Four Mid-Plains Community College students will benefit from scholarships they received through the Sandhills Area Foundation. They are Bobbi Mooney and Carolyn Petersen, of Valentine, Jessica Lovitt, of Mullen, and Shayna Kramer, of Whitman.

Mooney and Petersen, non-traditional students at MPCC, each received $1,000. Lovitt and Kramer, both of whom will begin classes at MPCC during the upcoming fall term, were each presented scholarships worth $1,250.

Additionally, Brent Nollette, received $1,000 to pursue a master’s degree in agronomy through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the husband of Jennie Nollette, MPCC’s Valentine Extended Campus coordinator.

The foundation handed out 47 scholarships this year worth a total of $60,250, according to Steve Brown, SAF president.

The SAF was established as a public charity in 1998. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for all people in the Sandhills through the use of contributed funds entrusted to its stewardship.