The spouse of a Security Forces Airman received a scholarship in excess of $4,000 Aug. 8, 2014 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Angela T. Reyes, wife of Airman 1st Class Juan A. Reyes, 509th Security Forces Squadron, was this year's recipient.
"In the economic times we live in, scholarships are critical to military spouses in the completion of their education goals," said Dale Buckingham, Park University's Campus Center Director. "The Park University Military Family Scholarship program is one of those opportunities."
The scholarship is for first-year students of Park University who are either a non-military spouse or dependent of an active military assigned, attached or residing in the vicinity of the campus center.
Students must have a minimum GPA of at least 3.0 to be eligible.
"It felt really good to receive the scholarship," Reyes said. "I didn't expect to receive as much as I did, and I'm really grateful. My husband is the only one who works in our household and I stay home with our ten-month-old, so any aid helps."
The scholarship can be applied toward 15 semester hours in the upcoming academic year.
For more information about educational opportunities, contact the Whiteman Education office at 660-687-5752.