Guardado, Morales receive awards through School of WDA, CVCC Foundation, Inc.

Catawba Valley Community College students Jeffrey Guardado and Karla Morales became the latest recipient of CVCC School of Workforce Development and the Arts (WDA) student incentive funding.

11/30/2021

Gardado-Morales Award winner

The awards will cover Spring 2022 semester tuition, fees and books for Guardado and Morales as they pursue degrees in music and accounting, respectively, in the School of WDA.

“On behalf of the School of Workforce Development and the Arts, it is our sincere honor to extend financial support for Jeffrey and Karla in Spring Semester 2022,” said Dr. Jeff Penley, CVCC School of WDA Special Advisor and Senior Professor for Technical and University Transfer Programs. “Both Jeffrey and Karla are repeat recipients of this funding. We carefully evaluate each candidate for merit, and the fact that Jeffrey and Karla are receiving our financial support for yet another semester is a testament to their impeccable character and outstanding academic performance.”

Guardado was nominated for the award by CVCC AFA Music Director Caroline Simyon, and Morales was nominated by Director of Accounting and Business Programs Christy Lefevers.

“I am so excited that the CVCC Foundation is providing strong support for Karla and Jeffrey,” said Gary Muller, Dean of CVCC’s School of WDA. “Jeffrey is a very skilled musician and Karla has excellent command of accounting. We are confident that they will succeed in their chosen fields, and that they will be lifelong ambassadors for our quality program offerings here at Catawba Valley Community College.”

For more information regarding this initiative and the CVCC School of Workforce Development and the Arts and its programs, please contact Dean Muller at gmuller@cvcc.edu or Penley at jpenley@cvcc.edu.

To learn more about CVCC Foundation Inc. or to donate, please visit the CVCC Foundation or contact Jennifer Jones, Executive Director of the CVCC Foundation, Inc., at 828-327-7000, ext. 4288 or jjones55@cvcc.edu.

Gardado and faculty

Jeffrey Guardado photo - From left, CVCC Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Jones; Dr. Jeff Penley, CVCC School of WDA Special Advisor and Senior Professor for Technical and University Transfer Programs; CVCC music student Jeffrey Guardado; CVCC AFA Music Director Caroline Simyon; and Gary Muller, Dean of CVCC’s School of WDA.

Morales and Faculty

Karla Morales photo - From left, CVCC Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Jones; Dr. Jeff Penley, CVCC School of WDA Special Advisor and Senior Professor for Technical and University Transfer Programs; CVCC accounting student Karla Morales; Margarita Hernandez; and Gary Muller, Dean of CVCC’s School of WDA.

Note: The photograph accompanying this article was taken in full recognition of COVID-19 safety protocol, and all participants voluntarily removed their masks for only a few seconds for the purpose of having the photograph taken.

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