become a pediatric dental hygienist because she wants to help give children the confidence to smile. Loch's father and alumni sponsor is retired Lt. Col. David Loch, a CGSOC graduate and a National Security Roundtable alumnus, who currently works for CGSC's Department of Distance Education. Loch says her father has taught her the importance of balancing fun and responsibility. She also says her favorite subject in school is biology because she loves to understand how life works through science. Loch plans on using her scholarship towards books for her classes. Aubrie Penfield is currently a high school senior at Lansing High School. She will graduate in May 2020 and plans on attending Oklahoma State University because she says it is far enough away to be independent and she is a legacy student. Penfield plans to study communication science in order to become a speech pathologist. She says she looks forward to enjoying all the possibilities she will have to help people in this career field. Penfield's father and alumni sponsor is retired Col. Gregory Penfield, a CGSOC graduate and current professor in CGSC's Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations. She says her father is a great support system for her and that his example is good positive reinforcement for her. Her favorite high school activity has been cheerleading and she says she has enjoyed cheering for basketball the most because of the intensity of the games. Penfield plans to use her scholarship towards her out-of-state tuition. "We designed this program to help the Foundation fulfill its mission to maintain connections with our alumni as well as offer a tangible benefit for our military families," said Cox. "Now that we've conducted our first year of the program, we look forward to making improvements and getting even more applicants next year. Congratulations to this year's winners and thank you to their parents for being life members of our Alumni Association." Information about the Foundation's scholarship program is available at www.cgscfoundation/alumni/scholarships. A link to join the Alumni Association as a Life Member is on the page for those that need to join before their children or grandchildren apply. For CGSC Foundation Scholarship program information, see: http://www.cgscfoundation.org/alumni/scholarships 2021 Scholarship Competition The CGSC Foundation will announce the opening of the 2021 Scholarship competition in fall 2020. - Look for the announcement on the Foundation website and social media. www.cgscfoundation.org | CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 17http://www.cgscfoundation/alumni/scholarships http://www.cgscfoundation.org/alumni/scholarships http://www.cgscfoundation.org/alumni http://www.cgscfoundation.org