Villa and Spencer receive AAUW-CF scholarships – Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

CEDAR FALLS -- Isabel Villa and Crystal Spencer are the recipients of the 2017 Transition Scholarships to the University of Northern Iowa.

These $1,000 scholarships are sponsored by the Cedar Falls affiliate of the American Association of University Women.

Villa has completed an associate of applied science degree in police science and will also complete an associate of arts degree at Hawkeye Community College this spring. She is an honor student at HCC. At the University of Northern Iowa, she plans to major in criminology. Villa, who was brought to the U.S. from Mexico as a child, now lives in Waterloo and is the mother of four children aged 2 months to 13 years.

Spencer of Waverly will transfer from HCC to UNI to major in music. She plans a graduate degree in music therapy. She enjoys both vocal and instrumental music, including church choir, piano, guitar, and ukulele. She has volunteered as church liturgist and has also participated in community theater in Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Spencer is a native of South Korea.

Transition Scholarships are awarded in the spring to non-traditional female students currently attending HCC who will enroll in at least six credit hours at UNI in the fall.

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