Shoreline resident earns scholarship from WWU

BELLINGHAM — Western Washington University student Blen Assefa Desta, son of Assefa Desta and Aster Woldemichael of Shoreline, received a $3,000 Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP) Scholarship for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The MAP Scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate academic achievement, leadership and a commitment to multicultural issues and activities in school or the community.

Desta is a sophomore at Western.