Allan Hancock College hosted its 42nd annual scholarship awards banquet on May 26 in the Joe White Memorial Gymnasium on the Santa Maria campus. A total of 204 Hancock students received scholarships, which were donated by more than 130 different community members.
The prestigious Marian Hancock Award was given to honors student Teresa Cortes, who graduates from Hancock with a 4.0 GPA, all while working full-time and being an active member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honors Society. According to a press release, Cortes was honored with the award because of her desire to learn, her natural curiosity, and her determination in pursuing a higher education. In the fall, Cortes will transfer to UCLA to pursue her teaching degree. She hopes to become a high school teacher.
This article appears in Jun 9-16, 2011.
