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Allen didn’t stop there. She also won a Coca-Cola Gold Scholarship, adding another $1,500 to her scholarship fund, plus a commemorative gold medallion. The Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team recognizes 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze Scholars nationwide, with scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $1,500. Allen was selected for her “outstanding academic achievement, leadership and engagement in college and community service,” said Angela Askey, the Central Arizona College spokesperson. Allen joins fellow CAC students in receiving these honors. Jasmine Martinez, also from
in March to the All-Arizona Academic Team, a program that selects two students from each Arizona community college campus based on merit. The honor came with a full tuition waiver, covering up to 10 consecutive undergraduate semesters or 60 credits at one of Arizona’s three state universities: Arizona State University, the University of Arizona or NAU. “It’s a scholarship for students at community colleges in Arizona,” Allen explained. “From there, it goes to the All-USA Academic Team Competition, where, on top of the full ride, you can get a stipend for books, fees — whatever you need.”
ENZIE ALLEN HAS A PENCHANT for history. And she’s making a bit of it herself. The Central Arizona College
student, nearing the completion of her first two years on the Maricopa campus, has secured a full-ride scholarship to finish her bachelor’s degree at Northern Arizona University. Allen, a Maricopa native and resident of The Villages at Rancho El Dorado, was named
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KENZIE ALLEN
Age: 19 Family: Older brother and sister Pets: A giant fluffy Newfoundland named Chewy and a small dog named Oliver Favorite teacher: I want to be like Dr. Joe Faykosh when I grow up; Dr. Heather Moulton has given me a lot of confidence in wanting to pursue my Ph.D. Favorite movie: Clue or Hot Fuzz (anything that has suspense, murder and makes me laugh) Favorite band: The Beatles Favorite history period: The Enlightenment Period, specifically women’s history … because the world was changing so quickly, in every possible way. Favorite food: I never met a pasta I didn’t like.
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