More than $80,000 in scholarships was awarded to students at South Louisiana Community College for the current Fall semester.
Through the generosity of companies and individuals in Acadiana, these students will have a portion or nearly all of their education for the Fall semester paid. Recipients include a diverse mix of majors at SLCC, from Registered Nursing and Nondestructive Testing Technology (NDT) to General Studies and Industrial Technology. The students also attend campuses throughout SLCC’s footprint across eight parishes.
Scholarships and recipients, their majors, and hometowns include:
- Acadiana Healthcare Endowed Scholarship in Nursing - Elizabeth Andrus, Registered Nursing (Lafayette); Marie Bodin, Practical Nursing (St. Martinville); Brandon Dowden, Registered Nursing (Lafayette); Brandi Patin, Registered Nursing (Breaux Bridge); Alexa Harmon, Registered Nursing (Crowley); Nicholas Nugier, Registered Nursing (Abbeville); Madison Patout, Practical Nursing (New Iberia); Shantell Ponthier, Practical Nursing (Broussard); Kameron Simon, Practical Nursing (Lafayette); Jamika Mitchell, Registered Nursing (Centerville); Jamila Tate, Practical Nursing (Lafayette); Tamra Trahan, Practical Nursing (Lafayette); Julie Truxillo, Registered Nursing (Youngsville)
- ADG Engineering Scholarship in Drafting and Design Technology - John Daigle, Drafting and Design Technology (Church Point)
- Bluewing Civil Consulting Scholarship in Civil Surveying and Mapping & Drafting and Design Technology - Jacob Guillot, Drafting and Design Technology (Erath)
- Bristow Group Inc. Scholarship - Tyron Sweet, Aviation Maintenance Technology (New Iberia)
- Chester Broussard Memorial Scholarship - Marlesha Batiste, Cosmetology (Abbeville)
- COX Communications Scholarship - Aleyanis Hernandez, Criminal Justice (Lafayette); Alicia Landrum, Business (Youngsville); Dylan Leblanc, Business (New Iberia); Kandise Owens, Business (Jeanertte); Aaliyah Miller, Practical Nursing (St. Martinville)
- Curt Eysink Memorial Two-Year Workforce Endowed Scholarship in STEM - Karson Stansbury, Industrial Technology (New Iberia)
- David Wolske Psychology Scholarship - Tangie Peltier, Criminal Justice (Arnaudville); Gaylin Scott, Registered Nursing (Maurice)
- Elder Outreach Eastridge Nursing and Rehabilitation & Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Scholarship - Krysle Logan, Practical Nursing (Lafayette)
- Elder Outreach Southwind Nursing and Rehabilitation Center & Encore Healthcare and Rehabilitation Scholarship - Chloe Sinegal, Practical Nursing (Lafayette)
- Electric Mist Scholarship - Maxwell Boutte, General Studies, (Lafayette)
- Emergency Physicians of Acadiana Scholarship - Cassandra Noel, Practical Nursing (New Iberia)
- Eyeconik Brand Scholarship - Gwendolyn Brumfield, General Studies (Rayne)
- Excellence in Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship - Madison Bourque, Medical Laboratory Science (Lafayette)
- Follett Books & Supplies Stipend - Allie Broussard, Business (Lafayette); Morassia Feast, General Studies (Lafayette); Angelika Fontenot, General Studies (Lafayette); Simone Guidry, General Studies (Lafayette)
- George and Barbara Moran NDTMA Scholarship - Nathaniel Dupre, NDT (Opelousas)
- H&B Young Foundation Scholarship - Laney Brignac, Practical Nursing (Morgan City); Kalyn Dupree, Practical Nursing (Morgan City); Sharnice Harry, Practical Nursing (Houma); Rebaone Kgoadi, Commercial Diving (Youngsville); Landon Lanclos, Marine Electronics Technology (Franklin); Taylor Robertson, Practical Nursing (New Iberia)
- Home Furniture Scholarship - Marylynne Dillon, General Studies (Bush); Heather Brown, Louisiana Transfer (Kaplan)
- Huval Associates Scholarship in Civil Surveying & Mapping and Drafting & Design Technology - Alexis Zerangue, Drafting and Design Technology (Maurice)
- LHC Group/Myers Family Foundation endowed scholarship in Nursing - Latonya Degraffenaried, Practical Nursing (Lafayette); Terri Fontenot, Practical Nursing (Washington); Alorza Morris, Registered Nursing (Lafayette); Justacia Thomas, Practical Nursing (Lafayette)
- Lonny McDonald Memorial Scholarship - Todd Yocham, Industrial Technology (Duson)
- Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus/District 44, Rep. Vincent Pierre - Faith Boudloche, General Studies (Lafayette)
- Lt. Linda H. Brown Memorial Scholarship - Melissa Fontenot, Medical Assistant (Mamou)
- Micah Craven Memorial Scholarship - Morgan Adams, Louisiana Transfer (Lafayette)
- Moody Company Foundation & Pinhook Foundation Endowed Scholarship - April Frederick, Registered Nursing (Abbeville)
- National EMS Academy – EMT Scholarship - Zyere Anderson, EMT (New Orleans); Kurston Gentry, EMT (Alexandria)
- One Acadiana Scholarship - Joshua Hotard, Medical Laboratory Science (Lafayette)
- Opelousas Kiwanis Club Scholarship - Christopher Perry, Information Technology (Washington)
- Qmedtrix Cypress Award Endowed Scholarship in Nursing - Skioushia Glaude, Practical Nursing (Opelousas)
- Ronald Stokes Memorial Scholarship - Jade Howard, Practical Nursing (Lafayette); Morgan Matte, Practical Nursing (Church Point)
- Rotary Club of North Lafayette Scholarship - James Villien, Aviation Maintenance Technology (Lafayette)
- Rotary of Lafayette Scholarship - Jeremy Hill, General Studies (Lafayette)
- Rotary of Rayne Scholarship - Chrystal Brown, Registered Nursing Major (Branch)
- SLCC Faculty & Staff Scholarship for Business, IT, and Workforce Division - Alyiah Dargin, Business (Lafayette)
- SLCC Faculty & Staff Scholarship for Liberal Arts and Humanities Division - Aleah Maze, General Studies (Abbeville)
- SLCC Faculty & Staff Scholarship for Nursing & Allied Health Division - Gabrielle Brown, Practical Nursing (Eunice)
- SLCC Faculty & Staff Scholarship for STEM, Transportation and Energy Division - Patrick Brasseux, Louisiana Transfer (Lafayette)
- St. Landry Cy-Pres Award Endowed Scholarship in Nursing - Paige Peltier, Practical Nursing (Sunset)
- St. Landry Healthcare Endowed Scholarship in Nursing - Kayra Sylvester, Practical Nursing (Washington)
- Striding for Scholarships Endowed First-Generation Scholarship - Precious Cole, Business (Carencro)
- the705 Leadership & Engagement Scholarship - Brennan Cole, Industrial Technology (Abbeville)
- Washington State Bank Scholarship - Angelina Lartigue, Business (Lafayette); Robin Roberts, Business (Abbeville)
“These scholarships give students the financial resources to meet their educational goals and the confidence they need to succeed,” said Morgan Wampler, Development Officer at SLCC. “Through generous support and community partnerships, we are able to support students poised to make a difference in our communities.”
For more information about SLCC’s scholarships, contact (337) 521-9635 or e-mail morgan.wampler@solacc.edu.
The SLCC Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation established in 2003 with the mission of supporting the activities of South Louisiana Community College. Over the last seven years, the SLCC Foundation has raised a $2.1 million match for a $17 million Health & Sciences Building for the college’s Lafayette Campus, grew its endowment 16-fold through new scholarships and professorships, increased employee giving from 1.8% to over 67%, implemented SLCC’s largest-ever scholarship program, and executed successful naming campaigns for two college facilities in Lafayette and St. Martinville.