By AMANDA ALANIZ
UTRGV
Six UTRGV students, including an individual from San Benito, recently were awarded scholarships from the Kemper Corporation’s philanthropic arm, the Kemper Foundation, and are now identified as Kemper Scholars.
The new cohort of scholars for this academic year is: Kayla Flores, of Sullivan City, junior, Marketing major; Fatima Mancia Mendoza, of Arlington, junior, Accounting major; Lizbeth Arely Ramirez-Gomez, of Brownsville, junior, Finance major; Alejandra Mayde Avilez, of McAllen, senior, Finance major; Itzel Rojas, of Rio Grande City, junior, Accounting major; and Josiah Gonzalez, of San Benito, sophomore, Finance major.
Dr. Jorge Vidal, assistant professor of practice for the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship, and Maria Leonard, assistant professor of practice in management, are assisting the students during their time in the program.
The RCVCOBE announced its partnership with the Kemper Foundation earlier this year, when the foundation announced it would commit $4.5 million to the next generation of its Kemper Scholars Program.
The foundation will award 650 scholarships over the next five years to high-achieving, diverse college students at partnering Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The program also provides financial grants to professors pursuing academic initiatives and to on-campus diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) programs. The foundation will partner with the Kemper Corporation to offer more than 325 internships to the schools over the next five years.
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