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Cox wants to help students in Arizona pay for college BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
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s area high school seniors start their last term and are making plans for college, Cox will award 10 Arizona seniors with a $3,500 Cox Diversity Scholarship. Cox has a long track record of supporting youth and education programs in the communities that Cox serves. The competitive scholarships require applicants to be on track for graduation with a minimum 2.5-grade point average, provide demonstrated leadership and community service, as well as submit
an essay focused on a significant leader from their respective diverse community. To apply for a Cox Diversity Scholarship, visit azfoundation.org/ scholarships. Apply using the “general application,” found at the large button in the middle of the site that says begin your application. The deadline to apply is March 1. “At Cox, inclusion, diversity and equity are part of our core values. Over the past nine years, we are thrilled to have awarded more than $300,000 to students in our Southwest region, including Arizona,” said Susan Anable, vice president of government and public affairs,
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Cox Southwest Region. “Helping students achieve their educational goals helps make our communities stronger. We’re proud to connect families to opportunities like this one and many others.” In 2021 Chloe Hiller, an Arcadia High School graduate, received a Cox Diversity Scholarship to help her pursue her dream to become a news producer. “Being awarded this scholarship not only reduces my financial burden, but it further motivates me to stay committed to working hard as I pursue a degree in journalism at the University of Arizona,” Hiller said.
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Chloe Hiller, 2021 Cox Diversity Scholar. (Photo courtesy of Chloe Hiller)
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Audra Glasco and Sydney Reno, both of Cave Creek, were named to the president’s list at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the fall term. Those named to the president’s list must have an academic record of 4.0. The University of Alabama, part of The University of Alabama System, is the state’s flagship university.
Erin Gerveler of Cave Creek was named to the dean’s list at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. She was among the more than 6,900 undergraduate students honored for the 2021 fall semester. Gerveler is a sec-
ond-year student in Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is majoring in speech and hearing science. Dean’s list status was earned by 1,402 first-year undergraduates, 1,427 second-year students, 1,836 third-year students and 2,304 fourth-year students for the spring semester. Mikaela Rhianna Morris of Cave Creek has been named a presidential scholar at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, for the fall semester. She is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering. Presidential scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.
