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March 17, 2016
GCSPSF AWARDS 2016 Scholarships
Hot Springs, Arkansas – The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Garland County hosted a reception last week for students who were awarded a scholarship for the 2016 spring semester. The program was held in the Southside Student Center at National Park College.
Recipients and their families were invited to attend. Dr. John Hogan presented opening remarks and several students shared their stories. The committee approved 17 students to receive the $750 scholarship award, totaling $12,750. Five of the students are first time recipients and all are full time students. 15 of the recipients attend National Park College and two attend Henderson State University.
Recipients included past recipients Kari Bars, Sheena Casteel, Dawn Culbert, Kristi
Freeman, Ashley Hennessee, Tasha Jones, Michelle Nagode, Linda Neaville, Margeana
Pendarvis, Lauren Stewart, Wendy Harris and Laura Woodall. First time recipients included,
Cassie Dean, Kaytlyn Jones, Tajdreonna Reed, Samantha Spradling and Erica Torrence.
The Single Parent Scholarship Fund was established in 1990. Their mission is to enable
single parents to attain self-sufficiency through post-secondary education.
Photo: Front row, left to right: Ashley Hennessee, Kari Bars, Margeana Pendarvis, Sheena Casteel, Michelle Nagode, Linda Neaville. Back row, left to right: Erica Torrence, Kaytlyn Jones, Lauren Stewart, Cassie Dean, Laura Woodall, Dawn Culbert, Samantha Spradling, Kristi Freeman, Tajdreonna Reed. Not pictured, Wendy Harris (HSU) and Tasha Jone
