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Individual Scholarship Offerings

Brad Pye Jr. Journalism Award
The Brad Pye Jr. Journalism Award was established by the East Los Angeles College Foundation through a gift from the Daniel Towler Foundation developed to aid Journalism students reach their personal potential and educational goals by providing financial assistance to further their academic or vocational education.

ELAC Administrators’ (Dave Fisher) Scholarship Award
ELAC Administrator Dave Fisher upon his retirement requested in lieu of gift for his retirement party, that donations be made to the East Los Angeles College Foundation in order to establish a scholarship fund. Through payroll deduction, other administrators have participated in order to institutionalize The ELAC Administrators’ Scholarship Award. It was established to help an ELAC student reach their personal potential and educational goals by providing financial assistance to further their academic or vocational education.

L. & P. Hamblin Nursing/Social Work Scholarship
A donation from L. & P. Hamblin was received in 2003 to establish a scholarship award to assist students who are aspiring to become future registered nurses and/or social workers. The scholarship’s purpose is aid students in their goals by providing financial assistance to further their education. Please review the application for specific criteria. Awards will be available to those meeting such criteria and clearing the selection process.

ELAC South Gate Scholarship
The East Los Angeles College Foundation in concert with the Dean of Southgate campus has developed The ELAC Southgate Award to help ELAC Southgate students reach their personal potential and educational goals by providing financial assistance to further their academic or vocational education.

*Monterey Park Hospital Two-Year Nursing Scholarship
Monterey Park Hospital has developed with the Foundation a one time award of a $20,000 scholarship for a deserving Nursing student at the East Los Angeles College to allow the recipient the devote their full attention on completing their two-year nursing degree and passing the NCLEX-RN exam. The scholarship focuses on addressing the nursing crisis in California and getting corporate involvement from the community. This generous scholarship opportunity was developed with the efforts of Philip Cohen and Ericka Smith of Monterey Park Hospital.

English Department Payroll Deduction Scholarship
In a concerted effort, members of the ELAC English Department have contributed scholarship funds through payroll deduction to offer its first student scholarships in 2004.

Nicholas Tan Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship established to honor Nicholas Tan, a former Vice President of Administrative Services. In an effort to preserve this scholarship, President Moreno made the first and largest contribution to keep this award alive through the Foundation.

Gary Yamauchi Business Community Scholarship

A scholarship established through a donation from Mr. Yamauchi, an active Board Director of the ELAC Foundation. Mr. Yamauchi is a well known member of the community and is President and CEO of Tri-Star Vending.

Scholarship Endowments

J.A. and M. Johnson Future Teachers Scholarship
J.A. and M. Johnson Future Teachers Scholarship Endowment (Established in 1999)
The East Los Angeles College Foundation through alumni outreach developed The J.A. and M. Johnson Future Teachers Scholarship Endowment Award. Joseph Johnson attended college at ELAC and upon his retirement from teaching in 1999, he donated a gift to the college to help future teachers reach their educational goals by providing financial assistance to further their academic education. He specifically requested the award be granted to a student coming from a single parent family, realizing the financial challenges would be greater in these families.

Max and Marie Offenburg Family Scholarship
Max and Marie Offenberg Family Scholarship Endowment
The Offenberg Family Trust bequeathed a total of $100,000 in honor of Dr. Offenberg, who had maintained a medical practice and served the community for many years. The award recognizes that there is more to success in life than a “high GPA” and that students who are not at the top of their class academically also deserve a chance. The scholarship criteria include financial need, motivation, and a sincere desire to become a contributing member of society – including trade as well as professional careers.

Johnson J. Liu Asian Scholarship
Johnson J. Liu Scholarship Endowment (Established in 2001)
As a keynote speaker for a previous ELAC Asian Scholarship Banquet, Mr. Johnson Liu was active in helping to raise money for scholarships. To further his commitment, he donated $10,000 to the Foundation to create a scholarship endowment under his name to help guarantee the continuity of the Asian Scholarship Program. The award has been established to help students of Asian/Pacific Islander descent reach their educational goals and academic endeavors. Mr. Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Zengen, Inc., is committed to offering educational opportunities to those with the highest need.

Ramon Ramos Memorial Scholarship
Ramón S. Ramos Memorial Scholarship Endowment (Established in 2002)
The East Los Angeles College Foundation produces an annual fundraising event, the Concurso de Ballet Folklorico, under the directorship of Rebecca Ramos-Valesquez, the daughter of Ramón Ramos. With the tremendous help of the Ramos family in producing the folklorico, the annual event helps raise money for the Ramon Ramos Memorial Scholarship Endowment. The scholarship was instituted in honor of Ramón Ramos for his many contributions to the community and to the East Los Angeles College Foundation. The scholarship was established to aid students that have shown a commitment to the community through volunteer activity by providing financial assistance to further their academic goals.

Title V Cooperative Endowment (Established in 2003)
With the help of the Title V Federal Grant, the Foundation developed a scholarship endowment fund with the contributions from individuals and the corporate community – Mervyn’s, Los Angeles Times, and Los Angeles Chinese Women’s Club. A total of $65,000 has been raised to be applied to the dollar for dollar match portion of the federal grant. The matching funds have contributed to the following scholarships: Los Angeles Chinese Women’s Club, Los Angeles Times Award, and Dr. Jeannie M.T. Yang (below).

Los Angeles Chinese Women’s Club Scholarship
This award was established through a donation to the English Department for students in the ESL program and to assist ESL students of Asian descent who will be continuing in ESL series classes.

Los Angeles Times Scholarship
The ELAC Foundation developed the Los Angeles Times Scholarship Award for an ELAC student with a major in Journalism/Writing or Graphic Arts.

Dr. Jeannie M.T. Yang Scholarship
The Dr. Jeannie M. T. Yang Scholarship Endowment was established through a donation to the ELAC Foundation from the trust of Jeannie M. T.Yang, a former adjunct faculty member in the Social Science department. Ms. Yang helped to develop the Chinese language classes at ELAC. The scholarship will be awarded to students taking Chinese language classes that are non-traditional Chinese language speakers. This scholarship is for students who demonstrate financial need with excellent academic standing. She hopes that her scholarship will encourage more students to take Chinese as a foreign language and increase interest in the Chinese culture.

Individual Scholarship Endowments can be set up through the Foundation with a minimum donation of $20,000. The Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and donations are tax deductible. Please contact Selina Chi, Executive Director, for more information on how to establish a scholarship endowment with the East Los Angeles College.