The Coast Guard Foundation announced that it has awarded 187 scholarships for the current academic year, totaling $650,000, for Coast Guard children enrolled in college or university undergraduate programs and trade schools. Since the program’s inception in 1990, the foundation has awarded more than $6.9 million in scholarships.
“We are, as always, absolutely committed to ensuring that Coast Guard service members and their families have everything they need to be successful,” foundation president Susan Ludwig said in a statement. “This includes, on an essential level, supporting their children’s goals in education. These are talented, high-achieving students who are already serving their communities the way their family members do.
“Our scholarships are made possible by generous donations from individuals, corporations and foundations across the country,” Ludwig added.
These recipients were chosen to represent all who received scholarships:
• Aiden Adkins, Leeward Community College, civil engineering
• Haley Bruce, environmental science, University of South Florida
• Daniel Goldsmith, Penn State, early childhood education
• Alyssa Hernandez, biology and environmental science, College of William & Mary
• Kason Spurlock, mechanical engineering, University of Central Florida
• Mia Vargas-Apalit, business administration, Sonoma State University
