Cory R. Wang attended Colby Community College from 2001-2003. He was one of the two original recipients of the Criminal Justice Scholarship funded by the City of Colby's Special Law Enforcement Fund.  Cory became a Thomas County Deputy Sheriff, Thomas County K-9 Service Office and Deputy Marshall for the City of Brewster. Micki Steele-Blair, Cory's mother, started the Cory R. Wang Memorial Scholarship at Colby Community College in memory of Cory and to further his passion for the Criminal Justice program.

2007 was the first year the Cory R. Wang Memorial Scholarship Fund was awarded on a competitive basis. 

Students eligible to receive this one year, full-tuition scholarship must have intentions of becoming-- or must already be-- a full-time student majoring in Criminal Justice at Colby Community College.  Eligible applicants for the Cory R. Wang Memorial Scholarship are incoming CCC freshman, currently enrolled CCC students and students transferring to CCC. To qualify for this scholarship students must have attained and must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Verifying documentation is required as an attachment to the scholarship application.

Please click on the link at the upper right of this page to apply for the Cory R. Wang Memorial Scholarship. Students may apply for more than one scholarship at a time.

Please Remember:  Contributions may be made to this scholarship by anyone and at any time.