2021 LCEF Scholarship Recipients

Formed in 2000, the Lake Cities Education Foundation’s mission is to assist the students and teachers of Lake Dallas Independent School District through the awarding of innovative teaching grants to educators and scholarships to graduating seniors of Lake Dallas High School.

These grants and scholarships are funded through our annual fundraisers, the Gala and Auction, held each fall, and the Memorial Golf Tournament, held each summer.  In addition, permanent endowments, established by friends and family members who have chosen to memorialize their loved ones, provide annual awards. The first LCEF scholarships, totaling $4500, were awarded 21 years ago to 9 students. Currently, over $560,000 has been awarded to 382 deserving seniors.

To select the 2021 scholarship recipients, we again utilized a blind selection process:  the LCEF traded scholarship applications with the Aubrey Education Foundation to provide an objective and unbiased evaluation process. The applications were then scored by established criteria and ranked according to the total score.  

Continuing the tradition started in 2018, we presented each recipient with an honor cord. The cords, comprised of green and white satin strands to represent the school colors of Lake Dallas High School, are intertwined with blue strands to signify the Lake Cities communities’ support for our students.

Unfortunately, Lake Dallas High School was unable to hold their annual Rosecutting and Scholarship Award ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, LCEF representatives were able to present the students with their scholarships and honor cords the day before graduation in time for the students to include their cords with their graduation regalia.  The 2021 recipients are:

Nicholas Hibberd Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Allie Robinson

CWII Christopher Chabot Martin Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Gillian Stinson

Louis B. Drozd Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Victoria Marinova

Tyler Morse Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Jason Ballard

LCEF Golf Tournament Directors’ Endowed Scholarship: Garrett Henderson

Tonya Lyons Monden Future Educator Scholarship: Marvis Moreno

Kent Gladen Memorial Scholarship: Delanie Schantz

LCEF Directors’ Scholarship: Michael Brown

Jason Powell Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Aidan Wooldridge

DATCU Scholarship: Addison Buesing

Coach Cosper Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Fabricio Salas

CoServ Charitable Foundation Scholarship: Alyssa Beaty

LCEF Directors’ Scholarship: Brennan Thiessen

Sawko and Burroughs Endowed Scholarship: Casee Harl

Oakmont Men’s Golf Association Endowed Scholarship: Jaya Dhadda

LCEF Directors’ Scholarship: Baylea Ortiz

Matthew Webb Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Gabriela Martinez

CenturyLink Endowed Scholarship: Trevor Moon

CoServ Endowed Scholarshiop: Carson Kinser

Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce Endowed Scholarship: Emma Harrison

CenturyLink Endowed Scholarship: Zachary Kunkle

Gene Halley Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Katy Crain

Heather Weyer Greaves Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Alton Goldfield

We want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has generously supported the Lake Cities Education Foundation and allowed us to award these scholarships to these deserving students. We are looking forward to watching them succeed in these newest educational endeavors and cannot wait to see the bright futures we know they will have.

Your support enriches the lives and future of our students. Let us continue to partner together to create change and opportunities for the students and staff of Lake Dallas ISD!

Competition Arises at Annual Golf Tournament

A few weeks ago, on Monday, June 10, we hosted our 18th annual Lake Cities Education Foundation Memorial Golf Tournament at the Oakmont Country Club. Our annual golf tournament helps to make countless scholarships and grants a reality for our community. As in past years, the golf tournament was a great success and raised considerable funding for deserving students and teachers in our school district. 

Split into morning and afternoon flights, teams of four duked it out using their competitive spirit to win low gross team, longest drive, closest to the pin, and (if applicable) Hole in One. Every did a fantastic job, and we are so thankful for the positive difference you have made in the lives of our students, teachers, and communities. 

Let’s take a moment and celebrate our tournament winners! 

Morning Flight Winners

1st Place: Huffines Chevrolet-Lewisville

Golfers: Ralph Shelton, Jeff McCall, Misty Shelton, & Scott Spiegel

2nd Place: CW 2 Christopher Martin Scholarship

Golfers: Bruce Martin, Allen Judkiewicz, Burton Gilliam, & Jim Custer

3rd Place: American Eagle-Harley Davidson

Golfers: Willy Sullivan, Bryan Tines, David Norris, & Michael Norris

Closest to the Pin

Hole 4: Charlie Brown

Hole 8: Ralph Shelton

Hole 12: Wes Eversole

Hole 17: Matt Murray

Ladies’ Longest Drive: Misty Shelton

Men’s Longest Drive: Tim Battle 

Afternoon Flight Winners

1st Place: First United Bank

Golfers: Jay Ross, Brock McKnight, Craig Jones, & Robert Parker

2nd Place: Classic of Denton

Golfers: Rick Wick, Don Sterns, Mike Hicks, & Walter Adams

3rd Place: Gary Peppers State Farm Agency

Golfers: Gary Peppers, Charley Brown, Jake Shockley, & Tommy Rosales

Closet to the Pin: 

Hole 4: Tommy Rosales

Hole 8: Greg Coward

Hole 12: Tanner Deussen

Hole 17: Tanner Deussen

Ladies’ Longest Drive: Jennifer Perry

Men’s Longest Drive: Tommy Rosales

We had a fantastic time with all of our competitors and are so thankful for them as well as the support of our generous sponsors and incredible volunteer team. Thank you, thank you, to everyone who has supported us, near and far. We look forward to sharing the green with you again next year!