Daniel Yantani Coto, an Honors College student at Homestead Campus, was one of nine Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members nationwide to receive the Guistwhite Scholarship.
The $5,000 prize aims to fund students’ expenses at a four-year university. It is awarded to PTK members who have at least a 3.5 GPA and have completed at least 45 semester credits.
“I was honestly surprised because I didn’t think I did [my application] well, [and] I didn’t think I had enough time,” said Coto, a sophomore studying economics. “I’m very happy and excited.”
In March, he was also selected as a Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship semifinalist.
That scholarship provides students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at a four-year university with up to $55,000 annually to cover tuition, housing, materials and other required fees.
