Fluor Foundation Job Corps Scholarship Program

The Fluor Foundation's Job Corps Scholarship was established in 2003 and is awarded on a yearly basis.  The $5,000 renewable scholarships are available to select students who attend any of the DEL-JEN operated Job Corps Centers:

·  Albuquerque Job Corps Center, NM

·  Earle C. Clements Job Corps Academy, KY

·  Gainesville Job Corps Center, FL

·  Kittrell Job Corps Center, NC

·  Little Rock Job Corps Center, AR

·  Mississippi Job Corps Center, MS

Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

"The Fluor Foundation is pleased to assist the Job Corps and these students in achieving their higher education goals,” said J. Robert Fluor, Foundation president. “Supporting this scholarship program is one more way that Fluor invests in student achievement and partners with education.”

2008 Recipients

Congratulations to 2008's recipients listed below with their Center alma mater and curriculum:

·  Shatara Bogan - Mississippi JCC (Business)

·  Hayley Ervin - Mississippi JCC (Nursing)

·  Mesfin Galata - N. Texas JCC (Nursing)

·  Lynica Higgins  - Mississippi JCC (Biology)

·  Anqualita Ingram - Whitney Young JCC (undeclared)

·  Tsedey Kassahum - N. Texas JCC (Nursing)

·  Joshua Rivas - N. Texas JCC (Associates of Arts)

·  Richard Traylor - Earle Clements JCC (I.T.)

In May of 2008, a special awards ceremony was held for Darnisha Johnson the first Job Corps student to graduate under a Flour Foundation Scholarship since it's establishment.  Ms. Johnson received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University and graduated with the highest honors attainable, making her a member of the University’s “Hall of Frame."