2024 Scholarship Recipients

$50,900 given in scholarships for 2024

Casa de la Cultura Scholarship Recipient:

Adan Martinez – University of Nebraska at Omaha
Masters, Education Specialist
$5,000 Scholarship

Magic Touch/Eddie sandoval Scholarship Recipient:

Lucia Venegas
Nursing
$5,000 Scholarship

Magic Touch Business Scholarship Recipient:

Guillermo Espinoza
Business
$2,500 Scholarship

Alvarez Insurance Graduate Studies Scholarship Recipient:

Gelsey Timilsina – University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Masters, Psychology
$2,500 Scholarship

CHI health™ Scholarship Recipient:

Nicholas Soto
Pre-Radiation Studies
$2,500 Scholarship

Cinco de Mayo Omaha Scholarship Recipient:

Emily Sanchez
Business
$2,500 Scholarship

Lucy Mora Scholarship Recipient:

Odwuar Quinonez
Masters, Dual Language
$2,500 Scholarship

Latino Society of OPPD Employee’s Scholarship Recipients:

Mia Perales – University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Environmental Science
$2,500 Scholarship

Fatima Davila
Environmental Science
$2,500 Scholarship

Nebraska Furniture Mart Scholarship Recipient:

Sophia Garcia-Hernandez
Education
$2,500 Scholarship

JE DUNN Scholarship Recipient:

Alex Avalos
Architecture
$900 Scholarship

The Barrientos Scholarship Foundation & Metro Community College partnered to offer the following 2024 scholarships:

Alvarez Insurance/MCC Scholarship Recipient:

Israel Hernandez
LPN Nursing
$5,000 Scholarship

BSF/MCC Scholarship Recipient:

Eulalia Maribel Juan
Landscape Photography
$5,000 Scholarship

JE Dunn/MCC Scholarship Recipient:

Denisse Sanchez
Real-Estate
$5,000 Scholarship

Magic Touch/MCC Scholarship Recipient:

Kevin Hernandez-Estrada
Trades, Electrical
$5,000 Scholarship