Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Offers Outstanding Scholarships for Two-Year Students
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program annually awards approximately 35 scholarships to students currently attending community colleges or two-year institutions and planning to transfer to four- year institutions. Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships are awarded exclusively to community college and two-year college students.
The scholarship awards will provide funding for tuition, room and board, books, and other required fees for the pursuit of a bachelor's degree, generally two years. The amount and duration of awards will vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $30,000 per year. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program is the largest private scholarship initiative in United States history for community college students interested in pursuing four-year degrees.
Candidates must be nominated by the faculty representative at their two-year institution. The deadline for nominations is early February. For questions or for more information, see the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation web site.
Phi Theta Kappa members who have been named 2006 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholars are:
Vanessa R. Banks-Gonzales
Lee College
Baytown, Texas
Cindy K. Blount
Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, North Carolina
Lalita D. Booth
Seminole Community College
Sanford, Florida
Velma C. Claypool
Brevard Community College - Palm Bay Campus
Cocoa, Florida
Laura S. Coleman
Coastal Georgia Community College
Brunswick, Georgia
Anna R. DeGolier
Normandale Community College
Bloomington, Minnesota
Esmeralda Duran
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, Texas
Ivy J. Fitzgerald
Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri
Morgan S. Ironplow
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Dwayne O. Kelly
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, New York
Daniela C. Martinez
Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, Maryland
Cheryl-Lynn May
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Sally-Anne McDonnell
Broward Community College - North Campus
Pompano Beach, Florida
Jose F. Medina
Essex County College
Newark, New Jersey
Lara F. Miller
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Dan F. Nechita
Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus
Alexandria, Virginia
Jan M. Nerenberg
Clatsop Community College
Astoria, Oregon
Farah Nousheen
North Seattle Community College
Seattle, Washington
Denise O. Olivas
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, Arizona
Teveria C. Parks
Georgia Perimeter College - Decatur Campus
Decatur, Georgia
Yeshey Pelzom
LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, New York
Pedro Perez
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, Georgia
Quang A. Phung
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
Kaitlyn E. Pickering
Fisher College
Boston, Massachusetts
Stacey L. Snodgrass
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, Illinois
Elizabeth K. Thomas
Metropolitan Community College - Longview Campus
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Kristina R. Weaver
Lake Land College
Mattoon, Illinois
Tadd A. Wheeler
Lower Columbia College
Longview, Washington
Latisha Wilson
Manchester Community College
Manchester, Connecticut
Amanda A. Wood
Monroe Community College
Rochester, New York
Tracy-Ying Zhang
Highline Community College
Des Moines, Washington
Jolyn N. Zwemer
Central Wyoming College
Riverton, Wyoming
