Junior Seau Awards $107,500 in Scholarships

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On August 3rd, the Junior Seau Foundation hosted its Scholars of Excellence Awards reception at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall.  Twenty five outstanding students from throughout San Diego county received awards totaling $107,500.  Howard Wright, VP of Business Development at Qualcomm participated in the program along with former recipients, Toki Lewis (2005) and Austin Jones (2004).

Special thanks to all of the friends, families, donors and volunteers who helped make the evening so special.

Congratulations to the 2011 Scholars of Excellence recipients:

  1. EDCO $5,000 Scholarship – Robert Martinez (Grossmont)
  2. EDCO $5,000 Scholarship – Jocelynn Nobouphasavanh (Preuss)
  3. Richard Doan Construction $5,000 Scholarship – Ross Urry (San Pasqual)
  4. Bonita West $5,000 Scholarship – Anthony Gomez (Eastlake)
  5. Wilbur May Foundation $5,000 Scholarship – Skylar Pursell (La Costa Canyon)
  6. Wilbur May Foundation $5,000 Scholarship – Jenna Belknap (Poway)
  7. Moores Family $5,000 Scholarship – Patricia Woods (Lincoln)
  8. Jim Kelly $5,000 Scholarship – Laura Chavez (Preuss)
  9. Qualcomm $5,000 Scholarship – Marissa Cohen (Scripps Ranch)
  10. Qualcomm $5,000 Scholarship – Keegan Mann (San Pasqual)
  11. DC Shoes $5,000 Scholarship – Kelsey Tibbitts (Valhalla)
  12. Castillo Family $5,000 Scholarship – Brianna Caraet (Eastlake)
  13. Sharpe & Katzman Family $5,000 Scholarship – Dylan Dawkins (Fallbrook Union)
  14. DJO Global $5,000 Scholarship – Kie Fujii (La Costa Canyon)
  15. Caesars Palace Las Vegas $5,000 Scholarship – Julie Gattenio (Poway)
  16. FortuneBuilders.com $5,000 Scholarship – Connie Huynh (Eastlake)
  17. Lori & Bill Walton $5,000 Scholarship – Kimetria Leonard (Lincoln)
  18. Lori & Bill Walton $5,000 Scholarship – Gabriel Montero-Stabile (Montgomery)
  19. Fresh Pac International $2,500 Scholarship – Michael Saggese (La Costa Canyon)
  20. Fresh Pac International $2,500 Scholarship – Katie Mathias (Academy of Our Lady of Peace)
  21. NFL Charities $2,500 Scholarship – Alberto Ponce (Mission Hills)
  22. NFL Charities $2,500 Scholarship – Thompson Nguyen (Oceanside)
  23. NFL Charities $2,500 Scholarship – Thanh Chu (Preuss)
  24. NFL Charities $2,500 Scholarship – James Stafford (Canyon Crest Academy)
  25. NFL Charities $2,500 Scholarship– Carmen Hernandez (Preuss)


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