BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – Graduates of Union City High School and Tekonsha High School are among the nine recipients of the Kellogg Community College Board of Trustees Scholarship, announced Monday by the Kellogg Community College Foundation
The scholarship awards up to $3,500 toward in-district tuition and fees each year for up to two years at KCC and is open to graduating high school seniors within the College’s service district. Qualifying applicants must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.2 or higher and must demonstrate leadership experience, community and service activity and involvement in school activities, in addition to committing to participate in the KCC Honors Program.
Applications are reviewed by a KCC Foundation Scholarship Committee, which selects and recommends one student from each area high school/district for the award.
“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.”
KCC’s 2018-19 Board of Trustees Scholars included:
Sarah Runyon, of Tekonsha, a graduate of Tekonsha High School. Runyon, who was a dual enrollee at KCC, has a 3.92 GPA and plans to study law.
Taylor Vrooman, of Tekonsha, a graduate of Union City High School. Vrooman, who was a dual enrollee at Glen Oaks Community College and KCC, has a GPA of 3.63 and plans to study early childhood education.
“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.”
