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Students awarded meal plan and textbook scholarships
Matt Bactad doesn’t worry about how he is going
to pay for his meals as he goes through his freshman year at the
University of Houston.
That’s because he is one of 11 students who were awarded a Meal
Plan scholarship, which provides a Lifestyle 21 meal plan from
UH Dining Services and ARAMARK for both the fall and spring
semesters.
“The Meal Plan scholarship helps me out incredibly in that I
don’t need to worry about where and how I would get breakfast,
lunch or dinner,” said Bactad, who is pursuing a pre-pharmacy
degree.
Geoffrey Herbert, resident district manager for UH Dining
Services, said the intent in offering the Meal Plan scholarships
is to align with President Renu Khator’s goal of making
education at UH affordable to all and to help put the true
college experience within reach.
“We understand that having a meal plan removes a certain level
of stress in a student’s life and offers them a place to not
only eat, but study and interact with other students,” he said.
Another seven students received the Barnes & Noble Textbook
Scholarship, which provides them $400 for the fall and another
$400 for the spring to pay for books and supplies in the UH
Bookstore. Bactad also received this scholarship.
“The Barnes & Noble Textbook Scholarship saves me time and
money, both of which are valuable to a full-time student like
myself,” he said. “I find the bookstore to have everything a
student needs to be successful, and with the money awarded to
me, I get my materials such as textbooks, binders and pencils
conveniently with the peace of mind that I save hundreds of
dollars.”
Meal Plan Scholarship recipients include: James Annis, Matt
Bactad, Ashley Coates, Sarah Headrick, Trung Le, Oscar Leija,
Timothy McClellan, Robynne Monsevalles, Ha Nguyen, Martir Ramos
and Paige Savage. The scholarship was awarded to four
new/incoming students, four returning students and three
transfer students.
Barnes & Noble Textbook Scholarship recipients are: Matt Bactad,
Oscar Leija, Robynne Monsevalles, Shaoli Bhadra, Trung Le, Ha
Nguyen and Hannah DeRousselle. The scholarship was awarded to
three new/incoming students, three returning students and one
transfer student.
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