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Tell Us2011 Scholars
$365,000 propels 101 students in their education
You can be sure that the LGBTQ community will have strong and passionate leaders for decades to come. The 101 students who comprise our 2011 scholars share a strong desire to give back, incredible perseverance and a focus on how education can improve their lives and their communities.
They are very diverse in their educational pursuits, studying everything from nursing, fine art and welding, to theology, business and early childhood education. Their backgrounds are equally diverse, from being single parents to the first in a family to attend college, to the children of lesbian parents. Their ages range from 16 to 53 years old and come from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
Please take a minute to get inspired by reading these short bios of our 2011 scholars.
We also encourage you to learn more about our scholarship partners, the GSBA Scholarship program and their current scholars.
The scholars are also listed below, noting their home town and the scholarships they received.
Sayid Abdullaev of Twin Falls, ID – Phil Sullivan, Pride Foundation Idaho Scholarships
Elise Abramson of Kenmore, WA - Pride Foundation Eastern Washington Scholarship
Timothy Adams of Bozeman, MT - Pride Foundation Montana Scholarship
Oscar Arana-Ochoa of Portland, OR – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Emily Barton of Seattle, WA – Dennis Coleman Scholarship
Chad Beach of Eagle, ID – Rosenberg-Ibarra Scholarship
Serena Berry of Lakewood, WA - Patricia Van Kirk Scholarship
Ben Bonnema of New York, NY – Charly Baker/Heath Merriwether, Dennis Coleman, Pride Foundation Community Scholarships
Adrian Bravo of Spokane, WA - Inland Northwest Business Alliance Scholarship
Kathleen Bridges of Seattle, WA – Political Leadership, Pride Foundation Community Scholarships
Nani Brockett of Thurston County, WA – Political Leadership, Pride Foundation Southwest Washington Scholarships
Margaret “Miki” Cabell of Hoquiam, WA – Pride Foundation Community, Pride Foundation Southwest Washington Scholarships
Timothy Carbary of Lacey, WA – Pride Foundation Southwest Washington Scholarships
Kara Carlson of Fairbanks, AK – Pride Foundation Alaska Scholarships
Danielle Carver of Spokane, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Isabel Casimiro of Seattle, WA – Robert Browning, You Go Girl! Scholarships
Rhiannon Cates of Bend, OR – Pride Foundation Oregon Scholarship
Lee-Ling Chen of Shoreline, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Colton Cox of Duvall, WA – Obrzut Ling, PFLAG Bellevue Scholarships
Ben Crowther of Bellingham, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
William Cunningham of Seattle, WA – Brian M. Day Scholarship
Deanna Davis of Bellingham, WA – Dennis Coleman Scholarship
Michael Douangluxay-Cloud of Seattle, WA – NASP Trio Scholarship
Truc-Vi Duong of Portland, OR – Robert Browning, Deloris Carter Hampton Scholarships
Celeste Endlich of Seattle, WA - Scott Rodriguez Athletics Scholarship
Marek Elias Falk of Seattle, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Ian Feis of Portland, OR – Political Leadership, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Molly Fitzpatrick of Spokane, WA – Barbara Bailey, Inland Northwest Business Alliance, Pride Foundation Community, Pride Foundation Eastern Washington Scholarships
Josh Foley of Bellingham, WA – Inland Northwest Business Alliance, Pride Foundation Eastern Washington Scholarships
Juan Franco of Des Moines, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Joyful Freeman of Seattle, WA – Compassionate Care, Don Renschler, You Go Girl!, Pride Foundation Community, Group Health Scholarships
Corbin Gentzler of Portland, OR – Obrzut Ling Scholarship
Sarah Gottesdiener of Portland, OR – Ulrich Pischke Scholarship
Melinda Haines of Portland, OR – Paul Arnold Scholarship
Kiera Hansen of Portland, OR – Social Work Scholarship
Shelley Higman of Langley, WA – Whidbey Island Scholarship
April Holmquist of Seattle, WA - Paul Arnold Scholarship
Rachel Jackson of Portland, OR – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Cassandra Johnson of Tacoma, WA – Wells Fargo Scholarship
Charlie Kloub of Bellingham, WA – Kathy Spadoni, Pride Foundation Community, Pride Foundation Northwest Washington, Scott. Rodriguez Leadership Scholarships
Naomi Knoble of Eugene, OR – Inland Northwest Business Alliance Scholarship
Fernando Libor of Bremerton, WA – James and Colin Lee Wozumi Scholarship
Carnella Linder of Seattle, WA – Thelma Dewitty Scholarship
Ariana Lipkind of Missoula, MT – Pride Foundation Montana Scholarship
Jenny Lor of Eugene, OR – Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Sisters Scholarship
Austin Maddocks of Portland, OR – Phil Sullivan Scholarship
Mary Marsiglio of Eugene, OR – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Mario Mascorro of Renton, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Jeannie Mayotte of Langley, WA – Whidbey Island Scholarship
Colleen McNulty of Anchorage, WA – Pride Foundation Alaska Scholarship
Anna Miller of Bellevue, WA – PFLAG Bellevue, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Jesse Nelson of Seattle, WA – Brian M. Day, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Christopher Newcombe of Pullman, WA – Dennis Coleman Scholarship
Heather Nichelle-Peres of Portland, OR - Patricia Van Kirk Scholarship
Andrew Nichols of Seattle, WA – James and Colin Lee Wozumi, Pride Foundation Community Scholarships
Mo Nickerson of Spokane, WA - Associates in Behavioral Health, Inland Northwest Business Alliance, McFarffels, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Joshua O’Neal of Seattle, WA – James and Colin Lee Wozumi, Tony DeBlase Scholarships
Cole Parke of Harrisonburg, VA – You Go Girl! Scholarship
Joshua Parrish of Nampa, ID – Political Leadership, Pride Foundation Community, Pride Foundation Idaho Scholarships
Clint Posey of Olympia, WA – Scott Rodriguez Athletics Scholarship
Brian Prester of Tacoma, WA – Brian M. Day Scholarship
Nitika Raj of Seattle, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Kyle Rapiñan of Seattle, WA – Pride Foundation Community, Wells Fargo Scholarship, Scott Rodriguez Leadership, Donald O. Coffman Scholarships
Harlan Reidmohr of Bozeman, MT - Pride Foundation Montana Scholarship
Kashmir Reier of Bellingham, WA – Pride Foundation Northwest Washington Scholarship
Carlos “Fezz” Reyes of Mount Vernon, WA – Phil Sullivan, Pride Foundation Community, Lee S. Burke Scholarships
Colby James Rezayat of Mount Vernon, WA – Pride Foundation Community, Pride Foundation Northwest Washington Scholarship
Leah Rimington of Vancouver, WA - Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Erasmo (Moe) Ruis-Gonzalez of Portland, OR – Pride Foundation Oregon Scholarship
Marcus Santos of Moses Lake, WA – Pride Foundation Eastern Washington Scholarship
Jason Saunders of Vancouver, WA – Cole Family, Dennis Coleman, Pride Foundation Southwest Washington Scholarships
Zara Sedove-Mallin of Redmond, WA – Political Leadership, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Erica Sekins of Seattle, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Simone Senn of Bellingham, WA – McFarffels, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Oceana Shearer of McMinnville, OR – Phil Sullivan Scholarship
Jackson Shultz of Walla Walla, WA – James and Colin Lee Wozumi, Pride Foundation Community, Pride Foundation Eastern Washington, Scott Rodriguez Leadership Scholarships
Jordan Simonson of Seattle, WA – Don Renschler, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Rachael Snyder of Pullman, WA – You Go Girl! Scholarship
Diego Solares of Seattle, WA – Bill Bendiner and Doug Morgenson, Robert Browning, Political Leadership, James & Colin Lee Wozumi Scholarships
Shannon Solie of Seattle, WA – Tony DeBlase Scholarship
Ryan Stabler of Happy Valley, OR - Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Leandra Stanley of Salem, OR – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Evan Swope of Seattle, WA – Jack D. Motteler Scholarship
Harumi Angela Taniguchi of Seattle, WA – Don Renschler Scholarship
Josh Taylor of Meridian, ID – Paul Arnold Scholarship
Corey Trimble of Portland, OR – Paul Arnold Scholarship
Rafael Velazques of Seattle, WA – Pride Foundation Eastern Washington Scholarship
Aaron Vetter of Seattle, WA – Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Danny Wakefieldof Seattle, WA – Scott Rodriguez Athletics, Pride Foundation Community Scholarship
Jessica Warmbo of Seattle, WA – Derivative Duo, You Go Girl!, Pride Foundation Community Scholarships
Meredith Williams of Pullman, WA – You Go Girl!, Pride Foundation Community Scholarships
Samantha Williams of Bozeman, ID - Pride Foundation Montana Scholarship
Cory Winter of Pocatello, ID – Pride Foundation Idaho Scholarship
Christopher Wukasch of Tacoma, WA – James and Colin Lee Wozumi, Pride Foundation Community, Pride Foundation Southwest Washington Scholarships
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