Sierra College

43RD ANNUAL AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION

2020-2021

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Program

Virtual Opening Remarks

Mr. William H. Duncan – President/Superintendent

Dr. Peter Hull – Chief Medical Executive, Sutter Medical Center

Virtual Closing Remarks

Mr. Robert Dugan – Sierra College Foundation

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Scholarships

(Total scholarships awarded is more than $204,250)

Ahmed abduljabbar

Sierra College Foundation Board Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Charles abernathbettis

Ronald & Beverly Mathis Scholarship $1,000

LILIANA AGUILAR

Paul Garcia Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Smantha alford

AAUW Nevada County Re-entry Woman $500

Merry Widows Scholarship $2,000

Sierra College Foundation Scholarship Endowment $1,000

Anoosh ali

Lisa Joseph Boch Memorial Scholarship $1,000

Brittany alvarez

Merry Widows Scholarship $1,000

Patience anderson

Kent Harris Memorial For Educational Excellence Re-Entry Men & Women $500

Deandre anderson-patterson

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Moriah anglim

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Ronald & Beverly Mathis Scholarship $1,000

Eilia araghbidikashani

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship $1,000

Ruth artishuk

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

TYLER BACHMAN

Brian and Amanda DeWilde $500

Sierra College Patrons Art, Music, Drama Scholarship $500

SIMRAN BAINS

Livingston's Concrete Customer Appreciation Award $1,250

ISAIAH BAKER

Raymond S. Nelson Memorial Scholarship $500

BRIANNA BALDWIN

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

REAGAN BENNTJES

John G. and Lillian M. Walsh Family Scholarship 1,000

ETHAN BLACK

Sierra College Foundation Scholarship Endowment $1,000

RACHAEL BRADLEY

James Levoy Sorenson Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

AMANDA BROUSSARD

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment

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$1,200

KRISTINA BUENO

Matthew Ryan Ennis Scholarship $1,000

PHELAN BURNS

Grass Valley Ladies Relief Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

JOCELYN BURR

C3 (Campus Community Club)/EOPS Scholarship $500

SIERRA BURTON

The O & R Foundation Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

SARAH BUTLER

Tony and Grace DeFuentes Memorial Scholarship $500

Melanie campbell

Officer Matt Redding Memorial Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Ashley carpenter

AAUW Nevada County Re-entry Woman $500

Mckenna carroll

Professor Michael James Hunter Memorial Scholarship $750

Cassidy casey

Second Core $1,000

ilona chernitskaya

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship

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$1,000

Alina chiley

Richard B.D. Chun, M.D. and Opal L. Chun, R.N. Scholarship Fund $3,000

Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region Nursing Scholarship Endowment $1000

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship $1,000

Kaiser Permanente Nursing Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Payton coelho

Sierra College Patrons Art, Music, Drama Scholarship $500

Emily cook

Second Core $1,000

Katherine corona

Sierra College Foundation Scholarship Endowment $1,000

Cecilia cortez

North Tahoe Scholarship for Early Childhood & Teacher Education, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students

$1,200

Suzanne courtright

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Sheri courville

Daniel J. Rourke, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Michael coyne

Educating The Community (ETC) Scholarship $500

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Jonathon crowell

Sun City Roseville Needle Arts Club Scholarship $500

Jessica cuff

Campoy Hacker Memorial Scholarship $200

Robert Claude Smith Memorial Scholarship $1,000

Mallory cutter

Next Step Aliabadi Family Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Iana damaschin

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

Catherine mary daniels

Will S. Cluff Memorial Endowment, part of The Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Darian david voelz

James Levoy Sorenson Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Andrew davis

John G. and Lillian M. Walsh Family Scholarship $1,000

Earon davis

Lisa Joseph Boch Memorial Scholarship $1,000

Marcia davis

PRIDE Industries Scholarship $1,250

Marlena davisson

Sierra College Staff Scholarship

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$500

Chris a deleon

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Matthew degruccio

Sierra College Music Department Scholarship $300

Maya diaz

Second Core $1,000

Michaela Domingo

Dorothea Rudd Memorial Scholarship $200

Seven Duarte-Dodds

Raymond S. Nelson Memorial Scholarship $500

Timothy eastman

Schools Financial Credit Union Scholarship $500

Patrina eichman

Raymond S. Nelson Memorial Scholarship $500

Deanna Estrada

DLR Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

K & M Sanders Scholarship $500

Matthew ettlin-loveton

Ronald & Beverly Mathis Scholarship

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$1000

Amy fedik

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

Patricia farrell

Wayne Towne-Woodside-Teagarden Scholarship Endowment $1,500

Shawn feezer

Kent Harris Memorial For Educational Excellence Re-Entry Men & Women $500

Brian fernandez rojas

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Grace fifer

John Garcia Memorial Scholarship $1.500

Madison forst

Paula Wong Memorial Scholarship Endowment $1,000

Sara freidin

Bill Santucci Memorial Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Blake friese

Coach Ken Moore Scholarship $1,000

William Bean Football Scholarship $1,000

Leticia garcia

Chapter VJ P.E.O. Scholarship for Women Residents of Nevada County $1.000

K & M Sanders Scholarship

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$500

Salma garcia

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship $500

Quincey gieck

Educating The Community (ETC) Scholarship $500

Robert gillespy

Don Sall Memorial Scholarship Endowment, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Sofiya gladysh

Richard S. Marasso (Sierra College) Outreach Scholarship $250

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

michael gmyr

Livingston's Concrete Customer Appreciation Award $1,200

Elina grigoryan

Martin Liebert Memorial Endowment, part of The Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Adrianna grimes

Marjorie Sanchez Nursing Student Scholarship $600

Marjorie & Arthur Goetz $1,000

Martin A. Harmon Scholarship $500

Shawna guidi

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

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Deidra hall

Bonnie Carey Music Scholarship $500

Nancy Fairhall Scholarship Fund, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Sierra College Music Department Scholarship $250

loh harvey

Gillian Hodge Memorial Scholarship $500

Sierra College Foundation Board Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Maksym hayik

Thomas Dale Fuller Memorial Endowment, part of The Osher Initiative for California Community College Students

$1,200

Monique heal

Kaiser Permanente Volunteers - Roseville $500

Richard B.D. Chun, M.D. and Opal L. Chun, R.N. Scholarship Fund $3,000

Marjorie & Arthur Goetz $500

Martin A. Harmon Scholarship $500

Mckenna henzie

Hancock-Homan-Grove Memorial Scholarship $1,000

michelle higginbotham

Barbara Vineyard Sierra College Trustee Emeritus Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1.200

Jessica hobbs

Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic Scholarship $500

Justin huang

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Tim Haenny Campus Life Scholar Endowment $1,000

stanley huang

George Goto Athletic Scholarship $1,000

Julie hubbard

Merry Widows Scholarship $1,000

Amos humber

Educating The Community (ETC) Scholarship $500

Sierra College Board of Trustees Scholarship $500

Amber inman

Wilson Scholarship Endowment Fund $1,000

Isabel james

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

Demarea johnson-cooper

Raymond S. Nelson Memorial Scholarship $500

Scarlett jones

James Levoy Sorenson Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Ravtej kaur

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship $500

Rupinder kaur

Sierra College Staff Scholarship

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$500

Tiger lilie kibbe

Sierra College Foundation Board Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Jungtae kim

Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Endowment $2,000

Jonah laing

Sierra College Board of Trustees Scholarship for a New College Student $500

Dakota larkins

AAUW Auburn Branch Scholarship - Transferring $1,000

Karina gerardin lee

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship $1,000

Tasha lewis

AAUW Auburn Branch Scholarship - Transferring $1,000

Soroptimist International of Auburn Scholarship $1,000

Issac little

John G. and Lillian M. Walsh Family Scholarship $1,000

Emily loveton

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship $500

Inna lutsik Sutter Health Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students

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$1,200 Marjorie & Arthur Goetz

$1,000 Martin A. Harmon Scholarship

$500

Nisa masker

Ben & Nora Ferrari Family Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Makala maydwell

Leslie A. Miller Memorial Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Katie mccammon

Ray & Kathy Giles Excellence Award $750

Nevada City 49er Rotary Scholarship $2,000

Mikayla mcclish

Raymond S. Nelson Memorial Scholarship $500

Bella mccormick

Richard S. Marasso (Sierra College) Outreach Scholarship $250

Leslie mccormick

Sierra College Accounting Advisory Committee Endowment, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students

$1,200

Marisa mirviss

Jose Aurelio Diaz, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Melissa morgan

Herman and Lorena Donsted Scholarship $1,000

Jocelyne mozqueda

Kevin & Victoria Ramirez Annual Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students

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$1,200

Jolene mulligan

AAUW Nevada County Re-entry Woman $500

Merry Widows Scholarship $1,000

Santos najar

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Alayna nash

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Desiree neville

Paying Forward Scholarship $500

Second Core $1,000

Ruby nolan

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Sierra college student - confidential

Harry Houpis Memorial Scholarship $500

Nellie orozco

Oscar F. Seavey Scholarship $500

Anju osa

Brian and Amanda DeWilde $500

Pauline Bond Home Economics Scholarship Endowment $500

Saihaj padda

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

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Naima pagano

Loren Orr Scholarship $500

Second Core $1,000

Marianna petrovich

Placer Division of California Retired Teachers Association $1,500

Vladimir plagov

Carrera-Joffe Foundation Scholarship $1,000

Christian portillo

Retired Public Employee's Scholarship $1,000

Mindee purscell

Ruth Shavitz Scholarship Endowment, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Katelyn putnam

Wells Fargo Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

ferdous rahimi Jonelle Hansen Memorial Scholarship

$250

Tyler rainey

Paul Garcia Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

sofia ramos

Richard S. Marasso (Sierra College) Outreach Scholarship $250

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

Rhonda ransdell

AAUW Roseville-South Placer Branch Scholarship

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$2,250

Cole retzler

Second Core $1,000

Kara reyes

AAUW Nevada County Re-entry Woman $500

Kent Harris Memorial For Educational Excellence Re-Entry Men & Women $500

Merry Widows Scholarship $2,000

Monica reyes

James Levoy Sorenson Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Sarah ricketts

K & M Sanders Scholarship $500

Tim Farmer Memorial Scholarship Endowment $1,000

Emily riebeek

Michael Files Memorial Scholarship for A Transferring Student $1,000

Ray and Marcille Nelson Memorial Scholarship Endowment $1,000

Lawanna rollins

Wells Fargo Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Justin romo

Sierra College Accounting Advisory Committee Endowment, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students

$1,200

Jonathan root

Paying Forward Scholarship $1,500

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Lauren rowton

James Levoy Sorenson Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Kenia ruiz beaven

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

jashandeep saini

Sierra College Accounting Advisory Committee Endowment, part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students

$1,200

lizbeth santana gomez

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

Orlando sarabia

Wally Edward Skudlas Scholarship $600

Vivian shawl

Raymond S. Nelson Memorial Scholarship $500

Paris shepherd

John H. Tiernan Scholarship Endowment $1,000

micheala shimek-berryessa

John F. Hunter Family Scholarship $300

Everett small

Greater Sacramento New Car Dealers $1,000

Ronald Drew Williams Memorial Scholarship $500

Bennie smart

George Goto Athletic Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students

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$1,200

Maile smith

Jim Janssen Scholarship $1,000

Hailey smoot

Richard B.D. Chun, M.D. and Opal L. Chun, R.N. Scholarship Fund $3,000

Marjorie & Arthur Goetz $500

Ashley stanley

Educating The Community (ETC) Scholarship $500

Jennifer stuck

Raymond Underhill Scholarship $1,000

Avenir suslov

Math Department Scholarship Endowment $500

Angela sutton

Martin Liebert Memorial Endowment, part of The Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Seceley swinson

AAUW Roseville-South Placer Branch Scholarship $2,250

iulia tarasova Sierra College Foundation Board Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students

$1,200

Lynnea thrasher

Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Endowment $2,000

aiyiana tiger-mantanona

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Lisa Joseph Boch Memorial Scholarship $500

Brennagh tourigny

PRIDE Industries Scholarship $1,250

Andrew truman

John G. and Lillian M. Walsh Family Scholarship $1,000

Eriendeep uppal

Sierra College Staff Scholarship $500

Kate valdez

Teruaki (Ted) and Shizuko (Mary) Kitada Memorial Scholarship Endowment $500

Madyson vaught

Matthew Ryan Ennis Scholarship $1,000

Ruth vicente guerrero

Second Core $1,000

Tim Farmer Memorial Scholarship Endowment $1,000

Alejandro vinces cacho-sousa

Rotary Clubs of Western Nevada County, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

leslie vite

Antelope Grange #161 Scholarship Endowment $500

Megan volheim

AAUW Nevada County Branch $2,000

Nevada City 49er Rotary Scholarship $2,000

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Chelsea watts

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

allisen welch

Richard S. Marasso (Sierra College) Outreach Scholarship $250

Melanie welch

Jewell Initiative for Lincoln, part of The Osher Initiative for California Community College Students $1,200

Elisse white

Keller Family Pathway Scholarship $1,000

Sicilia widener

California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment $1,200

Rees williams

NCC Coordinating Council Scholarship, part of the Osher Initiative for Community College Students $1,200

Emily winter

Paula Wong Memorial Scholarship Endowment $1,000

Nichole woodall

Sierra College Music Department Scholarship $350

Mykaela wynter

Richard B.D. Chun, M.D. and Opal L. Chun, R.N. Scholarship Fund $3,000

Marjorie & Arthur Goetz $500

Martin A. Harmon Scholarship $500

Julia yoder

Antelope Grange #161 Scholarship Endowment $500

Wilson Scholarship Endowment Fund $1,000

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Viktoria zechlin

C3 (Campus Community Club)/EOPS Scholarship $500

Special Thanks

Our Generous Sierra College Donors Sierra College Foundation

Mr. Chris Poling, Video Production Sierra College Scholarship Committee