STUDENTS WITH 4.0’s HONORED WITH NEW ST. PHILIP’S COLLEGE PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

First Presidential Scholarship under College’s new leadership empowers students to serve others

SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 17, 2008) --- Three students with 4.0 grade point averages, individual histories of community service and commitments to involve themselves in leadership and community engagement activities were awarded the St. Philip’s College Presidential Scholarship.

Scholarship recipients Thomas Espinosa, Jana Penniston and Ava Delgado each received a $1500 scholarship, which includes requirements to participate in structured community engagement activities and to meet with the President of the College for mentoring opportunities. The College paid tribute to the recipients and Scholarship applicants during the SPC Presidential Scholarship dinner Oct. 23 at the SPC Upper Deck restaurant.

“You embodied---at the highest level---the essence of what it means to earn and achieve a Presidential Scholarship,” St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena Williams Loston outlined for her audience and the first three recipients of her College’s scholarship program. “This is one of our College’s highest honors, one in which I give personal attention,” said Dr. Loston. “You agree to serve our community as described in your application packet and to share your experiences with me personally,” Dr. Loston said. “I look forward to our meeting, to answer your questions, and to provide you with mentoring support. There is no doubt that I will learn much from you as well,” said Dr. Loston. (Image by Melissa Vasquez)

CAPTION: The three inaugural recipients of the St. Philip’s College President’s Scholarship are (from left of St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena Williams Loston) Thomas Espinosa; Ava Delgado; and Jana Penniston. Photo

About St. Philip’s: St. Philip’s College was founded in 1898 by Bishop James Steptoe Johnston of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church of the West Texas Diocese. Today, St. Philip’s is a multi-campus institution of the Alamo Community Colleges and serves a semester enrollment of nearly 10,000 credit and more than 5,000 continuing education students. St. Philip’s is a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution and is the only college in the nation that carries this dual designation. As “A Point of Pride in the Community,” St. Philip’s is among the oldest and most diverse community colleges in the United States.