Anna Gabriella Koenig will attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington to study marine biology. While at Polk County High she participated in track and in cross country and was very involved in service and environmental activities at the school and community level.

Koenig was a member of the Green Team, the Key Club, and was a nominee for NC Tarheel Girls’ State. She is the daughter of Tomas Koenig and Catherine Raymond and grew up in Saluda.

Reina Kornmayer graduated from Polk County High with academic honors and will attend UNC-Asheville to pursue a biology degree with an emphasis on herpetology.  She was a member of the FFA, the Science Olympiad Team, the Humane Society Club, the Photography Club and the National Honor Society.

Kornmayer was a volunteer at FENCE and was the youngest person to graduate from the Clemson Master Naturalist Program. She attends annual medicolegal seminars and continues to expand her naturalist knowledge through various courses and volunteer work. Kornmayer is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Kornmayer of Columbus.

The Forbes Foundation was formed in 1998. Since that time scholarships exceeding  $240,000 have been awarded to more than 50 high school seniors.

­– article submitted by Susan S. McHugh