Mt. SAC honor students awarded two of 40 national scholarships
press release from Mt.SAC:
"Both of our awardees have accomplished so much, despite the challenges they have had to overcome," said Mt. SAC Student Services Vice President Audrey Yamagata-Noji. "Isaac and Carmen no longer need to worry about how they will get to the next step of their educational journey. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has built the bridge to the future for these two, very deserving students."
Powell, 25, is a math/economics student and carries a 4.0 GPA. Earlier this spring, he was named to the 2010 All-California Academic First Team., chosen by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international community college honor society. He was also named one of Mt. SAC's Students of Distinction this year. A resident of San Dimas, he is active in Mt. SAC's PTK chapter, the Basic Skills mentoring program, and InterClub Council. He was also a member of the Mt. SAC men's basketball team. He plans to transfer to USC as a public policy major.
Del Mundo, 20, is an international relations/political science major and carries a 3.95 GPA. A resident of West Covina, she serves as the president of Mt. SAC's Circle K Club, vice president of publicity for PTK, and as a member of the college President's Advisory Committee. She is also active in the student government activities committee and Mt. SAC's acclaimed speech team. She plans to transfer to USC as an international relations/political science major.
Previous Mt. SAC winners are Xiwen Wang (2009), who transferred to UC Berkeley, and Kiran Alvi (2008) and Miguel Del Mundo (2007), who transferred to USC.
The Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program was designed to help community college students with exceptional promise and demonstrated financial need make the transition to four-year colleges and universities.
Every year, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation selects approximately 50 high-achieving, low-income students from community colleges for scholarships that provide funding for tuition, room and board, fees and books.
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