HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Community College student Sabrina Nicacio Gomes, has been named one of 100 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive national scholarship will provide Gomes with up to $55,000 a year to complete her bachelor’s degree.
Gomes studied pre-engineering at HutchCC and graduated with her associates degree as a member of the President’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA). Gomes was also named a Silver Medalist of the 2022 Coca-Cola Academic Team; was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa All-Kansas Academic Team; was a High Honors Medalist; was a founding member of the HutchCC Engineers League; served as a resident assistant and tutor; and was named to Who’s Who Among Students at HutchCC.
“Today, almost half of all college students begin their academic career at a community college. We know our community colleges are full of high-achieving students, and we’re committed to playing our part to ensure those students succeed,” Seppy Basili, executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation said. “Congratulations to a cohort of students who have persisted in the midst of such unprecedented disruptions in our lives. We welcome you into our community and look forward to learning alongside you.”
This year, more than 1,200 students from 332 community colleges applied to receive the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The Foundation evaluated each submission based on students’ academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership.
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