2023 Recipients

This is the Foundation’s 16th year of providing scholarships to talented high school, college and graduate students.

Once again, the Foundation received hundreds of applications from across the country. Along with their portfolio of work, recipients were chosen based on several criteria, including financial need, an essay, letters of reference and their school transcript.

The Foundation’s guest judges this year were Steve Bodinet, formerly of KTVK-KPHO, Channel 3, Phoenix and Elise Wilson, of Aspen PRO Media, Arizona.

High School:

Seven high school students each received a Canon EOS Rebel T7 DSLR Camera with lenses, memory card and back pack. (The Foundation normally awards cameras to only five students annually but because of the many worthy applications received this year, decided to award seven.)

Masked performers in colorful costumes hold telephone receivers amid coiled cords. — EmmaLyn Burnett photo sample

EmmaLyn Burnett

Platte County High School

Platte City, Missouri

Speaker reads from a page before outdoor Martin Luther King displays. — Finn Feldman photo sample

Finn Feldman

Centaurus High School

Lafayette, Colorado

Musician sings into a microphone while playing guitar under red stage lights. — Rode’o Hanson photo sample

Rode’o Hanson

Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Four people, including a child, walk toward red farm machinery. — Chase Petry photo sample

Chase Petry

Cissna Park High School

Cissna Park, Illinois

Firefighter walks beside a fire engine and a charred house. — Andrew Saylor photo sample

Andrew Saylor

Rex Putnam High School

Milwaukie, Oregon

Football ball carrier evades a diving tackler near the sideline. — Kylee Schroeder photo sample

Kylee Schroeder

Deer Park High School

Deer Park, Texas

Two people embrace in a black-and-white close-up showing jewelry and a watch. — Michelle Anette Gallardo Vargas photo sample

Michelle Anette Gallardo Vargas

Bonita Vista Senior High School

Chula Vista, California

College:

Four college and graduate students each received a $2,500 scholarship, payable to their school. Three awards were for video work, while one award was for still photography. Two additional honorable mention scholarships were also awarded for $1,500 each (for college still work).