DCCCD Students Selected for 2009-2010
LeCroy Scholarship

Student leaders from the Dallas County Community College District are reaching out to their schools and communities, helping hearing-impaired youngsters; providing musical comfort to the terminally ill; teaching responsibility through karate; mentoring a younger sister so that she will stay in school; and providing thousands of hours of community service.  Those students are role models, and they also inspire other students, as well DCCCD faculty, staff and administrators who serve them. 

Eight high school and college students from Dallas County and surrounding areas have been named 2009-2010 LeCroy Scholarship recipients by the DCCCD Foundation for their outstanding leadership and academic achievements. The program honors DCCCD’s former chancellor, Dr. R. Jan LeCroy, who served in that capacity from 1981 to 1988. Each LeCroy Scholar receives up to $4,000 ($1,000 per semester, with a maximum of four semesters) to attend any of DCCCD’s seven colleges.

The LeCroy Scholars fund was made possible by a grant established in 1988 by Mike A. Myers and the Mike Myers Foundation. A long-time Dallas business and civic leader, he provided funds to recognize LeCroy’s leadership; the program was the first major student recognition and incentive scholarship created for DCCCD. Myers currently is chairman and president of the Myers Financial Corporation.

The scholarship recipients, the colleges they attend and their chosen fields of study are:

• Taylor Alexandria Eubanks
  of Coppell, North Lake College, business or sociology
• Alexander Nelson
  of Royce City, Eastfield College, business
• Benjamin Nystrom
  of Lewisville, Brookhaven College, political science
• Hilda Rodriguez
  of Rowlett, Eastfield College, early childhood education
  
• Melody Sadjadi
  of Dallas, Brookhaven College, nursing
• Hannah Smith
  of Farmers Branch, Brookhaven College, business
• Bianca Marie Teniente
  of Dallas, Brookhaven College, education
• Alicia Warren
  of Grapevine, North Lake College, sports psychology

Rachel Halsdorf of Forney is a returning LeCroy Scholarship recipient from the 2008-2009 academic year. Haldsdorf is attending Eastfield College and pursuing a degree in mathematics.

Read more about this year’s LeCroy Scholars.

August 2009