SYLVA – In a first of its kind move the president of Southwestern Community College has created a scholarship fund to help students work toward college degrees. Don Tomas and his wife, Allison, are setting up the Endowed Scholarship Fund through the SCC Foundation. Full-time students accepted into one of SCC’s Health Sciences programs are eligible to apply for the scholarship. This year, SCC awarded a record $191,000 to 164 scholarship recipients.
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