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COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 20192020 CGA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION CONGRATULATES THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2019–2020 Congratulations to the 2019 – 2020 CGA Educational Member-funded Donor scholarships are unrestricted Foundation College Scholarship recipients. This year, contributions to our scholarship fund. Donors include 384 scholarships totaling $728,200 were awarded to Anheuser-Busch, Ms. Ellyn Gelson & Mr. Bill Roulette, deserving students attending college this fall. Bristol Farms, Mr. Eric Hanks, the Illuminators Beginning with a single $2,000 scholarship, the Educational Foundation, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Foundation has grown exponentially over the last and Zenith Insurance Company. All are long-term 27 years to bestow more than 4,700 worthy college contributors to the scholarship program. students with awards totaling $6.57 million – ensuring Lastly, the Foundation assists CGA member companies that California’s grocery employees and their dependents with providing scholarships for their employees through have the resources necessary to start or complete their the Piggyback Scholarship Program. Employees of higher education. participating companies apply for CGAEF scholarships, CGA Educational Foundation college scholarships are and automatically become eligible for their company’s open to high school seniors, college undergraduates and Piggyback scholarships. In 2019, 23 member companies graduate students who are dependents of employees or are provide awards to their employees through CGAEF. themselves employed by a California Grocers Association “The CGA Educational Foundation is proud to provide member company. Recipients must be enrolled as an this important program to Association members,” undergraduate or graduate student during the upcoming said Foundation Scholarship Director Brianne Page. academic term. “Education costs continue to rise exponentially year over Legacy scholarships are established to honor individuals, year. We recognize and thank those that have donated families, or companies with an annual scholarship in their to the scholarship program to help defray the cost for name. Each Legacy scholarship represents a long-term students pursuing a higher education. It highlights our commitment of 10 years to our program. This year we are industry’s commitment to supporting the next generation pleased to add several new Legacy scholarships including of leaders.” the Jim & Judy Van Gorkom Legacy, the Joe & Dolly For more information on the scholarship program or Falvey Legacy, the Mike & Renee Stigers Legacy and the to get your company involved, contact Brianne Page at Treasury Wine Estates Legacy Scholarships. [email protected] or (916) 448–3545. 2 CGA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT The CGA Educational Foundation created its Scholarship Endowment honoring its 25th anniversary of supporting the industry with financial assistance and educational opportunities. The endowment will perpetually award scholarships to grocery industry employees through an initial investment totaling $250,000 from Founders Circle Members Acosta Sales & Marketing/Clorox, The Albertsons Companies Foundation, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Coca-Cola, Dean Foods/ Got Milk, Frito-Lay, The Kellogg Company, Raley’s, Stater Bros. Markets Charities, Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, and Unilever. In honor of the Foundation’s past and future Hall of Achievement Inductees, the CGA Educational Foundation established the Legends of the Industry Scholarship as part of the Scholarship Endowment. This scholarship is an annual $10,000 scholarship awarded to an employee pursuing a career in the grocery and/or grocery-related manufacturing industries. Chad Villanueva Alejandro Aguirre CGAEF Legends of the Industry – Jack H. Brown $10,000 Future Leaders Fresno Pacific University; Business, Scholarship – $1,000 Employed by Save Mart Companies UC Berkeley; Economics in Modesto Father, Aldo Aguirre, employed by Safeway in Redwood City IN HIS WORDS Without the stability that this industry that I call James Harris home has provided, the life of my family and I Stephen E. Weakley would not be the same. Throughout my time working in the grocery industry Scholarship – $1,000 I have learned many things from those who have come before me. It is my UN Reno; Computer desire to give back to the future generation of grocery workers to sustain the & Information Sciences longevity of this industry. I currently am working toward earning a master’s Mother, Margaret degree in organizational leadership studies. While the courses that I am Harris, employed by Raley’s in Red Bluff taking are helpful in my everyday life as a store manager, my dream is that they will serve a much greater purpose down the road. Carmen Rodriguez Managing personnel is an art form which at times seems to have lost its way. Thomas P. Raley The livelihood of this amazing business rests on the shoulders of the workforce Scholarship – $1,000 within the day to day operations. I would like to be at the forefront leading Santa Clara University; the way into the future with the tools that were obtained from the classroom Mathematics and my many years of experience. As a senior executive I would like to use Father, Thomas Rodriguez, my college background to implement trainings and classes that promote an employed by Berkeley educational platform. Farms in Hayward 3 CGA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Robert Fales Ashley Diaz-Murray Spencer Gullickson Caden Johnston-Engel Katreena O’Connor Bob Kelly Hall of Achievement CGA Educational Foundation CGA Educational Foundation CGA Educational Foundation CGA Educational Foundation Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 UC Berkeley; Sociology CSU San Marcos; Oregon State University; Finance CSU Monterey Bay; Mathematics San Jose State University; Sociology Employed by Whole Foods Human Development Employed by C&K Market, Inc. Employed by Safeway Market in Emeryville Employed by Albertsons in Central Point in Pacific Grove Employed by Nob Hill Foods in Escondido in Morgan Hill Amy Peterson Marissa Robles Madeline Topete Xochitl Carranza Bailey Gong CGA Educational Foundation CGA Educational Foundation CGA Educational Foundation CGA Independent Operators CGA Independent Operators Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $2,500 Scholarship – $2,500 CSU Los Angeles; Communications Porterville College; Biology Biola University; Film Arts CSU Fresno; Biology CSU Fresno; Employed by Sprouts Farmers Employed by Save Mart Employed by Albertsons Mother, Leonor Delafuente, Mechanical Engineering Market in Cerritos Supermarkets in Lindsay in Temecula employed by Food 4 Less in Visalia Mother, Violet Gong, employed by R–N Market Inc. in Exeter Elvia Perez Katie So Jay Limas Larry Weatherall Connor Ward CGA Independent Operators CGA Independent Operators CGAEF Graduate CGAEF Graduate Don Beaver Memorial Scholarship – $2,500 Scholarship – $2,500 Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 Scholarship – $500 Brown University; Business Boston University; Graphic Design Azusa Pacific University; CSU Chico; Business Management CSU Fullerton; Biology Mother, Elvia Arellano, Father, Chang So, employed Business Administration Employed by Save Mart Father, Jeff Ward, employed employed by Super King by Hollister Super Inc. in Employed by Vons in Yorba Linda Companies in Yuba City by Albertsons in Fullerton Markets in Los Angeles San Juan Bautista Christopher Dana Kevin Davis Hall of Achievement Scholarship – $500 CSU Long Beach; Business Father, Terry Dana, employed by Dean Foods in City of Industry 4 DONOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Allison Totzke Kasey Flores Kate Carrera Brian Harris Christian Cavalier Anheuser-Busch Graduate Bernie & Ellyn Gelson Bristol Farms Industry ‘Egg’ceptional Merit Ellyn Gelson & Bill Roulette Scholarship – $2,500 Scholarship – $2,000 Scholarship – $2,500 Scholarship – $5,000 Scholarship – $2,500 CSU San Marcos; CSU Fullerton; Criminal Justice Allan Hancock College; Psychology West Texas A & M University; CSU Northridge; Electrical Engineering Speech/Language Pathology Mother, Leticia Sanchez, Employed by El Rancho Business Management Father, Matthew Totzke, employed by Gelson’s Marketplace in Solvang Employed by Stater Bros. Mother, Jennifer Cavalier, employed by Stater Bros. Markets in Rancho Mirage Markets in San Bernardino employed by Gelson’s Markets in San Bernardino Markets in Calabasas Rebecca Brantome Paramveer Brar Dominic Davidson Samantha Dixon Matthew Gallegos Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator Educational Foundation Scholarship – $1,000 Scholarship – $1,000 Scholarship – $1,000 Scholarship – $1,000 Scholarship – $1,000 Grand Canyon University; UC Riverside; Biochemistry Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; UC Los Angeles; Biology Whittier College; Music Education Father, Ramanpreet Brar, Engineering Mother, Ivette Dixon, employed Mother, Sandra Gallegos, Father, Pierre Brantome, employed employed by Classic Wines Father, Donald Davidson, by Food 4 Less in Canyon County employed by Food 4 Less by Albertsons in Pleasanton of California in Ceres employed by Albertsons in Compton Companies in Pleasanton Jordan Jones Megan McFadden Thomas Nelson Justin Nguyen Regan Seeman Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator Educational Foundation Illuminator