CEDAR RAPIDS — Coe College senior Skyler Stookey of Solon has earned a prestigious Clark Merit Scholarship, which is awarded to only five students across Coe College’s student body. Stookey is majoring in elementary education and kinesiology.
The Clark Merit Award provides a scholarship equal to one year’s tuition for each recipient. Awardees are selected by a committee of faculty members and a member of the Board of Trustees based on their integrity, intellect, leadership and social responsibility. The Clark Merit Awards are funded by an endowment created in 1995 by the late Coe alumnus K. Raymond Clark ’30.
“I am awestruck by what these students have been able to accomplish. Undoubtedly they will continue to be impactful contributors in their areas of expertise and deserve this incredible recognition,” said Coe College President David Hayes ’93.
Coe College, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offers superb academics and exciting cocurricular activities in a thriving urban setting that promotes student growth and success. The college is the #10 private college for internships and has the #20 alumni network among private colleges in the nation according to The Princeton Review. It is consistently ranked as a top college by national publications and offers more than 60 areas of study for its 1,400 students. Post-graduation, nearly 100 percent of reporting graduates are employed or in grad school within nine months.