The Board of Trustees of Blue Mountain Community Foundation recently approved over $338,500 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors and college students!
The BMCF Scholarship Program awards both need-based and special requirement scholarships. The Foundation’s Scholarship Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations to the BMCF Board of Trustees for approval. Additional scholarships are awarded from BMCF component funds according to criteria established by fund donors.
Over the course of the next few days we will announce the recipients from area high schools. Congratulations!
The scholarship recipients from Walla Walla High School are:
| Name | College | Fund | Amount |
| Cristina Sosa | Eastern Washington University | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Fund | $ 4,200.00 |
| Matthew J Rothstrom | Washington State University | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 3,200.00 |
| Chelsea Cavazos | Western Washington University | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 3,200.00 |
| Erika E Torres | University of Washington | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 3,000.00 |
| Lara Ana Andrade | Walla Walla Community College | Ralph and Elsa Emigh Fund | $ 2,700.00 |
| Jocelyn Vargas | Stanford University | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 2,700.00 |
| Itsel Corona | Washington State University | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 2,500.00 |
| Soriano Cynthia Jara | University of Washington | Ralph and Elsa Emigh Fund | $ 2,200.00 |
| Lucero Garcia | Walla Walla University | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 2,200.00 |
| Clara Lara-Diaz | Walla Walla Community College | T.B. Elliott Student Scholarship Loan Fund | $ 1,900.00 |
| Yvonne Segovia | Eastern Washington University | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Kory L Handley | Walla Walla Community College | T.B. Elliott Student Scholarship Loan Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Ivette Perales | Walla Walla Community College | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| David Woodrow-Salazar | Walla Walla Community College | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Claudia Perez | Walla Walla Community College | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Brenda Robles | Walla Walla University | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Ashley Stephenson | Whitman College | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Alexi R Storm | Washington State University | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Aaron Gogl | University of California, Berkeley | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,800.00 |
| Giovan Ruiz | University of Washington | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,700.00 |
| Bridon K Maiden | Victoria’s Academy of Cosmetology | Howard and Pearl Burgess Scholarship Fund | $ 1,700.00 |
| Jorge Velez | Walla Walla Community College | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,600.00 |
| Tabitha Jones | Arizona State University | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,500.00 |
| Stephanie Maldonado-Salgado | Walla Walla Community College | William E. and Mary G. Falconer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,500.00 |
| Mackenzie Clifton | Cornish College of the Arts | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 1,500.00 |
| Itzel Lopez | Eastern Washington University | Ralph and Elsa Emigh Fund | $ 1,500.00 |
| Guillermina Santiago | Walla Walla Community College | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 1,500.00 |
| Daniela C Villa | Walla Walla University | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,500.00 |
| Andrea Ortiz | Eastern Washington University | William E. and Mary G. Falconer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,500.00 |
| Miranda Freeman | University of Washington | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,400.00 |
| Marlenne Fernandez | Walla Walla Community College | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 1,400.00 |
| Leonardo Pedroza | Walla Walla Community College | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 1,400.00 |
| Max I Troin | Walla Walla Community College | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,200.00 |
| Estrella Ramirez | Walla Walla Community College | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 1,200.00 |
| Irma Pena | Walla Walla Community College | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,100.00 |
| Sean Hollenbeck | University of Washington | Larry Jay Brittain Memorial Fund | $ 1,000.00 |
| Samantha E Lizardi | Mesa Community College | William E. and Mary G. Falconer Scholarship Fund | $ 1,000.00 |
| Ana C Diaz | Spokane Community College | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 1,000.00 |
| Carlos Leon | Walla Walla Community College | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 900.00 |
| Amy N Sinden | Trinity International University | Ralph and Elsa Emigh Fund | $ 895.00 |
| Robert R Gordon | Moody Bible Institute | Ralph and Elsa Emigh Fund | $ 845.00 |
| Jonathon Klem | Whitman College | Ralph and Elsa Emigh Fund | $ 845.00 |
| Leslie Perez | Walla Walla Community College | Kenneth Garner Scholarship Endowment Fund | $ 800.00 |
| Isela Arias | Walla Walla Community College | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 800.00 |
| Andrew Hoffman | St. Olaf College | Bayne Family Scholarship Fund | $ 720.00 |
| Nick Peasley | Central Washington University | Mick Blackburn Memorial Basketball Scholarship | $ 500.00 |
| Andrea Hamada | San Diego State University | Mick Blackburn Memorial Basketball Scholarship | $ 500.00 |
| Amairany Alvarado | Walla Walla Community College | Ralph R. Bennett and Mary Ellen Bennett Scholarship Fund | $ 500.00 |
| Marcos Medina | Gonzaga University | Ann Weatherill Memorial Scholarship Fund | $ 440.00 |
| Manuel Franco | Walla Walla Community College | Roberta Bell Kraemer Scholarship Fund | $ 300.00 |
| Alyssa Banks | Spokane Falls Community College | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 300.00 |
| Jessica Fuquay | Mesa Community College | Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund | $ 300.00 |