Six Guidance Counselors Receive EducationQuest Scholarships

(Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2, 2009) – EducationQuest Foundation has selected six Nebraska high school guidance counselors to receive its 2009 Guidance Counselor Enrichment Scholarship. They are Jan Carper, Hastings Senior High School; Kevin Fields, Milford High School; Jeffrey Horner, Minden High School; Linda Koehler, Heartland Community School, Henderson; Cheryl Kreikemeier, Wisner-Pilger Junior-Senior High School; and Bryson Wiser, Omaha North High Magnet School.

Carper and Fields will attend the Great Plains Association for College Admission Counseling Conference April 19-21, 2008 in Overland Park, Kan. Horner and Wiser will attend the National Association for College Admission Counseling Conference September 24-26, 2009 in Baltimore, Md. Koehler and Kreikemeier will attend the Careers Conference in early 2010 in Madison, Wis.

"Nebraska high school guidance counselors play a vital role in helping students transition from high school to college - often with little funding," said EducationQuest President Liz Koop. "We're pleased to support their efforts by providing professional development opportunities and much-needed resources through this scholarship."

EducationQuest Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization with a mission to improve access to higher education in Nebraska. Headquartered in Lincoln, EducationQuest provides free college planning services; funds need-based scholarship programs; provides grants that help high schools increase their college-going rate; and provides outreach services for community agencies statewide. For more information, call 800.303.3745 or visit EducationQuest.org.