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Twenty-four Gonzaga University students received scholarships thanks to a $100,000 grant received from the Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation of Modesto, Calif. Awards are given to full-time juniors and seniors and to upper-division education students who show a commitment to community service. Recipients also must have a grade-point average of at least 3.0 and financial need. These scholarships are renewable, provided students continue to meet the criteria and funding continues.

New scholarship recipients this year are as follows:

Clare Alexander – special education major, Battle Ground, Wash.
Jessica Araas – political science major, Sheridan, Wyo.
Kathryn Bates – sociology major, Redmond, Wash.
Melissa Garcia – criminal justice major, Angels Camp, Calif.
Amber Gladney – double major in English and political science, Billings, Mont.
Christelle Gorman – French major, Spokane
Colleen Gould – civil engineering major, Anchorage, Alaska
Conor Henderson – business administration major, Fair Oaks, Calif.
Apolonio Hernandez – general studies major, Moses Lake, Wash.
Stephen Holland – English major, Olalla, Wash.
Jennie Nash – psychology major, Republic, Wash.
Tyler Orizotti – applied communication studies major, Butte, Mont.
Amy Ryan – psychology major, Eugene, Ore.

Students whose scholarships were renewed this year are as follows:

Elizabeth Chambers – religious studies major, Bellingham, Wash.
Jonathan Corrigan – English major, Westminster, Colo.
Jessica Dorn – criminal justice major, Nampa, Idaho
Anthony Emerson – English major, Eugene, Ore.
Tiffany Erdman – nursing major, Ellensburg, Wash.
Amy Koreski – religious studies major, Goldendale, Wash.
Sabrina Mauritz – English major, Federal Way, Wash.
Elizabeth Maushart – political science major, Golden, Colo.
Susanne Nicholas — special education major, Spokane.
Sarah Urlacher – special education major, Billings, Mont.
Christopher Wheatley – political science major, Spokane.

Gonzaga University was the first institution in the state of Washington to be invited to participate in this scholarship program. Application information is available through the Gonzaga financial aid office. A banquet was held in October to honor the recipients for their accomplishments.

Mary Stuart Rogers, a lifelong resident of north-central California, established the Foundation in 1985 to perpetuate her commitment to helping the less fortunate and helping young men and women in their educational pursuits. The Foundation’s interests in education, women, children, the homeless and the blind closely reflect the concerns of its founder.

For more information about applying for the scholarships, call the Gonzaga financial aid office at (509) 323-6582. For more information about the Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation, call Carol Bonino at (509) 323-6394.