Soroptimists award scholarship to CCC student

Soroptimist International of Lake Oswego awarded Clackamas Community College (CCC) student Sarah Tedrick a $500 scholarship during an awards ceremony earlier this month. The award is given to help women improve their economic situation through additional education and training.

Tedrick, 29, will use the cash award to fulfill her transfer requirements at CCC, before transferring to Marylhurst University while maintaining her psychology major and preparing for their Masters in Art Therapy program. Once she completes her studies, Tedrick, a domestic abuse survivor and sole provider for her three children, plans to become a child therapist utilizing art concepts to develop recognition, reconnection, and life skills for troubled youth.

The Women’s Opportunity Awards program is Soroptimist International of the Americas’ major service project. Soroptimist International of Lake Oswego/West Linn is one of 1,500 clubs that make up Soroptimist International of the Americas, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. The Women’s Opportunity Awards program provides women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families with the financial resources to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education or additional skills and training. The award can be used for tuition, books, childcare, carfare or any other education-related expense.

A resident of Canby, Tedrick is a 4.0 student at CCC. She is a CCC Foundation scholarship recipient. For more information, contact Darcie Iven at 503-594-3421 or darciei@clackamas.edu.