Since 1987, RTC has awarded $495,000 in scholarships to 137 local students for their academic achievement, good citizenship and high moral character! This year RTC awarded $110,000 in scholarships to seven children of RTC customers and employees.

This year’s recipients are Shelby McFall, Kenneth Cox, Cassandra Arguijo, Fernando Arredondo, Miranda Cochran, Brooke Hickey, and Joseph Saavedra.

Shelby, Riviera Kaufer High School’s Valedictorian, is the daughter of John & Carol McFall and plans to attend Texas A&M University-College Station to study Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. Kenneth, Riviera Kaufer High School’s Salutatorian, is the son of Leslie & Barbara Colston and plans to attend Texas Christian University to study Pre-Med. Cassandra is the daughter of Robert & Patricia Arguijo and plans to attend Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to study Biology. Fernando is the son of Adolfo & Juana Arredondo and plans to attend Texas A&M University-Kingsville to study Engineering. Miranda is the daughter of John Cochran and Cindy Dunlap and plans to attend Texas Tech to study Landscape Architecture. Brooke is the daughter of Eugene & Dana Hickey, Jr. and plans to attend the University of Texas at Tyler to study Biomedical Science. Joseph is the son of Simon & Glenda Saavedra and plans to attend Texas State University to study Optometry.

RTC congratulates all the 2011 scholarship recipients and wishes them well as they enter college and this new phase of their lives. RTC encourages all eligible 2012 Riviera Kaufer High School seniors to apply for a scholarship next year.