Inaugural Mike Orris Memorial Scholarship awarded to Sierra Gillis

The Washington County Fair Association is pleased to announce the inaugural Mike Orris Scholarship has been awarded to Sierra Gillis of the WACO Community School District. Gillis will be attending Northwest Missouri State University this fall and is planning to major in Special Education.

The Washington County Fair Association is giving this scholarship away in honor of Mike Orris. Orris was a volunteer member of the Washington County Fair Association for more than 50 years who passed away in 2019. He firmly believed in the gift of volunteerism and spent countless hours of his time volunteering.

Gillis has spent time volunteering at Camp Reece where she served as a counselor since 2017, volunteered with the Crawfordsville Community Club, Washington County Relay for Life and Hats for Heroes. She was also involved with church activities and is a member of the Crooked Creek 4-H Club and serves on the Washington 4-H County Council.

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