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澳门天天彩开奖记录 and Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Announce the 2019 鈥淭eaming Up For Education庐鈥 Scholarship Recipients

Five Arizona residents awarded full-tuition scholarships to 澳门天天彩开奖记录

PHOENIX, April 3, 2019聽鈥 澳门天天彩开奖记录 and the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2019 Teaming Up For Education庐聽Scholarship Program. Five Arizona residents will receive full-tuition scholarship toward an undergraduate or master鈥檚 degree of their choice to be pursued at 澳门天天彩开奖记录 online or at a campus location.

The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation will present the scholarships to this year鈥檚 recipients during the pregame events of the D-backs home game versus the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, April 10 at Chase Field. Scholarship recipients were selected by a committee consisting of 澳门天天彩开奖记录 and Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation representatives, based on the quality of applications and scholarship essays.

The 2019 Teaming Up For Education Scholarship recipients are:

  • Heidi Crouch聽鈥 Crouch, of Phoenix, is a fourth-grade general education teacher in the Kyrene Elementary School District, who hopes to earn a聽Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum聽and Instruction to improve investment in and readiness for higher education in today鈥檚 youth. She said her goal is to be a 鈥渞ock star鈥 teacher in the classroom by using her education to develop programs that impact student success, like the successful summer math program she launched for her fourth-grade students.
  • Carlos Parra聽鈥 Parra is a Chandler High School English language arts teacher, characterized as a 鈥測oung teacher on a mission鈥 by the selection committee. He believes educators must be lifelong learners and is seeking a聽Master of Arts in Education/Administration and Supervision聽to become a 鈥渃omplete鈥 educator for his students through research and data-driven decision-making.
  • Jeanette Valencia聽鈥 Valencia is a marketing and business development officer at Peoples Mortgage Company in Tucson. She used her father鈥檚 disappearance in 2011 as a motivator to honor him by pursuing her goal to open a marketing company ranked among the top ten for most admired employers in the world. She is seeking an聽MBA in Business and Management.
  • Tina Wade聽鈥 Wade, who goes by Missy, was raised in a low-income, single-parent household but overcame poverty and landed her dream job as a Tolleson Union High School District guidance counselor. The Youngtown resident has family members who suffer from mental health disorders and believes everyone is entitled to quality counseling and care. She is hoping to pursue a聽Master of Science in Counseling/Clinical Mental Health Counseling聽to become a licensed professional counselor to provide affordable services for people with mental and behavioral disorders.
  • Monica Zehring聽鈥 As a seven-year-old, Zehring鈥檚 Little League softball coach introduced her to the mantra that defines her life 鈥 鈥済ana鈥 鈥 the Spanish word meaning 鈥渨in.鈥 She used 鈥済ana鈥 as her motivator to overcome life鈥檚 challenges and become a special education math teacher for the Tempe Union High School District. The Mesa resident hopes to earn a聽Master of Science in Counseling/Clinical Mental Health Counseling聽to share her mantra with others by supporting Arizona鈥檚 schools, children and community through improved mental health counseling training and guidance.

This is the eighth year of the Teaming Up For Education Scholarship Program, which has made higher education a reality for 32 Arizona residents. In 2015, the University expanded the number of scholarship recipients from three to five. To date, 15 recipients have received degrees from 澳门天天彩开奖记录 while the others continue to pursue their education goals.

鈥淭he Teaming Up For Education Scholarship recipients embody the grit, determination and bravery 澳门天天彩开奖记录 students develop throughout their lives that motivate them to positively impact their communities through higher education. The University is proud to provide them an opportunity to pursue their educational goals that help make their dreams a reality,鈥 said Dr. John Woods, Chief Academic Officer and Provost at 澳门天天彩开奖记录. 鈥淲e look forward to the impact this year鈥檚 scholarship recipients will make as 澳门天天彩开奖记录 graduates.鈥

As the Proud Education Partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks for nearly a decade, 澳门天天彩开奖记录 has supported the team鈥檚 efforts to use education as a tool to strengthen the Arizona community. The organizations partnered in 2012 to launch the D-backs School Challenge, which has awarded $950,000 to more than 200 schools from across the state since its inception. Other initiatives include: The D-backs Honor Roll, which gifts 30,000 game tickets each season to Valley students who displayed perfect attendance, good grades or leadership; the 500 Club Reading Program to promote literacy by rewarding students who have reached 500 minutes of reading with free tickets to a home D-backs game; and the Winter Classic, an annual holiday celebration to donate school supplies to low-income students and provide a time to meet D-backs players and coaches.

For more information about all 澳门天天彩开奖记录 scholarship opportunities, including scholarship requirements, visit聽www.phoenix.edu/scholarships. To learn more about other community outreach efforts by 澳门天天彩开奖记录 and the D-backs, contact聽cooper.nelson@phoenix.edu.

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