The Shoreline Dollars For Scholars awards 11 scholarships

Laura Humes receives her award from Jeff King (left) and Doug Palmer (right)
Photo courtesy Shoreline Chamber of Commerce

The Shoreline Dollars For Scholars program, the scholarship arm of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce, awarded 11 scholarships on Wednesday, June 6, to local Shoreline students in the Quiet Dining Room of the PUB on the Shoreline Community College campus.

Dollars For Scholars President, Doug Palmer, who is the Secretary of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce and the Director of Athletics and Recreation/Wellness at the college presided over the event, which was attended by the students and their family and friends, plus Washington State Representative, Cindy Ryu who is a member of the DFS and Chamber Boards, Shoreline School Board members, Debi Ehrlichman and David Wilson, Shoreline City Council member and Deputy Mayor, Chris Eggen and School District Superintendent Sue Walker and Deputy Superintendent Marcia Harris.

The award winners for 2012 represented Shorecrest, Shorewood and Shoreline Christian High Schools. The winners were:

 Name      High School:

Ellen Anderson    Shorewood

Charlton Callender    Shorewood

Olivia Dorn     Shorecrest

Chris Evans     Shorewood

Jonathan Fikru     Shorewood

Christopher Giles    Shorewood

Amylia Glaskova    Shorecrest

Laura Humes     Shorewood

Kevin Kredit     Shoreline Christian

Grace Masaoka    Shorecrest

Jacob Ziontz     Shorewood

Reception highlights included a congratulations from Sue Walker, District Superintendent, to all of the students, a short information segment presented by Samira Pardanani, Assistant Director of International Education at SCC, on the importance of international education in the world today. Rezina Habtemariam, a former Shorewood High School student as well as an SCC and Seattle University student, spoke on her direct experiences as an international student studying at several schools in different countries.

Wendy DiPeso, a Chamber board member read each student’s academic and extra-curricular accomplishments and the colleges the award winners planned on attending. DFS Vice-President and Past President of the Chamber, Jeff King and Doug Palmer presented each student with a certificate of accomplishment.

The Dollars For Scholars program has given out over 150 scholarships to local Shoreline students in the past 8 years.

Additional pictures from the event can be found on the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page. Click on the following link to see over 100 pictures from the reception: DFS 2012 Reception .

Dollars For Scholars President, Doug Palmer, remarked "Congratulations to all winners and good luck next year at the college of your choice."