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  • May 1st 2010 Issue
  • Good Point–Washington fruit industry scholarships change lives

    Education is an investment that provides returns to individuals and society.

    Yadira Castaneda recently received the Jacque McDougall Memorial Scholarship, funded by McDougall and Sons of Wenatchee, and Cecelia Guzman received a CCM scholarship funded by Columbia Marketing International, Columbia Fruit Packing, and McDougall & Sons. Both scholarships are equivalent to 85 percent of the cost of tuition, books, room and board at a Washington public university ($17,000) and can be renewed for four years. Castaneda will use her award at Stanford University, California, while Guzman will attend the University of Washington. Castaneda’s mother and Guzman’s parents are employees at McDougall and Sons, Wenatchee. Pictured are: Back row—Scott McDougall, Stuart McDougall, […]

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