Staff Report
Three UNM undergraduate American Indian students have been selected to be recipients of the Ford Motor Company/American Indian College Fund Corporate scholarship, a $5,000 award for the fall semester only bestowed upon 12 recipients nationwide.
"This scholarship is a unique program that is helping American Indian students to realize their dreams," said Rick Williams, College Fund executive director, in a UNM Public Affairs press release. "We are pleased to be a part of this process and are proud of the students and their achievements."
The UNM recipients include: Ron Denny, Genevieve Eros and Julian Lucero-Emmons. All three transferred from Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute after earning associate degrees in June.
Denny is a junior majoring in computer science. He is a member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, the Campus Entrepreneur Organization and has a GPA of 4.0.
Lucero-Emmons is a junior majoring in computer engineering and has a GPA of 4.0. He is a member of the General Honors Program, French Club, Kiva Club and is chairman of the UNM Homecoming Pep Rally subcommittee.
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Eros is a junior majoring in management information systems. She has a GPA of 3.66 and was recently accepted to the Anderson Schools of Management.
The scholarship, which has a requirement of a minimum GPA of 3.0 or above, is given to students who demonstrate leadership and commitment to their community at non-tribal colleges.
The American Indian College Fund was established in 1989 to help increase educational opportunities for American Indian students.
Officials from the fund also announced that Sandy Marcelline Hensley, a junior studying in the UNM Environmental Science Program, received a David and Lucille Packard Foundation grant of $10,000. She is one of only 10 recipients nationwide.
