The Bri­an­na Lin­in Memo­r­i­al Schol­ar­ship was estab­lished to remem­ber Bri­an­na Danae Lin­in, a pre­cious USD352 Good­land kinder­gart­ner who lost her bat­tle to an aggres­sive form of brain can­cer in March of 2005. She was a very nor­mal five-year-old, but spe­cial too in many ways. She was a fun, friend­ly girl with giant blue eyes, curly hair and a smile that melt­ed your heart.

Through her sick­ness she showed resilient char­ac­ter, endur­ing many inva­sive pro­ce­dures with­out a tear or a fight. She was brave and meek and very sen­si­tive to those who wor­ried about her. She loved Jesus and prayed for her fam­i­ly even at her sick­est moments.

Because of this, char­ac­ter plays a sig­nif­i­cant role for those cho­sen for this schol­ar­ship. The selec­tion com­mit­tee care­ful­ly reviews each appli­ca­tion and sets out to award those who have made choic­es to pur­sue excel­lence in char­ac­ter and ser­vice.

Bri­an­na would have grad­u­at­ed in 2017 and schol­ar­ships have been grant­ed start­ing in 2017 and con­tin­u­ing each year. A 5‑member com­mit­tee decides each recip­i­ent.