New schol­ars were pre­sent­ed with their Bright Foun­da­tion medal­lions and a Bright Foun­da­tion sto­ry book, along with a pad­fo­lio from Iowa State University. 

Schol­ar­ship recip­i­ents rec­og­nized include:

2017

• Alyssa Clay­ton – Pre-Graph­ic Design
• Jin­ni Din­gel – Ear­ly Child­hood Education
• Autumn Gan­non — Anthropology
• Bran­don Lip­kowitz – Open Major
• Paige Vogel – English 

2016

• Shahil Bhak­ta – Mechan­i­cal Engineering
• Dilan Cum­mings – Biology
• Alex DiMar­co – Chem­i­cal Engineering
• Cur­tis Ford – Open Major
• Jacob Gock­el – Architecture
• Sal­ly Howard – Ani­mal Science
• Dylan John­son – Meteorology 
• Mikay­la Novak – Pre-Business
• Rem­ing­ton Sliger – Kine­si­ol­o­gy and Health 
• Han­nah Tjarks – English 
• Jen­nifer Vil­la – Psy­chol­o­gy
• Cole Whit­ney – Com­put­er Science

2015

• Grant Bar­ton – Indus­tri­al Engineering
• Kira Conard – Psychology 
• Alex Franker – Inte­grat­ed Stu­dio Arts
• Kait­lyn Herold – Biology 
• Kwiz­era Imani – Aero­space Engineering
• Nolan Kennedy – Biology 
• Bri­an­na McA­tee – Child and Fam­i­ly Services 
• Rebekah Slet­ten – Agri­cul­tur­al Business
• Rae­gen Smith – Pre-Business
• Mary Von Rentzel – Ani­mal Science

2014

• Cas­sidy Brown – Account­ing
• Jef­fery Buchanan – Con­struc­tion Engineering
• Keven Chng – Mechan­i­cal Engineering
• Kas­sadie Davis – Ag and Life Sci­ences Education
• Brody Din­gel – World Lan­guages and Cultures
• Jayde Hap­good – Microbiology 
• Mal­o­rie Maerz – Ele­men­tary Education
• Emi­ly Moore – Ele­men­tary Education
• Caris­sa Pity­er – Ani­mal Science
• Micaela Price – Psychology 
• Bethany Rein­hard – Ele­men­tary Education
• Sier­ra Rold – Polit­i­cal Science
• Paige Sorensen – Psychology
• Jon­ah Sto­vall – Pre-Business
• Noah Sto­vall – Pre-Business
• Madi­son Thomas – Chemistry
• Han­nah Wailes – Kine­si­ol­o­gy and Health
• Kelsey Warfield – Event Management

Dur­ing the recep­tion, remarks were pro­vid­ed by:

• Erin Schwartz – Pro­gram Coor­di­na­tor II, Office of Stu­dent Finan­cial Aid
• Dr. Ben Allen – Inter­im Pres­i­dent of Iowa State University
• Tom Press – Bright Foun­da­tion Board Member
• Mered­ith Dohmen – Bright Foun­da­tion Direc­tor of Scholarships