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Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Presents 2016 Scholarship Awards to 18 High School Graduates
- 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 2015-2016 school year. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship.
Now on its 17th 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
Kelly Jiaying Chen, Cupertino High School, UC Berkeley
Alexandra Tan , Fremont High School, UC San Diego
Audrey Cheng, Gunn High School, Princeton University
Angela Grace Wang, Homestead High School, University of Southern California
Sara Lucero, Leigh High School, UC San Diego
Bailey Thayer, Los Altos High School, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Molly Ilana Ball, Los Gatos High School, Barnard College
Sally Zhengyuan Wan , Lynbrook High School, University of Chicago
Ritwik Kesavath, Menlo-Atherton High School, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Woo Chul Kim, Monta Vista High School, West Point
Samantha Rubinstein, Mountain View High School, UC Berkeley
Lavanya Mahadevan, Palo Alto High School, Stanford University
Shravan Davuluri, Prospect High School, University of Texas at Austin
Ajaipal Chahal, Santa Clara High School, Dartmouth College
Isha Mangal, Saratoga High School, UC Berkeley
Nguyen Dang, Westmont High School, University of San Francisco
Yu-Bin Moon, Wilcox High School, UC Irvine
Frederique Corcoran, Woodside High School, UC Santa Barbara
"We are happy we are able to assist our youth with their education. Thank you to the teachers and staff for their help in making this program the success that it is. The scholarship program is truly a partnership effort between the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation and the wonderful educators in our service area," said Nina Yamaguchi, chair of the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Scholars Program.
SILVAR members presenting the scholarships to the recipients at their respective senior award ceremonies include Chris Alston (Keller Williams), Sue Bose (Referral Realty), Mark Burns (Referral Realty), Davena Gentry (Sereno Group), Mary Kay Groth (Sereno Group), Theresa Loya (Coldwell Banker), Cassie Maas (Alain Pinel Realtors), Russell Morris (Coldwell Banker), Bill Rehbock (Coldwell Banker), Robert Reid (Keller Williams), Amy Sung (Pacific Union), Susan Sweeley (Alain Pinel Realtors), Mary Tan (Coldwell Banker) and David Tonna (Alain Pinel Realtors).
The scholarship awards presented by the Charitable Foundation are made possible by donations from SILVAR REALTOR® and affiliate members. Since its creation, the scholarship program has provided $306,000 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.