COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO Several students from Colorado were recently awarded Opportunity Awards from the Daniel’s Fund, a non-traditional scholarship program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. <\/p>\n
The Daniels Fund provided CU-Colorado Springs with $200,000 to grant Daniels Opportunity Awards to eligible continuing and transfer students. Recipients must be promising Colorado residents with demonstrated financial need whose academic performance may not have always reflected their potential but who have the capacity to succeed in college. These students are often overlooked by other scholarship programs.<\/p>\n
“We are excited about this opportunity to help students, especially in light of the current financial climate in our state,” said Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak. “We look forward to continuing our commitment to the students the Daniels Fund has identified and to this partnership,” she added.<\/p>\n
The fund is named for the late Bill Daniels, cable entrepreneur, who never went to college. Prior to his death he expressed his desire to help other individuals pursue the college education he missed. He wanted his billion-dollar foundation to focus on college scholarships for students who might not otherwise attend. Information about the Daniels Fund can be found at http:\/\/www.danielsfund.org.<\/p>\n
The Daniels Opportunity Award recipients, their hometown and high school, are:<\/p>\n
Boulder<\/p>\n
Jesse Rochell, Boulder Preparatory High School<\/p>\n
Colorado Springs<\/p>\n
Russell Aamodt, Lewis-Palmer High School<\/p>\n
Julie Belanger, Southern Nevada Voc-Tech Center<\/p>\n
Matthew Bippus, Air Academy High School<\/p>\n
Maria Candenas, Las Animas High School<\/p>\n
Jennifer Cordova, William J. Palmer High School<\/p>\n
Roger Crawford, Clinton High School<\/p>\n
Monica Dicus, Gregory-Portland High School <\/p>\n
Donna Dunn, Seaside High School<\/p>\n
Shari Edgel, Elmwood-Murdock High School<\/p>\n
Audrey Gonzalez, Brighton High School<\/p>\n
Staci Henson, Redwood High School<\/p>\n
Cindy Jenkins, Thomas B. Doherty High School<\/p>\n
Agnessa Kormyenko, William J. Palmer High School<\/p>\n
Rendy Lewis, South High School<\/p>\n
AnnaMaria Lopez, Coronado High School<\/p>\n
Michael MacMasters, Montrose High School<\/p>\n
Kayla McGraw, Gunnison High School<\/p>\n
Roxanne Novak, Widefield High School<\/p>\n
Jan Reece, Hoisington High School<\/p>\n
Amanda Reyes, Roy J. Wasson High School<\/p>\n
Helen Stevens, Thomas B. Doherty High School<\/p>\n
Howard Tapia, Mesa Ridge High School<\/p>\n
Godwin Ukazu, GED<\/p>\n
Kim Wilson, Sierra High School<\/p>\n
Flagler<\/p>\n
Carma Jones, Flagler High School<\/p>\n
Monte Vista<\/p>\n
Adam Jardon, Monte Vista Senior High School<\/p>\n
Westminster<\/p>\n
Greg Richardson, Wheat Ridge Senior High School<\/p>\n
CU-Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees, 17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls more than 7,600 students annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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