Jose Urena Receives The Bernice R. Rydell Scholarship for Excellence

MILLERSVILLE, PA (05/07/2013)(readMedia)-- Jose F. Urena, of Lititz, Pa., has been selected to receive The Bernice R. Rydell Scholarship for Excellence. Urena will graduate from Warwick High School and attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania this fall to study chemistry.

The Bernice R. Rydell Scholarship for Excellence recipients is awarded $3,623. The donor requires that the recipient selected to receive the award be a student of color who earned a class rank placing them in the top 10 percent of their high school class and who has a record of involvement in his or her community.

Urena will be a first generation college student, having to learn English as a second language when he started elementary school. He was a member of the National Honor Society, the Junior Engineering Technical Society and played varsity soccer throughout high school. Most of his free-time is devoted to improving his soccer skills, competing in regional and state-wide soccer tournaments and working part-time.

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a top-ranked, public university located in the northeast region of the United States. It is committed to offering students a high quality, comprehensive university experience of exceptional value. Dedicated to providing nationally recognized programs that embrace the liberal arts, Millersville offers academic opportunities that are supported by outstanding faculty who are accomplished scholars and practitioners. Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville University is one of 14 universities within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.