The following is an article originally published by the Las Vegas Review Journal on May 13, 2018.
Scholarships create diploma pipeline from Las Vegas to Kentucky
Written by Amelia Pak-Harvey
Somewhere near the banks of the Ohio River in Owensboro, Kentucky, students from Sin City are pursuing higher educations.
The draw: full-ride scholarships to Kentucky Wesleyan College, a small, faith-based liberal arts college of fewer than 1,000 students.
It’s the third year in a row that the Las Vegas-based Rogers Foundation has offered all-expenses-paid college experiences to Clark County students who exhibit a strong drive and passion.