Two students at Butler County Community College will be among a select few across the country receiving a nationwide scholarship.
Mya Slomers and Bailey Bevington were recently named as winners of the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarships—which only selected 213 students in the U.S.
Part of the requirement is to be a member of Phi Theta Kappa, an international academic honor society for two-year schools.
“To be selected is really a huge, huge honor,” Dr. Josh Novak, BC3’s dean of students and primary adviser of Rho Phi, the college’s 55-year-old chapter of Phi Theta Kappa said. “It’s a competitive process.”
Slomers is a nursing student and Butler graduate. “I’d like to be one of those last people who someone sees before they go into surgery,” Slomers said. “I like to be a friendly face. Sometimes people get really nervous. I’ve gone under for a couple of surgeries before and the nurses that I had were just so sweet. I feel it’s really important, especially if someone doesn’t have a family member to be there with them.”
Mya Slomers, 19, of Butler, is a second-year Nursing, R.N., student on Butler County Community College’s main campus. Slomers is a member of BC3’s Rho Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
Bevington is a graduate of Armstrong High School and currently takes classes at BC3 at Armstrong.
“I have seen a lot of children who suffer, who come from bad homes, and I just want to be able to help those kids,” Bevington, who wants to become an adolescent therapist, said. “I want to bring some light to their life. That is why I chose to pursue this career.”
Slomers and Bevington are the latest BC3 students to be awarded the Coca-Cola Scholarship—previously four other students have also been selected for the honor.
Bailey Bevington, 19, of Worthington, is a second-year psychology student at BC3 @ Armstrong, Butler County Community College’s additional location in Ford City.
