2014 California Planning Foundation Scholarship Winners
The California Planning Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce its 2014 scholarships and awards program for outstanding planning students in the State of California.
These major scholarships are awarded based on an application and selection process by the CPF Board. These scholarships are designed for continuing students entering their final
year of an undergraduate or master’s degree program. Criteria for the scholarships include academic performance, financial need, increasing diversity in the profession of planning,
and a commitment to serve the planning profession in California.
Scholarships are also awarded to accredited and non-accredited schools in lesser amounts with the same criteria. Students are selected by either by faculty or the CPF Board.
Scholarships include a one year paid membership in the American Planning Association.
Award
Recipient
University
First place: $5,000
Shannon Baker
Cal Poly, SLO
Central Coast
Alyssa Krag-Arnold
UCSB
$3,000
Nicholas Chen
UCI
Los Angeles
David Oulrey
CSUN
$3,000
Alison Spindler
USC
Northern
Sara Farrell
SSU
$3,000
Carline Au
UCB
Northern
Natasha Tamate Weiss
Stanford
Diversity in Planning: $3,000
Mariana Huerta
Sacramento Valley
Melissa Gjerde
UCD
CPR Memorial Scholarship: $1,000
Alex Kowalski
UCB
Sacramento Valley Legacy
Aimee Zarzynski
CSUC
CPR Memorial Scholarship: $1,000
Kevin Schroder
SJSU
San Diego
Tara Lieberman
SDSU
CPR Memorial Scholarship: $1,000
Thai-Chau Le
SJSU
San Diego
David Fenn
UCSD
David Wilcox Scholarship: $1,000
This scholarship is sponsored in honor of David
Wilcox by the Wilcox/Gerhardt families.
Mike
Samuelson
UCLA
Ken Milam Scholarship: $1,000
This scholarship is sponsored in honor of Ken
Milam by the County Planning Director’s
Association.
Jessie Bristow
SJSU
Paul Wack Sustainability Scholarship: $1,000
This scholarship is sponsored by Paul Wack, a
long-time CPF Board Member, for students
interested in sustainability planning in
California.
Kerby Olsen
UCLA
Section Awards to Non-Accredited Schools -- $1,000 and APA Membership
Faculty-Chosen Continuing Students -- $1,000 and APA Membership
CPF
Jaime Jaramillo
Cal Poly, SLO Graduate
CPF
Diane Tran
Cal Poly, SLO Undergraduate
CPF
Robert Romanek
Cal Poly, Pomona Graduate
CPF
Lisandro Orozco
Cal Poly, Pomona
Undergraduate
CPF
Melissa Ruhl
SJSU
CPF
Maura Baldiga
Cal Berkely
CPF
Calvin Mingione
UC, Irvine
CPF
Lillia Maria O’BrienKavari
UCLA
CPF
Christina Schoppert
USC
Cal Poly, SLO
Section Awards to Accredited Schools -- $1,000 and APA Membership
Central/Russell Fey
Fabian Gallardo
Faculty-Chosen Graduating Students – APA Membership Only
From the Central Valley
Central Coast
Nora Chin
Cal Poly SLO
CPF
Central Coast
Jenny Wiseman
Cal Poly SLO
CPF
Shanna Hurley
Cal Poly, SLO Undergraduate
Inland Empire
Ruben Salas
Cal Poly Pomona
CPF
Sara LaFia
Cal Poly, Pomona Graduate
Los Angeles
Edward Sissi
Cal Poly Pomona
CPF
Greg Guillermo
Cal Poly, Pomona
Undergraduate
Los Angeles
Alicen Bartle
USC
CPF
Janice Perez
SJSU
Los Angeles
Jane Chan
UCLA
CPF
Christina Gossman
Cal Berkeley
Northern
Eleanor Lescher
UCB
CPF
Zohreh Khodabandelu
UC, Irvine
Northern
Nick Stewart
SJSU
CPF
Anne Elizabeth Brown
UCLA
Orange
Darlene Gonzalez
UCI
Bradley Furuya
USC
CPF
Kayla Gordon
Cal Poly, SLO Graduate
Honorable Mention – APA Membership Only
CPF
Juan Bonilla
Cal Poly, San Luis
Obispo
CPF
Kristin Kaczmarek
UCI