Nine Carroll students were the recent recipients of Circle of Success scholarships sponsored by the Student Assistance Foundation. The scholarships are distributed to second, third and fourth-year students from across the state, assisting with education-related costs including gas, childcare, books and more. In addition, this is the second year that scholarships were awarded to high school seniors graduating from a Graduation Matters Montana school.
The students from Carroll included: Allison Trent, Missoula; Christine Patten, Helena; Cole Funseth, Great Falls; Kyle Griffith, Kalispell; Kaitlin Stromberg, Hamilton; Katarina Goettlich, Hilger; Madison Robischon, Townsend; Robert Brook, Helena; and Sophia Ferst, Helena.
In addition, 2016 marked the first year that one of the Circle of Success scholarships was awarded to a qualifying student who is serving, or has served, in the U.S. Armed Forces — Carroll College’s Robert Brook. This scholarship is delivered in memory of retired Staff Sgt. Carl Valvoda who passed away in 2015 following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Valvoda’s mother, Glenda, works at SAF, and his wife, Jamie, worked at SAF for several years.