The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation (BCL) has announced the names of 10 aspiring nail care professionals selected to receive a BCL|CND|Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship. Each scholarship winner will receive a financial award covering full tuition up to $5,000.

Winners and their respective scholarship schools are as follows:

Kadee Brown, The Salon Professional Academy, Onalaska, Wis.

Kristina Rodriguez, Casal Aveda Institute, Austintown, Ohio

Lauren Hole, Spa Tech, Westbrook, Maine

Maria Godinez, Brown Aveda Institute, Mentor, Ohio

Quatisha Allen, Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Sarah Waite, Academy of Nail Technology, Phoenix, Ariz.

Shelly Zook, Lancaster School of Cosmetology, Lancaster, Pa.

            Sunday Ross, La’ James International College, Fremont, Neb.

Taniesha Locke, International Salon and Spa Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tracey Stone, Montana Academy of Salons, Great Falls, Mont.

Professional nail care company CND and their partner donors fund the BCL|CND|Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship program honoring actress and humanitarian Tippi Hedren. For decades, Ms. Hedren has served as an advocate and champion of the professional nail care community, helping thousands of individuals find rewarding careers as entrepreneurs and nail care technicians. Beauty Changes Lives is a non-profit initiative of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools and serves as the administering body for the scholarships.

Winners were selected in a formal scholarship application process that required applicants to submit a digital video or essay, and an inspiration board expressing their passion for careers in the professional nail care industry. “The passion of these individuals came across vividly in their inspiration boards, essays and videos, which connected their passion for nail care with their love of family, nature, travel and art,” said Lynelle Lynch, president of the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation.  

CND Co-founder and Beauty Changes Lives Foundation board member Jan Arnold said the competition celebrates the rich, rewarding career opportunities available in the professional nail care industry. “Whether an individual wants to build a business, work in the fashion industry or unleash their artistic expression anew every day, the professional nail care industry offers many paths to success,” Arnold said. The BCL|CND|Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship program has proudly awarded $100,000 in nail scholarships in 2014.

Information on Beauty Changes Lives scholarship programs, including the next BCL|CND|Tippi Hedren Scholarship program opening January 12, 2015, is available at www.beautychangeslives.org/scholarships.