NW-SCC Student Savannah Berryman has been named a 2021 New Century Transfer Scholar and the lone New Century Transfer Scholar in Alabama
MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) student Savannah Berryman, of Tuscumbia, has been named a 2021 New Century Transfer Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. Only one New Century Transfer Scholar is selected from each state.
New Century Transfer Scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, leadership, activities, and how they extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom. Over 2,000 students were nominated from more than 1,200 college campuses across the country.
The program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
“We congratulate Savannah for receiving this prestigious scholarship, and we are honored to partner with the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, and the AACC to recognize her outstanding achievements,” said Phi Theta Kappa’s President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner. “Scholarship programs like this are integral for creating opportunities for two-year college students to succeed and for putting college completion within reach.”
Media Release/Trent Randolph
Public Information Officer
Northwest-Shoals Community College
