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Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Presents 2015 Scholarship Awards to 18 High School Graduates
Dani Fletcher with Jhosseline Guardado, Los Altos High School
- For Immediate Release –
Cupertino, CA - The Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR), presented scholarship awards to 18 graduating seniors from public high schools in Silicon Valley at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship.
Now on its 16th 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 SILVAR.
Students who received scholarships from the Charitable Foundation, the schools from which they graduated, and the colleges and universities they plan to attend are:
Recipient, High School, College/University
Greg Pommier, Cupertino High School, UC Berkeley
Brianna Clarice Clark, Fremont High School, Tuskegee University
Daniel Rothenberg, Gunn High School, San Francisco State University
Arisa Ananda Fuson, Homestead High School, Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo
Aleksandra Vojvodic, Leigh High School, UCLA
Jhosseline Guardado, Los Altos High School, UC Davis
Lauren Michelle Finkle, Los Gatos High School, UCLA
Jessica Zheng, Lynbrook High School, Princeton University
Caroline Kelly, Menlo-Atherton High School, University of Michigan
James Mullen, Monta Vista High School, UCLA
Marisa Noelle Gong, Mountain View High School, Washington University in St. Louis
Promise Lee, Palo Alto High School, UC Davis
Kevin Wei, Prospect High School, UC San Diego
Vicente Lozano Lovelace, Santa Clara High School, UC Santa Cruz
Yun Seo (Jennifer) Kim, Saratoga High School, New York University
Tuyen Nguyen, Westmont High School, UC Santa Cruz
Rachanon Wajanakunakorn, Wilcox High School, Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo
Rachel Bontempi, Woodside High School, UC San Diego
"We are happy we have been able to assist our youth for the past 16 years. The seniors selected this year are very deserving of recognition," said scholarship chair Nina Yamaguchi.
SILVAR members who presented the scholarships to the recipients at their respective senior award ceremonies were Chris Alston (Keller Williams), Fe Manzano (Century 21 M&M and Associates), Jimmy Kang (PNC Mortgage), Nina Daruwalla (Coldwell Banker), Cassie Maas (Alain Pinel Realtors), Dani Fletcher (Sereno Group), Suzanne Yost (Alain Pinel Realtors), Mark Burns (Referral Realty), Mary Tan (Coldwell Banker), Robert Reid (Keller Williams), Sue Bose (Referral Realty), David Tonna (Alain Pinel Realtors), Russell Morris (Coldwell Banker) and Theresa Loya (Coldwell Banker).
"Our scholarship program is one way REALTORS® are able to give back to our communities and to our youth, who are the future of our communities," added John Tripp, 2015 president of the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation.
The scholarship awards presented by the Charitable Foundation are made possible by donations from REALTOR® and affiliate members of SILVAR. Since its creation, the scholarship program has provided $288,000 in scholarships to high school seniors in Silicon Valley.
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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 email or call the SILVAR office at (408) 200-0100.