Scholarship Provides Resources for Qualified Students
By GARY STALLARD
AC News Service
Angelina College recently held a luncheon in honor of its Smith-Hutson Scholarship recipients for the 2026 academic year.
Those students included both first-year and second-year recipients.
The Smith-Hutson Scholarship, established at AC in 2003, was created to assist incoming students – as well as those students with at least a year remaining – who “demonstrate both financial need and academic promise as they pursue an associate’s degree or certifications” in their chosen fields of study, according to the AC website.
The scholarship targets assistance with “tuition, books, fees and reasonable living expenses.”
Following is the list of recipients, along with hometowns of record and chosen majors when provided:
Esmerelda Almaguer (Lufkin), Business Administration and Management; Even Cantu; Mia Carcamo (San Augustine) Pharmacy Technology; Mario De La Cruz (Lufkin), Welding Technology; Landon Elliott (Pineland), General Studies; Sariette Flores (Pollok), Emergency Medical Services; Jonathan Garcia (Pollok), Business Administration and Management; Summer Goins (Wells), Radiologic Technology; Julia Gonzalez (Diboll), General Studies; Kristina Guardado (Lufkin), Teaching; Emerson Jackson (Lufkin), Sonography; Nickolas Jiminez (Lufkin), Undeclared; Destiny Ordaz (Lufkin), Business Administration and Management; Samara Reagan (Pollok), Design and Applied Arts-Graphic Arts; Angel Rios (Diboll), Engineering; Angelique Rodriguez (Lufkin), Nursing; Reina Rodriguez (Lufkin), Respiratory Care; Rylea Terrazas (Diboll), Business Administration and Management; and Rosa Torres (Lufkin), Pharmacy Technology.
For further information regarding the Smith-Hutson Scholarship at Angelina College, contact Irma Montoya (imontoya@angelina.edu) or Annette Sandoval (asandoval@angelina.edu.)
Photo caption (group photo):
Angelina College recently honored its Smith-Hutson Scholarship recipients with a luncheon held on the AC campus. Established at AC in 2003, the scholarship was created to assist students who “demonstrate both financial need and academic promise as they pursue an associate’s degree or certifications” in their chosen fields of study.” Not pictured: Emerson Jackson. (Gary Stallard photo for AC News Service)