A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass

    UNCF’s (United Negro College Fund) flagship scholarship program, the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program, has announced its Class of 2015 high school student recipients. Each of the 1,000 students will be awarded a scholarship that can be used to pursue a degree in any undergraduate major and selected graduate programs at accredited colleges or universities.
    "We are constantly reminded that young people will need a quality education to remain competitive in the 21st century. For the 20,000 young men and women who will attend college as Gates Millennium Scholars, the financial support, leadership training, mentoring and academic and social support they receive will enable them to become college graduates and our next generation of leaders," said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., president and CEO, UNCF.  “Through their generous funding and program support, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation amplifies the importance of investing in the next generation of extraordinary scholars to support our country’s economic strength and competitiveness."
    The recipients of this very benevolent Gates Millennium Scholarship from Eagle Pass are: Sofia Casas of Eagle Pass C C Winn High School, Arian Garcia of Eagle Pass High School, Ariana Ruiz of Eagle Pass C C Winn High School and Celinda Vallejo-Rodriguez of Eagle Pass High School.
     “We are excited to welcome the class of 2015 Gates Millennium Scholars,” said Larry Griffith, Senior Vice President, Programs and Student Services for UNCF. “Their GMS program peers have already demonstrated that students from these backgrounds are rich in talent and that they excel at the highest levels in any of the nation’s colleges and universities they choose to attend.  I am confident that this cohort of extraordinary students will add to the depth and breadth of the GMS program.”