Scholarship Ceremony celebrates and honors our students and supporters
The School of Education Scholarship Program has come a long way since its inception in 1993 when five scholarships totaling $2,500 were awarded to five students. This year, 67 scholarships and fellowships totaled $575,000 in support, and the ceremony celebrated student accomplishments and recognized the generosity of supporters.
Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients
ACS-Hach Land Grant Scholarship
Alexandra (Ally) Collard
Mathematics and Chemistry, Secondary Science Teacher Licensure
Alice Marine Memorial Scholarship
Leigh Dodd
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary English Teacher Licensure
Anthony & Judith Cuzzucoli Scholarship
Rachel Ducey
Integrative Physiology, Secondary Science Teacher Licensure
Carol Robinson Reynolds & Charles L. Reynolds Scholarship
Stefanie Carotenuto
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure
Carolyn L. and James R. Topping Endowed Scholarship* (new)
Kelsey Shaver
Elementary Education
Ceal Barry Education Scholarship
Molly Hamm-Rodriguez
PhD in Education Equity and Cultural Diversity
Charles & Mildred Nilon Teacher Education Scholarship
Laciana Caballero
Elementary EducationJulia Gentry
Elementary EducationPenelope Sanches
Elementary Education
Charlotte Spengler Westfall Scholarship
Brielle Bazerque
Elementary Education, Sociology
David & Margaret Grohne Scholarship
Aneissa Rivera
Elementary EducationAlexandra (Ali) Schwein
Mathematics, Secondary Mathematics Teacher LicensureEllen Gelman
Elementary Education, Women and Gender Studies
DiStefano Family Scholarship
Brenda Alvis Arizaga
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary Science Teacher Licensure
DiStefano Honor Scholarship
Erik Weinberger
Mathematics, Secondary Mathematics Teacher Licensure
Dorcas Diana Wolf Scholarship
Hailey Ettinger
Elementary Education
Edythe V. Billingslea Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Niemerowicz
MA in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice
Fayne I. and Edward E. Weant Scholarship
Alexis Gonzales
Ethnic Studies, Secondary English Teacher LicensureAdriana Montiel
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Secondary Science Teacher Licensure
Grieder Scholarship
Patrick Burns
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Reading Teacher Endorsement
Hubert L. Hooks Jones Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship
Angelica Gutierrez
Elementary Education
Jacqueline Frischknecht Endowed Scholarship* (new)
Benjamin Wiebe
Music Education, Woodwind Performance
James Downton Community Leadership Scholarship
Olivia Gardner
Ethnic Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Leadership Studies minorMarwa Osman
Biological Sciences
Jeanette L. Dooley Scholarship
Alexis Condray
MA in Curriculum & Instruction
Judy Carol Crites Herron Scholarship
Oliver Stagliano
English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure
Katinka Ponce Clough Elementary Spanish Teaching Scholarship
Penelope Sanches
Elementary Education
Lillian Gutierrez Scholarship
Alexis Gonzales
Ethnic Studies, Secondary English Teacher LicensurePenelope Sanches
Elementary Education
Lorrie Shepard Scholarship
Hailey Ettinger
Elementary Education
Luke Dunivant Scholarship
Savannah Schneider
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure
Make a Teacher a Leader Scholarship
Casey Morsberger
MA in Curriculum & Instruction
Martha Reilly Smith Education Scholarship
Patrick Burns
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Reading Teacher EndorsementNatalie Bantis
MA in Curriculum & Instruction
Mary Kay Brown Scholarship
Allison Zema
Music Education
Michael Gendron Scholarship
Emily Carroll
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary Mathematics Teacher LicensureBenjamin Ortiz
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure
Pearl McPherson Spencer Scholarship
Kathryn Nycz
MA in Curriculum & Instruction
School of Education Special Tutorial Scholarship
Faye Hargreaves
Elementary Education
Steve Ollanik Endowed Scholarship for Teachers
Marissa Johnson
Elementary Education, Psychology
Student Teaching Scholarship
Anna Blanco
Journalism, Secondary English Teacher LicensureAdriana Montiel
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Secondary Science Teacher LicensureOliver Stagliano
English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure
Virginia L. Sakala Memorial Scholarship
Rachel Ducey
Integrative Physiology, Secondary Science Teacher LicensureTijjani Attahir
MA in Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice
Zola Family Scholarship for Social Studies Teachers
Benjamin Ortiz
MA in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure
Education Diversity Scholars
Emery Kiyomi Ryujin- Duffin
Long Bui Hoang Bao
Rose Rivera
Elysse Waka
Penelope Sanches
Danielle Mariner
Isaiah Otero-Tercero
Nancy Mora
Hope Archibeque
Irle Hernandez
Kai Aptidon
Diana Bustamante
Aguilar Esmeralda
Castillo Cobian
Emily Fuller
Adriana Montiel Lara
Luz Macias
Laciana Caballero
Arianna Andersen
Angelica Gutierrez
Harry L. & Eva J. Puksta Memorial Scholarship
Alondra Palomino
Gabriela Solano Serna
Emma Piller
Helina Zemede
Rebecca Robidoux
Jasmine Tran
Marwa Osman
Emmanuel Cooke
Zahra Abdulameer
Lluvia Macias
Sara Hagos
Anthony Salazar
Mateo Vela
Sana Zulali
Paola Chavez Arroyo
Edwin Mendoza Ole
Multicultural Leadership Scholars
Itzel Orduna
Miranda Christine Salazar
Leidy Pineda Flores
Nallely Dominguez
Juan Lomeli Ortiz
Joanna Mendy
Esmeralda Gutierrez-Rivera
Diego Osvaldo Najera
Leonel Godina
Citlalli Vazquez Gomez
Katherine Lopez Macareno
Lizette Chavez
Ena Curtic
Hoa Dao
Ehi Eichie
Alicia Garcia
Pilar Garcia
Debbie Landman
Morgan Lewis
Jannessa Marston
Jose Martinez
Evelyn Palma
Laura-Elena Porras-Holguin
Savannah Reyes
Sue Song
Ebelyn Tapia Garcia
Fatima Tensun
Trang Trang
Cindy Turgeman
Shehila Carter
Shiyan Zhang
Febin Elias
Vanessa Castorena
Shawg Ahmed
Samantha Truong
Jessica LeBlanc
Alec Lungberg-Young
Jasmine Sandate-Cruz
Olivia Gardner
Janielle Burrage
Isaiah Ocero-Tercero
Hope Archibeque
Halle Sago
Elizabeth Burciaga
Alondra Sifuentes
Fatima Tensun
Jacob Elick
Noyce Fellowship
Kyla Dyer
Caitlin Martin
Nina Gustafson
Katie Ryan
Shala Wallace
Adriana Montiel
Stribic-Martin Scholarship
Elena DeAndrea
Rachel Ducey
Adriana Montiel
Carlton Mueller
Bethany Perkins
Maxwell Watrous
Erik Weinberger