Cecile Kempner Vocational Technical Scholarship

CECILE KEMPNER

Vocational Technical Scholarship

The Harris and Eliza Kempner Family Fund has awarded Galveston College a new gift of $100,000 towards the Cecile Kempner Vocational Technical Scholarship. The gift will provide tuition assistance for students over the next ten years pursuing technical careers in, Electrical-Electronics, Instrumentation, and Welding Technology.

Between 2013 and 2021 the Cecile Kempner Vocational Technical Scholarship awarded almost $100,000 in 129 scholarships. These Kempner scholarship recipients have obtained jobs in the Galveston County area. By focusing on a combination of academics, hands-on training, and career preparation, these programs have offered a unique pathway to high-demand high-wage jobs. “The Kempner Scholarship has been essential in helping students achieve their career goals,” says Vera Lewis-Jasper, Dean, Technical & Professional Education. The scholarship allows students in electrical-electronics, instrumentation, and welding programs to obtain the necessary certifications to allow them to begin work immediately with the skills they need to succeed.

These graduates have gone on to work for some of the area’s most prestigious employers earning good pay in high-demand fields. In some cases, they have continued their studies at Galveston College and gone on to receive their associate degree.

The initial ten years of the scholarship program resulted in 25 Associate of Applied Science degrees and 166 Level 1 and Level 2 Certificates.