SUMMIT COUNTY – A student from Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Summit County has received the FirstBank First in Family scholarship.
Ismael Quijada will receive up to $2,735 for tuition, books and fees. In total, four students were awarded the scholarship for first-generation students pursuing a bachelor’s degree or associate degree at the college’s locations in Edwards, Spring Valley, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Breckenridge or Dillon.
This is the first year FirstBank has funded this scholarship. Jeff Campeau, president of FirstBank in Summit County, said, “Higher education has long been held as a central theme to FirstBank’s giving. How exciting is it to be able to help the first family member get a college degree? It’s