NPC Friends and Family, the non-profit foundation that supports Northland Pioneer College, has awarded a total of $7,000 for the Fall 2020 semester. Winners of the $500 Fill-the-Gaps scholarship include Cheri Russell of Winslow, who is studying to become a medical assistant; Brooke Alexander of Sun Valley, who is completing an associate degree in Automotive Technology; Lavea John of Keams Canyon, whose immediate goal is a Certified Nursing Assistant licensure to prepare her for nursing prerequisites; Carlinda Perez of Polacca, who aspires to enter the NPC Associate Degree in Nursing program; Sidney Kizzar of Clay Springs, who is enrolled in the college’s new Surgical Technology program; Reichen Cooke of Show Low, a welding student; Janae Crosson of St. Johns, who is taking classes toward certification as a phlebotomist; and Jamie Ortega, a Lakeside NPC first-year nursing student. Cooke and Kizzar also won scholarships awarded through the Jon Graff PhD fund, as did Snowflake CCP student Howard Ketner. John was also selected to receive the Jeanne Swarthout Presidential Excellence scholarship, the Pres Winslow Memorial scholarship and the Charles Listizky Memorial scholarship.
