Altrusa International of Hermiston has awarded $1,000 Dorothy Juve Memorial Scholarships to three local students.
The scholarships are awarded each spring to worthy applicants who are approximately two-thirds finished with their college education.
The three recipients are:
Josie Goodrich, who attends school at Washington State University. She has a double major of criminal justice and criminology and multi-media journalism. She plans to be a news reporter for the WSU school paper. She is a member of Women’s Professional Rodeo Association and would like to conduct interviews at rodeos, ultimately interviewing for the Cowboy Channel.
Ericka Wells, who attends school at Eastern Oregon University where she is an English writing major with a minor in anthropology. She would like to ultimately get her endorsement in English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) and get a Spanish degree. She has already written a book series and published a newspaper article about suicide prevention in the Hermiston Herald. Her goal is to become a full-time published writer.
Ray Agosto, who attends Oregon State University and is working on a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with a major in graphic design and a minor in photography. His goal is to join a marketing team with an athletic company. His dream job would be to work for Nike where he would be designing apparel, banners, and more.
