Scholarship Recipients: 2007

Scholarship Recipients: 2007

Knowing my children are receiving a scholarship from my union makes it twice as special. With the rising costs of college tuition, it’s hard to know where to turn for financial help. I’m proud to know SEIU is providing important and worthwhile benefits like this.”

Linda Boice is an Employment Specialist in Brookings and the mother of two scholarship winners - Amanda and Jerry Boice

SEIU Local 503, OPEU awarded 40 scholarships and awards totaling $25,000 to members and members’ immediate family members this year through a member scholarship program.

Awards of $500 per school year are offered to students entering an accredited institution of learning in the United States. Awards of $750 per school year are given to students who are currently enrolled.

Dependents must be undergraduates and must be under the age of 25 at the time of their nomination.

$750 Scholarship recipients / qualifying member - employer:
Michael Bassett (Robert Bassett – DHS), Amanda Boice (Linda Boice - Employment), Amy Christy (Ann Christy - DHS), Lindy Clayton (Rebecca Cutsforth – Employment), Heather Conwell (Self - DOJ), Deidre Crowell (Self - DHS), Alyssa Elting (Self - DHS), Wende Glimpse (Richard Glimpse - ODOT), Donna Harris (Self - PSU), Bryn Jansson (Kyle Jansson - Parks), Eric Leaming (Gary Leaming - ODOT), Daniel Newth (Twila Nesky - PSU), Jeremy Rayman (Kathy Lewis-Rayman - JCEA), Zachary Stark-MacMillan (David MacMillan – Water Resources), Kristen Stiegler (Don Stacy - OSLP), Theodore Sweeney (Kathleen Fishler - PSU), Heather Whisenhunt (Lilly Whisenhunt – DHS), Jennifer White (Self – ODOT)

$500 Scholarship recipients / qualifying member – employer:
Jerry Boice (Linda Boice – Employment), Chelsey Carlson (Rebecca Cutsforth – Employment), Scott Crook (Douglas Crook – DCBS), Colin Jabin (Darrell Jabin – PERS), Tyra Jansson (Kyle Jansson – Parks), Elizabeth Kean (Robert Kean – MCEA), Alyssa Koida (Kristin Engelbretson – PSU), Gabriela Morey-Castro (Alcides Morev-Guerra – UofO), Amanda Norman (Theresa Norman – DHS), Conor O’Connell (Brian O’Connell – PSU), Andrew Pearson (Burnie Pearson – MCEA), Hannah Peter (Susan Peter – UofO), Jeanette Pruitt (Craig Pruitt – DOE), Jessica Pruitt (Craig Pruitt – DOE), Craig Pruitt II (Craig Pruitt – DOE), Jenny Seward (John Seward – Forestry), Patrick Stauffer (David Stauffer – DCBS), Erica Thompson (Lynn Thompson – OSU), Gideon Warren (Jean Phillips – Parks), Elizabeth Woods (Thomas Wood – SOU)

Jessie Bostelle Memorial Scholarship
This $750 scholarship was awarded to Melissa Anderson, a library clerk at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Melissa is enrolled in the Library Sciences program at University of Oregon.

Tony Lowery Memorial Scholarship
This $750 scholarship was awarded to Chuck Wynns from Salem who is enrolled at Western Oregon University in the Special Education program.