They come from families of strawberry farmworkers but dream of being everything from cosmetologists to aerospace engineers, lawyers, teachers and counselors.
Those are the 67 winners from Santa Maria this year of student scholarships awarded Wednesday by the California Strawberry Commission.
Many face hurdles in their quest to pursue careers through trade schools, colleges or universities — especially because some of the winners didn’t arrive in this country until their early teens, said Carolyn O’Donnell, a commission spokesperson.
