By Daily Press staff
Local college students will have hundreds of thousands of dollars handed to them next weekend.
Santa Monica College students will receive about $400,000 in scholarships at a ceremony to honor the recipients at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 6 in the SMC student cafeteria, 1900 Pico Blvd. The event is hosted by Wells Fargo Bank.
About 500 students, including incoming freshmen, have been selected for scholarships. Awards generally range from $250 to $2,000 each and are donated by area service clubs, businesses, government agencies and individuals.
The largest individual scholarships — each for $2,000 — are two Paul and Leslie Ridley-Tree Awards for Latinos; three Sydney Goldfarb Awards for Outstanding African American Students; and two Hilding A. Tegner Awards for Academic Achievement. Another top award is the James and Lucille Cayton Award for Leadership.
The SMC Foundation, founded in 1956, is the fundraising organization for the college.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 27, 2004. Read the original PDF.