SAVANNAH—Twenty-one Savannah Technical College students were awarded privately funded scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year, which began Wednesday. The scholarships represent gifts made by individuals and organizations to the Savannah Technical College Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that raises money to support students, workforce development projects and training activities at Savannah Technical College.

 

“Our scholarship committee worked diligently to review the more than 85 applications they received this year,” said Melinda Laager, executive director of the STC Foundation. The scholarship committee includes faculty and staff members along with Foundation Board and Community Council members.

 

This year’s winners include:

Receiving the Boiardi Trust Scholarship ($500 each)

Elizabeth Estes

Xavier M. Hunter

Eric J. Lutzenberger

Catherine B. Powers

Maria O. Suengas

 

Receiving the Faculty and Staff Scholarship ($1,000 each)

Marion Badie

Sako Ingrid C. Billa

Quacoo P. Danso

Issaka Guebre

Kelsey N. Haas

Alma P. Macedo

Li-chiu C. Nelson

Patricia L. Waters

 

Receiving the Grainger Scholarship ($500 each)

Arthur Green

Courtney R. Hardy

Clinton A. Littlefield

Leticia Simpore

 

Receiving the John Antonio Weldon Scholarship ($450 each)

Enoch N. Daniels

Quincy B. Parham

 

Receiving the Opportunity Award ($800)

Quacoo P. Danso

 

Receiving the Phyllis R. Schmidt Scholarship ($500)

Michelle S. Sapp

 

Receiving the Siemens Scholarship ($500)

David J. Haygood

 

Savannah Technical College serves more than 5,300 students each quarter with five locations  – in Savannah on White Bluff Road and in the Crossroads Business Park, in Hinesville on Airport Road and in the Army Education Center on Fort Stewart, and on Highway 21 in Rincon.