The Blue Mountain Community College Foundation has announced that the second cycle of scholarship awarding for the 2023-2024 academic year has been completed.
To date, 148 Foundation scholarships totaling over $275,000 have been awarded. These scholarships are awarded based on academic performance and need, helping students pay for tuition and other educational expenses at Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC).
The BMCC Foundation raises scholarship and emergency assistance funds every year to ensure students have access to education as they pursue their careers. We are grateful to the many donors who made it possible to award over $275,000 in scholarships in the 2023-2024 academic year.
The following is a list of all the scholarship recipients:
- Alejandro Aguilera, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $4,160.00
- Itzel Alatorre Ledezma, Norman Gorfkle Greatest Needs Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Amanda Arroyo Cortez, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Vanessa Avila Garcia, Wallace McCrae Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Maria Avila-Lobato, Bob L. & Essie W. Zerba Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Cassidy Bahr, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Gavin Bakker, Henriksen Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Cynthia Bean, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Kayden Benningfield, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Jonathan Bishop, 7×24 Exchange Oregon and SW Washington Chapter Scholarship, $7,250.00
- Jonathan Bishop, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $10,000.00
- Tulley Bloom, Leon Severin Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Tulley Bloom, Ruth T. Duff Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Tulley Bloom, William (Bill) Lloyd Miller Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Paige Bolen, Wheatland Insurance Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Bryon Bonifer, Paul Swaggart Greatest Needs Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Joshua Bowden, Clarence F. Gohl Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Joshua Bowden, Diesel Technology Scholarship, $500.00
- Megan Bray, 7×24 Exchange Oregon and SW Washington Chapter Scholarship, $7,250.00
- Megan Bray, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $10,000.00
- Kiara Breckenridge, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Eryn Britton, Betty Gray Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Gracie Broadfoot, John & Nora Hertel Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Bria Brownie, Pendleton Foundation Trust-Lee & Luella Dudek Scholarship, $3,000.00
- Roselyn Caldera, Tom & Judy Wright Endowed Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Nicholas Cantelon, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Grace Carothers, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Rolando Castillo, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Anthony Cisneros, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $4,160.00
- Grant Clark, 7×24 Exchange Oregon and SW Washington Chapter Scholarship, $7,250.00
- Grant Clark, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $10,000.00
- Josue Cordoba, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Joshua Cotto, Wheatland Insurance Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Tallulah Cubbage-Thorp, Phillip Hoon Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- James Davis, MDU Resources Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Brayan De La Paz, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Laura Dewey, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Piper Dilley, Berkeley-Despain Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Maria Duncan, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Brittany Elliott, Lanita M. Yates Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Brittany Elliott, Wishart Endowed Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Kimberly Epping-Fate, Betty Gray Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Joseph Fish, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Megann Fleming, Ellsworth & Carolyn Mayer Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Megann Fleming, Ora Jane Collier Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Cristian Flores, Bernal Phillip Hoon Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Kyra Ford, Beard/Brouillard Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Kyra Ford, Mervin & Gena Leonard Scholarship, $2,250.00
- Ivan Franco, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- William Friend, Umatilla County Cattlemen’s Association Scholarship, $500.00
- William Friend, Wheatland Insurance Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Alexander Garcia, Wallace McCrae Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- John Glidewell, Classified Employee Scholarship, $500.00
- John Glidewell, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $500.00
- John Glidewell, BMCC Alumni and Friends Association Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Justiniano Gomez, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $5,000.00
- Alondra Gomez-Garcia, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Kellen Gronquist, Diesel Technology Scholarship, $500.00
- Kellen Gronquist, Umatilla County Community & Economic Development Scholarship, $666.00
- Braxton Harrison, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Adria Harter, David H. & Maria M. Nelson Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Megan Hatley, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Jose Herrera Cisneros, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $4,160.00
- Jillian Herres, Meryle R. Gould Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Jennifer Hook, Phillip Hoon Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Anaih Ibarra, Berkeley-Despain Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- David Jensen, Pendleton Foundation Trust-Lee & Luella Dudek Scholarship, $2,400.00
- Amanda Jeppeson, Shirlee G. Mcgreer Endowed Scholarship, $3,000.00
- Isaac Johnston, Francis & Alwilda Weger Endowed Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Jonathan Kane, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $10,000.00
- Alejandro Leon Mendoza, Lee M. Dicus Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Rocco Loftis, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Joel Lopez, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Emma Lowe, Baker County Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Emma Lowe, Crystal Gale Ramser Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Emma Lowe, Jack & Pat Clubb Memorial Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Daniel Madrigal Barrera, Eugene A. Berke Endowed Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Joseph Markwith, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Erika Martinez, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Morgyn Maxwell, Phillip Hoon Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Jose Medel III, Blue Mountain Faculty Association Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Xavier Mina, BMCC Faculty Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Anthony Moore, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $10,000.00
- Keilah Mossman, Betty Klepper Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Kendal Muniz, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Ruben Murguia, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $4,160.00
- Marisol Navarro, Bi-Mart Scholarship, $250.00
- Marisol Navarro, Foundation Greatest Need, Scholarship, $750
- Dianna Nunez Devine, Betty Gray Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Isabella Orr, Karl Urban Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Westin Pedersen, Clayton Livingston Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Andrea Perez Mendoza, Dreamers Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Angelina Prihodiko, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Sidney Quezada, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Emily Ramirez, Ora Jane Collier Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Cesar Ramirez, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $4,160.00
- Paul Reed, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Paul Reed, Margaret B. Troedson FFA Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Angelica Yazmin, Resendiz Meza Phillip Hoon Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Alicia Reynen, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Andrew Rhodes, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Jennifer Richards, Meryle R. Gould Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Hailey Richartz, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Isabela Rodriguez Monaco, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Linnae Roeder, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Aiden Ryan, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $10,000.00
- Alondra Sanchez, Classified Employee Scholarship, $500.00
- Alondra Sanchez, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $500.00
- Humberto Sanchez, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Adaisya Sanchez, Helen Swanson Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Novalee Shoemaker, Baker County Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Wyatt Skovgard, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Adam Smith, John R. & Osa R. Adams Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Cameron Smith, Whittaker Family Endowed Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Sarah Spain, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Gaige Spencer, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Cecelia Stanger, Murray Innes Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Troy Stever, Mary Johns Endowed Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Marcella Stewart, BMCC Alumni and Friends Association Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Kaden Taylor, Ora Jane Collier Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Adam Thorne, Ken & Dorothy Bjorklund Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Aleydis Torres, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Katelyn Wadkins, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Clay Wagner, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Hayden White, Mervin & Gena Leonard Scholarship, $2,250.00
- Harlee White, Toshihiko Murata Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Joshua Willingham, Foundation Greatest Need Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Tia Willman, Fetzer Charity-William and Helen Deeks Nursing Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Tia Willman, AAUW Pendleton Branch Scholarship, $1,500.00
- Josie Wilson, McClendon Family Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Emalie Wood, Foundation Scholarship, $1,000.00
- Brielle Youncs, Gladys & Harry Masenhimer Memorial Scholarship, $2,000.00
- Jesus Zuniga, Amazon Web Services Scholarship, $4,160.00
