Scholarships awarded at CCAF graduation

Published May 6, 2010
By Susan Griggs
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Seven students received scholarships at the spring commencement ceremony for the Community College of the Air Force April 27.

Three graduates received Pitsenbarger Awards for top enlisted personnel who plan to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Certificates and $400 checks were presented to:

Staff Sgt. Reginald Brooks, 338th Training Squadron, earned CCAF degrees in education and training management and avionics systems technology. He's pursuing a bachelor's degree in social and criminal justice from Ashford University.

Senior Airman Candace Grantham, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, earned a CCAF degree in public health technology. She'll attend the University of Southern Mississippi to work toward a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Staff Sgt. Lucas Levesque, 366th TRS Detachment 6, earned his CCAF in instructor training and military science. He's pursuing a bachelor's degree in operations management from Southwestern College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Sal D'Aquilla Award provides $100 scholarships towards textbooks and supplies to Staff Sgt. Shirley Arnold, 403rd Wing, and Senior Airman Casey Grizzard and Staff Sgt. Diarra Morris, 81st Medical Operations Squadron.

The Chiefs' Group Scholarship for $200 presented to Senior Airman Sheila De'Letoile, 81st AMDS, is for a student pursuing a first CCAF degree to help with the purchase of books.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University awarded the Embry-Riddle Excellence Award to all CCAF graduates who participated in the commencement ceremony. The $100 award can be applied toward books and supplies.