Community-funded scholarships totaling $67K awarded to 32 University of Guam students
Community-funded scholarships totaling $67K awarded to 32 University of Guam students
Community-funded scholarships totaling $67K awarded to 32 University of Guam students
10/1/2021
This week, 32 University of Guam students received extra financial support toward their education with the awarding of 41 community-funded scholarships through the UOG Endowment Foundation. The foundation held a virtual ceremony on Sept. 29 to recognize both the student recipients and the personal and corporate scholarship sponsors, who contributed $67,000 in total.
“Knowing that there are people out there who are doing what they can to assist students like me […] shows me that I’m not alone in this journey,” said Kyona Rivera, a sophomore communications major from Saipan who received a total of $5,750 for the academic year as the recipient of the James & Young Hee Ji Scholarship and the CLASS “G is for Giving” Scholarship.
Katrina Perez, executive director of the foundation, said companies, organizations, and families are inspired to create scholarships for a variety of reasons — whether to support academic advancement in a subject area of importance to them, to carry on the memory of someone influential, or to encourage disadvantaged students to stay the course in their education.
“The UOG Endowment Foundation is tremendously grateful to our generous scholarship donors,” Perez said. “Through their benevolence, they are not only helping to fulfill an individual’s dream… rather, they are helping to ensure that, as a community, we are safeguarding our collective recovery.”
Senior civil engineering major Viliame Vuetibau, who received a scholarship from SSFM International of $7,825 — the largest of this semester’s awards through the UOG Endowment Foundation, said that having the financial support means there is one less thing to worry about as a student.
“They say it takes a village to raise a child. The same can be said about finishing college,” Vuetibau said. “… completing our degrees seems a lot less stressful with the financial support of our donors and the backing from our communities.”
Jacquelyn Cabusi, a junior chemistry and pre-pharmacy major and recipient of a newly created Christine P. Lewis Memorial Fund Scholarship, added, “I’m extremely grateful to have these opportunities available to us students, especially during these difficult times.”
The scholarship awardees are as follows:
| Student | Major | Scholarship | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rodion Balbin |
Criminal Justice |
Frederick J. Horecky Scholarship |
$500 |
|
Rodion Balbin |
Criminal Justice |
LMS Scholarship |
$2,500 |
|
Jacquelyn Cabusi |
Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy |
Christine P. Lewis Memorial Fund |
$1,000 |
|
Renona Call |
Elementary Education |
James & Young Hee Ji Scholarship |
$5,000 |
|
Noel Brandon Degracia |
Business Administration |
Karri T. Perez Entrepreneurial Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Lisa Dereas |
M.A., Micronesian Studies |
CLASS “G is for Giving” Scholarship |
$750 |
|
Lisa Dereas |
M.A., Micronesian Studies |
Micronesian Studies Scholarship Award |
$1,000 |
|
Nicole Duenas |
M.A., Micronesian Studies |
Moitik Micronesian Studies Scholarship |
$5,000 |
|
Harley Edeluchel |
Agriculture & Life Sciences |
Patricia & Thomas W. Krise Gap Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Ella Fedenko |
Biology |
IT&E Overseas Scholarship |
$2,000 |
|
Anesha Ignacio |
Sociology |
Palau Women’s Club Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Aisleabesh Maglaque |
Biology – Bio-Medicine |
Society of Emeritus Professors and Retired Scholars Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Maia Manglona |
Accounting |
Matson Empowerment Scholarship |
$2,500 |
|
Tonya McDaniel |
Fine Arts |
James and Robert Sajnovsky Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Hannah Mendiola |
Accounting |
JFK High School Class of 1969 Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Hannah Mendiola |
Accounting |
Sylvia Blas Mendiola Scholarship for Mothers |
$1,000 |
|
Therese Miller |
M.S., Biology |
James A. Marsh Jr. Scholarship in Marine Biology or Water Resources |
$500 |
|
Denzyl Ngiralmau |
Business Administration |
IT&E Overseas Scholarship |
$2,000 |
|
Denzyl Ngiralmau |
Business Administration |
Kurt S. Moylan Foundation Scholarship |
$2,500 |
|
Denzyl Ngiralmau |
Business Administration |
Patricia & Thomas W. Krise 1st Generation Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Jennifer Ok |
Pre-Nursing |
Society of Emeritus Professors and Retired Scholars Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Megan Palacios |
Biology – Bio-Medicine |
Christine P. Lewis Memorial Fund |
$1,000 |
|
Mariana Pangelinan |
M.A., Teaching – Secondary Math |
IT&E Overseas Scholarship |
$2,000 |
|
Christian Ramos |
Business Administration |
PFM Scholarship |
$2,500 |
|
Christopher Reyes |
Business Administration |
Patricia & Thomas W. Krise Internship Grant |
$1,000 |
|
Kyona Rivera |
Communications |
CLASS “G is for Giving” Scholarship |
$750 |
|
Kyona Rivera |
Communications |
James & Young Hee Ji Scholarship |
$5,000 |
|
Abigail Santos |
Secondary Education – Math |
Society of Emeritus Professors and Retired Scholars Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Riza Sejalbo |
Psychology |
Cerila Rapadas Scholarship |
$500 |
|
Riza Sejalbo |
Psychology |
CLASS “G is for Giving” Scholarship |
$750 |
|
Britney Joy Sison |
Chemistry and Biology |
JFK High School Class of 1969 Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Britney Joy Sison |
Chemistry and Biology |
Palau Women’s Club Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Ulysses Story |
Business Administration and Sociology |
Matson Empowerment Scholarship |
$2,500 |
|
Katrina Mae Tahimik |
Accounting |
Akira Baba Scholarship |
$750 |
|
Hilary Tirazona |
Biology – Bio-Medicine |
IT&E Overseas Scholarship |
$2,000 |
|
Anna Uy |
English – Literature |
CLASS “G is for Giving” Scholarship |
$750 |
|
Anna Uy |
English – Literature |
Robertson Applied Linguistics Award |
$500 |
|
Ami Vice |
Integrative Biology |
Society of Emeritus Professors and Retired Scholars Scholarship |
$1,000 |
|
Maria Johnnie Villareal |
M.S., Environmental Science |
Carriveau Family Scholarship |
$500 |
|
Viliame Vuetibau |
Civil Engineering |
SSFM Engineering Scholarship |
$7,825 |
|
Keoni Wong |
Biology – Bio-Medicine |
CNAS “G is for Giving” Scholarship |
$500 |
Apply for the next round of scholarships
The University of Guam Endowment Foundation will soon start accepting applications for scholarships available for Fañomnåkan 2022. Stay tuned to https://give.uog.edu/scholarships/ for details.