SAN ANTONIO (August 8, 2023) – Forty-five college students have been awarded educational scholarships for the 2023–2024 academic year from Silver Eagle Beverages. The Silver Eagle Beverages Scholarship program awards up to a total of $5,000 per academic year to the dependent children of Silver Eagle Beverages employees. The scholarship program was started by the company over 20 years ago and has awarded more than $2.5 million in scholarships to date. The recipients were recently recognized by John L. Nau, III, chairman and CEO of Silver Eagle Beverages, at an award ceremony at their San Antonio office.
“The Silver Eagle Beverages Scholarship program is a wonderful way in which we are able to give back and show support for our employees, their families, and future generations of thinkers,” said Nau. “We are proud to recognize these students as they enter into the next chapter of their lives and pursue their educational goals.”
Listed below are the scholarship recipients grouped by their hometown:
San Antonio
Joshua Cruz
Christian Garza-Ortiz
Catalina Lopez
Jessenia Llamas
Chloe Lopez
Dominic Cantu
Damien Martinez
Keziah Gomez
Christian Samarripa
Bailey Kleiber
Ernesto Gomez
Faith Franz
Alexandria Rodriguez
Kara McKinnie
Cheyanne Zavala
Ashley Hernandez
Alesia Hernandez
Skylar Herrera
Richard Guerra
Serenity Vasquez
Faith Taylor
Anthony Kaples
Bryan Hurtado
Michael De Hoyos
Marco Hurtado
Ryan Mitchell
Meadow Gonzales
Richard Lopez
Victoria Hernandez
Joseph Chavez
Cristina Naranjo
Austin
Desiree Lama
Cibolo
Daemon Rodriguez
Converse
Carolena Herrera
Del Rio
Leanna Galindo
Alexandra Lugo
Karina Galindo
Eagle Pass
Ricardo Luna Rodriguez
Iliana Luna
Elmendorf
Erica Meza
La Vernia
Cade Ratliff
Curt Ratliff
Pflugerville
Joshua Garcia
Universal City
Julianna Mendez
Victoria
Megan Vanderford
The Silver Eagle Beverages Scholarship award program provides up to five years of funding for an undergraduate degree and up to two years of funding for a graduate degree, two-year degree, or technical school. The Greater Houston Community Foundation administers the Silver Eagle Beverages Scholarship awards program.
For more information about Silver Eagle Beverages or the Greater Houston Community Foundation, visit: www.silvereaglebeverages.com or www.ghcf.org.
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About Silver Eagle Beverages
Silver Eagle Beverages is one of the largest Anheuser-Busch distributors in the United States. More than 500 employees service a territory that includes Bexar County and extends over 12 additional counties in southwest Texas. Silver Eagle Beverages’ footprint covers 18,481 square miles from Wilson County to Val Verde County on the state border. With a corporate office and warehouse in San Antonio, warehouse in Del Rio and depot in Carrizo Springs, Silver Eagle Beverages distributes a broad selection of domestic and import brands, national and local craft beers, and several non-alcohol beverages and waters. For more information, visit http://www.silvereaglebeverages.com/.
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Since 1995, Greater Houston Community Foundation has helped Houston thrive by convening philanthropic resources and knowledge to drive philanthropy in our community, distributing over $2 billion in grants at the direction of its donors since inception. Through various charitable vehicles, including donor advised funds, the Foundation partners with donors to meet their objectives by supporting grant making, including providing programming, advising, and educational opportunities for donors to maximize their philanthropic impact.
Greater Houston Community Foundation is widely considered to be the go-to partner for high-profile philanthropic partnerships in the Greater Houston area, including major disaster relief initiatives, such as the Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund, the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund, and, most notably, the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. The Foundation leads collaborations that support the wellbeing and vitality of Houston including Understanding Houston, a regional indicators partnership with the Kinder Institute for Urban Research that provides key data for philanthropists, business and nonprofit leaders, to drive decision-making in important areas of investment in Houston including economic opportunity, housing and education.
For more information, visit www.ghcf.org.
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