This scholarship fund was created in 2008 by Mike Schaefer to support students interested in providing compassionate care to any survivors of violence, trauma or grief. Words from the Creator: My partner’s suicide in 2006 left me grateful for the community support services offered by a wide variety of counselors and caregivers. My intention is
This scholarship was created by Ric Weiland in 1993 to support students studying health sciences or health services. About this scholarship: Robert Browning grew up in Auburn, Washington and later attended the University of Washington. He made his home in Seattle, where he practiced dentistry. Robert was also very interested in music—he was a cellist
This scholarship was created by Steve Parsons for arts and humanities students of the queer community living in Kitsap/Bainbridge Island areas (preferred). About the Creator: Steve Parsons met Bill McKnight eighteen years ago and the friendship was instant. They met through what was then called Seattle AIDS Support Group (now Compassion & Choices of Washington),
This scholarship was established by Bill Fleming in 1996 to support students studying interior, fashion, or graphic design. Words about the Scholarship: A physical memorial, such as a headstone or other monument, could not have contained the spirit of my late partner, Paul Arnold. With the possible exception of the men’s store at Bergdorf Goodman,
This scholarship was created by Ric Weiland in 1998 for LGBTQ and allied students studying visual arts and design. About this scholarship: Ric Ulrich and Chuck Pischke were close friends and moved to Seattle from Oregon. Ric was an artist and lived in Seattle until he died of AIDS in 1990. Chuck was an interior
This scholarship was created by Aubrey Hart Sparks to support LGBTQ and allied students entering the fields of sex education, sex therapy, or other fields that further the understanding of human sexuality. Aubrey Hart Sparks passed away in the fall of 2019, and this fund continues on in his memory. About this Scholarship Fund: Established
This scholarship was established by Daniel Lee in 2000 to support LGBTQ and allied students in the visual arts. Words from the Creator: I’d known Jack, my life partner, since 1975. He was an art teacher and the head of the art department at Wilson High School in Tacoma. He received his bachelor’s degree in
This scholarship was created by Doug Morgenson in 2001 to support students pursuing a career in human services, health sciences, or visual arts. Words from the Creator: This scholarship was established in honor of Bill Bendiner, my partner from 1978 until his death in 2001. Bill and I first became acquainted with Pride Foundation in
There is so much at stake tomorrow. The Supreme Court of the United States will consider the Masterpiece Cakeshop case and determine whether businesses have the constitutional right to discriminate against LGBTQ people. This is about so much more than buying a wedding cake. It is about whether our highest court will uphold the laws
November 11, 2017, Veteran’s Day, Mickie Schnider was called to the front of a room at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) hall in Orofino, Idaho. She was one of 10 veterans called up that night to receive a Quilt of Valor in recognition of her twenty-four years served in the Army National Guard,