Students set to graduate from Gavilan College this year received
almost $70,000 in scholarships from the college Educational
Foundation and the Office of Financial Aid.
Students set to graduate from Gavilan College this year received almost $70,000 in scholarships from the college Educational Foundation and the Office of Financial Aid.
More than 100 different scholarships were celebrated during an awards ceremony at the college Friday night. Twelve new scholarships were awarded this year, contributed by donors including the Gavilan College Educational Foundation, Gavilan College employee groups and Goldsmith Seeds/Gilroy Rotary. Two awards have been funded in honor of retiring Vice Presidents John Baker and Martin Johnson.
Laura Hain received the largest single award: a $20,000 scholarship, given over two years, for the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Program at UC Santa Cruz
Another sizable award of $3,000 went to Monique Prado, from CSU Monterey Bay, which she will attend this fall.
Two students, Candida Padilla and Amanda Reyes-Cerny, received a California Chafee grant, given to foster youth and former foster youth.
Gavilan students have access to three forms of financial assistance to help them pay for college: loans, need-based grants, and scholarships.
Scholarships are an important component of the financial aid mix, and can make the difference in whether or not a student can complete his or her studies, said Audren Morris, director of financial aid.
Unlike loans, scholarships do not increase a student’s debt load after college.
