Coos Bay, OR – The Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation is proud to congratulate the 2024-25 scholarship recipients. Thanks to generous donors, the organization awarded nearly 200 scholarships totaling more than $300,000 for students attending Southwestern for the upcoming academic year.
“Students who receive scholarships tell us that it helps them get started on a goal they thought they couldn’t achieve,” said Karen Pringle Cunningham, SWOCC Foundation Board of Trustees member. “It boosts self-confidence and relieves a financial burden for them and their families. Seeing a thank you letter from a student you helped is a rewarding experience.”
Guided by a board of community volunteers, the Southwestern Foundation organized as a nonprofit organization in 1962, the year after the college started. Since then, thousands of students have attended the college and received Foundation scholarships. These awards help students by breaking down financial barriers and inspiring students to better their lives and futures.
If you are interested in donating to scholarships or volunteering with the Southwestern Foundation visit www.socc.edu/give or call 541-888-7209 for additional information.
2024-25 Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation Scholarship Recipients
| SCHOLARSHIP | RECIPIENT(S) | |
| Andy Toribio Scholarship | Sonia | Haro |
| Ann Lansing Scholarship | Steven | Scruggs |
| Alicia | Ames | |
| Art and Toni Poole Scholarship | Jessi | Knudsen |
| Rylee | Madison | |
| Angel | Garcia | |
| Samuel | LaGore | |
| Isabelle | Enright | |
| Lily | Gagnier | |
| Brayden | Lester | |
| Kirra | Cooley | |
| Barbara Dodrill Scholarship | Rebecca | Healy |
| Barbara Emily Knudson Scholarship | Emily | Peck |
| Barbara Reynolds Scholarship | Gio | Castro |
| Baughman Memorial Apprenticeship Scholarship | Dylan | Kamph |
| Bay Area Picklers Scholarship | Akshat | Akshat |
| Bay Area Sportsman’s Association (BASA) Scholarship | Kacee | Ligons |
| Bechtold-Laird Health Care Scholarship | Taryn | Hurley |
| Ryan | Cook | |
| Bezzerides Scholarship | Kylie | Shaw-Kamehaiku |
| Dani | Marshall | |
| Cherie J. Mitchell Scholarship | Jade | Bernhardt |
| Cherish Pride Scholarship | Lindsey | Tatakis |
| Christine Moffitt Science Scholarship | Jaclyn | Young |
| Gracie | Peach | |
| Cole | Roberts | |
| Gabbard | Herring | |
| Heidi | Graves | |
| Chuck Hanners Scholarship | Taylor | Weidemiller |
| Clyde and Jackie Cherry Memorial Scholarship | Nicole | Hamby-Freund |
| Natasha | Holmes | |
| Coastal Clay Pottery Guild Scholarship | Tori | Goodell |
| Coos Bay Surfrider Scholarship | Jaydenn | Gamboa |
| Coos Bay Vision Center Scholarship | Michelle | McKiddy |
| Coos Bay-North Bend Rotary Scholarship | Vanessa | Cardoso |
| Coos County Realtors Scholarship | Ning | Zhao |
| Coquille Indian Tribe Scholarship | Katie | Gauntz |
| CTE Training Scholarship | Quinn | Komok |
| Curry Campus General Scholarship | Brooke | Gray |
| Gracie | Brozdounoff | |
| Alannah | Clark | |
| Dean and Jane Muffett Memorial Scholarship | Kyla | Bailey-Wilson |
| DeArmond CTE Scholarship | AbbieGail | Michael |
| Autum | Burford | |
| James | Loetzerich | |
| Auguste | Ledji | |
| Brittany | Mueller | |
| Dennis and Janet Beetham Family Scholarship | Khobi | Carmichel |
| Sam | Hayes | |
| Breck | Jones | |
| Samaan | Abdul Aziz | |
| Aubrey | Brooks | |
| Lars | Knudsen | |
| Cainan | Stewart | |
| Haydenn | Matzner | |
| Cameron | Miller | |
| Luke | Norris | |
| Stuart | Kayanja | |
| Tate | Vigna | |
| Donald Ivy Memorial Scholarship | Mariah | Hill |
| Dorothy Heagy Education Scholarship | Aeryn | Jones |
| Early Bird Scholarship | Takemasa | Okawa |
| Ernest L. Frye-Keizer Memorial Scholarship | Katie | Berger |
| Estella Morgan Memorial | Michelle | McKiddy |
| Flaxel Family Scholarship | Holly | Ullha-Reams |
| *Anonymous | ||
| Floyd Ingram Scholarship | Marisol | Carreno Yanez |
| Jackson | Brazil | |
| Lupita | Trujillo | |
| Godfred | Amonoo | |
| Forty & Eight Bobby L. Fraser Memorial Nursing Scholarship | Jessica | Jones |
| Hales Family Scholarship | Nolan | Black |
| Karli | Daugherty | |
| Jacob | Montenero | |
| Henry F. and Elva H. Hansen Memorial Scholarship | Samantha | Ward |
| ILWU Local 12 Scholarship | Kaitlyn | Dubisar |
| Jack & Margaret S. Dean Scholarship | Alexa | Crum |
| James Montalbano Scholarship | Shyla | Jorgensen |
| Adrean | McGuire | |
| Jessica | Jones | |
| Kiefer | Allen | |
| James Reed VanDuzer IV Scholarship | Diego | London |
| Jody McCaffree Social & Environmental Justice Scholarship | Michelle | Riley |
| John C. Anderson Memorial Scholarship | Kaela | Hickox |
| Aryanna | Corrales | |
| John W. Burles Memorial Scholarship | Jasmin | Mitchell |
| Abby | Jessen | |
| Taylor | Weidemiller | |
| *Anonymous | ||
| Keiser Scholarship for Culinary Excellence | Brooklyn | Hansen |
| Oliver | Cowan | |
| Stefania | Tlachi | |
| Kyle Trust Scholarship | Holden | Guzman |
| Laker Legacy Alumni Scholarship | Hannah | Tanner |
| Leonard C. Farr Community Service Scholarship | Brooklyn | Hansen |
| Linda Bufton Culinary Scholarship | Monica | Florez |
| Linda Kallgren Donaldson Nursing Scholarship | Shantaya | Cotton |
| Lisa G. Wampole Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice | Shyla | Applegate |
| Lyon/Orr Family Scholarship | Lilly | Dubisar |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship | Isaiah | Wilson |
| Mary, Kate and Cap Sharples Scholarship | Makenzie | Alexander |
| Maxine Smith Scholarship | Stephanie | Horn |
| May Virginia Smith VanDuzer Scholarship | Sayana | Phillips |
| Maybelle M. Olson Scholarship | Hayley | Brophy |
| Menasha Legacy Fund Scholarship | Aimie | Bussmann |
| Menasha Legacy Fund Scholarship | Hope | Schrag |
| Stephen | Votaw | |
| Asher | Vredenburg | |
| Brenna | Watkins | |
| Keagan | Morris | |
| *Anonymous | ||
| Mike Groben Scholarship | Dezi | Hazzard |
| Vincent | Monaco | |
| Military Families Scholarship | Annalisa | Norland |
| N/A Tuition Certificate donated | Kaleb | Clason |
| Nancy Douglas Memorial Scholarship | Ava | Bolster |
| New Beginnings for Tribal Students Scholarship | Oliver | Merritt |
| Ray | Slocomb | |
| Kota | Bear | |
| Kacee | Ligons | |
| Brooke | Williams | |
| Pacific Orchid Society Scholarship | Irelyn | Gibbs |
| Patricia Benetti Memorial Scholarship | Rami | Escure |
| Tia | DeLorto | |
| Patricia D. and William B. Smullin Scholarship | Gracie | Andrews |
| Garrett | Bushnell | |
| Paul Cameron Rients Memorial Scholarship | Dominic | Duckett |
| Presbyterian Church of Coos Bay Memorial Scholarship | Ashlea | Gottschalk |
| Carly | Nair | |
| *Anonymous | ||
| Randy Carpenter Memorial Scholarship | Charles | Woodruff |
| Bobbi | Rangel | |
| Roderick H. Morris Scholarship | Brenden | Kirby |
| Sandra Martinez & Carrie Kralicek Selfless Act Nursing Scholarship | Shyla | Jorgensen |
| Sharon Barnett Scholarship | Trillian | Zotti |
| Sharon Kolkhorst Memorial Nursing Scholarship | Ruby | Cardoso |
| Sheryl Rosenbaum Memorial Scholarship | Taarna | Lancaster |
| Shirley Barton Nursing Scholarship | Ashley | Watkins |
| Sickels Family Rural College Technology Scholarship | Taylor | Sheppard |
| Takeru | Onozaki | |
| Slaney Family Human Services Scholarship | Alexis | Rogers |
| Slaney Family Scholarship | Emma | Spalding |
| Stephens Family Scholarship | Savannah | Doughty |
| Annalisa | Norland | |
| Steve Shirtcliff CASA Scholarship | *Anonymous | |
| Student of the Year Scholarship | Mark | Gutierrez |
| SWOCC Foundation Board General Scholarship | Chanel | Greenwood |
| Shyla | Applegate | |
| Dustin | Ledford | |
| Taya | Torres | |
| Denese | Abeyta | |
| Morgan | Herring | |
| Rachel | Jones | |
| RayAnne | Lockett | |
| June | Markum | |
| SWOCC Foundation Culinary General Scholarship | Zoe | Andresen |
| Ashley | Lavender | |
| Olivia | Fatooh | |
| Mckenzie | Palacios | |
| Oliver | Cowan | |
| Stefania | Tlachi | |
| Fyn | Elton | |
| Sergio | Rodriguez | |
| Nathan | Vance | |
| Jasper | Andersen | |
| SWOCC Foundation General Nursing Scholarship | Jessica | Edmundson |
| Amanda | Higgins | |
| SWOCC Foundation General Scholarship | Jeffrey | Jennings |
| Wren | Brown | |
| Penelope | Town | |
| Paolo | Flores | |
| Cory | Ricketts | |
| Milagros | Perez Nanez | |
| Sonia | Haro | |
| Heather | Beaird | |
| Michael | Knutsen | |
| *Anonymous | ||
| The Friends of the Curry Public Library James Boyle Memorial Scholarship | Zachary | Renfro |
| TymByr Culinary Scholarship | Jesse | Spinella |
| Jennifer | Parker | |
| Uncork your Potential Scholarship | Lily | Isom |
| Uncorking Opportunity! Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Scholarship | Rune | Van Den Bosch |
| Uncorking Opportunity! Culinary and the Arts Scholarship | Vanessa | Barragan |
| Uncorking Opportunity! Ken Chard Scholarship | Alannah | Gee |
| Uncorking Opportunity! Nursing Scholarship | Zubeda | Ingabire |
| Uncorking Opportunity! Roos and Roos Scholarship | Marcela | Mendoza |
| Uncorking Opportunity! The Mill Casino Hotel Scholarship | Dominic | Duckett |
| Uncorking Opportunity! Warehouse Coffee Cafe Farm and Sea Scholarship | Dawson | Howerton |
| Vernon Brecke Memorial Scholarship | Jill | Holbrook |
| Vernon C. and Jean G. Sorenson Scholarship | Mary | Wolfe |
| William and Virginia Erickson Scholarship | Mycah | Nichols |
| Avineet | Devi | |
| William Lansing Scholarship | Christopher | Beil |
| Nevaeh | Dewitt | |
| Woolridge Myrtle Point Scholarship | Hayley | Brophy |
| Yellow Cab Taxi Scholarship | Emmett | Hawthorne |
| *Note: Some scholarship recipients request their award(s) not be listed publicly. The Foundation respects their privacy by not including them on this list. | ||
