Earlier this month, the Cemex Lyons cement plant, through the St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation and the Lyons Community Foundation, provided scholarships to five students from St. Vrain Valley Schools.
This was the third year that Cemex funded a $1,000 Cemex Environmental Stewardship Scholarship through the Lyons Community Foundation, which was awarded to a student planning to study natural resources, engineering, wildlife biology or geology. Cemex provided four scholarships through the St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation to students planning to pursue trade or vocational fields. As a local employer committed to building a more capable, inclusive and resilient community, Cemex proudly supports educational opportunities like these scholarships to help strengthen the future workforce.
The scholarships were given out to the below students:
Cemex Environmental Stewardship Scholarship with the Lyons Community Foundation ($2,000 – includes a $1,000 match from LCF)
- Caleb Christiansen, Lyons Middle Senior High, Engineering Major at Dordt University
Cemex Trade Scholarships with the St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation ($1,000 each)
- Nathan Birhanu, Silver Creek High, Engineering Major at the University of Colorado Boulder
- Daniel Merlos, Longmont High, Construction Management Major at Front Range Community College
- Josephine Nguyen, Silver Creek High, Engineering Major at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- Eamon Osborne, Lyons Middle Senior High, Welding Technology Major at Colorado Mesa University
