Ford Family Foundation announces scholarship students

Published 5:00 pm Thursday, September 13, 2007

EUGENE – The Ford Family Foundation announced the annual scholarship awards for the Ford Opportunity Scholarship and the Ford Scholars Program Aug. 17.

Dani Davis, of Astoria, who is attending Linfield College and majoring in accounting, received a Ford Opportunity Scholarship, presented by Carmen Ford Phillips, member of The Ford Family Foundation Board of Directors. This scholarship is for college students who face the additional responsibilities of being single parents, and provides financial assistance, counseling and support services. The renewable scholarship covers up to 90 percent of each student’s unmet financial need for college.

Allyn C. Ford, member of The Ford Family Foundation Board of Directors, presented the Ford Scholars Program scholarships to Manuel Rivera, of Seaside, who is attending Lewis & Clark College and majoring in international relations; Jarrod Jackson, of Astoria, who attends Oregon State University and is majoring in engineering; and Rachele Schuyler, of Astoria, who is attending Linfield College and studying medicine. This renewable scholarship covers 90 percent of each student’s unmet college financial needs.

For information about The Ford Family Foundation, go to (www.tfff.org)

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