by KSNX
on December 11, 2020
at 5:58 pm
NPC Friends and Family Announces Spring 2021 Scholarship Winners
NPC Friends and Family, the non-profit foundation that supports Northland Pioneer College, is pleased to announce the winners of over $11,000.00 in scholarships for the Spring 2021 semester. All applicants are required to submit a 500-word essay describing their academic and career goals, and how they will use the scholarship. Applications are evaluated and awardees are selected by volunteer panels comprised of members of the NPC Friends and Family board as well as staff and faculty of the college.
Winners of the $500.00 Fill-the-Gaps scholarship include Ashlyn Adakai of Page, Layton Bauer of Holbrook, Gabriel Espineira of Lakeside, and Jocilyn McCleve of Snowflake. Each of these awardees plans to complete an associate degree at NPC and transfer to a four-year institution to pursue an advance degree. Fill-the-Gaps awardee Cody Meek of Show Low is a student in NPC’s Associate Degree in Nursing program, while Crystal Morrison of Lakeside is in the process of completing her nursing prerequisites. Stephanie Redhorse of Winslow will complete her Associate of Applied Science in Cosmetology and operate her own business in the community. Amandalynn Truax of Fort Apache is a student in NPC’s Early Childhood Education program.