Last night, Lamar State College Orange hosted its second annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Signature Day, awarding twenty-six students with technical scholarships sponsored by local industry and foundation partners.
The event, inspired by a high school student “signing off” his intention to play varsity sports, included scholarships from the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Technical Program, the Donald T. Boumans Foundation, Invista Orange, of Cloeren Incorporated, of the Nelda C. and HJ Lutcher Stark Foundation and LSCO Foundation. Incoming and current students who have been awarded these scholarships, when called on stage, signed their scholarship certificates with their families, scholarship sponsors, and LSCO President Dr. Thomas Johnson at their side.
“Thanks to our generous local industry and foundation benefactors, the future of our current and incoming LSCO students will be much brighter. These technical scholarships represent a lifelong investment in our students, which, in turn, has an impact on our local community. We are so proud to celebrate these students and their achievements and look forward to seeing them succeed in the upcoming fall semester at LSCO,” said LSCO President Thomas Johnson.
Craig Lemons and Vicki Derese of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Wendell Tilley and Lacey Lemoine of Invista Orange, Peter Cloeren, Stefan Cloeren and Stephen Sandberg of Cloeren Incorporated, Clyde “Tad” V. McKee III of the Nelda C. Foundation and HJ Lutcher Stark, and former Mayor of Orange Brown Claybar of the LSCO Foundation.
Scholarship recipients:
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Scholarships
Hallie Boudreaux, Process Technology, Lamar State College Orange, Lake Charles, LA
Stephen Cook, Process Technology, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Ian Garnica, Business Management, Bridge City High School
Donald T. Boumans Foundation Scholarships
Jacob Burman, Process Technology, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School
Alana Craig, Business Management, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Karel Green, Business Management, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Invista Orange Scholarships
Lacy Bell, Business Management, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Preslie Brumley, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Lamar State College Orange, Vidor, TX
Quinton Garrett, Process Technology, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Gregory Harmon, Business Management, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Alberto Munguia, Process Technology, Lamar State College Orange, Bridge City, TX
Cloeren Incorporated Scholarships
Hunter Bellanger, Mechatronics, Bridge City High School
Jordan Bennett, Mechatronics, Lamar State College Orange, Vidor, TX
Isabell Gomez-Chapa, Mechatronics, West Orange-Stark High School
Robert Hebert, Mechatronics, Deweyville High School
Jaiden Hood, Mechatronics, Port Neches-Groves High School
Ty Jones, Mechatronics, Vidor High School
Nelda C. & HJ Lutcher Stark Foundation Scholarships
Kelly Babin, Court Reporter, Lamar State College Orange, Bridge City, TX
Stark Foundation Fellowship Recipient, Kennedy Pickard
Carlos Gutierrez Vilches, Registered Vocational Nurse, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Lee Hughes, Construction Management, Lamar State College Orange, Bridge City, TX
Kennedy Pickard, court reporting, Bridge City High School
Ryan Wesolowski, Process Technology, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
LSCO Orange Memorial Hospital Corporation Foundation Scholarships
Atalia Garcia, Pre-Upward Mobility (RN) Nurse, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
Macie Licatino, dental assistant, Lamar State College Orange, Vidor, TX
Lindsey Perkins, Registered Vocational Nurse, Orangefield High School
Emilee Procella, Pre-Upward Mobility (RN) Nursing, Lamar State College Orange, Orange, TX
