Clatsop Community College has announced that Emily Bates and Jessica Bahl have been selected as semifinalists for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Bates and Bahl are among 467 students chosen out of 1,600 applicants.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship provides up to $55,000 per year to community college students to help them continue their education at a four-year accredited institution. 

Bates, who will graduate from Clatsop Community College in June, plans to transfer to the University of Oregon to pursue data science. She has maintained a 4.0 grade point average and has served as the Associated Student Government vice president, Phi Theta Kappa (PHK) Honor Society president, and president of the Fiber Arts Club. She works at the Fort George Brewery. 

Bahl, who also maintains a 4.0 grade point average, was elected as an Associate Student Government officer, was also inducted into the PTK Honor Society and won first place in graphic design illustration. She plans to transfer to Portland State University’s Honors College to pursue a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in graphic design.

The scholarship recipients will be announced in May. For information about the scholarship, go to jkcf.org.