Kirby Challman
2012 Employee, $5,000, Point Loma Nazarene, Political Science
2012 Employee, $5,000, Point Loma Nazarene, Political Science
Exhibitor, $5,000, Stanford, Computer Science
Each year the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation awards four $5,000 college scholarships to deserving seniors in San Diego County. All winners must have participated in the Del Mar Fairgrounds in some way. After a competitive application and interview process, the Don Diego Board Members interviewed qualified candidates on May 10, 2012 and selected the following recipients
Charity Fair Horse Show Trustee Susan Farrior presented a $2,500 donation from the Show to Don Diego Fund Chair Paul Ecke III on September 20, 2011 in support of the Fund’s annual college scholarship program. Farrior also serves on the Fund’s Board.
FFA, $5,000, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Dairy Science
4-H, $5,000, Dordt College, Agriculture/Animal Science
Employee, $5,000, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Architectural Engineering
Exhibitor, $5,000, MIT, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science
The Don Diego Fund has awarded $5,000 college scholarships to four outstanding, college-bound, San Diego County high school seniors. The Fund annually provides scholarships to youth who have been associated with activities at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and who plan to pursue higher education.
Pictured here with Don Diego Fund Chairperson Allan Royster are four of the five stellar San Diego County graduating high school seniors receiving 2010 Fund scholarships totaling $23,000. They are: Kevin Brice, Carlsbad; Nichole Miller, El Cajon; Juliana Collins, Carlsbad; and Emily Cary, Alpine. Holly Rogers of Fallbrook was unable to attend.