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Article: Cal Poly grad gets prestigious scholarship to pursue architectural design degree
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- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
- Article date:
- June 30, 2009
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POMONA - A Cal Poly Pomona graduate has been awarded a Jack Kent
Cooke Foundation graduate scholarship, only the third ever earned by
a Cal State university student.
Diego Urrego, who graduated in 2008 with an architecture degree,
will use the scholarship for his studies at Columbia University in
New York, where he is pursuing a master's in advanced architectural
design.
The foundation received about 1,000 nominations for 30 graduate
scholarships, which are each worth up to $300,000 over six years.
The awards recognize outstanding students who exhibit a strong will
to succeed and demonstrate financial need. Applicants must be
nominated by the foundation faculty representative at their ...