For Immediate Release
June 16, 2015
Contact
Beth Conkey
Media Relations Specialist
(802) 828-2973
elizabeth.conkey@ccv.edu
Montpelier, Vt.— Community College of Vermont (CCV) is pleased to announce that Montpelier student Heaven O’Hara has been selected to receive the Legacy Scholarship for the Fall 2015 semester.
The CCV Legacy Scholarship is given in honor of former CCV faculty and staff whose work for the college has benefitted students, faculty, and co-workers in substantial and meaningful ways.
The Fall 2015 scholarship will honor long-time CCV faculty member Dick Eisele, who over his 45 years at CCV has significantly shaped the College’s curriculum.
In order to be considered for the $1,000 scholarship, students must
- be a degree student
- be enrolled for the awarding semester
- have completed at least 12 credits
- be in good academic standing
- demonstrate financial need; and
- have benefitted their own CCV community in substantial and meaningful ways.
O’Hara is studying administrative management at CCV and expects to graduate next fall.
“It makes me feel good to know that my hard work is being recognized,” she said.
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CCV is Vermont’s second largest college, serving over 7,000 students each semester. With 12 locations and extensive online learning options, our students don’t have to travel far from their communities to access our degree and certificate programs, workforce, secondary and continuing education opportunities, and academic and veterans support services.