Ames, Iowa - (July 10, 2014) - The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences and its academic departments offered over $800,000 in scholarships to students for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Local recipients include :

from Bettendorf, Iowa

Jamie Blaser, Senior, Event Management, Assumption High School , Mark and Nancy Blaser, Marjorie Chollett Scholarship - College of Human Sciences, Polly Baichly Scholarship - Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management

Jacqueline Colarusso, Freshman, Apparel, Merchandising, and Design, Pleasant Valley High School, Joe and Jennifer Colarusso, Kathryn Knudson Totty Scholarship - College of Human Sciences

Safwan Elkhatib, Senior, Kinesiology and Health, Pleasant Valley High School, Nizar and Etaf Elkhatib, Mary Beard Gibson Scholarship - College of Human Sciences

Jill Mekalson, Freshman, Hospitality Management, Bettendorf High School, Lisa and Ron Mekalson, Mary Ellen Lewis Scholarship - Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management

from Davenport, Iowa

Joshua Byrne, Sophomore, Elementary Education, Central High School, , Betty Holland Dop and Howard L. Dop Scholarship - School of Education

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