Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation awarded students scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year on May 17 at the Northwest DeSoto Center in Southaven. The following students and the scholarships they received are as follows:
Victoria Cook of Byhalia, The Shoot for the Heart Nursing Scholarship
Dhriti Dhingra of Olive Branch, The Melvin E. (Dooney) and Dot Childress Endowed Scholarship
Caitlyn Frazier of Senatobia, The W. C. (Firpo) and Josephine Miller Endowed Scholarship
Noelle Endraske of Byhalia, The Marilyn R. Spears Endowed Scholarship
Ja’mrie Faulkner of Potts Camp, The Shoot for the Heart Nursing Scholarship
Jennifer Ketcham of Byhalia, The Samantha Hayward Ross Endowed Scholarship.
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