Student Standout Receives Coca Cola Scholar Award

May 2, 2018 Youngwood, Pa.

Two Westmoreland County Community College students were honored recently at the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges All-PA Academic Transfer Team Awards and Recognition Dinner in Harrisburg.

Brooke White of Greensburg received the coveted Coca Cola Transfer Scholar Award, which is part of the All-PA Academic Transfer Scholars program. She received a $1,000 scholarship, as the Bronze winner.  There were only seven Coca-Cola Scholars in the state of Pennsylvania this year.  White is a Human Services/Social Work major at Westmoreland and will be graduating this Friday.

“I knew I wanted to help others in a major way,” White said earlier this year. “When I started taking Human Services/Social Work classes, everything fell into place.”

White helped to create the college’s Human Services/Social Work Club and has completed many volunteer hours in the community. In December, she spent a week performing community service in Costa Rica with the National Society of Leadership and Success.

“The material things in life truly do not matter. What matters is love and human connection,” White said.

Rachel Garris of Greensburg was also selected to the All-PA Academic Transfer Scholars program. Garris is an Accounting major at Westmoreland.

“I am so proud of our students and the active role they take in pursuit of their education.  During the day they got to meet with local representatives to discuss how important the college has been in their success story,” stated Dr. Tuesday Stanley, president, Westmoreland County Community College.  “When our students are honored at such a prestigious event, I am always reminded of the hard work our outstanding faculty put into their classroom every day.”