August 1, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MCCC AWARDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES SCHOLARSHIPS

            MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College has awarded Presidential Scholarships to 17 outstanding students who graduated from area high schools this year.

            The Monroe County Community College District Board of Trustees Scholarship provides full tuition and laboratory and service fees for each recipient for one academic year.  The scholarship is renewable for a second year if the recipient maintains a high standard of conduct and work.

            The scholarship recipients are: Amanda Daniels, Anthony Dixon, Amber Drager, Ashley Dusseau, Katlyn Grimes, Kevin Haener, Holly Hayward, Ethan Heck, Lindsay Kernyo, Amanda Lieto, Anna Maertin, Marjorie Miskey, Shannon Myers, Jamie Peterson, Caitlin Theurer, Breanne Thompson and Zacharay Vander Vlucht.

• Daniels is a Monroe resident and a graduate of Orchard Center High School.
• Dixon is a resident of Dundee and graduated from Summerfield High School.
• Drager is a graduate of Mason High School and resides in Erie.
• Dusseau resides in LaSalle.  She graduated from Mason High School.
• Grimes is a Monroe resident and a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School.
• Haener is a graduate of Jefferson High School.  He resides in Newport.
• Hayward is a resident of Temperance and a graduate of Bedford High School.
• Heck graduated from Monroe High School and is a resident of Monroe.
• Kernyo is a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic Central High School and resides in Carleton.
• Lieto is a graduate of Dundee High School and a resident of Monroe.
• Maertin, a graduate of Summerfield High School, is a resident of Deerfield.
• Miskey is a Newport resident and graduated from Jefferson High School.
• Myers graduated from Airport High School and is a resident of South Rockwood.
• Peterson is a resident of Ida and resides in Petersburg
• Theurer is a graduate of Dundee High School and resident of Dundee.
• Thompson is a graduate of Monroe High School.  She resides in Monroe.
• Vander Vlucht is a Monroe resident and graduate of Ida High School.            

Amanda Lieto	Amber Drager	Anna Maertin	Anthony Dixon
Ashley Dusseau	Caitlin Theurer	Ethan Heck	Katlyn Grimes
Lindsay Kernyo	Shannon Myers	Zacharay Vander Vlucht	Kevin Haener