Before Zoom became the preferred mode for online meetings, the Scholarship Committee used the “old-fashioned” email method to discuss applications and choose five scholarship winners for the 2020-2021 academic year. All the applicants were remarkable candidates, and the choices were difficult. Below are photos and brief profiles of next year’s scholarship recipients. Each scholarship is for $2,000.

Sidra Awais is a student at Sacramento State majoring in Accounting. She expects to graduate in June 2021.

 

 

 

Phuong Ly attends Sacramento City College and plans a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She expects to graduate in 2023.

 

 

 

Tiffany Joseph attends American River College. She plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in Biology. She expects to graduate in 2024.

 

 

 

Maria Carrillo attends CSUS and is majoring in Communication Studies and Political Science. She expects to graduate in 2022.

 

 

 

Elizabeth Adam attends American River College and is an AAUW affiliate member. She plans on a bachelor’s degree in Geology and Earth Sciences and plans to graduate in Fall 2024.

We look forward to hearing from these women when they come to the September branch meeting and introduce themselves to members.

 

All the current 2019-2020 recipients — Sidra Awais, Brianna Delaney, Asiya Amal, Athena Aviles, and Emily Wirth — are doing online classes this semester (including labs!) and have reported that all is well, despite the challenges.

 

AAUW Sacramento Branch is blessed with members whose generosity makes funding so many scholarships possible and enables women with extraordinary challenges to pursue their dreams of earning a bachelor’s degree. The Scholarship Committee thanks you!