BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – Three Coldwater students are among 17 recipients of the Kellogg Comunity College Foundation’s Gold Key Scholarship, the college’s most prestigious scholarship.
Gold Key Scholarships are awarded to full-time freshmen to recognize and encourage outstanding academic and personal achievement, leadership and community service. Recipients are awarded $4,500 each year for up to two academic years to use toward tuition, fees, and books.
Applicants for the Gold Key Scholarships must be current high school graduates entering KCC as full-time students, have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or higher and an ACT score of 22 or higher or SAT of 1030 or higher. They must also demonstrate leadership experience, community and service activity and involvement in school activities.
The KCC Foundation’s 2019-20 Gold Key Scholars include:
Jacqueline Gallegos, of Coldwater, a senior at Coldwater High School. Gallegos, who is a dual-enrolled student at the Branch Area Careers Center, plans to study secondary math education. She was awarded the Lela M. Karcher Gold Key Scholarship.
Rachel Harvey, of Coldwater, a senior at Coldwater High School. Harvey plans to take courses with an interest toward the medical field. She was awarded the Mildred E. Hoover Gold Key Scholarship.
Payton Molnar, of Coldwater, a senior at Coldwater High School. Molnar plans to study speech pathology and audiology. She was awarded the Bertha M. Smith Gold Key Scholarship.
“These students have demonstrated high academic achievement, leadership and service to their community,” said Teresa Durham, executive director of the KCC Foundation. “We welcome them this fall to KCC, where we are confident they will be successful in their educational pursuits.”
