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2016-2017 COS Scholarship Night

Welcome to an evening of celebration and fellowship between generous scholarship donors and promising scholarship recipients.

Special thanks to all of the volunteer leaders of the College of the Sequoias

College of the Sequoias Board of Trustees

Ken Nunes, President John Zumwalt, Vice President Earl Mann, Clerk Lori Cardoza, Trustee Greg Sherman, Trustee Andres Flores, Student Trustee

COS Foundation Board of Directors Josh McDonnell, President

Mary Johnston, Vice President

Steve Beargeon, Secretary

Marla Borges, Treasurer

Directors

Stephanie Amaral Tim Dodson Mariann Hedstrom Scott Iverson

Paula Murray Jeff Nelson BJ Perch JoeAnna Todd Stephen Tootle

"The thing that separates the really great community colleges from the good ones is the investments the community is willing to make on top of those state dollars." – COS Superintendent/President Stan Carrizosa

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COS Scholarship Night Program

Welcome - Tim Foster COS Foundation Director

Donor Message - Mary Johnston COS Foundation Board Vice Chair

Presentation of Scholarship Awards - Tim Foster

Presentation of Scholarships:Andrea Culver Memorial - $1,000

Donor: Culver Family - Presented by: Larry Owens Rachel Owens

Dr. Robert J. Silva Women in Science - $1,000 Donor and Presented by: Annie Silva

Dieddra Atondo

George Robert Balch Memorial - $1,000 Donor: Balch Family - Presented by: Barbara Lindsey

Amanda Scheidt

James Balch Memorial - $1,000 Donor: Balch Family - Presented by: Barbara Lindsey

Jonathan Ruiz

Margaret Line Balch Memorial - $1,000 Donor: Balch Family - Presented by: Barbara Lindsey

Grace Henn

Karen Bailey Memorial RN Student - $1,000 Donor: Richard Bailey & Peggy Holcomb - Presented by: Richard Bailey

Amy Smith

Law Office of M. Richard Alvarez - $1,000 Donor and Presented by: Richard Alvarez

Mariela Mendoza

PEO Chapter UR - $1,000 Donor: PEO Chapter UR Members - Presented by: Linda Galka

Rebekah Locklear Olga Quinteros

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Rotary of Visalia Agriculture Scholarship - $1,000 Donor: Rotary Club of Visalia Members - Presented by: Peter Cowper

Jonathon Porter

Visalia County Center Rotary - $1,000 Donor: Visalia County Center Rotary Club Members - Presented by: Cody Stephens

Callie Bassett

Visalia Republican Women Federated - $1,000 Donor: Visalia Republican Women Federated Members- Presented by: Kay Connley

Jennifer Cho

John R. Verboon Memorial - $2,000 Donor: John R. Verboon Trust - Presented by: Carole Delap

Estevan Islas Carolina Lopez

Vanessa Lopez Sydney Quinn

Devin Saelee

Tulare County Retired Teachers - Division 40 - $2,000 Donor: Tulare County Retired Teachers - Division 40 Members - Presented by: Linda McGill

Juli Lopez Brook Santiago

AAUW – American Association of University Women - $1,000-$2,500 Donor: AAUW Members - Presented by: Kathy Oldershaw, Nancy Adalian, & Jan Johnson

Brenda Ambriz-Martinez Justin Bettencourt

Jennifer Cho Xiulian Luo Mikayla Machado

Edward Sandoval Francisca Vega

Giant Softball Scholarship - $3,000 Donor: Deborah Nolan & Michelle Bolt - Presented by: Jacki Tuman

Juli Lopez

Special Presentation – COS Medical Student Car Give-away Donor: Anonymous - Presented by: Tim Foster

Marco Antonio Ramirez-Perez

Donor Highlight – Bernice Arnett-Wilke Memorial Donor: Mary Arnett - Presented by: Tim Foster

Jennifer Cho Foster Hengst Jonathon Porter

COS President's Scholars – “Full Ride” for Two Years Donor: Various - Presented by: Stan Carrizosa

Vanessa Aguilar Karina Arzate-Arenivaz Aurora Chavez-Pina

Ennis Harris Austin Molezzo John O’Leary

Macey Pearson Christy Velez

Closing Message - Stan Carrizosa COS Superintendent/President

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Additional Scholarships Awarded This Year to Deserving Students

Student Senate Freshman - $100 – Donor: COS Student Senate Thalice Barillas Christopher Garcia Jessica Glick Joseph Green Breanna Hamilton Ennis Harris Edwar Hernandez

Branae Jarrell Jamie Jones Elizabeth Kleinkramer Angelika Loewen Vanessa Lopez Ambar Melendez Sierra Peters

Chaselin Pierce Xavier Ramirez Ginger Robbins Jessi Salinas Christy Velez Austin Willmore

Student Senate Sophomore - $100 – Donor: COS Student Senate Karyme Camargo Natalie Davila-Gutierrez Maria L Delgado Patricia Estrada Anyssa Frias Jose Guerrero Briyana Haas

Destiny Jauregui Alfredo Jimenez Hyo Jin Kim Jacob Kwiecinski Christina Llamas Carolina Lopez Steven Lusk

Fidel Madrigal John Preslik Sydney Quinn Rocio Samaniego Bennie Wampler Krista Whitaker

STEM Freshman - $100 – Donor: Duane GoodwinKaryme Camargo Alexis Contreras Gavin Ellsworth Krystal Flowers Jose Guerrero

Alexis Guizar Alfredo Jimenez Celeste Lambert Jessi Mcginnis Patrick Mullowney

Rachel Owens Skylr Lopez Karla Carrillo Robles Angel Luna Serrato Tyler Stuhaan

SETA Club - $100 – Donor: SETA Club Dieddra Atondo Andrew Bardone Anyssa Frias Erin Helpio

Hyo Jin Kim Isabel Lambert Andres Perez John Preslik

Cynthia Sanchez Vylen Valdez

Gary E. Howland Math & Science - $200 – Donor: Laurita M. Howland Isabel Lambert

Robert Montion Memorial - $200 – Donor: Various Katelaine Rojas

Bruce Jensen – Freshman - $250 – Donor: Visalia Host Lions Club Members Macey Pearson

Christopher Campbell Caughron Memorial - $250 – Donor: Hunter Church-Gonzales Mariah Alexander Andrew Bardone Bobby Fernandes John-Mark Rodriguez

Douglass Scholarship - $250 – Donor: Debbie Douglass Christian Navarro

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Jamie & Jakie Lunstad Memorial - $250 – Donor: Pete & Jennie Lunstad, Carrie Lunstad Brinkley & Family Roman Garcia

Maria Rincon & Sara Rodriguez Memorial - $250 – Donor: Various Zahra Chekabab

Maria Rincon Memorial - $250 – Donor: Various Daisy Orozco

Michelle Dennis Memorial - $250 – Donor: Debbie Douglas Christine Valencia

Peter & Angela Savio Baldo - $250 – Donor: Columbus, John, & Louie Baldo Martin Lopez

Puente Club – Continuing - $250 – Donor: Puente Patricia Estrada Maria Rosales

Puente Mentor – Continuing - $250 – Donor: Puente Sylvia Bustos Crystal Soto Reyes Fernando Verduzco

R Royce Ringsdorf Memorial - $250 – Donor: Pam Silva & variousKarla Arteaga Ashley Resendez

Ralph R Guadiana Memorial - $250 – Donor: Puente Rita Cazares Mariela Mendoza

Richard L Grajeda Memorial - $250 – Donor: Various Rafael Alejandrez

Sabin Gray Art - $250 – Donor: Visalia Art League Caleb Robbins

Tim Holland Memorial - $250 – Donor: COS ASB Club Daniel Villafana

Visalia Sequoia Lions Club - $250 – Donor: Visalia Sequoia Lions Club MembersCristina Cisneros Angel Crabtree

Woody Childs Memorial - $250 – Donor: Various Ja'Davagia Schoby

CSEA - $300 – Donor: CSEA Members Adrian Luevano

CSEA – Charlie Spray - $300 – Donor: CSEA Members Renae Rodriguez

CSEA – Jim Bowen - $300 – Donor: CSEA Members Christian Navarro

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John Otto Memorial - $300 – Donor: Various Wafah Alfarah Sheena Briceno Sabrina Carreon Evelyn Jimenez

Noble Johnson Theatre - $300 – Donor: Various Tamla Alijah Quipse

Heidi Carlson-Joelson - $400 – Donor: Various Mila Teale

Puente Mentor – Transfer - $400 – Donor: Puente Lizeth Ferrer Medina Alyssabeth Navarro Alejandro Sanchez

Sheldon and Guinevere Jackson - $450 – Donor: Various Rafael Alejandrez Esmeralda Ayon Beleche Suparat MonroyBennie Wampler

ACEC – Sequoia Chapter – Alan Ross - $500 – Donor: ACEC – Sequoia Chapter Members Alan Lewis Harkuver Preet Sidhu

Administration of Justice - $500 – Donor: Alicia Crumpler Priscilla Martinez Mariela Mendoza

Anne Ropes – Incoming /Continuing - $500 – Donor: Margaret Baker Alondra Aguilar Elizabeth Lozano

Samuel Palafox-Benavides Susie Ruiz

Aivoy Saesee Martin Villa

Ben and Pat Owens Memorial - $500 – Donor: Various John Preslik

C. Burrel Hyde Memorial - $500 – Donor: David Hyde Jonathon Porter

Cecile Cafferkey Memorial- $500 – Donor: Cecile Cafferkey Trust Claudia Mendoza-Medel

Clarence H. Wilson Memorial - $500 – Donor: Various Marlene Alcantar Brenda Alegria

Cassondra Bear Alexis Contreras

Virginia Dominguez Roman Garcia

COS Football Reunion 1951-1954 - $500 – Donor: Various Austin Willmore

COS Hall of Fame - $500 – Donor: Various Cody Stephens

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COS Foundation – Continuing -$500 – Donor: Various Marlene Alcantar Rafael Alejandrez Cassondra Bear Brandon Bettencourt Emma Billingsley Justin Bos Sabrina Carreon Rita Cazares Zahra Chekabab Alexis Contreras Fernando Cortes Shianne Douglas Jazmin Escarcega Joshua Escarcega Stephanie Estrada Brandy Ewing Navdeep Gill

Sarah Gott Aaliyah Harrison Mirian Hernandez Avila Jingwen Hou Brittany Jones Joshua LaPraim Christina Llamas Skylr Lopez Adrian Luevano Angel Luna Serrato Jessi Mcginnis Reginald Oats Mollie Ortiz Ashley Paradine Brianna Pauls Marta Perez Negrete Stephanie Peter

Leerick Rivera Dora Romo Carolina Saldivar Pardeep Sandhu Antonio Sarzi Kimberly Silva Katie Simpson Katie Soriano Mercedes Steidley Ryan Supple Jamie Thompson Ana Tobon Garcia Daniel Villafana Rebekah Whitfield Janette York Carlos Zurita

COS Foundation – Incoming - $500 – Donor: Various Alondra Aguilar Brenda Alegria Cydnee Allen Bailey Amundsen Thalice Barillas Bailey Bonds Kristina Bons Robert Brown Jose Castro JR. Sinahi Chavez Emma Dodson Madison Ehrsam Katie Ferrell Sydeny Fox

Jessica Glick Sienna Gomez Priscilla Gonzalez Block Wendolin Gutierrez Bridgette Henry Edwar Hernandez Brandon Howard Samantha Hutsell Jamie Jones Elizabeth Kleinkramer Megan LaPere Kaitlyn Martin Janeth Medina Nicole Muñoz

Jesus Murillo Valerie Paniagua Rosita Perez Rebekah Pickens Chaselin Pierce Xavier Ramirez Katelaine Rojas Miriam Santiago Laura Toomey Jasmine Vaca Jasmine Valdivia Gage Wilcox

Fruit Growers Supply - $500 – Donor: Fruit Growers Supply Co. Alexandrea Reed

Gar and Esther Tootelian Charitable - $500 – Donor: Gar and Esther Tootelian Foundation Alma Romero

Gary C. Smith Family - $500 – Donor: Smith Family Alexandrea Reed

Howard Raphael Memorial - $500 – Donor: Genevieve Raphael David Berlin

Independent Help - $500 – Donor: Kate Spaunhurst Luis Lara

Arely Saldana

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Irving & Barbara Fritz Memorial - $500 – Donor: Various David Hernandez

James Meese Memorial - $500 – Donor: Mitzie Ruiz Juli Lopez

Janet Larsen - $500 – Donor: Various Marlene Alcantar Brandon Bettencourt Emma Billingsley

Brettny Freitas Crystal Garcia Nicolas Gonzalez

Angela Ray Vicente Tinoco

Joan Mann Memorial - $500 – Donor: Various Savanna Sanchez

John Combs Memorial - $500 – Donor: Miyake Family Karina Arzate-Arenivaz

Tiara Shackelford

John Paul Magao Memorial -$500 – Donor: John Paul Magao Memorial Scholarship Foundation David Safrazian

John Schaeffer Memorial - $500 – Donor: Various Lori Lewis

Laraine Miyake-Combs Memorial - $500 – Donor: Miyake Family Hyun Kim Luis Lara

Mary Quilty Scholarship - $500 – Donor: Various Jazmin Escarcega

Matthew Johnson Memorial - $500 – Donor: Christian Anderson David Rivera

PEO Nursing, Chapter WR - $500 – Donor: PEO Nursing Chapter & WR Members Dora Romo Brittney Steenbergen

Puente Club – Claudia Romero-Haro Memorial – Transfer -$500 – Donor: Puente Alyssabeth Navarro

Puente Mentor – Anita De La Vega Memorial – Transfer - $500 – Donor: Puente Mariela Mendoza

Quilla Nursing - $500 – Donor: Quilla Family Adriana Martinez

Reyes Zargosa Scholarship - $500 – Donor: Gailerd Swisegood Danielle Rocha

Ricardo Perugorria Memorial - $500 – Donor: Steve Natoli Andres Flores-Valero

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Roberto & Carmen Urtecho - $500 – Donor: Robert Urtecho Maria Rosales Fernando Verduzco

Rouleau Fine Arts - $500 – Donor: Various Sonja Lupercio

Roy McLain Memorial - $500 – Donor: Various Alexander Workman

RRS Agriculture - $500 – Donor: Anonymous Macey Pearson

Schuil & Associates Real Estate - $500 – Donor: Schuil Family Macey Pearson

The “Strong” Scholarship - $500 – Donor: Various Joel Reynoso Salado

Tulare Republican Women Federated - $500 – Donor: Tulare Republican Women Federated Members Shianne Douglas

Veterans Scholarship Fund - $500 – Donor: Veterans Club Erick Osorno

Dennis Lipson Family - $800 – Donor: Dennis Lipson Family Victoria Vadnais

ACEC- Sequoia Chapter – Alan Ross (Transfer) - $1,000 – Donor: ACEC – Sequoia Chapter Members Erick Osorno John Preslik

Anderson Economic - $1,000 – Donor: Christian Anderson Xiulian Luo Chelsea Wallace

Anne Ropes – Transfer - $1,000 – Donor: Margaret Baker Foster Hengst Jayr Hernandez Christina Meza

Annie R. Mitchell - Visalia Heritage Inc. - $1,000 – Donor: Visalia Heritage Inc. Nagua Alkobadi

BlueScope Foundation - $1,000 – Donor: BlueScope Foundation D Bourquin Alan Lewis

Carolyn Rose Social Action - $1,000 – Donor: Gailerd Swisegood Samantha Gibbs

Charter Oak Model A Ford Club - $1,000 – Donor: Charter Oak Model A Ford Club Members Jose de Jesus Cortez Cervantes

Clarence H. Wilson Memorial – Transfer - $1,000 – Donor: Various Cody Alexander Sara Besson Xuewen Li

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COS Foundation – Transfer - $1,000 – Donor: Various Brenda Ambriz-Martinez Lisa Anderson Callie Bassett Kyndall Bochat Mercedes Cavazos

Rayane De Souza Silva Alan Elliott Liliana Esparza Foster Hengst Xiulian Luo Mikayla Machado

Jonathon Porter Emily Rosa Edward Sandoval Cinthya Tovar Alvarez Holly Vigario

COS Medical Scholarship - $1,000 – Donor: Anonymous Mariah Alexander Heather Brown

Adrian Gonzalez Ibarra Amanda Killinger

Niloufar Masoumi Olga Quinteros

Everett "Buddy" Cantrell Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Madeline & Don Iden Cydnee Allen Emma Billingsley Robin Bramhall Brandy Ewing Sydeny Fox Nicole Garza Jessica Glick Sarah Gott

Aaliyah Harrison Helen Huiza Luis Lara Scarlett Looney Angel Luna Serrato Ryan Medina Rachel Owens Marta Perez Negrete

Angela Ray Alexandrea Reed Nicolas Rodarte Alma Romero Cody Stephens Alexander Workman

Frank Lagomarsino Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Steve & Carmella Renton Navdeep Gill Analeah Sanchez

James McNabb Allen Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Various Steven Lusk

Lavine & Dorothy Myers Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Various Kyndra Byrd Zulema Castaneda Huerta

Jennifer Cho Spencer Cordova Twyla Dixon

Alan Elliott Hyun Kim Lam Nguyen

LGBT Community - $1,000 – Donor: Gailerd Swisegood Brenda Ambriz-Martinez

Otis Tootle Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Tootle Family Michael Bell Jennifer Cho

Rosemarie Maguire Gilman Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Jody Gilman Stephanie Hauge

Tulare County Medical Society - $1,000 – Donor: Various Rebekah Locklear Aivoy Saesee

Wilko & Ora Machetanz Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Barbara Osborn Mikayla Machado

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Yoshiko Sumida Memorial - $1,000 – Donor: Roy R. SumidaRafael Alejandrez Mariah Alexander Fernando Cortes Krystal Flowers Adrian Gonzalez Ibarra

Hyo Jin Kim Ivan Lizama Adriana Martinez Niloufar Masoumi Sierra Peters

Alejandra Ramos Amanda Villafana Daniel Villafana

Southern California Edison STEM - $1,000-$2,000 – Donor: Southern California Edison Cole Allen Cinthya Tovar Alvarez Dieddra Atondo Neil Barba Andrew Bardone David Berlin

Eder Cervantes Alcala Abigayle Dirdak Erin Helpio Isabel Lambert Cory Lewis Lori Lewis

Yelena Martinez Joshua Perkins John Preslik Amy Quach Harkuver Preet Sidhu Vylen Valdez

Osher Foundation - $1,100 – Donor: Osher Andrew Bardone D Bourquin Virginia Dominguez Krystal Flowers

Jose Gonzalez Jose Guerrero Hyo Jin Kim Isabel Lambert

Alan Lewis Harkuver Preet Sidhu Darwyn Ward

Charles Henry Hein Memorial - $1,250 – Donor: Sharry Mazar Jonathon Porter Emily Rosa

ML Verma Scholarship - $1,500 – Donor: Preeti Verma Carolina Lopez

Power of the Purse - $2,000 – Donor: Various Samantha Babb Cassondra Bear

Jana Logan Monique Olvera

Janette York

ML Verma – Nursing - $3,571 – Donor: Preeti Verma Angela Jones

COS Nursing Scholarship - $4,000 – Donor: Anonymous Anne Catherine Gaspar Carlos Lopez Niloufar Masoumi

Jennifer Mendes Amber Rafferty Marco Ramirez-Perez

Alicia Robinson

COS Physical Therapy Scholarship - $4,000 – Donor: AnonymousNathaniel Blum Kimberly Clerico

Stephanie Mapp Cynthia Navarro

Bernice Arnett-Wilke Memorial - $10,000 – Donor: Mary Arnett Jennifer Cho Foster Hengst Jonathon Porter

Congratulations to all 2016-2017 Scholarship Recipients!

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About the COS FoundationThe COS Foundation an independent nonprofit organization led by volunteer community members within the COS District that are supportive of COS and its positive impact on students and their communities. Foundation volunteers and staff cultivate and direct community resources to COS in the areas that matter most to the communities for which COS serves. Primarily through direct gifts, special events, and planned giving, these raised resources are invested or immediately spent for the direct benefit of COS students and programs. Some recent uses include student scholarships, educational equipment purchases, and capital improvements.

Gifts to the Foundation assist COS in providing quality education at an affordable cost, ensuring that College of the Sequoias will continue to graduate well trained, competent men and women who will take their places in the business, industry and service occupations of the San Joaquin Valley. Donations can be given in a number of ways: cash, stock, real property, deferred gifts, memorials, matching gifts, scholarships and in-kind donations.

For more about the College of the Sequoias and all of the

COS Foundation efforts to support student success go to: COS.edu