Warrensburg-Latham Lions Club awards scholarships to two high school seniors

[May 20, 2022]   Warrensburg-Latham seniors Madison Lyon and Ema Dutcher, were named recipients of the Warrensburg-Latham Lions Club/John L. Rotz Memorial Scholarship in the high school’s annual Awards Night, held May 9.

The scholarships are $1,500 each.

Madison Lyon, the daughter of Doug and Carla Lyon, graduated early from W-L and is enrolled at Richland Community College (RCC), where she is pursuing an associate’s degree in nursing. Her ultimate goal is to be a flight nurse. When she’s not studying or attending classes at RCC, she works as an Emergency Room technician at Decatur Memorial Hospital, gaining first-hand experience with some of the trauma situations that she may face as a flight nurse.

Ema Dutcher is planning to become a dentist, with her ultimate goal of owning her own practice. Ideally, once her seven years of education are completed, she would like to work for an established dentist and then, once that dentist retires, take over the practice. Ema has had scholarship offers from both Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and Clemson University. She is the daughter of Thomas and Bridget Dutcher.

Presenting the awards to both seniors is Terry Howe, W-L Lions Club president. Congratulations to them and best wishes for continued success in their future endeavors. All this year's candidates were exceptional, and we wish them all a bright future.

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