Mancos High School graduate Sierra Wilson recently was awarded a scholarship from the Pinnacol Foundation.
Wilson, a sophomore at Fort Lewis College, is studying marketing.
The Pinnacol Foundation awards scholarships to people who have lost family members or loved ones in a work-related accident. The foundation has awarded about $390,000 in scholarships this year to the children of Colorado workers who were killed or seriously injured in work-related accidents.
Wilson’s stepfather died in 2012 as a result of a workplace accident, Wilson said.
Mancos schools staff helped Wilson apply for the scholarship, which is recurring, she said.
“It was exciting, to say the least,” Wilson said.