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The Carmen Martinez Memorial Science/Service-Learning Scholarship to help students
Story by James Hill
The Carmen Martinez Memorial Science/Service-Learning Scholarship has been established at the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Foundation and will award one $700 scholarship to a deserving student. Requirements include: to be a Rock Creek Campus student; possess a 2.5 grade-point average; have completed 24 credits at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½; completed at least one Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ science course and at least one Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ service-learning course (these could be the same course); and preference will be given to women students returning to college. Applications are due Friday, Nov. 6. The application process is detailed at the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Foundation Web site.
Staff, faculty and the community are encouraged to donate to this scholarship to help more students in the future. To donate, visit the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Foundation’s Giving Web site. Martinez, the late chemistry instructor at Rock Creek Campus, was committed to service learning and was excited to have this scholarship be part of her legacy at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. To learn more about Martinez, visit this profile story.
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »