Breckenridge Texan

The Breckenridge’s Texas State Technical College campus honored 12 students at the annual fall semester Student Appreciation/Scholarship Lunch on Monday, Sept. 16.

TSTC staff members serve a hamburger lunch to students at the annual fall semester Student Appreciation/Scholarship Lunch. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

“Breckenridge is extremely fortunate to have a community that supports TSTC,” Associate Provost Debbie Karl said before announcing the scholarships, which totaled $4,500.

Although not all of the students were able to attend the event, the following scholarships were announced at the lunch:

• Sara Setters, Chemical Dependence Counseling student, received a Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation scholarship.
• Raquel Rios, Chemical Dependence Counseling student, received a Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation scholarship.
• Leslie Munoz, Business Management Technology student, received a Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation scholarship.
• Carmen Guhse, Chemical Dependence Counseling student, received a Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation scholarship.
• Noah Martin, Welding Technology student, received a Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation scholarship.
• Donesha Johnson, Vocational Nursing student, received the Burrell McKelvain Scholarship.
• Mindy Casto, Chemical Dependence Counseling student, received a CDC REACH Club scholarship.
• Angel Morales, Chemical Dependence Counseling student, received a CDC REACH Club scholarship.
• Kerri Johnston-Hall, Chemical Dependence Counseling student, received a CDC REACH Club scholarship.
• William (Garrett) Brennen, Welding Technology student, received the Breckenridge Rotary Club scholarship.
• Justin Wood, Welding Technology student, received the TSTC Texan Success Scholarship.
• Elizabeth Lobstein, Vocational Nursing student, received the Quality Enhancement Plan Scholarship.

On hand to present the scholarships were Virgil Moore with the Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation; Ivy Delong, Chemical Dependency Counseling instructor; Jonathan Newton with the Rotary Club of Breckenridge; Delton McGuire, senior field development officer for TSTC; and Burrell McKelvain, retired TSTC-Breckenridge Dean/Provost.

Following the presentation of the scholarships, attendees had a hamburger lunch and played a game of football-related bingo for a variety of prizes.

Debbie Karl, current TSTC Associate Provost, and Burrell McKelvain, retired TSTC Dean/Provost, talk to attendees at the annual fall semester Student Appreciation/Scholarship Lunch on Monday afternoon. This month marks 10 years since McKelvain retired. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Story by Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan

Cutline, top photo: Scholarship recipients and presenters gathered for a group photo after the presentation on Monday. Pictured, from left, are William Brennen, Justin Wood, Noah Martin, Virgil Moore, Mindy Casto, Burrell McKelvain, Jonathan Newton, Elizabeth Lobstein and Delton McGuire. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)