The Bill Pace Cogdell Scholarship has been awarded to 10 new Midland College students.
The scholarship, which will pay for tuition, books and other expenses, is awarded to students living in Midland or those who graduated from a high school located in Midland County. Students receiving the scholarship this year are Oluwafoyinsolami Lydia Adewole, Adriana Carrillo, Isabel Flores, Alejandra Franco, Carlos Hernandez, Louis Juarez, Magaly Ortiz, Yaretsi L. Quiroz, Anabel Rivas and Neih Sung Ngun, according to a college press release.
“The late Bill Pace Cogdell is the benefactor of this scholarship,” Josie Samaguey, MC outreach coordinator, said in the press release. “Mr. Cogdell was a local businessman whose wish was to help residents of South and East Midland pursue a college education. To qualify, students must have received services at the Cogdell Learning Center through one of our various outreach programs, demonstrate financial need and enroll in at least six hours or more of college coursework.”
The scholarships can be renewed each year.
“This scholarship continues as long as the student is enrolled at Midland College and meets scholarship guidelines,” Samaguey said in the press release. “If the student transfers to the University of Texas Permian Basin immediately after attending Midland College, he/she will be eligible to continue receiving the Bill Pace Cogdell Scholarship.”