2020 Ventura College Foundation Scholarship Awards

VIENTO Y MAR ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Gonzalez family endowed this scholarship in memory of a beloved son and brother and
beloved aunt and sister both of whom attended Ventura College. VC was an important step
to success for numerous other family members. This scholarship is intended as a “step” for
the benefit of a transferring student with a major in Environmental Science or Music.

WENDY DUNN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP OF VENTURA COLLEGE
Mr. Dunn established this scholarship in honor of his wife, Wendy, to benefit a student who
has overcome personal hardships or challenges.

WENDY MCGEE MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
In loving memory of his wife, Wendy McGee, Jim McGee established this scholarship to
benefit students pursuing a career in nursing.

WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship was established to benefit a student majoring in Engineering, Geology,
Chemical, Welding, Electronics or Machine Shop.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE GARDEN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship benefits a transfer student accepted into a four year university or college for
Agriculture, Botany, Conservation, Ecology, Entomology, Environmental Science, Floriculture,
Forestry, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning or related fields.

WESTSIDE SCHOLARSHIP
The Westside Community Council created this scholarship to benefit a student who is a
resident of the Westside of Ventura.

WOOLLEY PHOENIX VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP
Ventura College Foundation Board Emeritus Dr. John Woolley established this scholarship to
benefit Veteran students at Ventura College.

*The Bernard Osher Foundation pledged an overall gift of $50-million
to launch the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment
– the largest gift ever given to any community college system.
Through the Osher Foundation’s generous matching dollars, our local
donors, and the VC Foundations’ challenge match, the campaign,
which ended in 2011 was a major success. VC Foundation raised 296% of its target goal –the
best fundraising record of any college in the state – which resulted in new scholarships for 89
students at VC annually, in perpetuity.

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VCF SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE

RITA ALMALAB AMBER HAHN
ALISON BAILEY JANE HAN
DENISE BAYLOR STACI INGRAM
PENNY BAZANT MARY JARVIS
MICHELLE BEARD ROB JOHNSON
DONNA BEATTY JOEL JUSTICE
SALENA BRACAMONTES LESLIE KARR
RACHEL BRAVO BREWSTER KING
JANINE BUNDY TRAVIS KING
DAVID CARLANDER ALLAN KNIGHT
MARIAN CARRASCO NUNGARAY NINA KOBAYASHI
AMY CHEROT ELIZABETH KRAUS
JANETTE CHRISTIAN ERLINDA LASKA
KRISTIN CLARK LISA LAUTERBACH
GINGER DOUD MAYA LAZOS
REGINA COTTON ELLE MACKENZIE
ROBYN DANIELS JUDY MARTIN
AURORA DE LA SELVA RITA MCKINNEY
GLADYS DEGNER MARSHA MEEKER
ELLYN DEMBOWSKI SHANE MESERVE
JIM DEMBOWSKI NIKI MILANI
ELZBET DIAZ DE LEON MIEKE MILLER
LYLE ELLIOTT RENA MILLS
ED ESSA PATTIE MULLINS
LIBBY FATTA ANDREW NETTESHEIM
GISELL FELIX KRISTIN OCKERT
MARIA FIUMERODO GERRY OLSEN
JENNIFER GARCIA HUGH O'NEILL
JENNIFER GARNER MICHAEL ORMAN
KIM GIBAS SHARON OXFORD
LYNDA GIRTSMAN TERRY PARDEE

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KELLYE PATTERSON MATTHEW SEMERAU
EDWARD PULIDO SALIHA SHA
ANGELICA RAMOS NAVARRO JEREMY SHUMAKER
PATTIE RIDENOUR BERTA STEELE
AUNDREA ROBERTS LAURA SUEL
MARSHA ROBERTSON IGNELLY TAYLOR
ODEZZA ROBITE ROY VALDEZ
RENE RODRIGUEZ ROB VAN NIEUWBURG
CYNTHIA SALAS JACLYN WALKER
MILO SALAZAR MICHAEL WARD
ESPERANZA SANCHEZ GEORGE WARREN
MARY SAPUTO CHERYL WIDDERS
KENDRA SAUNDERS MARY YOSHIOKA
KAREN SEDLACEK

Interested in Joining the VC Foundation
Scholarship Review Committee?

• Readers can be community members, alumni, friends, family and/or Ventura College
employees.

• Readers can choose to read as few as four applications or up to 100! Anything &
everything helps!

• Reading is done on your own schedule. You just need a computer and internet
connection to score applications. Readers will be randomly assigned by the computer
and each application will be read by a total of three readers.

Contact Jaimee Galvan, Programs and Events Manager at
[email protected] or (805) 289-6161

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VCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ROB VAN NIEUWBURG NURIS DANTE
Board Chair ELLYN DEMBOWSKI
RUTH HEMMING, ED.D ABRA FLORES
Vice-Chair KIM HOFFMANS, ED.D
ANNE PAUL KING
NICOLE KREUTZ STEPHEN KIPP
Treasurer

MICHAEL MONTOYA
Secretary

KEITH BARNARD MATT LAVERE, ESQ.
ROBERT BEILIN, PH.D, MFT KRISTIN OCKERT
CATHY BOJORQUEZ MICHAEL ORMAN
J. BOOMER BUTLER, CPA DONNA SANTO, ESQ.
DAISY CASTILLO ELEANOR TILLQUIST
AMY CHEROT PATRICIA WENDT
KEN COLLIN HARALD WULFF

VCF BOARD EMERITUS GEORGE TILLQUIST

DAVID P. BIANCO HON. COLLEEN TOY WHITE
DAVID PUGH JOHN WOOLLEY, ED.D
RICHARD TAYLOR, ESQ. HELEN YUNKER
LUCIA TEBBE, ESQ.

Deceased

VC EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

DR. KIMBERLY HOFFMANS President

MS. CATHERINE BOJORQUEZ Vice President, Business & Administrative Services

MS. JENNIFER KALFSBEEK-GETZ Vice President of Academic Affairs

DR. DAMIEN A. PEÑA Vice President for Student Affairs

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

CAPTAIN SPONSOR

PIRATE SPONSORS

TREASURE MAP SPONSORS
BUCCANEER SPONSOR

GOLD CHEST SPONSORS

Ken & Doris Collin Mary Saputo
Ellyn & Jim Dembowski Eleanor Tillquist
Ruth Hemming · Lynne Kada Rob van Nieuwburg

Anne Paul King

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM

Jean Dempsey · Ralph James · Stasia O’Neill · Jeremy Shumaker

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