SIMCO awards $21,000 in local scholarships to high school seniors

CARLSBAD, N.M., May 14, 2025

Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO) demonstrated its commitment to education with the recent award of $21,000 in scholarships to 21 high school seniors in Eddy and Lea counties. “SIMCO is committed to investing in our students’ post-secondary education. A college education can have a lasting impact on their lives and we’re proud to play a small part in that journey. SIMCO scholarships are just one way we’re supporting our students and investing in their futures,” said SIMCO Education Outreach Lead, Dr. Joy James-Foster.

Students from Artesia, Carlsbad, Hobbs, and Loving received scholarships. Recipients include:

Carlsbad High School
Evan Antiporda, Chistina Pia Bicol, Sean Casey, Rubye Chappa, Hailey Digby, Abbey Dugan, Jesse Fuentes, Kalion Fuentes, Jorge Gonzalez, Aubrey Hernandez, Alyssa Munoz, Emmie Navarette, Taylor Onsurez, Kason Perez, Alexander Sanchez and Gabby Sanchez Artesia High School Morgan Kay Love

Hobbs High School
Brock Beaty, Mc Kenzie Porter and Trinity Vasquez

Loving High School
Joslynn Abernathy

SIMCO also provided funding for the Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund, the Carlsbad Class Act Scholarship Fund, the Hobbs Bash Graduation Night Fund and the Falcon Fest Scholarship Fund.

To be considered for a SIMCO scholarship, students must plan to attend an accredited college or university.

Photographs of scholarship award recipients are available upon request.

SIMCO is the management and operations contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad. WIPP, the nation’s only permanent geologic repository for defense transuranic nuclear waste, began disposal operations in 1999.