More than $86,000 in scholarships will be awarded to students at South Louisiana Community College for the Spring 2023 semester. Through the generosity of companies and individuals in Acadiana, these students will have a portion or nearly all of their tuition paid.
“These scholarships give students a critical ‘hand up’ on the necessary financial resources to meet their goals of attending and completing their college education,” explains Lana Fontenot, SLCC Foundation executive director. “Through generous support from our partners across Acadiana, our students are positioned to achieve their goals with a significantly reduced financial burden.”
Recipients include a varied mix of majors at SLCC, from Registered Nursing and Nondestructive Testing Technology to General Studies and Information Technology. The donors are also a diverse group, with many tracing their careers back to SLCC, like TJ Johnson. She started the Women in IT Scholarship because she wanted more women to enter the male-dominated field; Johnson hopes her scholarship will inspire them to follow their own path.
“It can be hard thriving in an environment where no one looks like you. That’s why I started the Women in IT scholarship. I want to encourage more women to finish their IT-based degree and to join the path I was so fortunate to travel. Supporting our SLCC students is an important endeavor for me. Someone was there for me when I was a student and I want to be a helping hand to someone else. These students are our future,” explains Johnson.
A reception for the 80-plus scholarship recipients will be held March 1st at 3 p.m. at the Health and Sciences Auditorium on the SLCC Lafayette Campus.
Scholarship Winners
ACADIANA HEALTHCARE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSING
- AUBREIGH BENINTENDE, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM ST. MARTINVILLE
- MAKAYLA GREEN, REGISTERED NURSING MAJOR FROM IOTA
- BRANDON DOWDEN, REGISTERED NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- CANDACE SOPHUS, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM NEW IBERIA
- SARAH MILLER, REGISTERED NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- MOLLI SMITH, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- MISTY GAUTHIER, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM ST. MARTINVILLE
- DEANNA DESANTI, REGISTERED NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- BRITTNEY PRIMEAUX, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAKE CHARLES
- MIA DELAHOUSSAYE, REGISTERED NURSING MAJOR FROM RAYNE
- MADISON COCO, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM BREAUX BRIDGE
- JAMIKA MITCHELL, REGISTRED NURISNG MAJOR FROM CENTERVILLE
- NICHOLAS NUGIER, REGISTRED NURING MAJOR FROM ABBEVILLE
- RAELYN GARRETT, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- NICHOLE JAGNEAUX, REGISTRED NURING MAJOR FROM YOUNGSVILLE
ALICE S. JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP
- JADE THIBODEAUX, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM ST. MARTINVILLE
BELL HELICOPTER SCHOLARSHIP
- CALEB LASALLE, AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM KAPLAN
BRIDGEWAY APARTMENTS SCHOLARSHIP
- ELONTRIA CARMOUCHE, LOUISIANA TRANSFER MAJOR FROM OPELOUSAS
CENTER FOR MINORITY EXCELLENCE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
- OZIOMA INYAMAH, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM YOUNGSVILLE
- STACEY THOMAS, GENERAL STUDIES MAJOR FROM BREAUX BRIDGE
- DESMON CROCKETT, GENERAL STUDIES FOR REGISTERED NURSING MAJOR FROM CARENCRO
- SUZETTE BRADLEY, GENERAL STUDIES MAJOR FROM NEW IBERIA
CHARLIE ROE SCHOLARSHIP
- OLIVER ADAMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM MORGAN CITY
COSPER FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSING
- CONNIE VITAL, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM YOUNGSVILLE
COMMUNITY FIRST BANK SCHOLARSHIP
- ALEYANIS HERNANDEZ, CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- SHONDRA LOUVIERE, BUSINESS MAJOR FROM FRANKLIN
CRAIG STRAIN MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
- TANISHA JONES, BUSINESS MAJOR FROM NEW IBERIA
CURT EYSINK MEMORIAL TWO-YEAR WORKFORCE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN STEM
- VALERIA TORRES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM MAURICE
DAPHNE BERTRAND SCHOLARSHIP
- JAMI LANCLOS, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM MAURICE
DAVID WOLSKE PSYCHOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP
- REBECCA TRAHAN, MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- DARIAN HUTCHINSON, APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
DEAN JOHN WRIGHT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- LUZMAR NATHALY RODRIGUEZ, LOUISIANA TRANSFER MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- MARYLYNNE DILLON, LOUISIANA TRANSFER MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
FELTON CHARLES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- ROBERTO GARY, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
GEORGE AND BARBARA NDTMA SCHOLARSHIP
- JONATHAN FONTENOT, NONDESTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM VENTRESS
H&B YOUNG FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
- AUBREIGH BROUSSARD, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM MORGAN CITY
- TAYLOR ROBERTSON, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM NEW IBERIA
- BRIANNA LEBLANC, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM PATTERSON
- TONMIKLE JOHNSON, BUSINESS MAJOR FROM DUSON
- LATASHA TURNER, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM NEW IBERIA
JOAN MAURICE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- COURTNEY BENJAMIN, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM ST. MARTINVILLE
- ERYKAH HARRIS, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
LAGCOE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
- KARSON STANSBURY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM NEW IBERIA
LEMOINE COMPANY ENDOWED FIRST-GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP
- TERRI FONTENOT, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
LT. LINDA H. BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM WASHINGTON
MELLINGTON FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
- HEATHER BROWN, LOUISIANA TRANSFER MAJOR FROM KAPLAN
MOODY COMPANY FOUNDATION & PINHOOK FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
- JANET ROMERO, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM ST. MARTINVILLE
MORGAN CITY OILFIELD FISHING RODEO SCHOLARSHIP
- DHAKARI WASHINGTON, COMMERCIAL DIVING MAJOR FROM MORGAN CITY
- SHARNICE HARRY, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM THIBODEAUX
- REBAONE KGOADI, COMMERCIAL DIVING MAJOR FROM YOUNGSVILLE
- KAYLA ALLEMAN, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM MORGAN CITY
- SETH BAHAM, BUSINESS MAJOR FROM MORGAN CITY
- BRITTANY MOLINERE, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM BOURG
NATIONAL EMS ACADEMY - EMT SCHOLARSHIP
- ALEXIS COLLINS, EMT MAJOR FROM DENHAM SPRINGS
- SHARLA MORTON, EMT MAJOR FROM OPELOUSAS
- JASON SERRANO, EMT MAJOR FROM HOUMA
NOBLE PLASTICS STEM SCHOLARSHIP
- JOHN DAIGLE, DRAFTING & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM CHURCH POINT
- ZACHARY WINDHAM, AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
NORMA JOAN RALSTON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSING
- TERRELL ALFRED, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM RAYNE
OCHSNER HEART OF NURSING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
- AMIYA ROSS, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM ELTON
ONE ACADIANA SCHOLARSHIP
- LEANN ROSE, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM ST. MARTINVILLE
- MELISSA FONTENOT, MEDICAL ASSITANT MAJOR FROM MAMOU
- MORGAN ADAMS, LOUISIANA TRANSFER MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- ALEXIS ZERANGUE, DRAFTING & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM MAURICE
- CHRISTEN MOORE, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- REAGAN MOORE, GENERAL STUDIES MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
QMEDTRIX CYPRESS AWARD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSING
- HARLEY BERTRAND, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM CHURCH POINT
RHETT FLASH MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
- BLAIR FALGOUT, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM DELCAMBRE
ROTARY OF LAFAYETTE SCHOLARSHIP
- TRINITY PANYANOUVONG, BUSINESS MAJOR FROM NEW IBERIA
ST. LANDRY CY-PRES AWARD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSING
- ALEXIS GALLOW, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM CHURCH POINT
- TORI HANDY, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
- CASSANDRA TATAMAN, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM OPELOUSAS
- LORITA JOHNSON, PRACTICAL NURSING MAJOR FROM OPELOUSAS
- AMIRA WALDRON, REGISTERED NURSING MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
ST. LANDRY PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP
- LANE SYLVESTER, NONDESTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM WASHINTON
- SHAWN SITTIG, NONDESTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM OPELOUSAS
STRIDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ENDOWED FIRST-GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP
- JOSHUA HOTARD, MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE MAJOR FROM LAFAYETTE
SUIRE WORK ETHIC SCHOLARSHIP
- CHELSEA HANKS, MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE MAJOR FROM CROWLEY
WOMEN IN I.T. SCHOLARSHIP
- ASHLIE CORMIER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAJOR FROM DUSON