For immediate release — July 21, 2008
Newsbrief
(DALLAS) — Students from across the Dallas area have received scholarships from the Dallas County Community College District — through a special tri-chamber agreement with the Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce — for interested students who would like to attend one of DCCCD’s seven colleges: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland. Each year, the $1,400 scholarship that each student receives will pay for tuition and books, up to $700 per semester.
Scholarship recipients from the Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are:
- Marissa Gonzales of Dallas, Brookhaven College
- Elsa Olvera of Dallas, Eastfield College
- Rosa Yeng of Dallas, El Centro College
- Martha Chavarria of Dallas, Richland College
Awardees from the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce are:
- Tia Davis of Dallas, Brookhaven College
- LaVondvia Odom of Dallas, Eastfield College
- Cydnae Wallace, Mountain View College
- Cherele Belcher, North Lake College
- Okechukwu Okeke, Richland College
Tri-chamber scholarship recipients for the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, who received their awards during the GDAACC’s annual education banquet in June, are:
- Date Chin of Carrollton, Brookhaven College
- An Lu of Dallas, Eastfield College
- Duy Nguyen of Irving, North Lake College
- Lisa Nguyen of Garland, Richland College
For details, contact Ella Shaw in the DCCCD Foundation office at (214) 860-2149.
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Press contact: Ann Hatch
214-860-2478;
ahatch@dcccd.edu