Daniels Scholar Recipients

Austin Groll and Alec Silva,

Rich County Daniels Scholar Recipients

By Kathy Putnam

Character, leadership, and service!  These are the core values that define a Daniels Scholar.  Knowing Austin Groll and Alec Silva like so many of us do, I feel this is just a start of a list of their strong qualities.

The Daniels Scholarship Program distinguishes itself by selecting young leaders of exceptional character with the desire to give back to their communities.

Bill Daniels defined the specific criteria and unique perspective used to select Daniels Scholars. In addition to overall character,  natural leaders with the motivation to succeed and the potential to be engaged in the community.

From the thousands that apply, roughly 250 young people from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming are awarded scholarships each year.  In 2013 Utah received 16 of the scholarships awarded.  It is amazing that 2 of the 16 receipients from Utah were 4-H members from Rich County.  Congratulations to Austin Groll and Alec Silva for the opportunity you have earned to be the receipients of such an amazing, life changing scholarship. 

The Daniels Scholarship is a four-year scholarship that applies toward the expenses of attaining a bachelor’s degree at any nonprofit, accredited college or university in the United States.

The Daniels Scholarship provides it’s Scholars with resources, encouragement, and inspiration far beyond the financial assistance to help them earn a college degree. Scholars are connected to a wide range of like-minded peers, and mentors.

I would like to thank the families of Austin Groll and Alec Silva for helping them set high expectations with emphasizes on personal accountability. Austin Groll is son of Shawn and April Groll and Sherry Groll.  Alec is son of Dusty and Brandee Mills.  Both families are local Rich County 4-H Leaders!