Carroll College Awards $236,647 to 15 Montana Students via Simperman, Corette Scholarships

Dr. Jennifer Glowienka announced that Carroll College has awarded a combined $236,647 in Elsie P. Corette Memorial and Roy F. Simperman Math, Science and Nursing Scholarships to 15 students for the 2026–2027 academic year, averaging $14,790 per student. The awards target students pursuing medicine, nursing, mathematics, engineering and the sciences at Carroll’s Helena campus.

“These scholarships help make a Carroll education more accessible for students and families,” said Dr. Jennifer Glowienka, co-president of Carroll College. “They make it possible for our students to pursue their calling here and then go on to lead, serve, and make a lasting difference in communities across Montana. We are deeply grateful to Roy Simperman Jr. and the Simperman-Corette Foundation for carrying forward this remarkable legacy of generosity.”

Carroll’s announcement, released Feb. 26, 2026, specifies that 12 of the 15 awards were named as Roy F. Simperman Math, Science and Nursing Scholarships; the press text indicates the remaining awards are from the Elsie P. Corette Memorial Scholarship but does not list the exact Corette recipient count in the supplied excerpt. Carroll’s materials give the precise combined award total as $236,647 and the program average of $14,790.

Institutional messaging accompanying the announcement places the Corette and Simperman programs in long-running perspective. Carroll’s social post notes the Corette Scholarship is now in its 54th year and has awarded more than $1.5 million since 1973, while the Simperman program is described as being in its 17th year with $1.7 million awarded over that span. Carroll’s communications state the two programs together have distributed more than $3.2 million to over 360 students historically.

The college frames the scholarships as part of an affordability strategy, saying the awards help make Carroll “accessible and comparable in cost to public institutions in Montana.” Carroll’s release links the scholarships directly to workforce-related fields, naming future physicians, nurses, engineers, mathematicians and scientists as the intended beneficiaries who will “lead, serve, and make a lasting difference in communities across Montana.”

Carroll’s press release references recipient lists under headings for “2026–2027 Simperman Scholarship recipients are:” and “2026–2027 Corette Scholarship recipients are:,” but the supplied excerpts did not include the names, hometowns, majors or individual award amounts. The college’s public affairs office can provide the full recipient lists, per the release structure, along with any photos or further comment from the Simperman‑Corette Foundation or scholarship recipients.

By tying a $236,647 investment in a single year to multi‑decade scholarship programs that Carroll says total more than $3.2 million, the college positions the Simperman and Corette awards as a sustained philanthropic effort to expand access to health and STEM education for Montana students.