Education
BY EMILY LINCKE
Lone Star College Foundation celebrates 35 years The Lone Star College Foundation marked 35 years since its founding at an annual fundraiser where more than $524,500 was raised to help students in need, according to a May 13 Lone Star College System news release. “After facing uncertainty and setbacks, According to the release, since its founding, the LSCF has raised:
3 Lone Star College System trustee seats up for election On June 4, Lone Star College System’s board of trustees called an election for three trustee seats in November. The big picture LSCS trustees for Districts 3, 4 and 9 are slated to be up for election Nov. 3 as trustee terms last six years for LSCS. According to the LSCS website, the trustees scheduled to be up for election in November are Board Secretary Iesheia Wilson for District 3, Art Murillo for District 4 and Jim Cain for District 9 District 3 covers parts of Cy-Fair and northwest Houston, District 4 includes por- tions of north-central Houston and District 9 covers pieces of Tomball, Klein and Cypress.
$30M in scholarships
$14.7M in emergency aid
pursuing higher education at LSCS became a turning point in my life,” said Alma May, a LSCF scholarship recipient and graduating student at LSC-Montgomery, via the release. “Support from the college and foundation is creating a ripple effect far beyond the classroom.” Something to know The LSCF was created in 1991 and has since helped 27,000 students, according to the release. Designed to help students attend Lone Star College campuses despite financial obstacles, the foundation offers scholarships, money for textbooks and emergency aid. “For many students, the greatest barrier to
SOURCE: LONE STAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
success is financial, and removing that barrier is at the heart of our work,” Miranda Hadamik, LSCF board chair and executive vice president of investment at Caldwell Companies, said. On May 2, the foundation’s annual StarGala fundraiser, which garnered about 450 guests, was held in honor of the 35th anniversary.
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