Scholarships Awarded to 15 Students at CCME’s Annual Symposium

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Feb. 27, 2014 - PRLog -- Savannah, Ga. — Feb. 28, 2014 — One of the most common reasons often cited for joining the military is for educational benefits. Of course while these benefits help, they don’t often cover the entire costs of a degree. To help offset these costs, CCME awarded scholarships to 15 recipients, each worth $1000, at its annual symposium in early February. The three scholarship categories were: the Joe King Scholarship, the Loretta Cornett-Huff Scholarship and the Veteran Scholarship.

To be considered for the Joe King Scholarship, students must be: a uniformed service member; a first time associate, bachelor or graduate degree seeker; have at least 12 credit hours and a cumulative 2.5 (undergraduate) or 3.0 (graduate) GPA; and submit two letters of recommendation. The recipients of the Joe King Scholarship were:

• SSgt John Warren Farmer – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• LTC Harold Douglas Hooks – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• MAJ Tim Horning – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Capt Jaymes Collin Hines – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• MSgt Shawn Douglas Marshall, Sr. – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

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In order to be qualified for the Loretta Cornett-Huff Scholarships, students must be: the spouse of a uniformed service member; a first time associate, bachelor or



graduate degree seeker; have at least 12 credit hours and a cumulative 2.5 (undergraduate) or 3.0 (graduate) GPA; and submit two letters of recommendation. The recipients of the Loretta Cornett-Huff Scholarship were:

• Joanna Harrison – University of Oklahoma

• Cynthia Lawrence – Kaplan University

• Leticia Santana – Central Michigan University

• Stephanie Summers – Park University

• Debra True – Saint Leo University

Students who applied for the Veteran Scholarships had to be: a prior uniformed service member; a first time associate, bachelor or graduate degree seeker; have at least 12 credit hours and a cumulative 2.5 (undergraduate) or 3.0 (graduate) GPA; and submit two letters of recommendation. The recipients of the Veteran Scholarship were:

• Laura Benton – SUNY Empire State College

• Vera Gibson – University of Phoenix

• Joe Johnson – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• William Singleton – SUNY Empire State College

• Stuart Swanson – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Congratulations to this year’s recipients! The call for 2014 applicants will open in July and run through October. To learn more about CCME and its scholarship opportunities, please visit http://ccmeonline.org