College students capture rare scholarships

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Northeast Texas Community College students Matthew Jordan of Pittsburg and Stephen Milburn of Mount Pleasant  were recently awarded Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships. This prestigious award covers up to $30,000 annually at the university of the student’s choice for up to three years. Only 85 students were selected from more than 3,500 applicants for this national honor.
 
This is the first time that two NTCC students have received the scholarship in the same year. Previously, Stephani Calderon received the scholarship in 2013 and Clara Ramirez in 2010. Scholars were selected based on high academic ability and achievements, persistence, leadership and financial need.
 
“The Jack Kent Cooke is one of the most coveted scholarships in the nation. That our relatively small college received two of these 85 attests firstly to the conscientious work of Presidential Scholars like Matthew and Stephen. They are marvelous young men,” Dr. Andrew Yox, NTCC Honors Director, said.

 

 
 
 
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