Scholarship Provides Resources for Qualified Students
A total of 41 Angelina College students received recognition at the Smith-Hutson Scholarship Banquet held this past week at Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin.
Those students included both first-year and second-year recipients.


The Smith-Hutson Scholarship was established at AC in 2003 and was created to assist incoming students – as well as those students with at least a year remaining – who “demonstrate both financial need and academic promise as they pursue an associate’s degree or certifications” in their chosen fields of study, according to the AC website.
The scholarship targets assistance with “tuition, books, fees and reasonable living expenses.”
Following is the list of recipients, along with hometowns of record and chosen majors:
Esmerelda Almaguer (Lufkin), Business Administration and Management; Nicole Boyett (Nacogdoches), Applied Science/Radiology; Trista Britt (Center), Applied Science/Radiology; Even Cantu (Lufkin), Music; Mia Carcamo (San Augustine), Pharmacy Tech; Maryjoy Cariaga (Livingston), Nursing; Amy Cordero (Lufkin), Applied Science/Radiology; Martha Cuc (Lufkin), Applied Science/Radiology; Mario De La Cruz (Lufkin), Welding Technology; Fatima DeJesus (Diboll), Education: Yadira Diera (Lufkin), Pharmacy; Landon Elliott (Pineland), Engineering/Aviation; Sariette Flores (Pollok), Emergency Medical Services; Christian Gamboa (Lufkin), General Studies; Jonathan Garcia (Pollok), General Studies; Jolie Garcia (Pollok), Surgical Technology; Taylor Garcia (Pollok), Sports Medicine/Kinesiology; Summer Goins (Wells), Sonography; Julia Gonzalez (Diboll), Psychology; Kristina Guardado (Lufkin), Health Science; Emmerson Jackson (Lufkin), Sonography; Elizabeth Jacobo (Pollok), Nursing; Nickolas Jiminez (Lufkin), Undeclared; Lauren Low (Alto), Agricultural Systems Management; Sidney Moore (Lufkin), Nursing; Hailey Morgan (Reklaw), General Studies/Surgical Technology; Bryan Munoz (Groveton), Applied Science/Welding Technology; Destiny Ordaz (Lufkin), Business Administration and Management; Giselle Perez (Lufkin), Applied Science/Radiology; Kaitlyn Pineda (Nacogdoches), Applied Science/Sonography; Makayla Price (Lufkin), Applied Science/Nursing; Samara Reagan (Pollok), General Studies; Alyssa Redd (Pollok), General Studies; Angel Rios (Diboll), Engineering; Consuelo Rivera (Fredericksburg), Sonography; Angelique Rodriguez (Lufkin), Nursing; Reina Rodriguez (Lufkin), Respiratory Technology; Rylea Terrazas (Diboll), Business Administration and Management; Kelrick Thomas (Hemphill), Applied Science/Welding Technology; Lindsey Tobias (Pollok), Applied Science/Surgical Technology; and Rosa Torres (Lufkin), Pharmacy.
For further information regarding the Smith-Hutson Scholarship at Angelina College, contact Irma Montoya (imontoya@angelina.edu) or Annette Sandoval (asandoval@angelina.edu.)