Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently awarded donor-funded nursing scholarships from the Missouri State University Foundation to students enrolled in the Associate of Science in Nursing degree program for the current academic year.
The list below includes the names of students who have accepted the scholarships as of Dec. 7, 2025.
The students were selected based on criteria established by the donors of the scholarships, university officials said.
More information about the scholarships can be found at the financial aid website, WP.MissouriState.edu/Scholarships.
For more information about scholarships or ways to give, contact the MSU-WP university advancement office at 417-255-7240, email WPAdvancement@MissouriState.edu or visit WP.MissouriState.edu/UniversityAdvancement.
MSU-WP empowers students to achieve personal success and to enrich their local and global communities by providing accessible, affordable and quality educational opportunities.
MSU-WP offers associate degrees and credit and non-credit courses and serves as a delivery site for bachelor’s and master’s degrees offered by Missouri State University in Springfield.
Editor’s Note: Students receiving scholarships are listed below and arranged alphabetically by scholarship, country, state then hometown.
2025-2026 MSU Foundation Nursing Scholarship Recipients
Crissy Bell Memorial Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
Mountain Grove: Abigail Fry
Dean Marvin Green Nursing Scholarship
MISSOURI
Mountain View: Jocelyn Clark
Frances Reiter Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
West Plains: Summer Gabriel
Gammill Family Scholarship for Nursing School
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Kalla Simpson
Brandsville: Riley Villavicencio
Houston: Kelsey Pritchett
Koshkonong: Gisella Hendricks
Mountain Grove: Abigail Fry
Mountain View: Melissa McAfee
Seymour: Matraca Hill
West Plains: Chrystal Bean, Mandy Cockrum, Summer Gabriel, Payton Hugg, Devona Mitchell, Georgia Osborn, Lailla Storey
May Wheeler Memorial Scholarship
MISSOURI
Doniphan: Kaydyn Bond
Mike and Mary Jane Lybyer Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
Clever: Shaun Findley
Dixon: Kennedy Eckley
Nursing Alumni Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
Kennett: Tara Checkett
Ozark County Nursing Scholarship
MISSOURI
Caulfield: Natalie McKee
Ralph F. and Louella Cox Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
Brandsville: Riley Villavicencio
West Plains: Georgia Osborn
South Central Ozark Home Health Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
Koshkonong: Gisella Hendricks
Susan Sims- Giddens and Edwin Giddens Scholarship
MISSOURI
Brandsville: Derrik Villavicencio, Riley Villavicencio
Bucyrus: Sophia Crites
Carthage: Lauren Petticrew
Koshkonong: Gisella Hendricks, Alexzandria Wegner
Long Lane: Maeghan Phelan
Piedmont: Breeana Phillips
West Plains: Emma Arnold, Kierstin Boze, Raigan Denton, Georgia Osborn
Virginia Henderson Nursing Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
West Plains: Haley Williams
Zizzers Class of 1964 Nursing Endowed Scholarship
MISSOURI
West Plains: Summer Gabriel, Audrey Whitten