PG&E awards Chico State student $20,000 STEM Scholarship

A deserving Chico State student, Rigober to Vazquez Jr., was awarded a PG&E Better Together Scholarship of up to $5,000 per year for up to four years. Vazquez is one of 20 Northern and Central California students chosen from 2,000 applicants to receive the scholarship to complete his college degree. PG&E’s fifth annual Better Together Scholarship program helps to cover undergraduate education expenses for selected high school seniors, or college, university or vocational-technical students to complete their higher education paths. PG&E Better Together STEM Scholarships are awarded based on a combined demonstration of community leadership, personal triumph, financial need and academic achievement. A junior, Vazquez plans to pursue a doctorate and do scholarly research in nuclear engineering to explore some of the areas of plasma radiation, primarily the effects radiation has on nuclear materials.

Growing up, Vazquez did not have a stable home and returned to Mexico at the age of three before returning to the U.S. in the tenth grade to attend Ores Timba High School in Newman. Determined to go to college, he enrolled at Chico State and became the first to be hired as a maths tutor at the Chico State Learning Centre. He also attended the New York University Research Summer Program for juniors, even though he was only a sophomore. Vazquez completed Chico State’s Honours Program in General Education in just three years. He mentors freshman Hispanic students who are the first in their families to attend college within Chico State’s Engineering, Construction Management & Computer Science programs.

“Students like Rigober are the promise of a bright future and PG&E is proud to support our local communities by providing a path for talented and driven students to achieve their dreams of higher education. He has overcome many hardships to be here today.
 

 
Source: Hindustan Times

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