Community college transfers awarded scholarships by Saint Martin's College
Friday, May 14, 2004
Lacey - Six students transferring from
neighboring community colleges have been awarded scholarships by Saint
Martin’s College.
Receiving Trustee Scholarships are:
- Maura Brady, Tenino, who will be
graduating from South Puget Sound Community College with a 3.60 grade
point average. Brady, who is fluent in American Sign Language, is active
with the Deaf Club and deaf culture, the college’s Psychology Club and
Phi Theta Kappa honorary. She plans to major in psychology and education
at Saint Martin’s. She is the daughter of Hugh and Audrey Brady of
Huntington, Conn.
- Edie Stulken, Centralia, who
will graduate from Centralia College this spring with a 3.87 grade point
average. Stulken is a tutor in the Centralia’s writing center and with
the Beyond Parallax Club. She also is a member of Phi Theta Kappa
honorary. She plans to major in business at Saint Martin’s. A 1991
graduate of Twin Falls High School in Twin Falls, Idaho, she is the
daughter of Gary Aslett of Columbus, Ohio, and Sherrie Whaley of
Wendell, Idaho.
Saint Martin’s Trustee Scholarships are
competitive and require that students write an essay and a personal
statement, as well as go through an interview with a faculty committee
at Saint Martin’s. Scholarship recipients receive $10,000 per year for
two years.
Receiving Partners Scholarships are:
- Deborah de la Harpe, Olympia,
who is graduating from Centralia College with a 3.96 grade point average
and plans to major in psychology. She has been active in Centralia’s
honor society and as a tutor. De la Harpe is a 2001 graduate of
Rochester High School and is the daughter of Stanley and Deborah Lee
Johnson.
- Jennifer Knopp, Tumwater, who is
graduating from South Puget Sound Community College. She will enter
Saint Martin’s with a 3.90 grade point average and plans to major in
psychology. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa honorary and the
Psychology Club. Knopp graduated in 2002 from Cody High School in Cody,
Wyoming. She is the daughter of Richard and Marla Macio of Cody.
- Amy McElliott, Hoquiam, who is
graduating from Grays Harbor College with a 3.75 grade point average and
plans to major in accounting. She will begin Saint Martin’s in spring
term 2005. McElliott is the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth McElliott
of Hoquaim and is a 2002 graduate of Wishkah Valley High School.
- Kate Dory, Graham, a 2004
graduate of Pierce College. Dory graduated with a 3.78 grade point
average and plans to major in English. A homeschooler, she was active in
Home School Band and was an exchange student to Japan. She also is in
the Air Force Reserves. She is the daughter of Michael and Colleen Dory
of Graham.
Saint Martin’s Trustee Scholarships are
awarded to the student with the highest grade point average transferring
to Saint Martin’s from Centralia, Gray’s Harbor and SPSCC. Recipients
receive $5,000 per year for two years to complete their degree programs.
Saint Martin’s is an independent, Roman
Catholic coeducational college founded by the Benedictine Order. About
1,000 students are enrolled on its main campus and about 600 more in
programs at the college’s extension campuses at Fort Lewis Army Post,
McChord Air Force Base and Olympic College.
For more information:
Carleen Jackson
Director, Enrollment Management and Marketing
360-438-44851; carleenj@stmartin.edu
Deanna Partlow
Office of communication
360-438-4541; dpartlow@stmartin.edu