Ten students from Mexico attending Laredo Community College this spring are benefiting from a new scholarship funded by Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs via the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) BECAS (Scholarship) Program at the University of California, Berkeley. On behalf of Consul General Miguel Angel Isidro of the Consulate General of Mexico in Laredo, Deputy Consul Juan Jose Martinez de la Rosa was at the Private David B. Barkeley Cantu Veterans Memorial Chapel at Laredo Community College on Thursday, Feb. 10 to present a symbolic check of $15,000 to college officials. They are, from left, LCC President Juan L. Maldonado, LCC Veteran Affairs and International Student Coordinator Veronica Hernandez, Martinez de la Rosa and LCC Financial Aid Director Rick Moreno. The 10 students received scholarships of $1,500 for the spring term.
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