Scholarships by the Community Foundation – $108K!

Wow – Susan Matthews from the SJICF says it’s been an amazing year – here’s more:

San Juan Island Community Foundation Awards Over $100,000 in Scholarships

The San Juan Island Community Foundation is pleased to announce its award of scholarships for the 2010/2011 academic year.  Awards were made to both continuing college students and those newly graduated this year.

The following awards have been made:

IFC Scholarship Fund: (four year awards based upon continuing academic performance)

Katie Chevalier $10,000 University of Idaho

Ben White $15,000 Seattle University

Inskeep Scholarship Fund: (one year awards based upon need and showing strong promise to succeed)

The following students were recipients of Inskeep Scholarships in 2009 and have been awarded another scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Sonja Anderson $7,000 University of San Francisco

Conner Johns $5,000 Carroll College, Montana

Jordan Nash $5,000 Western Washington University

Austin Scheffer $10,000 Western Washington University

Alaina Schultz $3,000  Seattle University

Albert Strasser $10,000 University of Colorado

Erik Wells $10,000 Seattle University

Inskeep Scholarship Fund: (one year awards based upon need and showing strong promise to succeed)

The following students graduated this June and were selected to receive awards:

Alexandra Freeman (Spring Street)  $3,500 Colorado College

Parks Barnard (FHHS) $3,500 University of Washington

Emma Harley (FHHS) $5,000 Western Washington U

Kara Lynn Hirschel (FHHS) $5,000 Evergreen State College

Elliot Howard (FHHS) $5,000  Western Washington U

Willa McAllister (FHHS) $5,000 Seattle University

Hannah Waite (FHHS) $5,000  Oregon State University

JohnVolk Memorial Scholarship Fund: (San Juan Pilots Assn)

The following award was made:

Doug Harmon $1,000  Flight Training

Deanna J. Anderson Memorial Donor Advised Fund:

The following awards were made to honor academic excellence for young women in math, science and technology.  The two students are from Friday Harbor Middle School.

Emily Guard $250  Mathematics

Kate Fenely $250  Science

The IFC and Inskeep Scholarship Funds were established by the generous donations made by the late Jerry Inskeep who deeply appreciated the helping hand that he received enabling him to attend college.  Jerry wanted to ‘pay his gift forward’ to the youth of our community.  He left a legacy through the San Juan Island Community Foundation that will provide a permanent source of funds for the education our island’s children.

The John Volk Memorial Scholarship remembers one of our finest citizens who served us all through his tireless volunteer service, both on the ground and in the air.

The Deanna J. Anderson Memorial Fund remembers a truly unique individual who serves as an inspiration to young women aspiring to positions of leadership and responsibility in technology and the sciences.

The total awards for 2010 from all SJICF scholarship programs is $108,500.

The Community Foundation serves as a nonprofit philanthropic umbrella organization helping donors, nonprofits and public organizations to achieve their goals through direct grants, organizational assistance and philanthropic resource management.  For further information please contact us at PO Box 1352, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.   The office is located in the Technology Center on Mullis Street.  Phone 378-1001

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