Phyllis E. Lucero Endowed Scholarship

Purpose:
This scholarship was established by Phyllis’ daughter Michelle Lucero, Chair of the MSU Denver Board of Trustees, to honor the legacy of her mother. In establishing this scholarship Ms. Lucero provided the following profile of her late mother: “Phyllis Lucero was an amazing mother, grandmother, wife, and community leader and committed fully to each of these roles in her short 63 years of life. With initially only an 8th-grade education, she saw the value of education and passed that value on to her family. While raising her eleven children, Phyllis studied and passed her GED. She then joined forces with her best friend Betty Jo Quintana and they decided that a college education was possible. Thus, after fifteen years of classes fit in at all hours of the day and weekends, and between a full-time job, raising children, giving back to the community (including service as a City Councilwoman), and attending every sporting event her children were involved in, Phyllis received a Bachelor of Arts in Education, specializing in early childhood education, from Ft. Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.” Through all of this Phyllis always had time to listen to anyone who needed her advice, to cook and provide for those in need and be one of the most amazing people to have walked this wonderful Earth. Her spirit, intelligence, creativity, perseverance, compassion, selflessness, love of community, love of children, sense of humor, and beauty are what motivate the establishment of this scholarship.

Criteria:
• Meet MSU Denver’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements and not in default or owe any refund/repayment of federal, state or institutional aid
• Be a Colorado resident
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
• Be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours during the semester(s) that the scholarship is received
• Financial need is preferred but not required- Financial need is determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and MSU Denver’s Office of Financial Aid.
• Students must complete the University’s General Scholarship application each year to be considered

There is a preference for the recipient to be Latino or 25 years of age or older
Renewal – up to six terms if criteria continues to be met (contingent on available funds).