2016 Council 2 Scholarship Winners
Dependent Scholarship Awards:
4 Year Scholarship Award ($5,000 per year for 4 years)
In Memory of Wolfram ‘Red’ Abicht, Past Member of Pierce County, Local 120, Deceased| Recipient’s Name | Member Name | Member is from Local |
| Jaymz Schab | Kermit Schab | 874H Prosser Memorial Hospital |
$2,000 Award
In Memory of Robbie Reddoch, Past Member of City of Bonney Lake, Local 120, Deceased| Recipient’s Name | Member Name | Member is from Local |
| Ashlyn Carlson Hunter Esary Brittany Newton Hunter Olsen Dylan Peterson Michael Vitz-Wong |
Todd Carlson Tim Esary Robert Newton Judy Olsen Carol Peterson Kathleen Vitz |
120 Pierce County 307VC City of Vancouver 114 City of Bellingham 120 Tacoma / Pierce Co. Health Dept. 109 Snohomish County Road Dept. 2083 Seattle Public Library |
$5,000 Award
In Memory of Joseph Weins, Son of Midge Culver, Retired Member of Pierce County Library, Local 3787, Deceased| Recipient’s Name | Member Name | Member is from Local |
| Amy Bakalarski Angela Basinger Marianna Furfaro Nick Novy Michelle Pyles John Schab |
Peggy Bakalarski Edward Basinger Jr. Steven Furfaro Tim Novy Ted Pyles Kermit Schab |
1308 Kitsap County 492 Spokane County 270 City of Spokane 1811A Alderwood Water Dist. 1811CA Snohoish County 874H Prosser Memorial Hospital |
$2,000 Golf Award
In Memory of Michael Maes, Brother of Arlecia Hansen, Member of Pierce County Library, Local 3787, Deceased| Recipient’s Name | Member Name | Member is from Local |
| Seth Carlyle Reba Eaton Caitlin Juneau Alexander Mullin Kavin Nguyen Maggie Novy Uloma Okoro Nathan Palmer Jesika Smith Taylor Steuben |
Thomas Carlyle Dan Eaton Kirk Juneau Joyce Mullin Xuan Trang Tran Tim Novy Ojimadu Okoro Kurt Palmer Jeffrey Smith Michael Steuben |
275 Grays Harbor County 270 City of Spokane 114 City of Bellingham 3830 City of Seatac 2083 Seattle Public Library 1811A Alderwood Water Dist. 109 Snohomish County Road Dept. 21I Issaquah School Bus Drivers 3845 City of Bothell 307VC City of Vancouver |
Continuing Education Award:
In Memory of Duane Cooper, Past Member of City of Spokane, Local 270, Deceased; In Honor of Terri Prather, Former Member and Past Local President of LOTT Alliance, Local 618| Recipient’s Name | Recipient is from Local | |
| Theresa Cooper Jason Davis Kaitlin Erickson David St. Pierre III Christine Weekes |
1845 Island County 2083 Seattle Public Library 1553 Spokane County Courthouse 270 City of Spokane 618 Thurston / Mason / Lewis Area Agency on Aging |
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Photos of 2016 Scholarship Winners
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| Jaymz Schab | Ashlyn Carlson | Hunter Esary |
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| Brittany Newton | Hunter Olsen | Dylan Peterson |
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| Amy Bakalarski | Angela Basinger | Marianna Furfaro |
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| Nick Novy | Michelle Pyles | John Schab |
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| Seth Carlyle | Reba Eaton | Caitlin Juneau |
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| Alex Mullin | Maggie Novy | Uloma Okora |
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| Nathan Palmer | Jesika Smith | Taylor Steuben |
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| Jason Davis | David St. Pierre III |
2016 Winners' Acknowledgments
Thank you so much for helping me go to college. It is the next step to achieve my goal of becoming a pharmacist, and I am really grateful for your financial assistance.
Sincerely,
Reba Eaton
Thank you so much for supporting my education, and ultimately my dreams. Next fall I willl be attending Washington State University and wil be taking classes with their Honors College. I will be pursuing a degree in Animal Science and will eventually study Veterinary Medicine. I will use your support to pay for tuition. A simple "thank you" would never be enough to express my gratitude!
Sincerely,
Catie Juneau
First off I would like to thank you and the scholarship committee for picking me as the recipient of this year's scholarship award. It will truly make a huge difference for me to achieve my educational goals.
Again on behalf of my family and I we truly thank you for this scholarship.
Sincerely,
David St. Pierre
Thank you so much for this award. It could not have come at a better time, as my financial situation was looking more and more grim. This scholarship is helping to fuel my drive to become a Mathematics Professor, and it greatly helps ease my mind when I think about my future finances.
This scholarship is helping me more than you can know, and I am truly grateful from the bottom of my heart. Unions are incredibly important establishments, and this is just further proof of that. Helping to fund education for the next generation is one of the most noble acts humanly possible.
Sincerely,
Michelle Pyles
I would like to thank you and Council 2 for providing me with the scholarship to help me achieve my goals.
Thank you,
Alexander Mullin
Thank you so much for this opportunity!
Nick Novy
I am honored to have been chosen for the Council 2 scholarship!
Sincerely,
Hunter Olsen
Thank you for selecting me for this scholarship! This award will be instrumental in pursuing my career goals.
Kavin Nguyen
Dear President Dugovich, Deputy Director Pat Thompson and all the wonderful people at AFSCME Council 2:
On behalf of the entire Smith family and our daughter Jesika Smith, we want to thank you for the recognition you've given her by awarding her a $2000 college scholarship for 2016. This is a tremendously generous award and is appreciated beyond words.
Jesika will be attending Western Washington University this fall and because of her hard work and achievement at Woodinville High School, she will be entering WWU as a member of the Honors Program and as a Distinguished Scholar in the Biology Department. In the Honors Program, she is one of 75 invitees. In the Distinguished Scholars-Biology program, she is one of 24 invitees. In addition to this recognition she plans to continue her studies in Spanish and in the Theater Arts.
Again, with humble thanks and appreciation we remain Union strong!
Jeff and Susan Smith
I was so happy to hear from you this week that I received the Council 2 scholarship! This scholarship will make a great difference for me, and help me to keep my student loans down. Thank you so much for this honor!
Hunter Esary
Thank you so much for picking me as one of the recipients of your scholarship. I look forward to furthering my education.
Seth Carlyle
I wanted to thank you for selecting me to receive the Robbie Reddoch Memorial Scholarship. It is amazing to live in a community that's organizations are so willing to contribute to the future of its members. Your investment in my future will not go to waste. It will help me focus on obtaining a college education at the University of Washington while easing the burden of financial stress on myself as well as my family. Thank you again for your consideration and all that your organization does for this community.
Ashlyn Carlson
I would like to thank you for awarding me the Council 2 scholarship in memory of Robbie Reddoch for the 2016-2017 school year. This news came as both a surprise and a blessing, for it is greatly needed to help pay for my college education. I am looking forward to attending Gonzaga University in the fall, and this award is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much, and I cannot wait for the adventures that await me at Gonzega!
Sincerely,
Dylan Peterson
Hi - My name is Jason Davis. I am one of the recipients of the $1,000 Continuing Education Award! Thank you so very much for the award! I just registered for my first term for the online mode of the Master of Library Science degree at the University of Washington. This $1,000 helps me such a great deal in being able to afford my first year of this three-year program.
Thank you again!
Jason Davis
