COUNTYWIDE : Group to Award 2 Scholarships
The Native American Indian Inter-Tribal Assn. of Ventura County will award two scholarships to high school seniors enrolled in the county’s Indian education program.
A $500 scholarship will be given in memory of Phillip A. Rodriguez, a Chumash Indian and longtime Ventura resident who died recently, said Floyd O. Beller, chairman of the association.
A second $500 scholarship, the association’s annual college scholarship, also will be presented at the group’s awards ceremony and potluck dinner May 15 at Anacapa Middle School in Ventura.
American Indian students who would like to apply for the scholarships can contact the Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 6459, Ventura 93003, or call 643-4950.
The deadline for applications is May 13.
The organization also is accepting contributions for the scholarship fund.
The Ventura County Indian Education Consortium helps Indian students enrolled in Ventura, Oxnard, Simi Valley and Fillmore schools by providing cultural awareness, tutoring, and educational and vocational opportunities.
There are 48 seniors in the program this year.
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