Six Veterans Awarded Military Service Scholarship
National Park College (NPC) announced recipients for the Military Service Scholarship
Friday. The annual scholarship is provided by Bob and June Luciew of Hot Springs Village.
Six recipients were selected this year, including Steven Eberly, who is working on
a Technical Certificate in Industrial Technology; Melody Hemberger, working on an
Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology; Josh Mills, working
on an Associate Degree in Middle Level Education; Kolt Riggan, working on an Associate
of Applied Science in Paramedic; Andrea Strong, working on an Associate of Liberal
Arts and Sciences in Addiction Studies; and Ron Teague, working on an Associate of
Applied Science in Digital and Media Arts.
The Luciews are committed to helping students who have served in the armed forces
complete their education. Mr. Luciew served in the U.S. Navy and Mrs. Luciew had a
career as a registered nurse. They established a military service scholarship endowment
in 2014 after attending an NPC graduation ceremony where they witnessed a large number
of veteran students stand and be recognized. Mrs. Luciew said, “We are just honored
to be able to do this, to pay back veterans for the time they have given up for our
country.”
The NPC Foundation works with the community to support scholarships, endowments and
campus improvements. Scholarship endowments like the Military Service Scholarship
have been created for sustainability to help NPC students succeed. Visit np.edu/give to learn more.
Pictured are scholarship recipients Josh Mills (center) and Steven Eberly (right)
with June Luciew.
