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02-01-2008, 03:30 PM
Last night President Leonel Fernandez handed out the 12th Annual Youth Awards during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace. In all 13 young people received acknowledgement for their achievements. La Esquina Joven, a youth oriented section published by Hoy newspaper and Jose Ignacio Morales (El Artistico) were also awarded prizes for their work in benefit of young people. The night's biggest award was given to Roosevelt Montas, a professor at Colombia University who was born in San Cristobal. Award recipients included businessman Jose Luis Corripio, Mauricio Brito Sanchez, Julio Lluberes, Crucito Ovalles Restituyo, Angel Mora, Laurentino Genao, Yudelkis Contreras, Cesar Alberto Dargam and Fernando Quiroz.
In related news, Fernandez handed out 2,600 scholarships to Dominican students. According to Higher Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo, this is the largest set of scholarships handed out by the current administration out of a total of 11,950 scholarships awarded to date, of which 7,700 have been for domestic study and 2,250 have been for study opportunities abroad. Melo also said that 51% of scholarship students study at the state UASD University and Las Americas Technical Institute (ITLA), while the remaining 49% are dispersed among the country's other universities.
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In related news, Fernandez handed out 2,600 scholarships to Dominican students. According to Higher Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo, this is the largest set of scholarships handed out by the current administration out of a total of 11,950 scholarships awarded to date, of which 7,700 have been for domestic study and 2,250 have been for study opportunities abroad. Melo also said that 51% of scholarship students study at the state UASD University and Las Americas Technical Institute (ITLA), while the remaining 49% are dispersed among the country's other universities.
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