Lincoln Tech Students Receive Rebel Voices Scholarships from Magnus Charitable Trust
February 09 2021 - 9:00AM
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), marking 75
years in 2021 as a national leader in specialized technical
training, announces that five students from its Melrose Park, IL
campus were selected to receive the Rebel Voices Scholarship,
provided by the Magnus Charitable Trust. The recipients are
training at Lincoln Tech to launch careers in fields including
electronic systems technology and healthcare support.
In a recent ceremony at the Melrose Park campus, students Maria
Gonzalez, Jorge Huinac-Perez, Vanessa Medrano-Zamora, Takeisha
Williams and Michel Zetina were recognized for their achievements
and presented with their awards. Victoria Magnus, Director of the
Magnus Trust Foundation and daughter of co-founders Alexander and
Maria Magnus, was on hand for the event.
“There’s more than one way to ‘do’ school,” Victoria says.
“Thinking it has to be a 4 year program adds too much pressure and
stress to the process for many students. It’s eye-opening for the
students and parents we work with at Magnus to see other kinds of
opportunities that are available.”
“Victoria and Maria have hearts of gold,” says Karen Clark,
President of Lincoln Tech’s Melrose Park campus. “Their help and
support of this group of Lincoln students is immeasurable.”
The Chicago-based Magnus Charitable Trust was started in 1995 by
Alexander B. Magnus, Jr., a World War II veteran who transformed
his experiences around the world into the vision for a
philanthropic organization dedicated to eradicating hunger and
expanding access to education worldwide. By providing the financial
support for students to attend school – and by helping students
realize pathways they may not have otherwise considered – the
Magnus family has a profound impact not only on individual
students, but on the nation’s workforce.
“My father wanted to support the ‘underdogs’ and give back both
internationally and domestically,” Victoria explains. “He
recognized that skilled trade professionals would always be in
demand, and after he passed and my mother took over the Trust
operations, she envisioned a scholarship fund that would help
students explore those career opportunities.”
In 2004 Maria Magnus followed through on her vision, creating
the original 4-year scholarship program. Victoria stepped in to
help expand scholarship opportunities to students attending trade
schools and EMT programs last year through the establishment of the
Rebel Voices Scholarship.
To qualify for the awards, each applicant was required to submit
an essay and instructor evaluations. Victoria says applicants were
judged on their commitment to their education, and to their
futures. “Our students who are selected as Rebel Voices are the
people who are willing to do the work no matter what. They want to
be there and keep working, even if they might slip up at times.
They’re thinking of their future, and their future families. We
want to help them start fresh in their careers without the burden
and stress of student loan debt.”
By bridging the gap between the cost of attending school and the
students’ financial resources, the Magnus Charitable Trust helps
students graduate with a clearer vision for their career paths, and
their futures. Students who enter the workforce can more quickly
start working toward their financial goals as well as their
personal and professional goals.
Along with financial support and educational guidance, students
in the Rebel Voices program are also matched with mentors who
assist with the transition to college life: enrolling for classes,
getting involved in campus activities, and interacting with
administrators. Knowing they have someone in their corner can help
keep students motivated in overcoming the challenges that come with
pursuing higher education.
Victoria says that Lincoln Tech hasn’t only changed the
students’ perspectives on higher education – it’s changed hers as
well. “Lincoln Tech was the first of our partner schools that I’ve
been able to see personally,” she says. “It felt like a family, and
changed my perspective on what a trade school should be.”
She adds that her father would have appreciated Lincoln
Tech’s programs and educational philosophy as well: “He would have
been fascinated with the facilities and equipment, and probably
would have tried to enroll me! I think he would have enjoyed
teaching at a school like this as well.”
Lincoln Tech looks forward to continuing the relationship
with the Magnus Trust, Clark says, adding that the family’s support
is “tremendous for our students and motivates them through the hard
times.”
The Magnus Charitable Trust is actively seeking new
community partners throughout the Chicago region. To learn more,
visit Magnuscharitable.org.
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About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading
provider of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education.
Lincoln offers recent high school graduates and working adults
career-oriented programs in five principal areas of study:
automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, information
technology, and hospitality services. Lincoln has provided the
workforce with skilled technicians since its inception in
1946.
Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 14 states under
four brands: Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of
Technology, and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and
Sciences. Lincoln also operates Lincoln Culinary Institute in
the states of Connecticut and Maryland.
For more information, visit lincolntech.edu.
Peter Tahinos
Lincoln Educational Services
(973) 736-9340 x49233
PTahinos@lincolntech.edu
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