The AAUW Sacramento Scholarship Committee awarded $2,000 scholarships to three outstanding students for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Maha Haidairi is a civil engineering student currently studying at Sacramento City College. She will be attending California State University, Sacramento in the fall.  In addition to her engineering studies, she has given many hours of her time volunteering both in her field of study and in the community.   Her goal is to become a civil engineer focusing on transportation so she can help improve California’s infrastructure.  And she hopes to show other women in the community that with determination one can succeed in any field. She has been awarded a branch scholarship.

Christina Ibarra is studying speech and language pathology at California State University, Sacramento. A single mother of two teenagers and the first in her family to attend college, Christina’s goal is to earn a master’s degree and work with special needs children.  Her academic career has been notable for her high achievement: she has consistently maintained a 4.0 cumulative average.  She has been awarded the Kit Mahnke Scholarship.

Brandi Veal is studying business administration at California State University, Sacramento.  She has maintained a 3.85 cumulative average at CSUS and is Vice President of Student United Way on campus. She is passionate about business and literacy and hopes to use her degree to work with libraries in order to create a rich learning environment for people of varying backgrounds. She has been awarded the Mary and Donn Random Memorial Scholarship.