Published: Sept. 19, 2014

ochoaCollege of Music freshman Michael Ochoa has been named to the inaugural class of the CU-Boulder Esteemed Scholars program.

"I was honored to be awarded this scholarship and to be included in this program," Ochoa says. "A huge factor for me was the professor of oboe here (Peter Cooper), also the environment of CU-Boulder is a really welcoming place."

The CU-Boulder Esteemed Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship program awarded to a select group of entering freshmen students from Colorado, based on a combination of grade-point average and test scores.Ěý

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