Colorado State University – Pueblo announces 2004 Daniels Fund Scholarship Awardees
        
Pueblo- Colorado State University - Pueblo has awarded 10 scholarships for the 2004-2005 academic year to transfer students through a $150,000 Daniels Opportunity Award from the Denver-based Daniels Fund. Each scholarship was awarded in the amount of $4,000 per year to help cover the costs of pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
 
Each scholarship recipient met all of the criteria, which consisted of at least 30 transferable credit hours; a transfer grade point average between 2.5 and 3.69; a resident of Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming or Utah; and eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The recipients also successfully completed the application process, which included a response to three essay questions, unofficial copies of all college academic transcripts, and one letter of recommendation. Each successful applicant interviewed with a selection committee which then determined the 10 scholarship recipients.
 
The recipients, their hometowns, and the colleges from which they transferred are:

• Elizabeth Easton, Pueblo, Pueblo Community College
  
• Teesha Francis, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Community College
  
• Valentina Gonzales, Pueblo, Pueblo Community College
  
• Clyde Hazelton, Pueblo, Pueblo Community College
  
• Dixie Herring, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Community College
  
• Danella Lucero, Pueblo, Pueblo Community College
  
• Karen Morgenthaler, Canon City, Pueblo Community College
  
• Sally Owens, Pueblo, Pueblo Community College
  
• Angela Patterson, Pueblo, Pueblo Community College
  
• Christal Rosenberg, Denver, Metropolitan State College