The Builders Exchange of Santa Clara County is pleased to
announce the winners of the 2003 June Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Competition.
The Builders Exchange of Santa Clara County is pleased to announce the winners of the 2003 June Simmons Memorial Scholarship Competition.
Each of the winners received an award of $5000 to further their college education. The following students received the awards:
Allegra Eslick of Gilroy, currently attending Monte Vista Christian High School.
Amanda Wilson of Prunedale, currently attending UC San Diego.
Derek Mozley of San Jose, currently attending Chico State
AmberYglesias of Santa Maria, currently attending UCLA.
Phil Wilson Jr. of Prunedale, currently attending North Monterey County High School.
The Builders Exchange of Santa Clara County is a non-profit association of subcontractors, general contractors, architects, engineers, material suppliers, manufacturer’s representatives and others closely related to the construction industry.
The June Simmons Memorial Scholarship Competition is for the member companies of the Builders Exchange, their employees and their families. Since the program’s inception in 1993, the program has awarded more than $119,500 in scholarships.
Todd Christopher Trekell of Gilroy will receive his bachelor’s degree in business administration this weekend from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.
Sergio Topete of Morgan Hill was awarded a bachelors degree in telecommunications, multimedia and applied computing May 24 from California State University, Monterey Bay.
Topete is the son of Elena Topete of Morgan Hill and also resides in Morgan Hill with his wife, Sylvia, and their daughters, Andea and Adriana.
Kate Erica Haberland was recently named to the Spring 2003 term Dean’s List at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn.
Haberland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan F. Haberland of Morgan Hill.
Choate Rosemary Hall is an independent secondary school enrolling approximately 830 boarding and day students form the united States and 32 countries.
Shannon E. Derry was named to the Dean’s List at the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University in Chicago.
Two Gilroyans graduated May 18 from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
Emilie Robb, daughter of Phil and Pam Robb, graduated cum laude from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in marketing and has accepted a position in the management training program of National City Bank in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Emilie was a 1999 graduate of Gilroy High School where she served as student body president.
Tom McGinty, son of Kevin and Diane McGinty, graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a double major in history and political science. He will spend the next year working with the poor in Chicago as a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
Tom was a 1999 graduate of Bellarmine College Prepatory in San Jose where he served as student body secretary treasurer.
Phil Robb was mentioned by University of Notre Dame President Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., in his address to the 2,700 graduates and their families.
He remarked that he had encountered a graduate’s father during a stroll around the lake on campus the previous day. He cited Robb’s deep appreciation as he led the graduates in a reflection on the value of their Notre Dame education.
