The Vista Scholarship enables a rural student to pursue his college dreams
When Jason Bonjour was growing up, he lived in a log cabin in the woods outside of rural Fall River Mills. A childhood spent playing in the woods gave rise to his lifelong passion for wildlife, a passion he now has received a scholarship to pursue at Shasta College.
As one of the first recipients of the Vista Scholarship, his original plan was to attend Shasta College for a year to earn a certificate in diesel technology. With the encouragement of family members, and after meeting with a Shasta Colleg... More Info
A first-generation college graduate, now a civil engineer, gets involved with The Foundation's scholarship program
When Kim Hanagan heard that The McConnell Foundation had a new scholarship program, she was determined to get involved. Because she's a first-generation college graduate, and knowing that her two sons – Logan, a sophomore at Shasta High School and Noah, a freshman at Shasta High – had many friends whose parents were not college graduates, she knew her involvement could bring a unique personal perspective.
Kim participated as a reader of applications, then as a panel interviewer, both for the Schol... More Info