Nearly 275 students from Oregon and neighboring Siskiyou County, California, were awarded up to $40,000 to continue their post-secondary educations, including nine from the Woodburn area.
The Ford Family Foundation selected Woodburn area high schoolers and Chemeketa Community College students to receive up to $40,000 each year in scholarships to put toward their college goals.
The Ford Scholars Program, including scholarships given to six Woodburn-area seniors, is intended to assist students who have worked hard in their high school studies and have significant need or barriers to higher education…