This year’s Fillmore and Santa Paula winners are:Fillmore:Angelica Arroyo, $1,000 Saticoy Lemon Association Employee Scholarship; Anthony Gurrola, $1,500 Laura Duval Toomey Saticoy Poinsettia Club Scholarship; Adryana DeLaRosa, $1,200 William A. Fairburn, Jr., and Cynthia D. Fairburn Memorial Scholarship; Rosalia Garcia, $1,200 William A. Fairburn, Jr., and Cynthia D. Fairburn Memorial Scholarship; Juan Herrera, $1,200 William A. Fairburn, Jr., and Cynthia D. Fairburn Memorial Scholarship; Luz Lopez, $1,500 Sage Scholarship; Dalia Navarro, $1,200 William A. Fairburn, Jr., and Cynthia D. Fairburn Memorial Scholarship; Crystal J. Ocegueda, $20,000 James C. Basile Scholarship; Maria C. Patino, $500 Jean Weber Memorial Scholarship and $20,000 James C. Basile Scholarship; Maria G. Patino $500 Stanley E. Cohen Memorial Scholarship and $1,000 Ventura County Community Foundation Scholarship; Gabriela Reyes, $1,000 Saticoy Lemon Association Employee Scholarship; John Zermeno, $1,200 William A. Fairburn, Jr., and Cynthia D. Fairburn Memorial Scholarship; Devin Pace, $2,200 Roy A. Gustafson Memorial Scholarship; Keshav R. Khadka, $2,000 Orfalea Nursing Scholarship Award; Catherine Olivares, $2,000 Orfalea Nursing Scholarship Award; Rupesh Sloan, $500 TEACH Scholarship.Santa Paula:Maribel Aguilar, Christina Cabral, Wendy Delgadillo, and Robert Garcia each received a $500 Ray Libero Sepulveda and Ray Garcia/Latino Town Hall Scholarship; Byanka Gaxiola, $20,000 James C. Basile Scholarship and $500 Ray Libero Sepulveda and Ray Garcia/Latino Town Hall Scholarship; Geronimo Gonzalez, $1,000 Bob Burns Memorial Scholarship; Jesse Leidig, $1,000 Ray Libero Sepulveda and Ray Garcia/Latino Town Hall Scholarship, and $500 Association of Water Agencies (AWA) of Ventura County Scholarship, and $2,250 Milton McKevett Teague Scholarship; Yesenia Lemus, $500 Ray Libero Sepulveda and Ray Garcia/Latino Town Hall Scholarship; Maria Magana, $500 Ventura County Community Foundation Scholarship; Sal Magana, Lupe Martinez, Michelle Padilla, Oscar Rodriguez, Victoria Salas, and Karina Tapia each received a $500 Ray Libero Sepulveda and Ray Garcia/Latino Town Hall Scholarship; Sergio Oseguera, $20,000 James C. Basile Scholarship; Jacob Thompson, $1,200 William A. Fairburn, Jr., and Cynthia D. Fairburn Memorial Scholarship; Amy Geiger, $1,200 William A. Fairburn, Jr. and Cynthia D. Fairburn Memorial Scholarship; Maria Villalon, $1,000 Katherine M. Wakelee Scholarship; Benny Cavanna, $1,500 TEACH Scholarship; Angel Silva, $2,250 TEACH Scholarship; Michael Jue, $750 Alfonso and Dora Romero Scholarship.The Ventura County Community Foundation is a family of charitable funds created in 1987 by citizens who cared deeply about strengthening the community, preserving and expanding its cultural resources, and helping those in need. The Foundation works to enrich and enhance the quality of life in Ventura County and to provide leadership to residents and nonprofit organizations in building an enduring source of funds and strengthening community participation to meet the changing needs and challenges of the community. If you would like to volunteer, contribute to VCCF’s general scholarship fund, or want more information on starting your own scholarship fund at VCCF, please call (805) 988-0196 or visit www.vccf.org.
Ventura County Community Foundation awards Scholarships to local students
July 06, 2005
Santa Paula News
The Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) has awarded more than $600,000 in scholarships to 217 outstanding local students as part of its annual scholarship program.
The Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) has awarded more than $600,000 in scholarships to 217 outstanding local students as part of its annual scholarship program. The dollar amount of scholarships awarded this year by VCCF represents a doubling from just a year ago as well as an expansion of several key initiatives.“None of this would be possible without the many donors here in Ventura County who established funds with the express purpose of staking the next generation to a better future,” said Mary Leavens Schwabauer, chair of both the VCCF board as well as its scholarship advisory. “We are thrilled to be able to help so many deserving students pursue their dreams of obtaining a college education.” VCCF has over $12.8 million in endowed funds for scholarships and student-related programs.This scholarship amount represents a significant expansion of VCCF’s scholarship efforts, which have blossomed since the Community Foundation first began awarding scholarships in 1992. With this year’s awards, over $1.9 million in awards have been made to Ventura County students. Of particular note this year is the expansion of the James Basile Scholarships, due to the $6 million bequest of Simi Valley attorney James Basile. The Basile Scholarships are providing $20,000 awards to 15 students, which are payable over four years with certain requirements, a significant increase from prior years.Students awarded this year also include the second cycle of the Orfalea Nursing Scholarships, provided to students who intend to practice nursing in Ventura County. These awards are provided through a three-year grant from the Orfalea Fund of Santa Barbara. This is an important part of an initiative by the Community Foundation to expand the supply of nurses in Ventura County, which was recently supplemented by the establishment of a $750,000 loan forgiveness fund in conjunction with the County of Ventura.Several new memorial funds made their first awards this year, including the David Casavan Memorial Scholarship, which was awarded by his widow Carolyn, and two funds in honors of young men recently killed, the Michael DiRaimondo Scholarship and the Michael Frick Scholarship. Both the DiRaimondo and Frick families were in attendance at the recent awards ceremony.The first awards from a scholarship fund established by the Ventura County chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) were given to five students, one each attending Ventura College, Moorpark College and Oxnard College and two attending California State University, Channel Islands.
