High School Scholarship Recipients
Ivy Halligan is a graduate of Traverse City Central High School. She recently committed to Michigan State University and will major in human biology on a premedical track. Halligan has been in 4-H for the last five years, giving her a love for medicine. She appreciates this opportunity, as her education has always been important, and is very excited to take this next step in her life.
Olivia Lowe is a graduate of Leland Public School’s class of 2021. She has held many leadership positions in her time at Leland, including Student Council president and National Honor Society treasurer, and has also been highly involved in the National Art Honor Society. Throughout high school, Lowe also participated in varsity basketball, volleyball, and soccer. She was named All-State and Individual Academic All-State in both basketball and volleyball for Division 4. She will be attending Hope College in the fall and plans to major in elementary education, while also playing basketball for the women’s team.
Ellie Mugerian will be attending Belmont University in the fall to pursue her passion for music. She will be majoring in audio engineering and music production at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.
Adult Scholarship Recipients
Yulin Chen-Landvoy is a lifetime learner and mom of three. She believes anyone big or small can be her teacher. Her children have taught her how to ice-skate, ski, bike, and pronounce the names of most dinosaurs. She also credits them with teaching her patience, diplomacy, and effective peacemaking. It’s the love for learning that drove Chen-Landvoy to gain new knowledge and skills that will better prepare her for her current career path. She hopes to apply that knowledge and those skills to make more informed and strategic decisions for her employer.
Garett Miller was born and raised in Leelanau County and has always been a Cherryland member. He attended Leland Public Schools beginning in second grade. In his senior year, Miller secured an athletic scholarship at a junior college, where he earned a Third Team Academic All-American award in basketball. While in junior college, he chose to work on a degree in construction management. Miller began attending Ferris State University this past fall, where he continues to work on his bachelor’s degree. After graduation, his goal is to return to the community that he knows and loves.
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