Nominations sought for AWC Hall of Fame
January 28, 2019Yuma, AZ (January 28, 2019) – Arizona Western College is seeking nominations for the 2019 AWC Hall of Fame. Installed in 2013, the AWC Hall of Fame currently has 13 honorees, including 2018 inductees Dr. Kathryn Watson and Dr. George Montopoli, Coach Charlie Dine, and the 1983 and 1987 National Champion Softball Teams.
AWC is looking for nominees from Yuma and La Paz counties who have made a significant contribution to the mission of the college, or distinguished themselves in service to the larger world.
Heading to Oxford
March 21, 2016AWC student Sydney Arriga of San Luis, AZ, is heading to Oxford University this summer, to study during the month of July.
Arriaga earned scholarship support through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which awarded her $4,500. The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, which sponsors the Gilman Scholarship, reviewed reviewed nearly 650 applications for over 250 awards.
In addition, Arriga received a $3,000 scholarship from the AWC Foundation to cover additional tuition and program fees.