The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients. The BCCC Foundation anticipates awarding $150,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.

John Blount Jr., 61, received the Darragh Foundation Scholarship. The Grimesland resident is part of the commercial truck driving program. The Son of John and Adell Blount of Plymouth and husband of Dedria Blount, he plans to start his own business. Blount attended Plymouth High School.

Donovan Coplin Sr. received the Darragh Foundation Scholarship. The New Bern resident is part of the commercial driver license truck driver training program. He is a father of two.

Christy Griffin, 38, received the Darragh Foundation Scholarship. The Martin County resident is part of the income maintenance worker program. She is a mother of one.

Ta’Sheria Keyes, 28, received the Darragh Foundation Scholarship. The Washington resident is part of the registered medical assistant program. She attended Washington High School, and holds an Associate in General Education. Keyes currently works as a sales associate at Walmart and plans to work in the medical field.

Nakira Smith, 32, received the Darragh Foundation Scholarship. The Winterville resident is part of the medical office specialist program. Smith attended Greene Central High School and plans to get a degree in health information technology. Daughter of Darryl and Linda Smith of Winterville, the mother of four currently works with A Caring Heart Case Management.

Johannes Van Essendelft, 18, received the Reid Sassnett and the Fenner Cox Scholarships. The Pantego resident is the son of Bernie Van Essendelft Sr., and he is working on his general studies as part of the PackTrac program. Van Essendelft attended Terra Ceia Christian Academy, and he works on his family farm which he plans to manage in the future.

Alma Vasquez Luis, 26, received the Darragh Foundation Scholarship. The Washington resident is part of the phlebotomy program. She attended Washington High School and is the daughter of Ana Luis Jarquin and Gustavo Vasquez of Washington.

Ana Vasquez Luis, 29, received the Darragh Foundation Scholarship. The Washington resident is part of the phlebotomy program, and she is a mother of one. Vasquez currently works as a cook at Backwater Jack’s.

For more information, contact Jen Seay, at jennifer.seay@beaufortccc.edu or 252-940-6218.