Scholarship Recipients
The Lawerence T. and Wadette Goze Abraham Scholarship
$700/semester - $1400/year
Laura Eberhardt. Music Education/Creative Writing. Member of the UNM "Lobo Spirit" marching band and "Soundpack." Optimist Club service activities. Laura's desire is to "truly change the lives of people who otherwise would have no more dreams left to dream."
Molly Maguire-Marshall. Speech and Hearing Sciences and Women's Studies. Regent's Scholar. "No child should be limited by ineffective communication." Plans to work in elementary schools, after Peace Corps in Spanish speaking country and graduate school. Chaired Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society fundraiser.
Albuquerque Branch AAUW Scholarship for Graduate Women
$400/semester - $800/year
Bonnie Young. PhD in anthropology, master's in public health. Holds Concentration in epidemiology—research regarding tuberculosis. Vice President of Latin Dance Club. Fund raising for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and UNM Children's Hospital. Soccer player.
Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship
$325/semester - $750/year
Melissa Marquez. Biology. Working toward med school. Volunteers with children. Big Brothers Big Sisters. UNMH. Campus involvement: Lobo Spirit committee, Trailblazers. "In order to achieve, you must work hard and always believe in yourself."
Anne J. Brown – Master of Public Administration Graduate Scholarship
$700/semester - $1400/year
Rebecca Roybal. Public Administration. English (professional writing) as undergrad. Career pursuit: Planning for developmentally disabled children. Participated in Special Education Subcommittee of the Governor's Task Force on Autism and Interagency Autism Planning Work Group.
Class of '42 Memorial Scholarship
$550/semester - $1100/year
Ilene Strain. Biochemistry and Spanish. First generation college. Volunteers at Topahkal Family Clinic in the South Valley. Plans to go to medical school after participating in Teach for America."Many of the teachers that I have had over the years have had such a significant impact on my life, and I feel like this is a great way to continue the cycle."
Alex Riebli. Finance and Marketing. Works 20 hours/week. ASUNM senator, UNM Trailblazer, researcher for Student Life. College Enrichment Program New Student Orientation leader. Resident advisor. "…the opportunity to become a leader not only in the classroom but also in my community.
The Lena Clauve Memorial Scholarship
$700/semester - $1400/year
Regina Rodarte. Organizational Learning and Instructive Technologies. Full-time employee, student, and mother, with chronic illness. Phi Theta Kappa community service. "I want to advance my learning, help other people recognize that overcoming obstacles is possible, and teach my children no matter how hard life is never to give up."
Wood Clements Scholarship
$600/semester - $1200/year
Marina Weisert. Communications. ASUNM Service Award. Craziest Lobo Fan Award. Student Senator. "Driving force…. To inform people of the positive implication of civil service to our community."
Executive Women International, Albuquerque Chapter
$450/semester - $900/year
Leslie Hoffman. MBA. Journalism career. Peace Corps in El Salvador. Leader of ACCION New Mexico. Wants to become "a more strategic and effective leader in a community that has been home to five generations of my family."
The Arthur J. Harvey Scholarship
$300/semester - $600/year
Jared Collins. Computer engineering. Wants to work for a company doing brain to computer applications. After seeing the sacrifices his father, a disabled vet, made for his nation, Jared believes it is "our task in life to help our fellow man."
The Gwinn "Bub" Henry Scholarship
Jesse Barela. Physical Education. Later, master's in education administration. President, Physical Education Majors Club. Volunteer: Big Brothers Big Sisters, coach at Roosevelt Middle School. "Teachers have extraordinary roles in the lives of many children."
The Frank V. Kremer, Jr. Scholarship
$450/semester - $900/year
Diego Montoya. Media arts. Through the Newman Center, community service in areas of homelessness, hunger, and housing. Interest in heritage programs: Spanish and Navajo. Diego ultimately wants "to be able to help students with little opportunity in a small town seek higher education" through his example.
The Harry F. Lee Memorial Scholarship
$550/semester - $1100/year
Britni Montague. Chemical engineering. Goal: rural family physician, eventually in hometown of Clovis. Volunteers at Cuidando Los Ninos and Presbyterian Hospital Emergency Department. "… I want people to depend on me for their health care needs as well as be an advocate and a voice to those that do not have one."
The John "Puffy" Leonard Memorial Scholarship
$750/semester - $1500/year
Laura Fish. English (professional writing) and Spanish. 4.33 GPA. Hours filled with work, study, and class. "A persistent, hard working, and meticulous student who has earned my respect," says her advisor.
The Jean Mullins Macey Scholarship
$650/semester - $1300/year
Nichole Achenbach. Exercise Science. Plans to attend physical therapy school. Motivation for PT: "The kids that I have met through volunteering, especially, have melted my heart." Home Instead caregiver. Volunteer in special ed class. Muthu Barry Wheelchair Sports Camp. Camp Rising Sun, for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Anna Maria Sanchez. Radiologic Services, nuclear medicine concentration. Valencia Campus for two years. Student senator. Worked as pharmacy technician. "I have always been fascinated with the human body and how it works.
The Kathleen McCann Lambda Theta Scholarship
$500/semester - $1000/year
Dagmar Krupinski. Secondary education. Transfer student. Cancer survivor. Single mother of grown children. Now able to devote energy to herself and her career. From Germany, has mastered Spanish.