May 25, 2013

Practical nursing, barbering students awarded scholarships

a08 renfrowPhoto submitted Nine Delta-Montrose Technical College (DMTC) students received scholarships from the L & A Renfrow Foundation. Several of the scholarship recipients are pictured with Tony Bowling, DMTC assistant director, Ann and Les Renfrow, and DMTC director John Jones.Nine Delta-Montrose Technical College students received a total of $3,700 in scholarships recently from the L & A Renfrow Foundation.

Recipients included practical nursing students Tiffany Ware, Adrian Sandoval, Pamela Bean, Marietta Johnson, Mary Kastendieck, Jessica Maestas and Ravelle Celaya.

Scott Nielsen and Santiago Martinez are studying barbering.

The Renfrow family has helped local students with their education by providing scholarships since 1973, first through the Renfrow store scholarship and, since 1996, through the L & A Renfrow Foundation.

"It's a way of giving back," said Les.

Delta-Montrose Technical College is a public career and technical college in Delta. It offers 57 secondary and postsecondary certificates in 12 different programs. All certificates can be earned in two semesters or less, with many of them only one semester in length.

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