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CCCUA Announces Board of Visitors Scholars
04 July 2004
DE QUEEN –Denise Hammond, Director of Financial Aid at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas, has announced the first group recipients of the College's Board of Visitors Scholarships for the 2004-2005 school year. The scholarships, valued at up to $1500, are good for two semesters' tuition and are conferred upon graduating high school seniors.
Erin Booth of Alleene, a 2004 graduate of Ashdown High School, won a $1500 scholarship from CCCUA’s Board of Visitors. She plans to use CCCUA-Ashdown as a springboard to completing her postsecondary education.
Erika Buenrostro of De Queen High School plans to use her scholarship to begin work on an Associate of Arts degree. She says she is “grateful that CCCUA has this program available for students interested in bettering themselves.”
Corey Hobbs of Nashville High School, aspires to own his own business, and thanks everyone who helped him win the scholarship.
Brittany Danielle James of Wickes High School plans to begin work on an Associate of Arts degree in Elementary Education. She says “CCCUA has been able to give me the help I have asked for… I have always thought highly about this college, and I am looking forward to attending this fall.”
Lacey Lynch of Umpire High School plans to use her scholarship to go through the Licensed Practical Nursing program at CCCUA. She wants to follow her dream of becoming a nurse so she can provide a good life for herself and her daughter.
Noemi Mamfo of De Queen High School intends to use her scholarship to take basic courses with an eye to a career in banking and finance.
Annah Marie Ray Morris of Nashville High School, like Lacey Lynch, plans to enter the College’s Nursing program. She says, “Without this scholarship, I might not be able to take as many classes.”
Meagan Phipps of De Queen High School will pursue an Associate of Arts degree at CCCUA.
Rodney Sellers, a 2004 graduate of Van-Cove High School, has an interest in entering the College’s Collision Repair Technology program. He says, “I’ve heard nothing but positive things about CCCUA.”
Danielle Whitlow of Foreman High School, is interested in pursuing the College’s Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology program, which it offers thorough the University of Arkansas for Medical Science/AHEC-Southwest. Whitlow wants a career performing prenatal sonograms.
Hammond said, "Even at the two-year college level, with our Board trying to keep tuition affordable, there are still those students out there who wouldn't be able to walk in our door if it weren't for these scholarships. We are pleased to help these students, but always wish we could do more."
Cossatot Community College offers both technical certification
and Associate’s degrees in a wide range of fields on its campus at De
Queen, at extension sites at Nashville and Ashdown, and at cccua.edu. It has
an enrollment of more than 1,100 students, and is accredited by the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Higher Learning.
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