新澳门六合彩开奖记录

新澳门六合彩开奖记录 Foundation Receives Scholarship Donation

The Florida College System Foundation has given the 新澳门六合彩开奖记录 Foundation $29,000 to provide more scholarships to students.

鈥淭his contribution is going to make a major difference in the lives of many of our students, and we鈥檙e very grateful to the Florida College System Foundation for its support,鈥� said 新澳门六合彩开奖记录 President Dr. Jim Richey.

The 新澳门六合彩开奖记录 funds will be used to help first-generation college students and nursing students achieve their goals.

Among them is Jennah Avery, a nursing student from Rockledge who has been awarded a $1,000 Florida Blue Scholarship through the donation.

鈥淭he scholarship means the world to me,鈥� said Avery, who will use the money to pay for medical equipment, books and uniforms. 鈥淲ithout it, I would not be able to do this. It has opened the door for me to pursue a nursing career.鈥�

Avery is scheduled to graduate in 2017 with an Associate in Science Degree in Nursing. She will be among the first students to earn her diploma through classes taken at the college鈥檚 new Health Sciences Institute, which is set to open on the Melbourne Campus in January.

The Florida College System Foundation has given nearly $900,000 in scholarship money during the 2016-17 academic year to the 28 state and community colleges in the Florida College System to which 新澳门六合彩开奖记录 belongs.

FCSF Board of Directors member Dr. Thomas Furlong Jr. was on hand to make the donation to Eastern Florida.

For more information on the 新澳门六合彩开奖记录 Foundation and how to donate, call 321-433-7055 or visit easternflorida.edu/foundation.