Scholarships

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The first two scholarships were awarded to two students in 1982. As of July 2022, the Association has awarded 412 scholarships totaling $752,946.00.

One of the main purposes of your South Pasadena High School Alumni Association is to award scholarships to South Pasadena High School graduating seniors who will continue their education beyond high school. Over 95% of South Pasadena graduates continue on to college.

Applicants must be planning to attend a community college, four-year college or university, nursing, trade, or vocational school to pursue training in a trade or a Bachelor’s Degree.

Your alumni association Scholarship Committee evaluates the applicants based upon financial need, scholastic record, school and extracurricular activities, community service, and work experience. The evaluation concludes with a personal interview by members of the Alumni Association Scholarship Committee. The selection is made by the Committee and awards are announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony held in early June of each year. Funding for scholarships is made upon evidence of enrollment by the student in the selected educational institution.

Scholarships are presented at the awards night held in early June each year. As of 2022, each winner also receives a lifetime membership in the SPHSAA.

Thank you to all who have contributed to this very worthwhile activity.

SCHOLARSHIPS DONATIONS

The SPHS Alumni Association Needs Your Support! Our annual scholarship program for SPHS seniors is supported entirely by your contributions. Thank you to all who have contributed to this very worthwhile activity. For those of you who have not, why not make this the year you make your fully tax-deductible donation for a deserving SPHS graduate? Each year we receive letters from the winners attesting to how important and appreciated these scholarships are. You can read a copy of these letters in the annual fall issue of the Tiger Tales Magazine if you are a paid member of the SPHSAA.

Established scholarship funds include:

SPHSAA General Scholarship

Established in 1982 to award scholarships to seniors based on excellence, merit, and need.

Eugene Clark Science & Athletic Scholarship

Honoring Eugene Clark '64, this was established for seniors demonstrating interest in Physical Sciences and participating enthusiastically in sports.

Michael T. Colliau Athletic Scholarship

Established in 2018, this scholarship recognizes seniors based on athleticism and Tiger spirit as exemplified by Michael Colliau '74.

James Fosselman Scholarship

This scholarship is for Pasadena City College-bound students and honors James Fosselman '39.

Albert Adams Music Scholarship

This scholarship recognizes SPHS music teacher Albert Adams and provides funding for higher education in the field of music.

Maggie Veir Art Scholarship
In honor of Maggie Veir '74, this scholarship is awarded to seniors pursuing study in the field of Visual Arts.

Mary Ida Phair Memorial Scholarship

One of our long-standing scholarships, this award honors SPHS' Mary Ida Phair, who was the high school librarian for many, many years, and recognizes seniors pursuing the Literary Arts, Sciences, or Education

Keith Gustafson Athletic Scholarship

Honoring Keith 'Gus' Gustafson '73, a beloved SPHS athlete who loved football, baseball, and basketball, this scholarship is awarded to a senior who demonstrates a passion for athletics.

Harold Hartsough Memorial Scholarship

Harold Harsough, a longtime counselor at SPHS, is recognized through this scholarship for seniors who have demonstrated compassion, unselfish mentoring, and help to fellow students.

Karen Kincel Creative Writing Award

Honoring Karen Kincel '75, this scholarship is awarded to graduating seniors with an interest in creative writing.

Blake and Joseph Wu UCLA Scholarship
Blake Wu '88 and Joseph Wu '89 established this scholarship for graduating seniors who are planning to attend UCLA

Bobby Griffin Memorial Art Award
Established in 1973 in memory of Robert "Bobby" Griffin '72, this scholarship recognizes a graduating senior with an interest in Art.

Genevieve Murguia Memorial English Scholarship
This scholarship, honoring longtime SPHS teacher Genevieve Murguia, was established for graduating seniors wishing to pursue higher education in English, Literature, or Latin.

Frau Epstein – Richard Goto Scholarship
Established to honor two of SPHS' most beloved teachers, this scholarship is awarded to seniors demonstrating an interest in International Studies or Foreign Languages.

Beatriz Maria Solis Memorial Scholarship
for students interested in pursuing an education or career-advancing women’s issues, equality rights, or other forms of social justice.

Andre Patzlowski ’21 "Run Forward" Scholarship
Established in memory of Andre Patzkowski '21, to recognize students who have faced challenges and are embracing their 'Plan B' as they transition to their next steps in life.

Holly Whitworth ’73 Nursing Scholarship
Established by Holly Miller Whitworth '73, this scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior entering the field of Nursing.

Susan Kane Shaver Performing Arts Scholarship
Established in 2021 by sister Georgia Shaver '73 and sons / SPHS students Perry Kane and Douglas Kane, this scholarship honors Susan Kane Shaver, her involvement with the South Pasadena community, and her love of the Performing Arts through an award to a graduating senior wishing to pursue a major or career in performing arts.

Yong-Kyu & Robert J. Kim ’89

Biological Sciences Scholarship

for students interested in pursuing a degree and career related to biological sciences or medicine.

Jack Dalton Memorial Art Scholarship

honors the legacy of a beloved SPHS Art teacher, who taught drawing, painting, design, and Art History for 27 years. An exceptional art student will be sponsored to attend the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Danny Emery "Servant's Heart" Scholarship
honoring a member of the Class of 1972 is a non-denominational scholarship for students seeking to study and/or employ their faith to help others, including Theology, Seminary, Missionary work, and the Peace Corps.

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SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

2022	Emily Albornoz - SPHSAA Patrina Cheng - EPSTEIN/GOTO Grace Dennis - SPHSAA Ayesha Dewan - MAGGIE VEIR Jade Gomez - SPHSAA Jade "Skye" Harris - MICHAEL COLLIAU Cassandra Huang - ALBERT ADAMS Nik Iwankiw - MICHAEL COLLIAU Sally Kim - SPHSAA Alexander Khan - EPSTEIN/GOTO Noah Kuhn - EPSTEIN/GOTO Noah Kuhn - BEATRIZ SOLIS Alexander Khan - EPSTEIN/GOTO Frances Lee - SPHSAA Yubin Lee - KAREN KINCE Laurian Lien - SPHSAA Christopher Liu - EUGENE CLARK, MARY IDA PHAIR Sadie Metcalfe - SPHSAA Samantha Molina - ANDRE PATZKOWSKI Ruby Mullen - SPHSAA Katherine Nam - SPHSAA Isabella Oglanby - BOBBY GRIFFIN, MAGGIE VEIR SeJin Oh - HAROLD HARTSOUGH, YONG-KYU, AND ROBERT KIM Devin Pearson - SPHSAA, KEITH GUSTAFSON Jillian Ran - ALBERT ADAMS Sandro Salas - ANDRE PATZKOWSKI Sarah Uwabo - YONG-KYU AND ROBERT KIM, HOLLY WHITWORTH Katie Wilson - JAMES FOSSELMAN Edward Zhou - KEITH GUSTAFSON, SUSAN KANE SHAVER Lillian Zhu - EUGENE CLARK
2021	Sydney Abundo - MICHAEL COLLIAU Anneliesse Alcalde - JAMES FOSSELMAN, KAREN KINCEL Kiera Atkinson - SPHSAA, MAGGIE VEIR Sarah Chen - SPHSAA Talulla Chow - SPHSAA Tonalli Garcia Rodriguez - BEATRIZ SOLIZ, SPHSAA Sophia Hao - BOBBY GRIFFIN, MAGGIE VEIR Kimberly Hsueh - MARY IDA PHAIR Elisa Jeon - ALBERT ADAMS Lauren Jones - BEATRIZ SOLIS, EPSTEIN/GOTO, SPHSAA Amanda Kanaly - SPHSAA Haelee Kim - EPSTEIN/GOTO Riley Lawes - MICHAEL COLLIAU Caleb Lee - KEITH GUSTAFSON Audrey Lin - ALBERT ADAMS Emiliano Martinez - JAMES FOSSELMAN Lindsay Michels - EUGENE CLARK Etelvina Montes - SPHSAA Tonalli Garcia Rodriguez - BEATRIZ SOLIZ, SPHSAA Liam Serwin - KAREN KINCEL Rachel Serwin - KAREN KINCEL Matthew Tsai - SPHSAA, KAREN KINCEL Emily Wei - SPHSAA Linus Wood - EPSTEIN/GOTO, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Sang Yul Yu - THE WU UCLA FUND
2020	Samuel Clark - KAREN KINCEL Yurika 'Yuri' Espinosa - MAGGIE VEIR Ivan Estrada - MICHAEL COLLIAU Kathleen 'Cole' Fox - HAROLD HARTSOUGH Jake Han - SPHSAA Jae Hun 'Jeremy' Hwang - SPHSAA, KEITH GUSTAFSON Han Na Kim - CLASS of 1969, JAMES FOSSELMAN Caroline Kimbel - SPHSAA Charlize Kruzic - SPHSAA Yifeng 'Yvonne' Ma - MAGGIE VEIR Sehee Kristine Oh - SPHSAA Jack Perry - BOBBY GRIFFIN Kenneth 'Kenny' Schultz - MARY IDA PHAIR Corey Segal - HAROLD HARTSOUGH Isabelle 'Aiko' Sudijono - SPHSAA Tianhao Wei - EUGENE CLARK Braden Wong - THE WU UCLA FUND Barnett Yang - SPHSAA Megan Yee - SPHSAA
2019	Gavin 'Henry' Barbera - THE WU UCLA FUND Jae Choi - SPHSAA David Perez Espinosa - MAGGIE VEIR Oona Foley - SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Abbie Fong-Lukavsky - SPHSAA, CLASS of 1968 Addison Foord - MICHAEL T. COLLIAU Alekzander Grijalva - SPHSAA, EUGENE CLARK Antonio Huerta - KAREN KINCEL Laya Jabalmeli - SPHSAA, JAMES FOSSELMAN Allison Lao - SPHSAA Rita Mastromatteo - SPHSAA Liz Osay-Morales - SPHSAA Jonathan Oyaga - SPHSAA, JAMES FOSSELMAN Luke Quezada - SPHSAA, CLASS of 1968 Sarah Sy - KAREN KINCEL Saul Topete - SPHSAA, JAMES FOSSELMAN Lorraine (Rainey) Tilley - MICHAEL COLLIAU Christina Taylor - KEITH GUSTAFSON Michael Xiong - SPHSAA Elaine Yang - SPHSAA, MARY IDA PHAIR
2018	Cole Cahill - SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Gavin Chi - MICHAEL COLLIAU Riley Collins - SPHSAA Emily Dunn - THE WU UCLA FUND Harper Fox - MICHAEL COLLIAU Pablo Gaeta - ALBERT ADAMS Wen Hao (William) Hsu - SPHSAA Gabriel Huerta - SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Jae Jin Lee - THE WU UCLA FUND Jacey Lee - KAREN KINCEL Truman Lesak - MAGGIE VEIR Kelsey Lih - ALBERT ADAMS Ameen Makanvand - JAMES FOSSELMAN Samantha Park - KAREN KINCEL Owen Pratt - JAMES FOSSELMAN, ALBERT ADAMS Bailey Roudani - SPHSAA Riley Segal - KEITH GUSTAFSON Jin Young 'Becky' Seo - MAGGIE VEIR Young Song - MARY IDA PHAIR Nicole Srisutham - SPHSAA, CLASS of 1977 Lauren Tan - JAMES FOSSELMAN Tzu 'Cathy' Wang - SPHSAA Brandon Yung - SPHSAA, CLASS of 1977 Euan Zhang (Adams) - ALBERT ADAMS
2017	Saliko Adams - MAGGIE VEIR Dae Hyueng (Isaac) Cheong - SPHSAA Jae Hyung Choi - SPHSAA Emily Gilbow - KAREN KINCEL Mirae (Michelle) Han - SPHSAA Yeung Eun (Grace) Kim - SPHSAA Grace Kull - SPHSAA MinHyuck Lee - KEITH GUSTAFSON Nour Mallet - SPHSAA Sandra Moore - KAREN KINCEL Skyler Ramirez- SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Colin Schwantner - JAMES FOSSELMAN Nayeli Solis - MARY IDA PHAIR, JAMES FOSSELMAN Cindy Tsai - ALBERT ADAMS Matthew Yuen - JAMES FOSSELMAN
2016	Christoper Chan - SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Ziya (Alcina) Chen - SPHSAA Hee Su Cho - SPHSAA, THE WU UCLA FUND Avery Douglas - SPHSAA Amanda Espinoza - KAREN KINCEL David Espinoza - ALBERT ADAMS Joshua Karalis - SPHSAA Jung Su Park - THE WU UCLA FUND Mariah Rowe - SPHSAA Maia Thomas - ALBERT ADAMS Jessica Tse - KAREN KINSEL Maaike Wielenga - SPHSAA Sophia Williamson - MAGGIE VIER
2015	Jessica Chung - SPHSAA Angelena Gavenas - KAREN KINCEL Stefanie Kuizon - SPHSAA Samantha Lee - SPHSAA Megan Mellon - SPHSAA, RICHARD ELLIOTT Mickey Na - MAGGIE VEIR Yvette Tanner - SPHSAA Hannah Winnie - SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH
2014	Nikolas Cachu - MAGGIE VEIR Darcy Douglas - SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Sophia Lopez - SPHSAA Annie Lu - SPHSAA Blair Newman - SPHSAA Patricia San Pedro - ALBERT ADAMS
2013	Tiffany Diep - MAGGIE VEIR Natalie McLain - SPHSAA Nicholas O'Brien - SPHSAA Nicolas Sullivan - SPHSAA Mason Wierick - SPHSAA, ALBERT ADAMS
2012	Eryn Bollin - JIM FOSSELMAN Lia Lohr - SPHSAA Laura Lussier - SPHSAA Nicole Lussier - ALBERT ADAMS Aashrita Mangu - SPHSAA Chelsea Reynolds - SPHSAA, MAGGIE VEIR Kathryn Whitworth - SPHSAA
2011	Julianna Bulgarelli - SPHSAA Camille Endacott - SPHSAA Anthony Harmer - MAGGIE VEIR Timothy Lee - SPHSAA Zane MacPhee - SPHSAA Abigail Scherer - SPHSAA
2010	Daniel Cervantes - SPHSAA Isaac Gower - SPHSAA April C Hernandez - JIM FOSSELMAN, MAGGIE VEIR GiGi Lawrence Ventura - SPHSAA Avery Louie - SPHSAA, HAROLD HARTSOUGH Jiayi Xu - SPHSAA
2009	Nicol Rachel Biesek - SPHSAA Beau Montgomery Blyth - MAGGIE VEIR Matthew Michael Eastwood - SPHSAA Andrea Shu Hester - SPHSAA Kevin Patrick O'Neill - SPHSAA Brendan Wallace Osborne - SPHSAA Veronica Maria Ponce de Leon - SPHSAA Aubrey Michelle Thurman - SPHSAA
2008	Nora Viviana Angulo - SPHSAA Dayeui Baek - SPHSAA Masuko Jo - MAGGIE VEIR Hana L Kikuchi - SPHSAA Ken Lopez - SPHSAA Erik M Michel - SPHSAA Gaelen Britton Stanford-Moore - SPHSAA
2007	Hei Lui Cheung - SPHSAA Young Chan Cho - SPHSAA Erin Kathleen Eastwood - SPHSAA Laura Margaret Hendricks - SPHSAA Stephanie Kuo - SPHSAA Richelle Antoinette Lopez - SPHSAA Judith Irangika Perera - SPHSAA Priscilla Karay Petersen - SPHSAA Monica Daniella Ponce de Leon - MAGGIE VEIR Natalie Jasmin Ramirez - SPHSAA Taylor Christine Thurman - SPHSAA Samantha Chang Turpel - SPHSAA Caitlin Ann Yuen - SPHSAA
2006	Courtney Lyn Anderson - SPHSAA Melissa Katherine Anderson - SPHSAA Bradley Garcia - SPHSAA Yu Yen Hsia - SPHSAA Arianne Jong - SPHSAA Jessica Kwong - SPHSAA, MAGGIE VEIR Katherine Lash - SPHSAA Stephanie Lee - SPHSAA Claire Mitchell - SPHSAA Whitney Muhlestein - SPHSAA Alicia Pacheco - SPHSAA Yidi Su - SPHSAA
2005	Carolena Christine Betta - SPHSAA Julie Boyle - SPHSAA Amanda Hsiao - SPHSAA Sonita McDonald - SPHSAA Kay Nahm - MAGGIE VEIR Jude Viranga Perera - SPHSAA Iraj Siddiqi - SPHSAA Amy Yeh - SPHSAA
2004	Seth Livingstone Astle - SPHSAA Vickie Chan - SPHSAA Karen Chen - SPHSAA Alison Chiang - SPHSAA Molly Dixon - SPHSAA Sandra Kawarit - SPHSAA Kristen Sherie Kloezeman - SPHSAA Mickie Okamoto - SPHSAA Madeline Robertson-Salt - SPHSAA Claire Thompson - SPHSAA Daris Celestte Velasquez - SPHSAA Gabrielle Ward - SPHSAA
2003	Matthew Carter - SPHSAA Adriana Garibay - SPHSAA Leslie Hall - SPHSAA Michelle Hostrup - SPHSAA Evania Lee - SPHSAA Ana Maria Munoz - SPHSAA Dana Nakase - SPHSAA Hilary O'Neill - SPHSAA Kathryn Josephine Stellar - SPHSAA Kathrine Taylor - SPHSAA Holly Utsunomiya - SPHSAA
2002	Michelle Baccus - SPHSAA Christine Bell - SPHSAA Agnes Chiang - SPHSAA Romy Colombatto - SPHSAA Lena Nicole Downar Herron - SPHSAA Jennifer Ersbak - SPHSAA Katie Ersbak - SPHSAA Lily Huang - SPHSAA Vinita Khilnani - SPHSAA Daniel Kim - SPHSAA Pamela Kung - SPHSAA Teresa Schumacker - JIM FOSSELMAN Jing Jing Zhang - SPHSAA
2001	Aimee Laura Anderson - SPHSAA Claire Elizabeth Baldauf - SPHSAA Grace Vanessa Castro - SPHSAA Amy Lou Ferrer - SPHSAA Kimberly Anne Fickentsher - JIM FOSSELMAN Franklin F Gomez - ALBERT ADAMS Elizabeth Xin-Yan Kwan - SPHSAA Amanda Michelle Moore - SPHSAA Justin Micheal O'Neill - SPHSAA Manny Peyvan - SPHSAA Jason Micheal Smith - SPHSAA Kristin Ilhan Toprakci - SPHSAA Marcile Vadell-Strickland - SPHSAA Victoria Webb - SPHSAA Jessica Yu - SPHSAA
2000	Andrew Chandler - SPHSAA Iris Ka-Wai Chau - SPHSAA Daniel Cho - SPHSAA Danica Noel Daniels - SPHSAA Eva Marie Dixon - SPHSAA Suzanne Regina Gergely - SPHSAA Clement Justin Lee - SPHSAA Faris Anthony Qubain - SPHSAA Wendy Jennifer Tzeng - SPHSAA
1999	Ryan Butler - SPHSAA Joanna Chong - SPHSAA Claudia Elizabeth Dimas - SPHSAA Robert A Dubois - SPHSAA Sheila Gafvert - SPHSAA Jyoti Sharon Nandi - SPHSAA Maria Reyes - SPHSAA Kelly Smith - SPHSAA Diana Wang - SPHSAA Lindsey Samuel Willis - SPHSAA
1998	Erin Michel Barker - SPHSAA Stacey Gin - SPHSAA Adonna Khare - SPHSAA Beth Lester - SPHSAA Bonnie Jean Owen - SPHSAA Minsun Park - SPHSAA Lisa Turner - SPHSAA
1997	Nicole Miyako Cherry - SPHSAA Laura Funk - SPHSAA Eva Marta Gergely - SPHSAA Michelle Selvamani Ignatius - SPHSAA Cathrine Carter Livadary - SPHSAA Emily Ann Matchie - SPHSAA Katrina Louise McElroy - SPHSAA Michael David Niemack - SPHSAA Jennifer Magen Rose - SPHSAA Meredith Joy Tickner - SPHSAA
1996	Kristen Marie Butler - SPHSAA Johnny Chen - SPHSAA Lucia Szu En Cheng - SPHSAA Alison Elizabeth Clafin - SPHSAA Charles Eugene Le Pere - SPHSAA Lisa Sharon Nandi - SPHSAA Christine Susan Nielsen - SPHSAA Frank Wei Kang Wang - SPHSAA Briar Anne Williams - SPHSAA
1995	Amy Elizabeth Brown - SPHSAA Yvonne B Chan - SPHSAA Christine Chu - SPHSAA Michael Davis - SPHSAA Cindy A Gomez - SPHSAA Alexandra Diannan Michael Kemp - SPHSAA Irene Li - SPHSAA Christopher T Mayne - SPHSAA Lauren McMahon - SPHSAA Natalie Claire Redmond - SPHSAA April Marie Reese - SPHSAA Nina Suh Schroeter - SPHSAA Brockton H Smith - SPHSAA Sarah Elizabeth Sweeney - SPHSAA Jennifer Lee Wright - SPHSAA Yue Zhong-Kang - SPHSAA
1994	Margaret E Gaston - SPHSAA Damon Ho - SPHSAA Tina S Lai - SPHSAA Annette Marie LePere - SPHSAA Robin W Owen - SPHSAA Augustine Man Lung Shuton - SPHSAA James Richard Uwins - SPHSAA Ling T Wang - SPHSAA Elizabeth L Willis - SPHSAA
1993	Ginny Chien - SPHSAA Karin Y Chien - SPHSAA Erin Marsh Donovan - SPHSAA Stephanie Gates - SPHSAA Csaba David Hunyadi - SPHSAA Kevin Raymond - SPHSAA Andrea T Sykeh - SPHSAA Margaret L Wang - SPHSAA Daniel W Withers - SPHSAA
1992	Andrea K Gaston - SPHSAA Gayley S Louie - SPHSAA Toby McDonald - SPHSAA Coral M Robinson - SPHSAA Christopher Wright - SPHSAA
1991	Kathryn Cruce - SPHSAA Ching Yee Lu - SPHSAA Kirsten A Smith - SPHSAA Arnold Chen-Yuan Wang - SPHSAA
1990	Thomas Lee Blanchard - SPHSAA Sheri Ellen Bunn - SPHSAA Elizabeth Gergely - SPHSAA Essa Hsinyi Hu - SPHSAA Aaron Hess Sherinian - SPHSAA
1989	Tara M Akashi - SPHSAA Robert Bernard Grubbs - SPHSAA Peter See Mun Yee - SPHSAA Yasue Yokoyama - SPHSAA
1988	Timothy F Fox - SPHSAA Michael J Hemingway - SPHSAA Jennifer L Rondeau - SPHSAA
1987	David Michael Schultz - SPHSAA Jo-Lee Wong - SPHSAA
1986	Christopher Scot Harrington - SPHSAA Karla N Tennies - SPHSAA
1985	Justine Erwin - SPHSAA Raymond B Kim - SPHSAA
1984	Margaret Coffey - SPHSAA Michael D Foulger - SPHSAA
1983	Richard A Schroeder - SPHSAA Patricia Van Duivenbode - SPHSAA
1982	Kristin Kay Bartlett - SPHSAA Glenn Desmond Chenalloy - SPHSAA