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THE JESSI COMBS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS -
Seven Scholarships, totaling $30K, awarded to women pursuing careers in the trades
MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA (November 4, 2020) –The Jessi Combs Foundation (JCF) is honored to announce the winners of The Jessi Combs Foundation Scholarship program for 2020. In addition to the two previously announced scholarships for $10,000 each, continued fundraising efforts allowed the foundation to add five additional $2000 scholarships. In total, $30,000 worth of scholarships have been awarded to the following women:
Sana Anderson, Beach Park, IL – College of Lake County – Welding Program
Hannah Stout, Sterling, IL – Wyotech (Laramie Campus) – Custom Fabrication/Welding
Melissa Jester, Huntington Beach, CA – Summit College – Structural Welding
Erin Joseph, Lansing, MI – Lansing Community College – Automotive Mechanical/Electrical
Akai Longo, Taos, NM – MMI (Motorcycle Mechanical School) – Motorcycle Mechanics/Metal Fabrication
Heather Holler, Incline Village, NV – Mitchell Community College – Mechanical Engineering (focus in motorsports)
Sarah McConkie, Bountiful, UT – Davis Tech College – Rope Access Welding and Pipefitting
With continued plans to issue scholarships to women pursuing advancement and careers in the trades, the JCF scholarship will become an annual program; additionally the Foundation plans to leverage their extensive network of industry contacts to help applicants and program graduates with the introductions designed to kick-start their first opportunity in the trades industry.
“Jessi is smiling right now, of that I am certain” said Steve Elmes, Board Chair for The Jessi Combs Foundation “She’d be so incredibly proud of not only this year’s recipients, but of all the women who applied and their determination to see their dreams come to fruition. As an organization dedicated to fulfilling Jessi’s mission, we can’t think of a greater legacy than to grow this family in Jessi’s name. The future