PENDLETON — The Wells Fargo Scholarship Program for People with Disabilities recently announced that Marcus Allen was selected for a $2,500 award. Allen has type 1 diabetes and attention deficit disorder.

The 2021 Pendleton High School graduate is currently attending Blue Mountain Community College, where he was named to the fall term 2021 President’s List. Currently working toward his Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree, Allen is interested in majoring in civil engineering at either the University of Idaho or Oregon State University beginning his junior year.

The Wells Fargo award is a renewable scholarship. Allen can receive additional funds each year through his anticipated graduation date if he maintains academic excellence.