{"id":66430,"date":"2022-06-28T10:50:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=66430"},"modified":"2022-06-28T10:53:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:53:25","slug":"dorrance-scholars-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/dorrance-scholars-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU welcoming 20 Dorrance Scholars to the Class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Northern Arizona University is welcoming 20 first<\/span>–<\/span>generation <\/span>recipients <\/span>of the Dorrance <\/span>S<\/span>cholarship to the campus this fall<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dorrance Foundation for Education awarded 60 scholarships to Arizona high school students as its 2022 cohort. The prestigious scholarship is a need-based award that aims to instill college-going traditions in future generations of Arizona families, provide financial access and academic support for recipients and enhance college persistence through unique enrichment experiences. Students must be Arizona residents, current seniors at an accredited Arizona high school, first-generation college students, obtain a cumulative 3.0 GPA, demonstrate a financial need by completing a FAFSA form and attend one of Arizona\u2019s three major universities. The program package is worth more than $100,000 over four years; in its 23<\/span>rd<\/span> year, the Dorrance family\u2019s support of this program exceeds $54 million.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome our largest class of Dorrance Scholars. In 1999, the Dorrance family established the program with a relatively small gift supporting 10 high school graduates,\u201d said James Hensley, executive director of the Dorrance Foundation for Education. \u201cIt has been an incredible honor to shepherd the growth of this program, which has awarded over 560 scholarships to date.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The 20 scholars attending NAU are:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n