Community Foundation Awards Scholarships

Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Recipients and Janelle Wood, SJICF Scholarship Recipient – Front row L to R: Jesse Kolowitz, Janelle Wood (SJICF scholarship), Echo Wood, Uma Hu, Luke Stromberg. Back Row L to R: Mary McPadden, Thomas Synoground, Madeline Schroeder and Taylor Turnbull – Contributed photo

San Juan Island Community Foundation Awards $187,500 in College Scholarships for 2016/2017

Friday Harbor: June 22, 2016

Twelve graduating seniors from Friday Harbor High School’s Class of 2016 were awarded scholarships for the 2015/2016 academic year from three different funds held at the San Juan Island Community Foundation:

Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Fund

Uma Hu – Univ. of Victoria – $2,000
Jesse Kolowitz – Pacific Lutheran University – $7,000
Mary McPadden – Univ. of Colorado – $5,000
Madeline Schroeder – Seattle University – $5,000
Luke Stromberg – Univ. of Dayton – $5,000
Thomas Synoground – Washington State University – $8,000
Taylor Turnbull – San Diego State – $5,000
Echo Wood  – Univ. of Washington – $4,000
Total New Applicants: $41,000

The Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Fund was established by a generous donation made by the late Jerry Inskeep, who deeply appreciated the helping hand that he received enabling him to attend college. He left a legacy through the San Juan Island Community Foundation that will provide a permanent source of funds for the education of our island’s students.

SJICF Scholarship Fund

Janelle Wood – Edmonds Community College – $2,500
Rainah Sandstrom – American College Dublin – $10,000

The SJICF Scholarship Fund was established through generous donations to the San Juan Island Community Foundation to provide San Juan Island residents scholarships for community college, two-year college, four-year college or university, graduate school programs, or vocational/career programs.

John Volk Memorial Scholarship Fund:

Nicholas Armstrong – $3,000
Grace Willows – $3,000

The John Volk Memorial Scholarship Fund was established and is administered by the San Juan Island Pilots Association. This year, two of our finest citizens, received awards for their scholastic achievement, service to others in the community, and desire to pursue a career in the aviation field.

Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Renewals

In addition to the 2016 graduating seniors, the following students were previous recipients of the Inskeep Legacy Scholarships and have been awarded another one-year scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Emma Brand, Univ. of Washington, $2,000
Amanda Brast, Seattle Pacific University, $10,000
Otis Cooper-West, Univ. of Washington, $2,000
Melanie Cope, Univ. of Washington, $5,000
Sophia Dillery, Seattle University, $5,000
Kate Fenley, Univ. of Washington, $10,000
Sam Gabler-Brown, Western Washington University, $4,000
Isabel Gabriel, Univ. of Washington, $5,000
Genevieve Gislason, Western Washington University, $4,000
Emily Guard, Baylor University, $5,000
Gavin Guard, Whitman College, $5,000
Madeline Marinkovich, Univ. of Washington, $5,000
Sophia Marinkovich, Western Washington University, $5,000
Emma McMain, Pacific University, $4,000
Miranda McPadden, Washington State University, $5,000
Brett Paul, Gonzaga University, $6,000
Isabel Place, Univ. of Washington, $2,000
Samantha Pluff, Univ. of Washington, $5,000
Alaina Scheffer, Western Washington University, $5,000
Madden Shanks, Washington State University, $6,000
Matthew Stepita, Western Washington University, $4,000
Sam Stewart, Gonzaga University, $4,000
Ashton Timmons, Gonzaga University, $4,000
Sierra Truesdale, Western Washington University, $12,000
Ellery Von Dassow, Western Washington University, $4,000
Total Re-applicants – $128,000

If you would like information about the Foundation’s scholarship funds or would like to contribute, please call the Foundation office at 360-378-1001.

The San Juan Island Community Foundation serves as a non-profit philanthropic umbrella organization helping donors, non-profits and public organizations to achieve their goals through direct grants, organizational assistance and philanthropic resource management. For further information about the Community Foundation, call 378-1001, log on to www.sjicf.org, write to PO Box 1352, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 or, visit the office located at 640 Mullis St. Suite 104.

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