Vanneren Long, a Cambodian student from Long Beach, was among 74 students chosen for this honor among nearly 800 applicants from two-year colleges nationwide. 
Vannaren Long, a Cerritos College honors student, has been named one
of the nation's top scholars by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program.
Long, who is from Long Beach, was among 74 students chosen from nearly 800 applicants from two-year colleges nationwide. The scholarship, which is one of the most competitive undergraduate transfer scholarships in the nation, will provide Long with up to $30,000 per year to complete a bachelor's degree.
He was also been named to the All-California Community College Academic First Team, an acknowledgement of academic distinction by Phi Theta Kappa, the premier two-year college honor society.
Having grown up in a remote village in Cambodia with daily challenges of living without electricity, he hopes to become a nuclear researcher and make electrical energy more plentiful and accessible to everyone in society. He is transferring to the University of California, Berkeley this fall where he will study nuclear engineering to make his dreams come true.
"With encouragement, counsel, and support from Professor Juntilla, I applied for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship and surprisingly was selected," said Long. "I would like to thank Professor Juntilla and Professor Jim Henriques, my physics professor and my mentor. This honor belongs to all of us."
- Cerritos College Media Relations Dept.
Long, who is from Long Beach, was among 74 students chosen from nearly 800 applicants from two-year colleges nationwide. The scholarship, which is one of the most competitive undergraduate transfer scholarships in the nation, will provide Long with up to $30,000 per year to complete a bachelor's degree.
He was also been named to the All-California Community College Academic First Team, an acknowledgement of academic distinction by Phi Theta Kappa, the premier two-year college honor society.
Having grown up in a remote village in Cambodia with daily challenges of living without electricity, he hopes to become a nuclear researcher and make electrical energy more plentiful and accessible to everyone in society. He is transferring to the University of California, Berkeley this fall where he will study nuclear engineering to make his dreams come true.
"With encouragement, counsel, and support from Professor Juntilla, I applied for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship and surprisingly was selected," said Long. "I would like to thank Professor Juntilla and Professor Jim Henriques, my physics professor and my mentor. This honor belongs to all of us."
- Cerritos College Media Relations Dept.
3 comments:
It is simple. I hope he can help develop Cambodia in this engineering section after finishing school.
No matter how many thousands of Cambodian graduates in the US or other developed countries, it won't worth to publicize their information if it won't be in purpose of helping developing our poor country.
There are hundreds of Cambodian doctors, engineer, and scientists who graduated oversea, Cambodia still be third world because nationlism for Cambodians is stuck on their lips, not go down to their legs and arms.
Congartualtion to you Mr. Vannaren Long and thanks for protecting our Khmer or Cambodian identity.
We are sure this young man will be very important for our country in the future. He know, what a great respeonsiblitiy he have as a real privilege Khmer descent.
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