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Seaside  AAUW Scholarship Recipients 2023-24

Seaside AAUW Scholarship Foundation awarded over $16,000 in scholarships to women of Clatsop and Columbia counties and SW Washington state.   Awards ranged from $1000 to $3000 and recipients represent colleges throughout the country but primarily in Oregon.

Seaside First Generation June Stromberg Scholarships

  • Lia Martinez is studying at Clatsop Community College and after two years plans to transfer to a 4-year college to complete a degree in business or marketing.
  • Leah Boles is using her scholarship at Point Loma Nazarene University in California. She plans to complete a degree in business administration and minor in communications after which she hopes to pursue a law degree. 
  • Ashley Milian Pamatz was awarded a scholarship to attend Clatsop Community College to pursue a business and marketing degree. Ahley is a free-lance makeup artist and hopes to pursue a business career catering to Latinas 

Warrenton First Generation June Stromberg Scholarship

  • Melony Zamora was awarded scholarship to pursue a degree in elementary education offered through the OSU/Linn-Benton partnership.

STEM Scholarships

  • Hannah Wirkkala is pursuing a STEM career in underwater welding at Clatsop Community College. Hannah graduated from Naselle High School in 2020 and from Grays Harbor College in Washington.
  • Adamari Anguiano-Ortiz, a Seaside High graduate, attended Clatsop Community College before transferring to Portland Community College to  pursue Dental Hygiene certification.
  • Lily Reed graduated from Astoria High School and is attending Clatsop Community College.   She was awarded a STEM scholarship to study in the nursing program. 
  • Abby Nofield, a Seaside High graduate, was awarded a STEM scholarship to attend Linfield College where she will pursue a degree in nursing.

Woman Returning to School After Absence

  • Jennifer Ginn-Bennett was awarded a scholarship to complete her education at Eastern Oregon University. She attended Clatsop Community College the past two years.   Jennifer wants to become a college professor majoring in English.  She graduated from Gooding High School in Gooding, Idaho. 

Cheri Folk Scholarship

  • Melia Kapua is attending Clackamas Community College, where she will be competing on their volleyball team and seeking a criminology degree. She has completed  two years at Clatsop Community College.  She is a graduate of Warrenton High School and received a one-time remembrance honoring Cheri Folk (North coast business and professional woman).

Helen Gronquist 2nd Year Award

  • Karina Huanosta of Cannon Beach was awarded the June Stromberg Scholarship for her first year at Western Oregon University and was awarded this 2nd year scholarship to return to WOU in pursuit of a degree in criminal justice.