ECU awards full academic scholarships to four students from Pitt County
Four high school students from Pitt County are among 20 selected for the EC Scholars program at East Carolina University.
The recipients are Dymon Blango, Oswaldo Javier Rangel Corona, Neha Makanangot and Abigail Ulffers.
Blango
Rangel Corona
Makanangot
Ulffers
Blango is a recent graduate of the Pitt County Schools’ Early College High School, where she earned associate degrees in science and biotechnology from Pitt Community College. She plans to major in biology at ECU. Her parents are Escalera Blango and Bianca Murchison-Lopez of Greenville.
Rangel Corona is a recent graduate of Beaufort County Early College High School, where he earned associate degrees in science and arts from Beaufort County Community College. He intends to major in business at ECU. He is the son of Elizabeth and Javier Rangel of Grimesland.
Makanangot is a senior at J.H. Rose High School. She intends to major in biology at ECU. She is the daughter of Nuhman Makanangot and Nazra Nuhman of Greenville.
Ulffers, a senior at D.H. Conley High School, plans to pursue a multidisciplinary studies program in neuroscience and public health studies. She is an alternate for the early assurance program in the Brody School of Medicine. She is the daughter of Chris Ulffers and Beth Norvell Ulffers of Greenville.
EC Scholars is the university’s most prestigious and competitive undergraduate academic scholarship program. The merit scholarship recognizes outstanding academic performance, commitment to community engagement and strong leadership skills. Recipients are admitted to ECU’s Honors College and receive a scholarship for four years, along with a stipend for study abroad, for a total value of nearly $63,000.
Students have completed a rigorous three-tier selection process that includes meeting Honors College admissions criteria and participating in a faculty review and interview process during Selection Sunday, which occurs each spring on ECU’s campus. This year’s incoming class has an average combined math/verbal SAT score of 1408, average ACT score of 31.5 and an average unweighted GPA of 3.95.
The 20 EC Scholars were selected from about 600 applicants.
For more information, visit www.ecu.edu/ecscholars.
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