Photos by Sean Sever/WNCC ABOVE: Donor Lori Tiede, left, congratulates Dennis Sanders on his Vicky Etchegoyhen Yaple Memorial Scholarship at the Foundation Appreciation and Recognition Reception on March 3. RIGHT: David George, center, thanks donors Ken and Teri Zutter for the Hope Scholarship he received. BELOW: Donor Cathy Dinauer, right, stands with Carson-Tahoe Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship recipients Maria-Elaina Bowman and Darrell Baugh.
Western Nevada Community College students and the donors who are helping them earn a college degree had the opportunity to meet at the sixth annual Scholarship Appreciation and Recognition Reception.
The event convened at WNCC Carson City on March 3 to acknowledge the generosity of donors and congratulate all WNCC scholars. A total of 152 students were awarded with foundation, leadership and other scholarships totaling more than $149,000 for the 2005-06 academic year. Scholarships and recipients included:
A.V. Lane Scholarship: Diane Bartolomucci, Laura Jarett, Kun Saville, Melanie Wiltfong
American Association of University Women Scholarship - Capital Branch: Bridgette DeBoer, Cindy Merkley
American Legion Unit 56 Fran Hanus Memorial Scholarship: Darrell Baugh
Andy Butti Scholarship: Gabriel Bobb, Eric Hodgdon
Anne M. Phillips Memorial Scholarship: Lori Fain
Annie Johnson Elliott Scholarship: Carrie Sheldon
Bernice Sheldon Scholarship: Trevor Eddings, Jarod Williams
Bessie C. Gilmer Scholarship: Salina Beavers, Bridgette DeBoer, Dawn Gadwell
Carson City Emblem Club No. 507 Scholarship: Kimberly Mason
Carson-Tahoe Hospital Auxiliary Ursula Daines Memorial Scholarship: Brenda Dodge, Stephanie Herrara, Beth Mandeville, Cinnamon Martin, Kimberly Mason, Jennifer McFall, Melanie Wiltfong
Carson-Tahoe Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship: Darrell Baugh, Maria Elaina-Bowman
Catherine "Suse" Fitz Scholarship: Cindy Merkley, Kimberly Price
Christine Baker Educational Scholarship: Marlene Collins
Construction Trades Program Scholarship - Builders Association of Western Nevada: William Adler, Jimmy Biselli, Adrian Cohen, Kurtis Coltrin, Jesse Fritz, Mark Gwaltney, Devin Hughes, Micah Laack, Andrew Lau, Joshua Martino, Phillip Martinovich, Heath Medeiros, Danielle Moore, Aaron Orlick and Michelle Summers
Construction Trades Program Scholarship - Douglas County Building Industry Association: Jordon Hatchett, Randy Isaacs, Steven Kruse, Jesse Leeper, Dustin Tremaine
Day Family Scholarship: Laura Jarett, Cindy Merkley
Dennis Mankel Scholarship: Maria-Elaina Bowman, Agatha Gentile
Diane Wood Memorial Scholarship: Cinnamon Martin
Dr. William E. Clark Memorial Scholarship: Souad Blackham, Agatha Gentile
Harriet L. Crowell Scholarship: Miguel Lesmes
Helen Close Charitable Foundation Scholarship: Jenny Baker, Ashely Bauer, Sabrina Cantrell, Erin Landis, Jessica Richards, Gracie Rixner, Lorena Verdugo
Helen Moederndorfer Jesse Scholarship: Jennifer Gerhardson
Jason Bertocchi Scholarship for Disabled Students: Maria Moreno, Samuel Owens
Jesse-Clift Native American Nevada Tribes Scholarship: Shannon Guerrero
Joan I. Shelton Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Lori Fain, Beth Mandeville
John H. Sheldon Scholarship: Trevor Eddings, Jarod Williams
Katharine Harris Quilici Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship: Laura Jarett, Kevin Watts
Korean War Veterans Carson City Chapter 305 Nursing Scholarship: Agatha Gentile, Jennifer McFall
Kyle Bacon Scholarship: Wes Osmer, Melody Webster
Lane-Morsani Memorial Scholarship: Jeanette Brooks, Bridgette DeBoer
Machine Tool Scholarship: Jonathan Conner, Matt Digangi, Jose Galvan, Marc Kennard, Ryan Knaak, Eric Kvam, Anton Larson, Ricardo Llamas, Jesuf Manriquez, Scott Page, Juan Ramirez, Adam Ramsey, Justin Ryan, Bryant Scharpf, Logan Yount
Michael Calabro Electronics Award: Robert Jackson
National Science Foundation WINSET Scholarship: Suzanne Armstrong, Ruben Bedoy, John Bradley, Jeanette Brooks, Rusiana Dalinina, Cameron Farrell, Daniel Goudeau, Nicholas Halen, Bard Harger, Daniel Heiderman, Jasson Hidalgo, Leslie Laberee, James Lombard, Michael McDougall, Jarrod Morrow, Kathleen Nelson, Anthony Reeves-Crouch, Warren Schader, Matthew Sgambati, Jessica Smith, Todd Snider, Michelle Summers, Alex Tam, Jonathon Walker
Native & Newcomers Club of Carson City Nursing Scholarship: Melanie Wiltfong
Nevada CPA Society Scholarship: Roxanne Krapf, Jessica Richards, Jeremy Wingert
Nevada Nurses Association Scholarship: Melanie Wiltfong
Ormsby Sportsmen's Association Scholarship: Sarah Rice
Patricia Cable Memorial Scholarship: Darrell Baugh
P.E.O. Sisterhood Scholarship for Women: Shannon Guerrero, Norma Ocampo
Philip B. Alva Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Contreras
Police Academy Alumni Scholarship: Francisco Torres, Lorena Verdugo
Rhianna Redwine Memorial Scholarship: Ashely Bauer
Robert and Joy Pease Memorial Scholarship: Salina Beavers
Robert Bush Endowment Fund Scholarship: Brenda Bell
Roberta Ogden Trease Memorial Scholarship: Jason Funk, Anthony Malcolm
SBC Scholarship: Jason Funk, Eric Hodgdon, Anthony Malcolm, Caleb Prudhomme
Sierra Pacific Resource Foundation Scholarship: Sandra Gibbons, Maria Moreno, Caleb Prudhomme, Julie Torres, Jonathon Walker
Single Parent Endowment Fund Scholarship: Salina Beavers, Jennifer Hillyer
Soroptimist International of Carson City Barbara K. Alexander Scholarship: Brenda Sisk
Soroptimist International of Carson City Margaret Hersey Memorial Scholarship: Brenda Dodge
Soroptimist International of Carson City Marge Patterson Memorial Scholarship: Priscilla Rosen
Soroptimist International of Carson City Trade & Industry Scholarship: Melinda Lang Brawner, Jennifer Gerhardson, Sunset Rotary Scholarship: Beth Mandeville, Keriann Zinke
Taeubel Classified Professional Development Scholarship: Candace Green
The Hope Scholarship: Lindsay Dugas, David George
The Tekla Kujawski Nursing Scholarship: Stephanie Herrara
The Testolin Family Scholarship: Kun Saville, Carrie Sheldon
Unger/Diamond Fund Scholarship: Eric Hodgdon
United Methodist Men's Scholarship: Josephine Renee Ekleberry, Jennifer Gerhardson
United Students Association Scholarship, Carson : Jennifer Gerhardson, Kathryn Schuler
Vicky Etchegoyhen Yaple Memorial Scholarship: Dennis Sanders
Vivian Wilde-Mellow Memorial Scholarship: Brenda Dodge, Lori Fain, Stephanie Herrara
Western Nevada Community College Student Leadership Scholarship: Sonya Gahn and Sabrina Meza from Lyon County; Jessica Holton, Carson City; Heather Lumen, Churchill County; Marti Macedo, Pershing County; Samuel Owens, Storey County, Kathryn Schuler and Matthew Shedd from Douglas County
Zola Scholarship: Ashely Bauer