From left to right in the back row are Dr. Brenda Findley, Dr. Allison Evans, Debra Brundage, Marcela Shepard, 24 Club President and Chairwoman of the Scholarship Committee; and Chelsea Hotchkiss, Scholarship Committee Co-Chair. Pictured in front row are Frida Gonzales, scholarship recipient Emma Head, scholarship recipient Samantha Gomez, Dixie Dexter, Denise Miller and Vanessa Stroman.Silver City, NM - Two Western New Mexico University students are the beneficiaries of scholarship awards from the 24 Club organization.

Samantha Gomez and Emma Head are graduates of area high schools and are studying Nursing and Rehabilitation respectively. The organization awards two different scholarships. The Betty Cook Scholarship is awarded to female students who graduate from Grant County schools including Silver High, Cobre High or Cliff High, and who possess a G.P.A. of 3.4 or higher.

The Christine Drangmeister Scholarship is awarded to female sophomore, junior, or senior students who graduated from Silver High, Cobre High or Cliff High, and who possess a minimum 3.4 G.P.A.

The 24 Club is a philanthropic, service organization serving Grant County for over 70 years. The 24 Scholarship program enables the organization to achieve its objectives to provide scholarships for Grant County women at WNMU and to undertake charitable projects in the community, which empower girls and women and serve the needy.

Established in 1952, the original scholarship is a memorial to Betty Cook, the first club member to pass away. It now serves as a memorial to all deceased members, as well as to Cook. The more recent 24 Club Christine Drangmeister Memorial Scholarship was established in 2007 in memory of esteemed member and public school educator Christine Davis Drangmeister.

Upcoming events for the organization include a Fabulous Finds Sale on Saturday, November 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Club members will be selling items including clothing, jewelry, shoes, handbags, lawn and home d+