Gateway Student Earns One of Only 40 Prestigious Boettcher Scholarships

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Gateway Student Earns One of Only 40 Prestigious Boettcher Scholarships

Brandon Thomas, a senior at Gateway High School, has been named a 2014 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship Recipient. Boettcher Scholars are awarded “full-ride” merit-based scholarships to attend a college or university in Colorado. More than 1,600 students apply each year and only 40 are awarded scholarships.

The “full-ride” scholarship Thomas has been awarded includes virtually all college expenses to attend the Colorado school of his choice: full tuition, fees, a book allowance and an annual stipend for living expenses. The award is granted for eight semesters at either a public or private four-year college or university in the state. Thomas must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

In recent years, Boettcher Scholars averaged in the top 2 percent of their class by rank and scored 1440 on the SAT and 33 on the ACT. According to the Boettcher Foundation, a successful candidate must also demonstrate a strong potential for continued leadership and service.

“The goal of the Boettcher Scholarship program is to keep the best talent in Colorado here by connecting them with the outstanding opportunities offered by our in-state institutions,” said Tim Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation. “We know that these students will become leaders on their campuses and continue serving others with their gifts, thereby contributing to the greater Colorado community.”

Now in its 61^st year, the Boettcher Scholarship program has awarded more than 2,300 scholarships, with more than $3 million paid out each year. This places the program among the largest merit-based scholarship programs in the nation.

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