Tessa Adler
Yale University
$10,000
Exhibitor and Spanjian Family Scholarship
Brooke Buckley
St. Edward’s University
$5,000
Fair Employee Scholarship
Scott Jacobson
University of Wyoming
$5,000
4-H Scholarship
Matthew Kelly
Iowa State University
$5,000
FFA Scholarship
Don Diego Gala Goes “Out of this World” for Scholars
More than 170 people enjoyed a rockin’ and rollin’ evening at the June 28, 2012 Don Diego Scholarship Foundation’s Dinner and Concert Gala at the San Diego County Fair. The SoCal-perfect summer night made an ideal setting for this event whose proceeds support annual $5,000 scholarships to outstanding San Diego County high school seniors who have participated in the San Diego County Fair and/or other activities associated with the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Kendall Lynch
FFA, $5,000, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Animal Science
RaeAnne vanTol
4-H, $5,000, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Animal Science
Kirby Challman
2012 Employee, $5,000, Point Loma Nazarene, Political Science
Meredith Lehmann
Exhibitor, $5,000, Stanford, Computer Science
2012 Don Diego Scholarship Winners Announced
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