2026-2027 Scholarship Recipients | Iowa United Methodist Foundation
Congratulations to the 91 students who were selected to receive IUMF scholarships this year! Over $450,000 will be awarded for the 2026-2027 academic year! We are proud to be a small part of these future leaders earning their education. 62 students were selected by IUMF’s Scholarship Committee and 29 were selected by their churches. Congratulations to these students:
| IUMF Scholarship Recipients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Baty | Elle Crilley | Elena Fowle | Seojin Lee | Lauren Olson | Esther Shin |
| Kyl Bauer | Nathaniel Crow | Cyrus Griffiths | Berth Lundula | Kerene Panya | Maggie Sides |
| Brette Bentz | Brooke Cudaback | Carson Harriman | John Lundula | Hasom Park | Lilly Sinclair |
| Tava Bergman | Blessing Cunigan | Noah Hobbs | Abigail Mangae | Taya Phillips | Mason Smith |
| Addison Boell | Caylee Cunningham | Emma Hoffman | Madison Mason | Ella Pippert | Tyler Walker |
| Blake Boyd | Colbee Cunningham | Taylor Hoger | Ella McNamee | Karlie Pohren | Alicia Walter |
| Grant Boyd | Whitney Davis | Carter Houchins-Witt | Alivia Meader | Voldie Pongo | Mallory Wulf |
| Josef Briesemeister | Ethan Dutler | Rowen Howe | Laura Meza | Matthew Gatlin Rogers | |
| William Brown | Rey Oliver Fabros | Jenna Johnson | Henry Miner | Sophie Scherbring | |
| Beau Burns | Jordan Fisher | Tetee Shine King | Edie Musgrave | Aabiskar Sharma | |
| Ethan Colorado | Lindsay Ford | Kicky Kinkead | Olivia Newton | Benin Shekawongo | |
| Scholarship Recipients Selected by their Church | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddie Anderson | Caroline Ehn | Claire Kassel | Carter Mickelson | Elias Naber | Addison Ophiem |
| Josslyn Carden | Joshua Gonzalez | Kinsey Kogel | Marissa Miller | Isaac Naber | Cade Shirk |
| Crystal Casas | Madilyn Hall | Kortney Kogel | Tye Miller | Levi Naber | Caleb Wulf |
| Tatum Dierking | Somer Hudson | Emily Lindner | Henry Miner | Samuel Naber | Mallory Wulf |
| Halle Ditch | Carson Ingles | Terry Luiken | Blake Muln | Hannah Noethe | |
The Foundation would also like to say a very special thank you to all of our generous donors! Our scholarship program would not be possible without you. Your passion for higher education has made our scholarship program reach above and beyond what we could have hoped for. If you are interested in setting up your own scholarship fund either through a tax-savvy gift or in your will, check out our free anonymous gift planning tool at https://iumf.giftlegacy.com/. You can also contact the Foundation at 515-974-8927 or [email protected] for more information.
