Each year, the Kent Community Foundation awards at least 14 scholarships, drawing dozens of applications from students in the Kent School District area. (Students who are homeschooled or attending private school are also eligible.) It takes a village to thoroughly review each scholarship application and select the recipients for each academic year. We have a team of volunteers who are passionate about education to help us do that.
Each scholarship has its own scholarship review committee, led by a committee chair. Now that this scholarship season is behind us, we want to take a moment to thank the dozens of scholarship evaluators who helped select this year’s winners.
KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Audrey Rose Sells Scholarship
Carolyn Tolas (chair)
Alan Sells
Heidi Dearborn
Diego Moreno Scholarship
Kim Walley (chair)
Lizzie Lee
Shelly Moreno
Alejandra Moreno
Gary Carpenter Scholarship
Brenda Farwell (chair)
Vicki Nelson
Jordan Straughan
Gary Allen
Carolyn Tolas
Gail Gese Memorial Scholarship
Cathy Wahlin (chair)
Erika Hanson
Leigh-Ann Lunde
Jan Louise Quitoriano
Brenda Farwell (chair)
David Radford
Betsy Schelien
Lester Quitoriana
Jim McGinnis Scholarship
Lori Paxton (chair)
Dana Ralph
Elisa Aguayo Munoz
Deborah Drake
Johnson/Stoddard/Osness Scholarship
Dee Klem (chair)
Jim Osness
Sara Novion
Christine Sellers
“With all of the negative things that are on the news and going on in the world, being a scholarship evaluator gives me a great deal of hope for the future of our young people. I am always in awe of the amazing things the students are accomplishing, the goals they are setting, and the contributions they want to make. Doing this is special to me as I started doing so with my father-in-law at his request. He is no longer able to be an evaluator, so I am doing it in his honor.”
~ Christine Sellers
Kent Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Lori Paxton (chair)
Zenovia Harris
Kent Chamber Intern
Linda Ruby Scholarship
Lori Paxton (chair)
Earle Ruby
Jen Wu
Jill Hoepfinger
Mike Simmons Scholarship
Dee Klem (chair)
Christine Simmons
JP Frame
Wade Barringer
Pat Butler Scholarship
Jordan Straughan (chair)
Ted Butler
Kim Walley
Carolyn Tolas
Richard and Ina Balash (RIB) Scholarship
Cathy Wahlin (chair)
Ina Balash
Jessica Hall
Dana Neuts
Ron Osborne Scholarship
Dee Klem (chair)
Ron Ness
Lisa Kelly
Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation
Brenda Farwell (chair)
Steve Klem
Han Kirkland
KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERS
Kent Area PTSA
Jenny Shaw
Jennifer Richie
Joel Shaw
Kent Schools Foundation – Emiko Craig
Allyson Johnson
Corine LaVerne
Vivian Kauth
Rotary Club Sunrise Kent
Tray Svenson
Dave Mitchell
Rotary Club of Kent
Kim Walley
Jordan Straughan
Andy Carter
Hilary Okrant-Grilley
Jeff Arnold
Julie Shott
Valley Girls & Guys
Tina McDonough