Featured Recipient | Don Diego Scholarship Foundation

Ruby Perez

Escondido
$5,000 Karetas Family Endowment Employee Scholarship
$5,000/year CGW Four-Year Scholarship
Cal Poly SLO
Biological Sciences
These scholarships bring me one step closer to accomplishing great things in life; encouraging me to work even harder toward achieving my goals. I want to share my passion for helping others in the world, in hopes of building a better one.

06/17/24|Categories: 2024, Featured Recipient|

Nicholas Usher

Escondido
$5,000 Ranglas Family Endowment Exhibitor/Participant Scholarship
$5,000/year Liss Family Four-Year Scholarship
MIT
Mechanical Engineering
I have enjoyed sharing my enthusiasm for STEM and am so grateful for the support from the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation because it will help me realize my dream.

06/17/24|Categories: 2024, Featured Recipient|

Ava Raugust

Santee
$5,000 22nd DAA Board of Directors FFA Scholarship
$5,000 Spanjian Family Endowment Scholarship
UC Berkeley
Civil Engineering
This financial support means the stress of tuition can be alleviated and I can focus on succeeding in engineering, agriculture, and language. I have many exciting plans for the future, and now I have the means to fully pursue them. Thank you, Don Diego!

06/17/24|Categories: 2024, Featured Recipient|

Zoe Prescott

Encinitas
$5,000 Chicken Charlie 4-H Scholarship
$1,000 Don Diego Alumni Club Scholarship
UC Davis
Animal Science
Winning these two scholarships means so much to me, as they relieve some of the financial weight while I pursue my lifelong dream of becoming a livestock veterinarian. I am extremely grateful to Don Diego for the opportunity.

06/17/24|Categories: 2024, Featured Recipient|

Taite Tephabock

Escondido
$5,000 Zable Foundation FFA Scholarship
$3,000 Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship
$5,000 Spanjian Family Scholarship
Cal State San Marcos
I’m a straight A student who intends to obtain a Master’s degree in Zoology so I can give exotic animals living in captivity the most authentic and humane experience they can have. I want to put my passion for animals into active work to save endangered species and make the world a better place.

05/25/23|Categories: 2023, Featured Recipient, Uncategorized|

Maria Wang

San Diego
$5,000 Ranglas Family Endowment Exhibitor/Participant Scholarship
Brown University
With twin talents in coding and cello, I will double major in Computer Science and Music. Having developed and taught online programming to girls around the world, I will continue to mentor the next generation of female engineers as I work toward becoming a software engineer.

05/25/23|Categories: 2023, Featured Recipient, Uncategorized|

Reagan Ochalek

Lakeside
$5,000 Zable Foundation 4-H Scholarship
UC Davis
My love for animals translated into a passion for helping people live their best life, leading me to my goal of earning an MD and becoming a radiologist. I am a well-rounded woman: I play four sports, am a professional classically trained violinist, excel academically, and show in FA.

05/25/23|Categories: 2023, Featured Recipient, Uncategorized|

Moriah McLellan

Encinitas
$5,000 Karetas Family Endowment Employee Scholarship
USD
Working at the Fair was very rewarding. I loved being part of a team helping to make the Fair a memorable event. I plan to major in Chemistry and become a research chemist working in a lab; helping to make discoveries that aid the planet and benefit our lives.

05/25/23|Categories: 2023, Featured Recipient, Uncategorized|

Ethan Rockwell

Valley Center
$5,000 4-H Scholarship
$1,000 Zable Foundation Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship
$5,000 Spanjian Family Scholarship
South Dakota State University

05/12/22|Categories: 2022, Featured Recipient|

Abigail Cotton

Valley Center
$5,000 Drown & Morrison FFA Scholarship
$3,000 Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship
Blinn College

05/12/22|Categories: 2022, Featured Recipient|