sophia Forrest – University of Arizona in Tucson to study Nursing.
Madalyn Freed – Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff to study Elementary Education.
Adelyn (Addie) Gardiner – Colorado State University in Fort Collins to study Restoration Ecology.
Caden Lockwood – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction to study to be an Electrical Lineman.
Sophia Scranton – Tulane University in New Orleans to study Business Analytics with an emphasis in AI.
Reese Weber – Montana State University in Bozeman to study Nursing.
Continuing Scholarship of $300 for 5 Ridgway High School alumni:
Gillian Fearing – Montana State University in Bozeman studying Organizational Biology and Paleontology.
Hannah Freed – Northern Arizona University In Flagstaff studying Environmental Science.
Samantha Lizzio-Cammack – University of Colorado at Boulder to studying Communications and Art.
Madeleine Miller – Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana to studying Creative Writing.
Alexandra Sauer – Western Washington University in Bellingham to study Psychology and Biology.
Fortuna Tierra Club, also, gave a $2,000 scholarship to a Ouray High School senior:
Conner Hill – Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction to study Computer Engineering.
All the scholarships total $17,000.
A picture of the 9 Ridgway High School seniors, who received scholarships, taken at the May 12th awards ceremony:
