The Great River Tigers Alumni Association held their 9th annual Student Send-Off on July 24th, 2021 at Jackson Park Golf Course in Palmyra, Mo.
This year GRT gave away 11 $500 scholarships by luck of the draw. GRT has already awarded this year $13,000 dollars in merit scholarships to 10 students from our area Over the past 9 years, GRT has awarded over $83,000 to 81 students.
This year GRT was honored to have as their speaker Dr. Bill Stackman, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs on the UMC campus. Stackman joined the university in 2019 coming from he University of Notre Dame, where he served as associate vice president for student services.
| $1000 Merit scholarships | Sponsors | $500 Luck of the Draw Scholarships | Sponsors |
| Kelsey Duke | Mizzou Alumni 4 year Renewable Scholarship | Victoria Singh | Rachel Bringer Sheppard |
| Sam Wheeler | Lew Mar Foundation Scholarship | Kaden Malone | Jared and Gina Pontius |
| Elizabeth Trower | Chuck and Ina Rae Brazeale Scholarship | Victoria Bickhaus | Fiddlesticks |
| Grace Krigbaum | Ron Dedert Scholarship | Evan Wallace | Disselhorst Family in memory of Troy Disselhorst |
| Riley Quinn | GRT Scholarship | Matthew Nussbaum | Jerry and Carla Schoeborn |
| Leah Jennings | GRT Scholarship | Logan Bower | Schmiediskamp, Robertson, Neu, &Miller Law Firm |
| Emma Deien | GRT Scholarship | Brady Barnett | Greg Sharpe Seed |
| Kyle Rademan | GRT Scholarship | Janine Jamoner | Mike and Kristine Bickhaus |
| Blake Hays | GRT Scholarship | Charlie Vitt | Gary and Kathy Fesler |
| Delaney Miller | GRT Scholarship | Scarlett Burton | Fretwell and Associate Real Estate |
| Mason Burch | Al and Linda Kennett |
Kelsey Duke
Elizabeth Trower
Sam Wheeler
