NPC Friends and Family, the non-profit foundation that supports Northland Pioneer College (NPC), has awarded the unprecedented amount of over $27,000 in scholarships for the Fall 2021 semester with more awards still to come! Awards include the $500 Fill-the-Gaps Scholarship, which supports students who qualify for financial aid but who still have unmet need, and the $500 Leg-Up Scholarship for students who do not qualify for financial aid. NPC Friends and Family provides a total of nine of these scholarships every semester, one at each of NPC’s nine locations across Navajo and Apache counties. The Jennifer Lee Witt Memorial Scholarship, Jeanne Swarthout Presidential Excellence Scholarship, Pres Winslow Memorial Scholarship, and Doris Reed Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship each provide winners with $1,000 each semester. The Jon Graff, Ph.D., scholarships, which include the University Bound, Career and Technical Education, and College and Career Prep scholarships, each carry an award of $500 per semester. Also providing $500 are the Claude Millet Endfield Early Childhood Development Scholarship, the Charles E. Lisitzky Memorial Scholarship, and the US Military Veteran’s Scholarship. In addition to all of these, four brand-new scholarships were offered for the Fall 2021 semester. The White Mountain Women’s Club Doris Powers Scholarship will provide $1,200 to two students attending the Show Low campus. The inaugural recipients are Tyler Allen, a nursing student, and Jolie Selestewa, who is pursuing an Associate of General Studies with an emphasis in business. Allen also won the Leg-Up Scholarship and Selestewa won the Fill-the-Gaps Scholarship. NPC On The House, another new scholarship for 2021 provided by Chris Corbin and Matt McGowen of The House restaurant of Show Low, will award $2,000 each academic year to one new graduate from Snowflake, Blue Ridge and Show Low high schools. Lila Taylor, the graduate winner from Snowflake High School, has worked since the age of 14 to save money for college. She aspires to become a nurse. Not only highly recommended for her academic ability, Taylor has also been very active in the National Honor Society, 4-H and FFA. In addition to the NPC On The House Scholarship, Lila also won the Arvin Palmer, Ph.D., Memorial Scholarship, which will provide her an additional $500 each semester to help her reach her goals. Dr. Palmer was an NPC Vice President, and was instrumental in the founding of the college. He even authored a book, “Northland Pioneer College, the First Twenty-Five Years,” an invaluable record of the college’s history. Fourteen students won the $500 Fill-the-Gaps Scholarship. Recipients include Kerry Redhorse of Winslow and Chassity Toney of Holbrook, both whom are enrolled in NPC’s Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program. Other Fill-the-Gaps winners are Max Alexander of Sun Valley who is working toward an NPC associate of arts degree and also won the Jennifer Lee Witt Memorial Scholarship. Amy Alexander of Sun Valley is pursuing an associate of arts degree with the ultimate goal of earning a Master’s degree in history or philosophy and teaching those subjects. Alexander also won the Jeanne Swarthout Presidential Excellence Scholarship, the Jon Graff, Ph.D., University Bound Scholarship, the Jennifer Lee Witt Memorial Scholarship, and the Pres Winslow Memorial Scholarship. Clydene Honyouti of Winslow won the Claude Millet Endfield Early Childhood Development Scholarship. NPC Friends & Family has opened a second round of scholarship opportunities, designed specifically for NPC nursing students. An additional $6,000 in awards is still available. These include $5,000 from Summit Healthcare Foundation and $1,000 from Beehive Homes of Snowflake. Details and full application instructions, including the required cover letter form and tips on writing a strong essay can be found at https://www.npc.edu/scholarships. Applications for these scholarships will be accepted until 12 noon on Thursday, May 27. Students are strongly encouraged to review the criteria and application requirements carefully and get their applications in early! Since Fall 2014, NPC Friends and Family has awarded over 350 scholarships to NPC students, making a tremendous difference in their pursuit of a college education. Over 95% of awardees have either completed an NPC degree or certificate program, or are still enrolled at the college. To learn more about NPC Friends and Family, and how you can help to transform a student’s life, contact Betsyann Wilson at (928) 536-6245 or betsy.wilson@npc.edu. You can also make a tax-deductible donation at www.npcfriendsfamily.org.
