Submitted by the San Juan Island Community Foundation.
Thanks to the sustained generosity of island donors, the San Juan Island Community Foundation has awarded 38 students more than $169,000 in scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year. The recipients include 15 graduating high school seniors – 11 from Friday Harbor High School and four from Spring Street International School – along with 23 students already working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Established through a gift from the estate of Jerry Inskeep, the Inskeep Legacy Scholarship provides need-based funding for graduating high school seniors attending four-year colleges and universities full time. Scholarships can be renewed for each year of a student’s undergraduate study. This year’s 12 new recipients are:
Gavia Boyden – Macalester College
Jazmyn Capron-Graves – Pacific University
Brenna Crouse-Smith – University of Washington
Luke Fincher – Western Washington University
Olivia Germain – University of Colorado Boulder
Isabel Graham – Arizona State University
Hannah Greene – Western Washington University
Lucy Martin – University of Puget Sound
Aiyana O’Prussack – Bryn Mawr
Catherine Pignatiello – Ithaca College
Ava Smith – Arizona State University
Robin Taylor – University of Washington
The 16 students receiving renewable awards this year include:
Ty Anderson – Gonzaga University
Ela Angevine – Anglo-American University
Emily Atwell – Portland State University
Julian Brown – Santa Clara University
Olivia Brown – Savannah College of Art & Design
Trinity Cullen – University of Arizona
Marieke Danniau – Columbus College of Art & Design
Evan Foley – University of Washington
Raylee Miniken – Western Washington University
Aida Must – Washington State University
Stella Parsons – The Master’s University
Ayla Ridwan – Stanford University
Thea Seitz – Karolinska Institute
Georgia Smith – Pacific Lutheran University
Rachel Starr – University of Montana
Fallon Taylor – Villanova University
The San Juan Island Community Foundation Scholarship Fund provides awards for San Juan Island residents furthering their education at a community college, two-year college, four-year college or university, graduate school program, or career training program. This year’s recipients include six students who will be university seniors or graduate students in the fall:
Lydia Downs-Williams – University of Montana
Isabel Gabriel – Pacific Lutheran University
Megan Haagensen – Western Washington University
Brooke Radcliffe – Antioch University New England
Madeline Schroeder – University of Washington
Kiana Woods – University of Utah
The San Juan Pilots Association created the John Volk Memorial Scholarship to provide funding for students pursuing a career in an aviation-related field. It seeks to encourage and reward the sort of friendship, leadership, and service that typified John Volk’s presence in our community. This year’s four recipients are:
Julian Brown – Santa Clara University
Levi Demaris – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Siri Dow – University of Washington
Aaron Kahekili Vliet – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The scholarship established in memory of Dr. Marcia L. Zakarison, MD, offers a one-time scholarship for graduating high school seniors pursuing a career in human medicine and the healing arts, either at technical or trade schools, or two- or four-year colleges or universities.
This year’s awards go to:
Amelia Eltinge – Washington State University
Isabel Graham – Arizona State University
2022 marks the Community Foundation’s 15th consecutive year providing scholarships to island students. In the past 15 years SJICF has awarded $2.15 million in scholarships to 175 recipients.
Established in 1994, SJICF grants funds to local nonprofits and provides scholarships to local students through the generosity of donors who wish to improve the quality of life on San Juan Island. SJICF’s mission is the help the San Juan Island community thrive through inspired and informed generosity and the Foundation’s trusted stewardship. To learn more, visit www.sjicf.org.
