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Quality Community Foundation Scholarship Recipient Recognition
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Summary and Background Information: Each year the Quality Community Foundation awards a $4,000 scholarship(s) to qualified Commerce City resident(s) over a four year period to assist with costs in obtaining a higher education degree.
Applicants must be Commerce City residents, must have been accepted to a college, university or vocational school in Colorado, reflect a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, submit an application including a concise essay on their proposed field of study, educational goals, career goals, and how their education will benefit the community.
This year, two applicants were selected:
Abigail Jimenez - Ms. Jimenez plans to study Biology at Metropolitan State University in hopes of becoming an oral surgeon. Ms. Jimenez recently graduated from Adams City High School with a 4.37 GPA.
Navdeep Singh - Ms. Singh plans to study integrative physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder in hopes of becoming a pediatrician. Ms. Signh recently graduated from Prairie View High School with a 4.38 GPA.
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Sheryl Carstens
Staff Member Presenting: Leigh Ann Noell / Quality Community Board Members
Financial Impact: $8,000
Funding Source: Quality Community Foundation
Staff Recommendation: Welcome and congratulate scholarship recipients