2022 Council 2 Scholarship Winners

              

4 Year Scholarship Award ($5,000 per year for 4 years)
In Honor of Chris Dugovich, Longtime Council 2 President/Executive Director, Retired

A Note from Charla

First and foremost, I would like to thank Council 2 for this scholarship award. I cannot express how much this means to me and my family. I have been accepted into the honors college this fall at Washington State University where I will be majoring in Animal Sciences/Pre-Veterinarian. While my mom works in Clark County, WA, we reside in Oregon. The annual scholarship of $5,000 greatly reduces my out-of-state tuition. Thanks to your scholarship foundation I no longer need to take out a loan for my freshman year of college.
Again, Thank you!!!

Sincerely,
Charla Mayo

$2,000 Award

In Memory of Jennie Westlund, Past Member of Local 1857, King County Library & Chair of the Washington Library Association’s Interest Group for Libraries and Unions, Deceased
 

Recipient’s Name	Member Name	Member is from Local
Emmett Bryz-Gornia Madison Cahoon Ethan Cameron Silas Colombara Payton Dressler Megan Hudgins	Diane Rodman Dawn Cahoon David Cameron Danny Colombara John Dressler Steve Hudgins	1308 Kitsap County 1811CA Snohomish County 1619 City of Port Angeles 21HD Seattle/King Co. Health 270M City of Medical Lake 1308CS Kitsap County Corrections

$5,000 Award

In Memory of Jennie Westlund, Past Member of Local 1857, King County Library & Chair of the Washington Library Association’s Interest Group for Libraries and Unions, Deceased
 

Recipient’s Name	Member Name	Member is from Local
Kaylie Austin Saige Carpenter Amber Lanier Vincent Le Cameron Newport Zola Thomas	Amy Wheat Raquel Carpenter Darlene Lanier Tina Ho Karin Newport Tamara Saarinen	1811CA Snohomish County 618 Thurston County 113 City of Everett 2083 Seattle Public Library 1262 Cowlitz County 3787 Pierce County Library

$2,000 Golf Award

In Memory of Jennie Westlund, Past Member of Local 1857, King County Library & Chair of the Washington Library Association’s Interest Group for Libraries and Unions, Deceased
 

Recipient’s Name	Member Name	Member is from Local
Gabriella Kolodrub Clarice Mauer Oliver Mauer Brooke Meyers Kiana Oos Caleb Smith Bethany Sullivan Eleanor Taylor Leonai Van Putten Adrian Vigil McKenna Weber Emily Zhang	Martin Kolodrub Hiuchun Mauer Hiuchun Mauer Chuck Meyers Anna Oos Michael Smith James Sullivan Cheryl Taylor Jami Mitchell Trini Vigil Rob Weber Qian Zhang	1553S Spokane County Supervisors 1857 King County Library 1857 King County Library 618 Thurston County 1811CA Snohomish County 1533G City of Goldendale 618 Thurston County 176T Skagit Transit 1849 San Juan County 1811A Alderwood Water District 307VC City of Vancouver 211 Issaquah School District

Continuing Education Award:

In Memory of Dan Rocha, Past Member of Local 113, City of Everett and Past City of Everett Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty, Deceased
 

Recipient’s Name	Recipient is from Local
Gloria Fletcher  Wendy Garcia Carmela Lopez Monica Garcia	2083 Seattle Public Library 87H Yakima Health District 275 Grays Harbor County 307L Fort Vancouver Library

Photos of 2022 Scholarship Winners

Written Acknowledgements

 

Dear Council 2 Scholarship Team,
You have my sincerest gratitude for choosing me to be one of your AFSCME scholarship awards. I am incredibly honored by your decision and am excited to put this money to good use in furthering my education.

Thank you again,
Bethany Sullivan

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Thank you so much for awarding me a scholarship for 2022! It will go such a long way toward keeping my student loans at a manageable level. I am so grateful!

Ethan 'Carlos' Cameron

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I want to genuinely thank you for the scholarship I was awarded through the WA State Council of County and City Employees.  This scholarship money means a great deal to me and I am very grateful for the scholarship money as it will help lessen the amount I will need to pay my first year at George Fox University.

Again, thank you very much for this scholarship!

Sincerely,
Caleb Smith

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Our family would like to thank the scholarship committee for this award. We cannot express enough gratitude as to what a difference this has made in our lives. 

Charla Mayo

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I received a $2,000 scholarship for college tuition. Thank you so much! I am honored to be given this opportunity and I will certainly not waste it! Again, I am so grateful for the award. 

Thank you and best regards,
Silas Colombara

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AFSCME Scholarship Committee,

I was so happy to receive a scholarship through my mom’s union. This generous gift will help me immensely in my future academic pursuits. I am planning on attending Western Washington University and majoring in Environmental Studies, with a hope of impacting substantial change that works for both social and ecological systems. Your generosity will lessen the burden of paying for college and allow me to focus on my goals. I’m so grateful for your kindness and commitment to helping students like me. 

Thanks again,
Kiana Oos

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Thank you again for selecting me for this scholarship!

Respectfully,
Kaylie Austin

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I want to express my gratitude for being a recipient of the Continuing Education Award from Council 2. It truly is an honor.
Again, thank you so much for the scholarship award, I am so appreciative to have been considered!

Best,
Gloria Fletcher (Continuing Education award)

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Thank you so much for granting me this scholarship!

Best regards, 
Vincent Le 

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I wanted to write and express my gratitude at being selected as a recipient of the Continuing Education Award in memory of Dan Rocha. Being recognized for my academic work means a lot and I intend to spend more time working toward union goals once I complete my degree.

Thank you again,
Monica Garcia

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I am sincerely honored to have been selected as the recipient of the $2,000 scholarship award. Thank you for your generosity of awarding me this scholarship. This will allow me to continue my education in getting my bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Western Washington University at Olympic College. Thank you again; I appreciate the scholarship assistance.

Warm regards,
Megan Hudgins

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Thank you so much for your generosity, it means a lot to me. I am so excited to have been selected for this honor and am extremely thankful for your support. 

Sincerely, 
Clarice Mauer

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Thank you very much for awarding me a $5,000 scholarship. This money will help me significantly in pursuing my degree at Oregon State University. I am very honored and thankful.

Sincerely,
Saige Carpenter

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I would like to deeply thank you for the scholarship you have rewarded me and the opportunities it brings. I cannot tell you how much this means to me. The council's contributions will help me advance in my degree.

Adrian Vigil