Camryn Dollar of Palestine has been awarded the East Arkansas Community College Foundation General Education Scholarship.

The General Education Scholarship is presented annually to a full-time student in the Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science degree programs who plans to transfer to a 4-year institution after graduation from EACC. The student must possess a GPA of 3.0 on all coursework (minimum of 30 college credit hours).

Camryn Dollar is currently enrolled in EACC's Associate of Science in Education degree program and plans to continue her education at Arkansas State University to obtain a bachelor's degree in elementary education.  After obtaining her bachelor's degree, Dollar's future career plans include working as an elementary school teacher. 

"I am so honored to receive this scholarship," said Dollar.  "This funding will help tremendously with continuing my education," she added.    

The EACC Foundation's mission is to generate support and advocacy for East Arkansas Community College in the communities it serves.

Niki Jones, EACC Director of Development with Camryn Dollar, General Education Scholarship recipient