Silicon Valley REALTORS(R) Charitable Foundation Presents Scholarship Awards to 18 Students
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Cupertino, CA - The Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®, presented scholarship awards to 18 graduating seniors from public high schools in Silicon Valley at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship.
Now in its 10th year, the REALTOR® scholarship program recognizes students who have exemplified outstanding achievements in academics, extracurricular/employment activities and community involvement. The selection committee included representatives from the local business community, area high schools, area colleges and the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®.
Students who received scholarships from the Foundation, the schools from which they graduated, and the colleges and universities they will be attending are: Anna Ha, Cupertino High School (UC Davis); Tania Alvarez, Fremont High School (San Jose State University); Wendy Zhang, Gunn High School (Stanford University); Robert Nishihara, Homestead High School (Harvard University); Sally Horna, Leigh High School (Chapman University); Brian Walz, Los Altos High School (UCLA); Sara Voisin, Los Gatos High School (University of Southern California); Philip Loury, Lynbrook High School (UC San Diego); Adin Vaewsorn, Menlo Park Atherton High School (Swarthmore College); Tim Wheeler, Monta Vista High School (UC San Diego); Juyhe Monica Lee, Mountain View High School (Rice University); Catherine Benson, Palo Alto High School (UC San Diego); Jason Eng, Prospect High School (UC Davis); Kirstie Thoum, Santa Clara High School (UC San Diego); Alina Yang, Saratoga High School (Princeton University); Nha Trang Nguyen, Westmont High School (San Jose State University); Vy Thuy Nguyen, Wilcox High School (San Jose State University); and Juan Revuelta, Woodside High School (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo).
“We feel fortunate to be able to give back to the community and our local scholars through our scholarship program,” said Joanne Fraser, chair of the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, and a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker, Los Altos. “By providing scholarships to these very deserving individuals, we can help our local students grow, succeed and achieve their dreams.”
“The nominees for the SILVAR Scholarship Program are among the cream of the crop,” said SILVAR Scholarship Chair Nina Yamaguchi, a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker, Cupertino. “We are happy we are able to assist the deserving winners in beginning their college education.”
Representatives of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® attended senior award ceremonies at the various high schools and personally presented the scholarships to the deserving students. They also thanked the teachers and staff in each high school for their help and participation in making this program the success that it is.
SILVAR members who presented the scholarship awards this year were Chris Alston (Keller Williams, Cupertino), Mark Burns (Coldwell Banker, Cupertino), Vicki Geers (Coldwell Banker, Los Altos), Soly Retter (Coldwell Banker, Saratoga), Joy Bender (Sereno Group, Los Gatos), Shilpa Merchant (Coldwell Banker, Los Altos), Raylene Khan (Sereno Group, Los Gatos), Vivian Wang (Coldwell Banker, Cupertino), Mary Tan (Coldwell Banker, Cupertino), Jane Volpe (Midtown Realty, Palo Alto), Sami Asfour (Keller Williams, Cupertino), Bill Gorman (Coldwell Banker, Saratoga), Russell Morris (Coldwell Banker, Los Gatos), James Dill (Coyote Creek Realtors, Morgan Hill) and Cammie Brodie (Metlife Home Loans, Los Altos).
The scholarship awards presented by the Charitable Foundation Trust have been made possible by donations by SILVAR’s REALTORS® and affiliates, and in part by sponsorship from Red Hawk Real Estate.
The scholarship program is a partnership effort between the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation and educators in SILVAR’s service areas. Scholarship recipients are selected from the high schools in the communities served by the 4,000 members of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®.
The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) is a professional trade organization representing over 4,000 REALTORS® and Affiliate members engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. SILVAR promotes the highest ethical standards of real estate practice, serves as an advocate for homeownership and homeowners, and represents the interests of property owners in Silicon Valley.
The term "REALTOR®" is a registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and who subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
For further information, please contact Rose Meily at SILVAR Public Affairs, e-mail , or phone (408) 200-0109.
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