Al and Lois (Waitley) Leckler Memorial Scholarship

Al Leckler passed away in July, 1996 and Lois (Waitley) Leckler passed away in December, 2020.  They owned and operated Leckler's Upholstery and taught the upholstery class at NJC for 20 years.  Their love of teaching included the Sunday School classes at Christ United Methodist Church in Sterling.  After Al's death, Lois spent the next 15 years as a paraprofessional at Sterling Middle School.  Both of their daughters attended NJC, where they received AA degrees in humanities, continuing on to the University of Northern Colorado to receive educational degrees.

Young people were always extremely important to both Al and Lois, and they loved the opportunities NJC offered the community, so the family chose to honor their memory with this scholarship.