Centralia College has named two students to the 2023 All-Washington Academic Team, the college announced this week.
Each student will receive $250 in scholarships from Key Bank and are eligible for additional transfer scholarships from in-state universities.
All 75 of the state’s All-Washington Academic Team members will be recognized formally at a ceremony at noon Thursday, April 27, at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia. Gov. Jay Inslee will be the keynote speaker and present the awards, according to Centralia College.
In addition, Centralia College’s All-Washington Academic Team representatives will be recognized at the May 11 meeting of the Centralia College Board of Trustees.
The two Centralia College students on the 2023 All-Washington Academic Team are:
Andrew Thompson
After experiencing homelessness, alcoholism and drug addiction, Andrew Thompson, 39, of Oakville, brings compassion and understanding to his studies, his work and his volunteering, Centralia College said in a news release. In addition to earning his degree at Centralia College, he works as a counselor aide at a drug and alcohol treatment center, volunteers at his church and at a local homeless shelter, and helps other alcoholics through his 12-step group. He does outreach to the homeless community and seeks to use his education to “ignite hope” for recovery.
Ethan Myers
Ethan Myers, 18, of Centralia, is a Running Start student at Centralia College. He is studying engineering and expects to graduate high school and college this spring. He is the captain of his high school robotics team, president of Centralia College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter and works as an airframe and powerplant apprentice at Northwest Helicopters. He will continue his education at California Polytechnic State University this fall. He plans to earn his master’s degree and work as an aerospace engineer.
Myers was named to the Top 16 of the All-Washington Academic Team and received an additional $750 scholarship from WSECU, according to Centralia College.
In addition to his inclusion on the All-Washington Academic Team, Myers was named to the All-USA Academic Team, which carries a $5,000 scholarship, and received the New Century Transfer Pathways Scholarship for $2,500. He received those awards in Denver earlier this month at the American Association of Community Colleges national conference, according to Centralia College.
