Lake Michigan College has awarded more than 480 scholarships to 359 students from across the region totaling than $545,000 for the 2009-10 academic year. The scholarship awards include privately-funded scholarships and institutionally-funded scholarships and awards. Criteria for each scholarship vary, and the selection process can be based on academic excellence, talent or financial need.

Applications are still being accepted now for scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. Visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu /scholarships for an online listing of scholarships and application instructions.

Students receiving scholarships for 2009-10 are:

Buchanan
• Beth Baxter – Academic Mathematics Scholarship
• Joshua Burnett -Winner’s Circle Scholarship
• Evan Cauffman – Career Tech Scholarship
• Craig-Marcus Forrest – LMC Athletic Men’s Basketball Scholarship
• Kera Hildebrandt – Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Ryan Hollingshead – Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Michelle Lake – Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Courtney Miller – LMC Athletic Volleyball Scholarship, LMC Emerging Scholars Scholarship
• Kyle Totzke – LMC Presidential Scholars Award
• Christina Weaver – Winner’s Circle Scholarship, Outstanding Student Scholarship
• Joanna Collins – LMC Emerging Scholars Scholarship

Niles
• Keeley Amberg – Career Tech Scholarship
• Kahli Balint – LMC Emerging Scholars Scholarship, Winner’s Circle Scholarship
• Zachary Book – Career Tech Scholarship
• Heather Burchfield – Career Tech Scholarship
• Brooke Coshow – LMC Athletic Softball Scholarship
• Jennifer Crofoot-Kujawa – LMC Adult Start-Up Scholarship
• Jacob Ferguson – LMC Athletic Baseball Scholarship
• Dale Feutz – LMC Athletic Baseball Scholarship
• Brooke Fleenor – LMC Athletic Softball Scholarship
• Cody Floor – Winner’s Circle Scholarship, Senator Harry Gast Leadership Scholarship
• Benjamin Gerber – Career Tech Scholarship, Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Elissa Gray – Algonquin Chapter DAR Scholarship
• Allison Grierson – Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Karlin Hawkins – Berrien County Medical Society Scholarship
• Caleb Hernandez – Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Jordan Hernandez – Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Joseph Kaiser – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship
• Jeromy Kelley – Student Support Services Student of the Year Scholarship
• Sarah Leonard –  Niles Downtown Development Scholarship
• Iran Magana – Winner’s Circle Scholarship
• Lauren Matthews – Career Tech Scholarship
• Dominique Pompey – LMC Athletic Baseball Scholarship, Board of Trustees Academic/Leadership Scholarship
• Clifford Pruett – Career Tech Scholarship
• Scott Shelton – Winner’s Circle Scholarship
• Michael Simpson – LMC Athletic Baseball Scholarship
• Sean Smith – Career Tech Scholarship
• Alec Taylor – Career Tech Scholarship
• Noah Udell – LMC Athletic Baseball Scholarship