This scholarship was established by Dr. Jennifer Helbley to give hardworking undergraduate students the little bit of financial assistance they need to complete their degree, pay for one more quarter, or buy textbooks and supplies. The desire to found this scholarship came from witnessing diligent students struggling to cover their expenses. The scholarship seeks to offer immediate assistance to deserving students.

The recipients of this scholarship are international students who for financial reasons might not otherwise benefit from the Christian educational environment at La Sierra University. The scholarship is named Anees A. Haddad, a long-time La Sierra Professor of Sociology and Family Studies, former Director of the Division of Behavioral Sciences and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Haddad's career of excellence as teacher, scholar and academic administrator represents the best of La Sierra's cross-cultural tradition which has enriched the lives of all individuals in the La Sierra community.

This Fund is established by Bobby and Velda Brown to perpetuate the commitment of the La Sierra University alumni of the Caribbean and their friends (the SOUP family) to providing Seventh-day Adventist youth from the Caribbean educational opportunities at La Sierra University for years to come. When Bobby and Velda Brown came to La Sierra in 1996, they were welcomed into a community of Adventist believers who not only preached Adventism, but lived it.  It was much like things were back in their home community, Jamaica; where most Adventist homes prepared soup for dinner on Friday nights, followed by vespers.  You could show up at any Adventist home without an invitation and you would be sure to receive a warm welcome and some good food and great fellowship.  So, even though they were living in someone’s home, they treated it like their own and continued the tradition of Friday night soup for dinner followed by vespers. It was not too long before they invited other Caribbean students and friends from La Sierra University to come and partake of SOUP and worship with the host family, Harriet Myres. After graduating from La Sierra University, Bobby and Velda established their own home in Riverside, and SOUP became even bigger, where not only were Caribbean students from La Sierra University attending, but also from Loma Linda University, DeVry University, and ITT Technical Institute. What “SOUP” Means S— Sustained support extended in a wholistic manner that encompasses the spiritual, social, emotional, physical and educational. O— Optimum environment that fosters academic excellence and promote opportunities for students to grow their dreams. It reminisces on the successes of previous students, inspires current students to remain steadfast in their dreams, celebrates individual accomplishments, as well as explores financial resources. U— Utopia—the perfect place away from home where Caribbean students meet weekly to be fed physically and spiritually. After a week of academic rigors, expended energy and other attendant challenges, students are provided with home cooked meal, warm fellowship, physical rejuvenation, and enough motivation to fact the uncertainties of the ensuing week. P— Prayer and persistent petition to God, powerful testimonies and spirit filled worship. The great hallmarks of SOUP are that it affords students the opportunity for worship, Christian fellowship, spiritual replenishment, and professional growth. The success of this magnificent program, established by Bobby and Velda Brown can only be measured by the caliber of students who benefited and the significant impact of their careers. The achievements of alumni from SOUP range from educators, nurses, financial controllers, researchers, philosophers, doctors, among others.

This fund is established in memory of Dr. Chan Shun and in honor of Dr. Eugenia Chan by the Chan Shun International Foundation Board. La Sierra University Board of Trustees has advised the recognition of the enormous and invaluable impact of Dr. and Mrs. Chan Shun's exemplary service to enhance the well-being of humanity. Truly Dr. Chan Shun has been a steward of the Lord, with his wife at his side, enriching the lives of countless individuals all over the world through their philanthropy. Guided by Dr. Chan Shun's principle that "giving is for the worthiness of the cause, not the benefit to the donor," the founders of this fund wish to provide opportunities for students to obtain an education in a Seventh-day Adventist university that will help equip them to become productive workers in Asia.

Ellen enthusiastically recalled attending La Sierra Academy the first year it opened. She remembered working four hours a day at $0.20 per hour, climbing down a ladder at night to pick watermelons (since there were not yet stairs to the women’s dormitory), being house-bound for some of that mischief, and the lifelong friends she made. After graduating she earned her RN degree from the Los Angeles Methodist Hospital, graduating 15th out of 495 in her nursing class. In 1957 she married Clarence Peterson, an electrical contractor in Los Angeles, with whom she enjoyed traveling around the world. After his death in 1985, Ellen established two foundations, the Ellen and Clarence Peterson Foundation and the Walter and Alma Peterson Support Foundation, in honor of Clarence’s brother and sister-in-law. This scholarship, which assists students in financial need, honors her mother, who always gave 20 percent to the church.

The Class of 1950 Endowed Scholarship was established in March 2000 in response to the university’s expressed need for student scholarships. Enthusiastic class members gave generously to create the first-ever class scholarship, begun in recognition of the class’ 50th anniversary reunion.

The Class of 1951 Endowed Scholarship was created in March 2001 by class members who wanted to recognize their 50th anniversary by supporting current students in their academic endeavors. Jointly with the scholarship, the class initiated the John T. Hamilton Memorial Terrace and Honor Wall.

Members of the La Sierra University Class of 1953 announced the Class of 1953 Endowed Scholarship at the 80th Anniversary Homecoming Banquet, February 27, 2003. The class members donated the funds for this scholarship so that current students could also be empowered by the experience of attending La Sierra University.

The Class of 1960 Endowed Scholarship was established in March 2000 by class members and friends who wished to recognize the 40th anniversary of their graduation from La Sierra by assisting a worthy student.

The Class of 1961 established this scholarship in January 2001 as a 40-year gift to the university. The class members donated the funds to be used for student scholarships.

The Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship began in March 2002 at the time the class celebrated its 40th anniversary reunion. The class members wish to ensure that young people today are able to benefit from the same educational opportunities they had.

This Endowed Scholarship is a gift to the university from the Class of 1964 and was established during their 50-year reunion. The endowment shall be used to assist with tuition for a junior or senior student who has financial need, has been a leader on campus, and shows potential for outstanding success in their chosen field.

This scholarship was established by the Senior Class of 1994 as a class gift for future students. Recipients must be graduating seniors from the College of Arts and Sciences who need financial help through the last year. If they do not graduate by June, it will be revoked; the Senior must demonstrate a need (have a balance of debt, their past financial record will be evaluated); they must be working somewhere to pay off their bill a little each month, or on the College Work Study Program with payroll deduction; they must show integrity.

This fund is established by Drs. Elissa and Daniel Kido. Dr. Elissa Kido is Professor of Education at La Sierra University, Project Director of Cognitive Genesis and Director of the Center for Research on Adventist Education K-12 (CRAE). The Kidos have established this scholarship so that students may continue their education at La Sierra University.

Initial funding for this scholarship was bequeathed by David Burkhardt. The endowment was established as a general undergraduate student scholarship, with the request that La Sierra University determine the distribution of the interest income. It was his hope that recipients of this scholarship would, as circumstances permit, make gifts into the scholarship in order that the fund might increase over time.

The Scholarship has been established by members of the family and friends of the late Clark Davis, alumnus and former faculty member, to honor his memory and his contributions to the life and scholarship of the campus. It is the desire of those establishing the scholarship that an award be made annually to a student(s) who best demonstrates a determination and commitment to improve his/her academic performance. To that end, the scholarship(s) will be awarded to a student who holds at least sophomore status and who has shown the greatest improvement in academic performance as measured by grade point average. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student without regard for financial need.

This fund is established by Edith and David Guldhammer’s daughter, La Sierra University alumna Anette Gudhammer-Beals, in memory of Edith and David Guldhammer. Dr. Guldhammer-Beals was Born and raised in Denmark, Dr. Guldhammer-Beals has an interest in helping other international students at La Sierra University because they are generally not eligible for federal and state student aid in the US. Anette has chosen to make this scholarship available to any undergraduate, graduate, or certificate student enrolled in any academic program at La Sierra University who has financial need as determined by the La Sierra University Office of Student Financial Services. Academic progress (grade point average) is not a criterion for this scholarship since students must demonstrate satisfactory academic success to remain enrolled.

Emanuel and Jane Trefz honored La Sierra University and lovingly remembered students as they strive to obtain a Christian education by establishing a trust, which came to La Sierra in 1982. This endowment is intended to assist junior and senior students who show scholastic promise and demonstrate financial need for tuition or other school expenses.

This award was established in memory of Eva Specht. Although widowed at an early age, Eva made sure all six of her children received an Adventist education, through college. Of the six, two completed a Doctor of Medicine degree from then the College of Medical Evangelists in Loma Linda, one received a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from the University of Chicago, and another a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota.

Quality of life for the human shoulder has dramatically improved through the research and surgical procedures of Frank W. Jobe, M.D., who co-founded the National Athletic Health Institute in 1972. After serving as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division in Europe during World War II, he completed his undergraduate work at La Sierra College and medical studies at Loma Linda University, then joined the pioneer sports medicine practice of Robert Kerlan, M.D. The Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Inglewood, California, assists professional athletes from teams such as the Lakers, Rams, Kings, Angels and Dodgers, where Dr. Jobe is currently the team physician. Beverly Anderson Jobe of Bloomington, Illinois, a successful business woman, has devoted herself to cultural and philanthropic activities such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Music Center’s Blue Ribbon 400, and the downtown Women’s Center. The Jobes established this scholarship fund to benefit outstanding juniors and seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences with financial need, academic merit and keen analytic skills.

This fund was established by Evelyn Nethercott Johnsen and her sons, Chris Johnsen and Leigh Johnsen. The scholarship it creates honors the lives, accomplishments, and values of Fred Johnsen and Evelyn Nethercott Johnsen. The couple was married in 1943 and resided in the San Francisco Bay Area and Placer County, California, where Fred led a career as a civil engineer and Evelyn as a housewife. Both were active in the Berkeley, Pleasant Hill, and Meadow Vista Seventh-day Adventist Churches, where they held posts as elder, treasurer, and deacon and deaconess, and nurtured youths in Sabbath School, Pathfinders, and local education. A veteran of World War II and the Battle of the Bulge, Fred also chaired the boards of the Meadow Vista Water District and Pine Hills Junior Academy, in Auburn, California, during the 1970s. This scholarship perpetuates the couple’s commitment to Seventh-day Adventist youth and education.

Harry Schrillo arrived at La Sierra Academy at the age of 14 and graduated from Southern California Junior College in 1936. His medical training was then interrupted by an extended illness. While recovering, he helped his father with a new machining company in a rented garage. In 1938, Harry became one of two vice-residents for Schrillo Co., that year he married another graduate of his alma mater, Florence Jones. They were especially generous with gifts of time, energy and money to help Christian education in elementary, post-graduate and professional schools, La Sierra in particular. Harry was active in the West Hollywood Rotary Club, Southern California and Pacific Union Conference Executive Committees, several hospital boards, and served as chair for the Board of Counselors of Loma Linda University. Students, faculty and alumni recipients of needed scholarship, research or seminar funds generated by this endowment have demonstrated an attitude “To love and help others.”

When the founders of La Sierra University were searching for a place to locate their new school in the 1920s they eventually settled on California’s Inland Empire. The City of Riverside partnered with Willitts J. Hole, owner of thousands of acres of land in western Riverside, known as Rancho La Sierra, as well as in La Habra, to make available some land for the new school. La Sierra University has enjoyed more than 85 years of educational service on that site. Upon Willitts’ passing, Samuel Rindge took over operational control of the ranch until the sale of the property. Samuel Rindge was the son of Frederik Hastings Rindge, who owned the Malibu Spanish Land grant. Samuel’s daughter Ramona married Martin Williamson, a prominent local architect. Now, descendants of Willitts J. Hole have established a scholarship commemorating the establishment of La Sierra on part of the original family estate. The Hole, Rindge, Williamson Scholarship is designed to assist students who work a minimum of 20 hours per week in support of their educational goals. The family’s goal is to give a helping hand to students who may have to work a bit harder than some, but who have potential to become outstanding citizens.

Howard Welty was a Riverside businessman who, after the death of his daughter, established the Welty Loyal Daughters and the Welty Loyal Sons Awards. Each year he personally awarded these funds to students selected by La Sierra’s faculty. He took a great personal interest in the recipients, corresponded faithfully with them, and each year took them to lunch. Mr. Welty intended for his entire estate to be dissolved by awarding funds to worthy students, and this endowment, created in his name, still benefits La Sierra University students.

Dr. Stanley Lloyd founded this scholarship in memory of his wife, Pearl Barber Lloyd. Pearl attended La Sierra University, where she studied to become a nurse. This scholarship supports students in the pre-nursing program, and stands as a testament to Pearl and Stanley's hard work and generosity during their lives.

James Irvine established the James Irvine Foundation in 1937 as “a private charitable foundation dedicated by its character and to the trust it administers to the promotion of the general welfare of the people of California.” Grants from the Irvine Foundation are limited to California organizations that do not receive substantial support from taxation. The foundation concentrates on five major fields: higher education, medicine and health care, youth programs, community services and cultural programs. Although the Irvine Foundation does not often fund endowments, it has established an endowed scholarship for students of La Sierra University.

Ivan Elvas Williams, born the second of four children in Colorado in 1922, spent most of his youth helping his family operate their 5,000-acre cattle ranch. He attended Union College and was then accepted to the College of Physicians and Surgeons in San Francisco in 1943. He met his future wife while attending classes on active duty and graduated with a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1946. After a tour of duty in Japan and Korea, he returned to his dental practice in 1953. Ivan practiced dentistry for over 40 years, served as church head elder, a trustee of Feather River Medical Center, member of the Northern California Conference Executive Committee, and retired in 1986. Erma was born in North Dakota to a family that experienced hardship to provide her with a Christian education. She dedicated her life to nurturing and helping youth of all races achieve their academic and personal potential. This endowment is intended to assist students in obtaining a Christian education.

The James A. and Delpha Marchus Crane Endowed Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance for deserving students at La Sierra University who are enrolled in the pre-nursing or pre-medical programs. Dr. and Mrs. Crane are graduates of Loma Linda University – he from the School of Medicine in 1935 and she from the School of Nursing in 1932. Mrs. Crane graduated from La Sierra University (then named Southern California Junior College) in 1928. Education has played an important role in the life of the Crane family and it is their desire to assist able students who have shown an interest an aptitude for successfully study in the healing arts.

This scholarship was developed by the daughter of James Cooley, Cynthia Cooley Vest, along with other family members, in order to support full-time pre-engineering and engineering students who have completed at least 44 quarter units. This scholarship will benefit La Sierra students while honoring the life of James Cooley, Civil Engineer.

Joseph Giardina sailed from Italy at the age of 16, arriving at Ellis Island in 1920. He later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and devoted himself to financially helping his family who still resided in Italy. Tillie Piraino, born in Streator, Illinois, moved to Milwaukee and met her neighbor, Joseph. Both converted from Catholicism to Adventism and were married in 1935. They had three daughters—Joyce Parker and Ellen Clizbe, both residents of Riverside, and Mary Ann Maynard, deceased in 2002. Dedicated Christians, Tillie and Joseph supported the church work through selfless service. Their lives centered around their children and the church, with Christian education being a priority for their own children as well as the children of others. Tillie and Joseph established this endowment to continue helping young people who desire to serve God through sharing the plan of salvation to those in foreign lands.

The Judson family has been involved with La Sierra since it opened in 1922. Herbert helped build it, donating hard labor and monetary gifts, as well as teaching and managing and the agricultural department after earning his master’s degree from the University of Tennessee. His sons, Julit and Frank, attended the school when it was La Sierra Academy and Southern California Junior College respectively. Frank was instrumental in building the campus dairy, after which other dairies in Southern California were modeled. In 1963, Frank was called to Madison College in Tennessee to help their agricultural department, where he worked until his death in 1984. This endowment was founded in Herbert’s memory and was supplemented upon Frank’s death.

In 1986, alumni of the La Sierra Campus of Loma Linda University began a tradition that continues today. They invited alumni and friends to join together in an annual golf tournament that would help raise funds for an area of greatest potential and need: student scholarships. The event was important to the original creators of the tournament because of their own special experiences at La Sierra. It continues today as a way for alumni to keep in touch with each other while helping to build a strong and promising future for students.

This scholarship was intended to honor those connected to La Sierra University who have since passed to their rest. The donors to this scholarship pass on the legacy of their loved ones to current La Sierra University students.

This fund is intended for student athlete scholarships.

The Lam Family Endowment has been established by Harry, Fred and Charles Lam to aid Chinese students from Hong Kong, China, Singapore and other Asian countries. The Lam brothers desire to encourage students toward academic excellence. They especially want to help students who have been serving the church and wish to further their studies and return to serve their homeland.

Leonard Alvin Gregory was born in 1925 at the St. Helena Sanitarium and quickly showed promise of becoming a hard worker by the age of nine, as a hay bailer on a friend’s ranch. He attended Adventist schools and met Marie Ann Guido while at Pacific Union College, whom he married in 1946. Leonard worked as a medical technician until 1953, and graduated from Loma Linda University’s medical school in 1957. The medical practice that he started in Portland Adventist Hospital continued for 20 years. Leonard and Marie were strong supporters of their local church and provided a Christian education to their four children, while assisting many other students with their tuition as well. Funds from this endowment will help students who demonstrate committed Christian involvement and work to help pay their school bills.

Lester Harvey Cushman was a charter student at La Sierra when school opened as an academy in 1922. He graduated from La Sierra Academy in 1924 and Pacific Union College in 1930. He received a Masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Southern California in 1939. He completed most of the work on his Ph.D. in mathematics. He married Pauline Hemphill in 1931. In 1967 he was married to Vivian Smith, the Dean of La Sierra Women from 1962-1975. His parents, Elmer and Mary Cushman, moved to Jamaica shortly after Lester was born (1905) and served as missionaries. They returned to California after contracting malaria when Lester was about 10 years of age. Lester had a photographic memory and could do complex mathematical problems in his head. Other interests included Astronomy, Botany and Electronics. After he retired, he and Vivian served as missionaries in Palau and Guatemala before Lester contracted a tropical disease and died in April of 1981. Lester’s son, Arthur Cushman, received his B.S. LSU 63, M.D. LLU 69, and completed his residency in Neurosurgery in 1975 at LLU. Lester embodied the spirit of La Sierra. His whole life was there. He will be remembered by his students and friends as Professor Cushman.

The Hughes Endowed Memorial Scholarship was established through a trust in honor of Luther and Pearl Hughes. The founders desired to assist full-time undergraduate students with financial need, who are diligent in their studies and have a grade point average of 3.0.

This fund is intended to be awarded to students in any program with at least a 3.0 GPA.

This fund is established by Janet Mallery. Drs. Lynn and Janet Mallery both completed their college degree at La Sierra, and Janet earned her MA, EdS, and EdD in La Sierra’s School of Education. Their two sons, Drs. Paul Mallery and James Mallery, graduated from La Sierra University in 1989 and 1993. During his career as a faculty member in the Department of Religion, pastor of the La Sierra Collegiate Church, and president of the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Lynn Mallery was very supportive of women in the Seventh-day Adventist church, earning him recognition as the first recipient Champion of Justice award from the Association of Adventist Women. Janet Mallery served as an educator in the capacity of elementary teacher, principal, and associate superintendent of schools for the Southeastern California Conference, as well as being a professor in La Sierra University’s School of Education. The Lynn and Janet Mallery Endowed Scholarship seeks to provide financial assistance to students supportive of the LGBT community (regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity).

Margaret Ellen Rickard was the second child of Margaret Vernon Rickard. In her brief twenty years from 1945-1965, she lived to serve others. Her aim was to master and teach the French language in a Seventh-day Adventist school where students prepare for lives of service. She studied her fist year at La Sierra College and successfully completed her second year at the Seminaire Adventiste du Saleve in France. After passing the French Government national examinations, she and three other female students decided to complete their year abroad program with a short visit to Spain. On their return trip, she and two of the girls were killed in an automobile accident while one girl survived. Because of her desire to serve, this endowment has been established in her honor to aid students in the pre-nursing program. The Rickards would like recipients to know that Margaret's life was full, happy, and that Christ was ever uppermost in her thoughts and that they too can be happier if they choose to devote their lives or a portion thereof to service for Christ.

Nellie Nehme Haddad, born in a picturesque mountain village in Southern Lebanon, soon moved with her family to Beirut. While attending Middle East College, she met and married Anees A. Haddad. A few years after the birth of a son and twin daughters, Nellie began experiencing heart problems related to her childhood rheumatic fever. Through her husband’s determination, the family came to Loma Linda University Medical Center where Nellie was the first patient to receive a double valve replacement. Although she endured many additional surgeries, Nellie’s attitude of courage and optimism, love of family and grandchildren, and artistic talent did not leave room for complaints in her life. Her family and friends established this endowment in memory of Nellie and her attitude of always helping others.

Nicholas Ryan Culver, La Sierra University, Class of 2018, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Nicholas was a second-year general studies student from Rancho Cucamonga, California. Nick, as he was known by many, was an outstanding athlete and loved sports. Nick played football, ran track, but most of all his love was basketball. Nick was also a spiritual young man who loved everyone and never met a stranger. He made his parents proud to call him their son. His family and friends have established this scholarship in his name to provide financial aid for student athletes who aspire to play on the Golden Eagles varsity basketball team at La Sierra University. La Sierra University is honored to collaborate with Nicholas Ryan Culver's family to establish a scholarship endowment in celebration and in remembrance of his life.

Parshall L. Howe, Ed.D. dedicated 43 years of service to Seventh-day Adventist education; his interest in mission service was been both strong and sustained. In 1937, he and Adelia Swingle Howe began seven years of mission service in central Africa and the Middle East. The bulk of Howe’s career was spent teaching mathematics at PUC Prep School, and later at Pacific Union College. At PUC he was director of the student missions program and took pride in the numbers and quality of the student missionaries. At age 57, Parshall and Adelia served as the oldest student missionaries when they spent six months in Uganda and Korea. After Adelia’s death, Howe married Myrtle Wakeham Hicks who comes from a family with impressive credentials as missionaries and educators. While Howe was never formally associated with La Sierra University, his son and daughter-in-law, Vernon and Winona Howe, have taught for many years at La Sierra. In addition, his daughter-in-law and grandchildren, Andrew and Stephanie Howe, are La Sierra alumni. Awards from this endowment are given in recognition of outstanding service by student missionaries.

In just three years Paul Wickman finished his training at La Sierra while pitching hay at $.25 an hour to help reach his dream of becoming an SDA evangelist. Soon after serving as dormitory dean at Pacific Union College, he was given an evangelist position when Charles T. Everson became ill, with whom Paul had been an intern. In 1938, he traveled to South Africa where he baptized over 2,000 people in six years during World War II. Back in the U.S. he became associate secretary for the Religious Liberty Association then department secretary for the newly organized General Conference Radio Department in 1946. He changed careers again to become the national director of development for Easter Seals, then director of public relations for Schering Pharmaceutical. He then managed his own pharmaceutical company until 1983. Paul Wickman created this endowment to help build the spiritual growth of students in financial need.

Elwyn and Hedi Rexinger founded this scholarship to help students who are having trouble paying their tuition. Elwyn and Hedi’s two sons attended La Sierra University. Elwyn and Hedi saw that many of their sons’ friends struggled to make their tuition payments even with the help of loans and financial aid. This need inspired them to create a scholarship that would give worthy students the boost they need to finish their degrees.

This fund is established by The Gutierrez Family Charitable Gift Fund. Arnold Gutierrez, PhD and Esther Mercado Gutierrez, MA graduated from La Sierra College of Arts and Sciences in 1984. They met while working in Palmer Hall the summer before their senior year and they married three years later. Next they completed their graduate degrees in chemistry and education. All the success they have achieved in their careers they attribute to their education at La Sierra. Arnold developed the chemistry manufacturing process to produce life-saving HIV drugs for Gilead Sciences, Inc. These drugs have increased the life spans of millions of people, helped prevent the spread of HIV, and prevented infant death around the world. Esther is a Master Teacher for the Franklin McKinley School District. Besides teaching she mentors new elementary teachers and trains student teachers to earn their California teaching credentials. Over the years they have helped Latino students gain access to a college education: touring university campuses, registering students, assisting with academic work, and providing financial assistance. It is their honor to sponsor the Rise High Annual Scholarship for promising Latino students who need financial assistance to rise to their highest potential. This is their way to give backing to students who wish to obtain their education at the institution that they appreciate and admire.

This scholarship honors Dr. Robert Lorenz. Not only did he actively support Christian education, he was a tireless ambassador for La Sierra University, always seeking to publicize the excellent educational environment on campus and ensure that students had the opportunity to attend. During his lifetime he was known as “Mr. Alumni.”

Roy Williams was born in Missouri in 1885, one of thirteen children. Due to various circumstances, he always regretted being prevented from obtaining a formal education beyond a few elementary grades. However, he always cared for the welfare of others and was a devoted witness of God’s blessings to those around him. Born in South Dakota in 1895, Gladys was one of four children. Her father was an SDA minister, and she had the privilege of a Christian education from elementary school through Union College, where she took a secretarial curriculum. She worked at the Nebraska Conference before marrying Roy. They had four sons, but because of the depression and drought years, were unable to provide a Christian education until their college years. With great personal sacrifice, they helped three of their sons attend an Adventist college. Awards from the Roy and Gladys Williams Endowment are to aid families facing similar circumstances.

In profound gratitude for the education, relationships, memories and spiritual experiences he found at La Sierra University, alumnus Samuel Acosta established this scholarship to offer those same blessings to future students. The donors of this scholarship contribute to this mission: to inspire hope, motivation, encouragement and empowerment by contributing financial resources to specific students, through unity impacting tomorrow's Christ-centered professionals. This scholarship supports hard working Seventh-Day Adventist students in need.

Thomas A. Little’s early memories were filled with reporters, stories and deadlines, and the legacy of a father who started his own newspaper in Virginia. Thomas first worked as a reporter for the Detroit News, and then later earned a bachelor’s degree from Washington Missionary College (Columbia Union College), a master’s degree at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of Nebraska. His areas of specialty were English and American literature, and linguistics and journalism. Dr. Little taught at Walla Walla College and Union College, where he met his future wife, Helen Foreman, an English major. They came to La Sierra where he headed the English department for 12 years and she taught for 26 years. This endowment was created by a former English major and her husband, with later gifts from friends upon Dr. Little’s death.

Tracy Teele shaped much of what La Sierra University is today. Except for a $15 gift, he earned his entire way through academy and college without loans or scholarships, and on graduation day married Marilyn Manuel. He immediately became dean of men at Monterey Bay Academy, then dean of men at La Sierra at the young age of 26, and later served as vice president for student affairs. Tracy instituted the first Seventh-day Adventist resident assistant program; helped design Sierra Towers; initiated student counseling centers and freshman/parent orientation weekends; and marketed La Sierra to international students. After helping feed 300 Vietnamese refugees, Tracy adopted and educated three of them. He earned a master’s of education from Boston University and completed course work for his doctorate in student personnel administration in higher education from the University of Denver. Tracy died at the apex of his career at age 49. This memorial scholarship was created to aid worthy international students in financial need.

This fund is intended to be awarded to students in any program.

This memorial scholarship was established as a tribute to Wanda A. Price by her husband Dr. Thaine Price and her sons Steve and Jeff. A classical example of love at first sight, Thaine and Wanda married one year after meeting one another. For 46 years of marriage that love, respect and admiration grew until her untimely death of ovarian cancer. This endowment is for science majors, preferably those interested in going onto graduate studies in basic cancer research.

Willard and Irene Humpal will be remembered for their love of young people and for their value of education. The Humpals’ children are all successful professionals. Kay, Joan and Dianne benefited from an education received at Adventist institution of higher education, two being alumni of La Sierra University. The family tradition continues with three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren having also attended La Sierra. The scholarship endowment was established from the Willard J. and Irene Humpal Trust funds to help dedicated students who might face particular challenges to succeed academically.

The establishment of this endowment fund by Yacoub and Ellen Nashed caps a lifetime of generous support for and a deeply rooted personal commitment to a Christian higher education and the mission of La Sierra University. By their gift, the donors endorse the university’s purpose of serving God and society by educating young men and women in an environment of integrated faith and inquiry. The endowment further serves the accomplishment of the University’s mission by creating a perpetual resource of financial support for future students in any discipline whose resources may not otherwise permit them to attend La Sierra University and prepare for a life of service. Preference is given to students of middle-eastern background.

This fund is established by Victor and Alina Tolan. Each have a passion for education and believe that by having a formal education, one can gain many accomplishments including better job and future for themselves and their families. They also believe that the STEM sciences are not well represented especially in the Adventist culture and therefore decided to help out by giving a small scholarship to those that are willing to embark in this pathway and need a little help.

Atanas Katchamakoff was a Bulgarian sculptor and painter whose Christos, wood carvings and sculptures brought him much success in the 1920’s and ‘30s. His wife Alexandra was a ceramist. After becoming good friends with a University administrator, the Katchamakoffs soon came to appreciate La Sierra University and its art department. Upon Atanas’ death in 1984, La Sierra received half of his estate. The other half was distributed to California State University-Northridge. Katchamakoff regularly expressed his preference for putting money into people, not things, and stipulated that his gift be used for “students who perform artistically on a realistic basis,” with a portion for scholarship use and supplies.

Mabel graduated from the original San Fernando Academy, the ancestor of La Sierra University and always yearned for a college education, but the opportunity always eluded her. She was successful as a self-taught professional artist, teacher, and writer. Her ambition for a college education was fulfilled vicariously through her children. All four of her children and seven of her grandchildren attended La Sierra University. They have established this scholarship in loving memory of her, designated for art students with financial need.

Raymond Ryckman, Ph.D., has touched many lives since he started teaching medical and graduate students in 1950, when he became chair of the Department of Medical Entomology in the School of Tropical and Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University. In 1960, he joined the Microbiology Department, and was named Emeritus Professor in 1988. He is known internationally for his authority and prodigious research on Chagas’ disease and the Triatominae species, which affects nearly 20 million people in Central and South America. Although he has authored an impressive volume of literature and compiled a literature review of more than 21,000 references, he also is well-known for making time for his students in his and their own research. Students in La Sierra University’s biology department are helped by this endowment.

Dr. Edmund C. Jaeger was an educator, author, naturalist, scientist, philanthropist, philosopher and good citizen. Born a Nebraskan, he graduated from high school at 15 and immediately began a career in teaching. He later received a B.S. degree in biology from Occidental College. Dr. Jaeger is most renowned for his contribution to the world of science, when he discovered in 1947 that hibernation occurs among birds. The results of his documented studies altered previous scientific beliefs and can be found in the February 1953 issue of National Geographic. Dr. Jaeger traveled extensively around the world and boasted that for more than 35 years of his life he did not spend less than two or three nights per week in his sleeping bag. He started this endowment and many others in California colleges for junior and senior natural history students.

This fund is established by Lynn N. Sarkisian to support students majoring in the field of Biology at La Sierra University who achieve and maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or better in their major. While primarily merit-based, eligible students will also demonstrate unmet financial need such as participation in the campus work/study program. Lynn N. Sarkisian was an educator in the life sciences with a specialty in the field of Zoology and was published in Parasitology. He attended Lynwood Academy where he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in a hospital. After the army, Lynn attended La Sierra College and received a B.A. degree in Biology in 1952. Lynn later went on to the University of Southern California and completed his M.S. degree in Biology in 1957. To support himself through his educational years, Lynn worked as a laboratory technician and then as an instructor at both La Sierra University and the University of Southern California. After college, Lynn dedicated his life to advancing science education in Biology and Zoology, spending many years as a faculty member at Fullerton Community College.

The scholarship is intended for support of worthy undergraduate LSU students majoring in Biology and having a strong interest in research. Roger E. Hunt and his wife, Audrey J. (Erhard-Wilson) Hunt, have created this fund because they wish to assist worthy LSU Biology students in reaching their respective goals of college graduation and subsequent professional success. Their desire is that each recipient will strive by Christian example to make this a better world. Neither Roger nor Audrey had the privilege of attending a Seventh-day Adventist school. Their interest in LSU developed because Audrey’s son, Dr. James R. Wilson, and his wife, Dr. May E. (Low) Wilson are LSU faculty members.

The Leland Wilson Memorial Chemistry and Biochemistry Scholarship is established at La Sierra University by Chemistry professor Dr. Wilson’s former students to honor and continue his legacy of encouraging undergraduate involvement in scientific research and his passion for helping students who need a “boost” to reach their academic and career goals. He took an interest in the lives of Chemistry students, offering a listening ear, helping hand, and encouragement along with occasional financial assistance enabling them to remain enrolled and gain valuable research experience in faculty labs. As a tribute to Leland Wilson, Ph.D. and his long career in Adventist education at La Sierra and abroad, this fund is intended to enable Chemistry students to focus on their studies and gain experience working on research with faculty.

This fund is established by Ruth Fagal and daughters, Carolyn Saliba and Marilyn Thomsen, both of whom are La Sierra alumnae. Harold E. Fagal, Ph.D. joined the religion faculty of La Sierra College, now La Sierra University, in 1964. During 24 years at La Sierra he taught a generation of Adventist pastors-in-training as a professor of New Testament. He also served for nine years as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, where he took delight in helping students achieve their academic dreams. Dr. Fagal deeply loved La Sierra University and continued to be an active supporter even after his retirement in 1988. Following Dr. Fagal’s death in late 2010, the family established the Harold and Ruth Fagal Scholarship Fund to benefit students in religion or chemistry who show strong academic promise.

Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 1927, Richard G. (Dick) Guy attended Adventist schools through his freshman year at La Sierra College, when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He returned to La Sierra to continue his education in 1947. His interest centered around English and Journalism, and he anticipated a career in church public relations. He published articles in Riverside Press, Signs of the Times, and poems in two volumes of America Sings. He was a strong leader in student religious activities, a typesetter for the College Press, and part of the editorial staff for the Criterion student newspaper. While traveling home to Michigan in the summer of 1949, he died in an automobile collision. Milo W. Loye, M.D., alumnus (’49), friend and roommate of Dick, established this memorial scholarship to assist students interested in communication and journalism.

Dr. Enoch Hwang, born in Hong Kong, traveled with his missionary parents at an early age to Jamaica and later moved to Vancouver, Canada where he received his B.Sc. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University respectively. Dr. Hwang joined the computer science faculty at the La Sierra Campus of Loma Linda University in 1988. His fiancée, Windy, join him soon after from Hong Kong, and they were married that same year. As the Associate and later the Director of Academic Computing, Dr. Hwang, together with Mr. Hilmer Besel, who started the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at La Sierra, brought the internet to La Sierra and applied for the university’s domain name www.lasierra.edu. With just a short break at the University of California, Riverside where he received his Ph.D. and afterwards taught there for a few years, Dr. Hwang has dedicated almost all of his working life as a computer science educator at La Sierra University. What prevented him from saying “all” is the most important because that is when he met his future wife, Windy, while teaching at Hong Kong Adventist College. Together, he and Windy want to set up this endowed scholarship to help and encourage students studying computer science at La Sierra University.

During the eleven years that Edna Maye Loveless served first as faculty and then as chair of the department of English and Communication at La Sierra University, she worked tirelessly and successfully to establish drama as a regular academic program. Drama, as a regular scheduled activity at La Sierra, began in the spring of 1998 with a production of “As You Like It,” directed by graduate student Andrea Geli. From the first, Dr. Loveless was extremely supportive – she attended all the plays, mentored the young actors and directors, and quietly made up the difference when productions exceeded the minimal amount of funds that could be eked out of the department’s budget. The faculty and friends of Edna Maye established this endowment in December 2003 to recognize her contribution to this program, one of her many noteworthy achievements.

A one-room schoolhouse in San Pasqual Valley is where Marie Barber Marchus spent most of her life teaching elementary, 9th and 10th grades. Her loving concern for each individual resulted in cooperation and progress from the students. In addition to the core curriculum she included Bible classes, a daily nature study and vocal music. But it is her study of the English language through literature, grammar and penmanship that is best remembered. Awards given over the years are intended to insure that in the future there are Adventist teachers with an interest in the preservation and development of the English language.

Merlin L. Neff was head of the La Sierra College English department and chairman of the language and literature division from 1961-1965. He authored 21 books, plus numerous magazine articles and published writings. Dr. Neff was a 1927 graduate of Pacific Union College, with his master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Washington, and an honorary doctor of law degree from Walla Walla College. Although an aptitude test told Richard Lewis that architecture would be a good vocation for him, he wanted to impress young minds, not create impressive buildings. Therefore, he followed the footsteps of an English teacher, who had influenced his life. Lewis also graduated from Pacific Union College in 1927, earned a master’s degree from the University of Southern California, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He served as head of the speech and English department at Walla Walla College, taught at Pacific Union College, was an editor of the Pacific Press Publishing Association, and taught and served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at La Sierra until his retirement. Awards from this endowment are given to students of English at La Sierra University.

With only a 6th grade education, Walter K. Hamerslough managed Claypool & Co. grocery store for more than 30 years and founded Little League baseball in Needles, California. His wife Frances and four other women founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Needles, California. Their daughter Noreen and her husband Commander Warren Kirkwood, USN retired, both graduated from La Sierra College in 1948. Walter S. Hamerslough, son of Walter K., graduated from La Sierra College in 1958 and has served for 30 years as professor of health and physical education retiring in 2002. His wife, Darlene, graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences at La Sierra College and then the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University. Both of their children, Rhonda and Scott, are alumni of La Sierra, in 1991 and 1994 respectively. So much of the Hamerslough family’s energy has centered on La Sierra, that they established this endowment to help physical education, health science, or exercise majors who demonstrate financial need and potential in their profession.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Betty Dyer attended Texas Christian University on a full music scholarship, completing her degree in 1941. As a teenager, she often performed as a piano soloist with the TCU orchestra and also served as organist for St. John’s Episcopal Church. Notwithstanding a virtuoso talent in music, her first love was the field of athletics. Betty was an avid sports enthusiast in her early years and competed in junior tennis tournaments as a child. As an adult, Betty pursued golf and tennis while teaching music as a career. In later life she competed in many 5K and 10K races in southern California, running the Honolulu Marathon in her 60’s. In her 80’s, she competes in women’s tennis league in Redlands and regularly bowls over 200 in league play. Betty dedicated her life to teaching and beneficially influenced the lives of many students. Because she made many personal sacrifices to insure her own children would receive a Christian education, they have dedicated this scholarship fund to her in assisting worthy students who are pursuing a degree in Health, Exercise Science and Athletics.

Tommy F. Kofoed was born on a farm with no electricity or running water on the island of Bornholm, located in the Baltic Sea. Education was secondary to farming labor needs. He traveled to the Skodsborg School of Physical Therapy on the Danish mainland for further education, then served as a missionary to the Eskimos in Greenland. After teaching physical therapy at his alma mater, he traveled to Loma Linda University, La Sierra campus, to study and incorporate healthful living into his physical therapy curriculum. Tommy finished a doctorate in health science at Loma Linda University; developed a health education center at Porter Memorial Hospital in Colorado; served as health and temperance secretary at the Northern European Division in England and is a former faculty member of La Sierra University. He established this endowment to aide health science students with sound scholarship and financial need, who wish to serve others.

The recipients of this scholarship are international students who might not qualify for some tuition discounts at La Sierra University. The scholarship is named for Anees A. Haddad, a long-time and much-loved La Sierra Professor of Sociology and Family Studies. Dr. Haddad also served as the Director of the Division of Behavioral Sciences and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Haddad’s career as a teacher, scholar and academic administrator represents the best of La Sierra’s cross-cultural tradition, which has enriched the lives of all individuals in the La Sierra community.

Frederick G. Hoyt has been an inspiration to students and faculty from his days as a student throughout his own academic leadership role at La Sierra University. Dr. Hoyt received his B.A. in history and religion in1948 and married Vivian Golden, registered nurse, who also attended La Sierra. He is renowned for his research in Philippine, U.S. Naval and Adventist histories. He received his Ph.D. in history from Claremont Graduate School in 1963. Dr. Hoyt taught at San Pasqual and Pomona Academies and La Sierra College, where he later served as chair of the social science department and advisor to Adventist Colleges Abroad program. His influence extends beyond students and faculty through his many professional associations, including president of the Association of SDA Historians, Association for Asian Studies, U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association and more. To honor Dr. Hoyt’s care and influence, a former student, Judith R. Nelson (’62) established this endowment. She states, “Although I didn’t realize it at the time, Dr. Hoyt’s classes were the best preparation for law school and practice. I have been blessed with an outstanding teacher . . . this is my payback.”

Chief Radioman Frederick G. Hoyt attended La Sierra College after his discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1945. He was editor of the Criterion and helped raise $5,000 for the construction of the Dining Commons. With the help of a Fulbright grant, he traveled to the Philippines to conduct research on American involvement there. During the 19 years that he served as chair of the social science department, Dr. Hoyt set high standards of scholarship that earned the respect of his students. “He could flunk you,” said one of his students, “and you still couldn’t help but like him.” Kent Hansen, a student in 1971, was so inspired by Dr. Hoyt that he changed his major from journalism to History/Political Science. They formed a lifelong friendship, and Kent went on to be a leading corporate attorney and part-time teacher at La Sierra. Because of their appreciation for Dr. Hoyt, Kent and his wife Patricia established this cash award endowment to honor the best student writer in the department of history and political science as selected by the faculty.

This fund is intended for scholarships for students in the History, Politics, and Sociology department.

This fund was originally established by R. Lynn Hilde Jr., to encourage and stimulate young adults to prepare for a career teaching history. The fund is intended to assist junior and senior History major students with superior academic records, and who are interested in research and writing with a commitment to a teaching career.

This fund is established by the students, colleagues, and friends of Lisa Kohlmeier in recognition of her many contributions to La Sierra University and its students. Prof. Kohlmeier came to La Sierra in 2005, serving in the Department of History, Politics & Sociology until her untimely passing in 2016. During that time, she mentored numerous students and made a contribution not only to her department, but also to the larger campus as a whole.

Wilfred J. Airey established this fund to encourage students to study law. Recipients shall be history or political science majors with a grade point average of 3.5 and LSAT score of 39. Recipients will also demonstrate their intentions of attending an American Bar Association accredited school.

This Fund is established by Won K. and Choon Ja Yoon, to assist promising and worthy international students in completing a course of study at La Sierra University in the History, Society and Politics Department of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Elmer Gerard Ross was born in 1917 in Brawley, California, where his father was a farmer, newspaper editor and one of the first attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union. Elmer graduated from Beaumont High School with a 4.0 grade point average, in addition to being class valedictorian, member of the basketball, tennis and debating teams, school paper editor, student body president, and student body court judge. He earned his B.A. in 1941 from Pacific Union College, where he married Orva Beth Dickinson. Elmer taught and was principal for several Adventist and non-Adventist schools. He later took his wife and two sons, Delmer and Ivan, to Guatemala where he was ordained to the ministry and became president of the Nicaragua Mission in 1958. After 13 years of mission service in Central America, his family returned to California with two adopted Honduran daughters, Rosemary and Nancy. After serving as pastor for several churches in California, they retired in 1980 to Southern California. This scholarship is for superior students with an interest in Latin America

This award was established by members of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science to honor Hilmer Walter Besel, the founder of both the mathematics and computer science programs at La Sierra University. He taught on the campus from 1960 to 1992. Hilmer got his formal education the hard way: he attended nine elementary and high schools in eleven years, and wasn’t able to enter college until the age of 31. Hilmer studied on his own during the years he wasn’t in school, even tackling subjects such as calculus. When he was unable to solve some calculus problems by himself, he walked six miles across Winnipeg to seek help from the high school mathematics teacher. The teacher looked at the problems and said, “Hilmer, you’re on your own; you are way beyond me in math.” Education was not the only thing that Hilmer did the hard way. He and his wife Lily adopted three Yugoslavian sisters age 11, 13, and 15 who didn’t speak any English. Their love for their new daughters transcended the inevitable problems of communication, and a loving family was formed. Awards from the endowment are given in recognition of students who have demonstrated academic excellence in mathematics or computer science.

Alfred Walters was a much loved teacher who is remembered for his fine violin performance, dedication to art, athleticism and wit. He came to La Sierra College in 1947 and taught until his death in 1972. Professor Walters was untiring in his efforts to promote music, especially string music, on campus and in the community. He never refused to perform for a church or school if given the opportunity. His dream of a summer music camp for secondary school students came true when the Pacific Union Conference Music Camp was organized. “Prof” would be happy to know that there are students benefiting from the scholarships given in his name who plan to teach music within the Adventist denomination.

Anita Lippi Olsen was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a family of prominent musicians and artists as far back as Fra Filippo Lippi, famous fifteenth century artist. Ms. Olsen’s early piano training began with Elvira Rakos and Renee Engel Lidge at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. She continued her studies with Jean Merlow and Norman Greenwood in London, England; in Princeton, New Jersey, with Mary Boxall Boyd, a student of the famous pedagogue, Theodore Leschetizky; and in Zurich, Switzerland, with Walter Frey. Ms. Olsen holds a Teacher’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music and a Performer’s degree from Trinity College of Music, both in London. She has taught piano in Denmark, England, Switzerland, and for 22 years at Loma Linda University, La Sierra campus. She enjoys watching her students accepted into prominent graduate schools of music and receive the highest awards in renowned music competitions. This scholarship is to assist worthy and talented piano majors.

This fund was established by Dr. Barbara A. Favorito, professor of music, SanDee I. Priser and William and Karen Roche, representing former students who are now La Sierra University and Andrews University alumni. Scholarships will be awarded to assist promising and worthy wind and percussion students in completing a course of study at La Sierra University in the Music Department. Donations to the fund have also been made by other former students to recognize the contributions of Barbara A Favorito during her more than 30-year career teaching music and conducting. Many alumni have been members of the wind ensembles, bands and orchestras that Dr. Favorito has conducted. They recognize her impact on their lives and her empowerment of students over the years and wish to acknowledge her professional service, competent pedagogy, capable of administration and spiritual nurturing.

The Cafferky String Endowment was originally created with a gift of a Nicola Bergonzi-Cremona 1796 violin from Roland Cafferky, M.D. Dr. Cafferky later repurchased the violin from the University at the original appraised value to fund the endowment. Numerous students studying stringed instruments have been blessed by Dr. Cafferky’s love and appreciation of music, and his desire to help students achieve their dreams.

The purpose of this fund is to provide annual assistance to music students from the greater Yucaipa area.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Grace Hansen began violin lessons at the age of seven. At age 16, she entered the American Conservatory of Music and was awarded the Kaiser and Paganini Medals for Violin Performance. Grace’s concert career began when she was 19, when she appeared as a guest soloist at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. Although she traveled on performance tours throughout the United States, she continued to perform for her local church. In 1932, Grace married Dr. Ronald Buell and had one son, Brent. Even at the age of 80 she loved to play and performed for her nephew’s wedding aboard the Queen Mary, docked at Long Beach. Following the wish of Grace and her family, Dr. Buell founded this memorial endowment to assist violin and organ performance majors.

Each summer from 1970-1984, Herbert Blomstedt traveled from Dresden, East Germany—where he conducted the Dresden State Opera Orchestra—to the La Sierra campus of Loma Linda University to hold orchestral workshops. The Blomstedt Endowment was established in recognition of his contribution to La Sierra University and to assist outstanding young performers who enroll as music majors. Maestro Blomstedt made his conducting debut in 1954 with the Stockholm Philharmonic, after receiving the coveted Koussevitsky Conducting Prize in 1953. Since then, his many conducting appointments include serving as music director of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Danish Radio Symphony, the Swedish Radio Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the North German Radio Symphony and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He has appeared as guest conductor with many of the world’s greatest orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the NHK Symphony of Tokyo. In addition to being in constant demand as a guest conductor, Dr. Blomstedt has received many honors, including membership in the Royal Musical Academy of Stockholm, where Beethoven was a member, and many honorary doctorates.

John and Elsie Chan were born in China where they met as classmates in the seventh grade at Sam Yuk Middle School in Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong. They continued their education at Andrews University, were joined in marriage and graduated with degrees in Chemistry and Medical Technology, respectively. John continued at Purdue University where he received Masters and Doctorate degrees in Biochemistry. They have four children who are alumni of La Sierra University. Each has studied from among the following instruments: piano, viola, organ, flute, trumpet, percussion and harp. Helen Chan-Young received her Bachelors of Arts, Masters of Arts, and Specialist in Education degrees from La Sierra University. Noreen Chan Tompkins completed her pre-pharmacy degree from University of Southern California. Francis received his Bachelors of Business Administration degree from La Sierra University, and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Loma Linda University. Celia received her Bachelors of Music Performance degree from La Sierra University, and her Masters degree in Music from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana where she also completed a Doctor of Music in harp performance. Celia has participated in numerous competitions including the Redlands Bowl Competition, American String Teacher’s Association, Anne Adams Award and the U.S.A. International Harp Competition. The Chan family is very grateful to God, the Adventist schools and the community. This award represents in part, the blessings they have received from God, and is given to students in their first four years of study who major in music performance. They must also use their talents to uplift God and La Sierra University.

John T. Hamilton’s father was principal of Auburn Academy and president of Southern, Columbia Union and Southwestern Adventist Colleges. John T. earned his bachelor and master of music degrees from Northwestern University. He taught at Walla Walla College, Andrews University and Loma Linda University, La Sierra campus, where he was also director of public relations. From 1947 to 1962 he was director of choral activities and voice at La Sierra. John T. founded and directed Adventist Colleges Abroad. The John T. Hamilton Chorale that he conducted has performed all over the world. He was chorus master for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and received the Charles E. Weineger Award at La Sierra’s Homecoming Weekend. This endowment is meant to encourage students to become voice teachers and choral directors within the Adventist educational system.

This Fund is established by family members Fritz Guy, Lenore P. Lowry, Linda M. Davis, Richard G. Guy, and Susan J. Reeder, and family friend Lyndon Johnston Taylor. As a pre-nursing student at La Sierra, Marcia Specht was an accomplished pianist, having studied with Ralph Pierce and Madame Ethel Leginska. In the spring of 1951, she perfomed Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto with the La Sierra College Orchestra under the direction of Alfred Walters. Later, as an alumna of La Sierra University and resident in the community, she regularly attended concerts and recital featuring student performances as long as she was able to do so. The fund has been established as a tangible legacy of her support for student musicians, and to encourage and foster the public performance of classical instrumental music by students at La Sierra University.

La Sierra College alumna Marguerite Marsh has shared her many talents as an accomplished vocalist, Christian counselor and well-traveled medical missionary throughout California and around the world. Following her 1948 graduation from La Sierra College’s Department of Music, Marguerite took graduate vocal training at the University of Southern California Music Department and at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. She has appeared as a featured soloist with several Southern California area symphonies and the USC Baroque Festival, and as staff soloist for the Hollywood Presbyterian Church and at Glendale City Seventh-day Adventist Church where she has been an active member since 1949. For more than a decade she served on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Master Chorale based in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. She also served as the president of the Los Angeles Medical Association Alliance, as well as president of the Association’s Local District 4 in Glendale. She is currently on the board of Glendale Adventist Medical Center’s Healthcare Foundation. Dr. Marsh is a marriage, family and child counselor. In 1986 her thesis and doctoral dissertation was on “Church-based Counseling in Southern California.” She was the primary co-founder of the Wellness Communty—Foothills (headquartered in Pasadena). For her community service she has received recognitions from the Glendale Adventist Medical Center Foundation, from the cities of Pasadena and Los Angeles, and from the United States Congress. Dr. Marsh established this annual scholarship so La Sierra University may attract highly talented vocal artists and create opportunities for young performers who might not otherwise be able to study vocal music at the university level. The award will be given to one to four singers of outstanding potential who are pursuing careers in professional classical singing or as a director/teacher of choral music.

Mrs. Loye has had an exemplary career of 50 years in organ music, with special emphasis in supporting her church during the weekly worship service. Dr. and Mrs. Loye have seen a steady decline in professional organists who support the church; therefore, they established this endowment to recognize skill and talent among organ students and to encourage students to pursue a career in organ performance and serve the church.

This fund is established by Wayne and Harriet Hooper for the purpose of supporting the study and performance of classical and traditional church worship music. Wayne Hooper attended La Sierra from 1938 to 1941, graduating with an Associate Arts degree in music. He has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church for over 65 years in music ministry in performance, composition, and music arrangements. He is, perhaps, the best known Seventh-day Adventist musician of the 20th century. His long association with the Voice of Prophesy and the King’s Heralds quartet produced a unique signature expression in music ministry that is recognized all over the world. His many compositions include We Have This Hope which has been the theme song for world gatherings such as the General Conference Sessions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Wayne Hooper was instrumental in the development and distribution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Hymnal (1985) used in Adventist churches around the world today. Wayne and Harriet have a passion for classical and traditional church worship music, which has been evidenced in their personal and professional lives. Recognizing the importance of classical and traditional church music in the life of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, it is their desire that the Wayne and Harriet Hooper Music Scholarship fund support students that have an interest in the study and performance of classical and traditional church music and demonstrate an active involvement in the performance of classical and traditional church music.

The physics department faculty saw a pressing need to provide financial assistance and recognition to students studying within that department. Over time, the faculty has involved alumni and friends in supporting and increasing this scholarship, so that it is now a fully funded endowed scholarship. Each year current students, as well as numerous alumni, describe the best aspect of their education at La Sierra University as being the personal care and attention they received from faculty members. This endowment exemplifies how the faculty can impact the lives of students.

Richard Christian Nies was a Christian psychologist and devoted family man who integrated the fields of psychology and theology in a practical way. He attended La Sierra Academy and College, where he fell in love with Barbara Jane Martin. He spoke often of her in his lectures and classes and did not accept a lecture engagement unless she could accompany him. Richard completed a master’s degree in biblical languages at Andrews University in 1952, a doctorate in experimental psychology at UCLA in 1964 and a post-doctoral diploma there two years later. Dr. Nies taught at UCLA, Glendale and East L.A. colleges, and Loma Linda University. He also served as associate chaplain of Glendale Adventist Hospital, the California Department of Mental Hygiene, and 17 years in private practice. He consistently planned time with his daughter and son, and their friends were always welcome in the home. This endowment is to assist undergraduate psychology majors in careers that integrate theology and psychology.

This fund is established as a tribute to Reynold and Elvira Ana Weiss Schmidt, mother and father of Adeny Schmidt Sutter and Kelly Collins. They were lifelong and passionate supporters of education. Elvira taught for 21 years in schools in South America. In addition, she fostered other forms of education; tutoring students, launching the first Pathfinder club in Argentina and starting summer camps and Sabbath schools. She and her husband Reynold sponsored the education of dozens of students in Adventist schools. This scholarship commemorates their leadership and dedication to helping others obtain an excellent Christian education and is an expression of their desire to assist students toward the achievement of their academic goals and preparation for humanitarian service.

The Kleinert-Rasmussen Endowed Scholarship was inspired by the lives of Robert and Virginia Kleinert, who were committed to excellence in their personal and professional lives and encouraged others to pursue their goals. Virginia Kleinert was a constant pillar of support in her family, combining compassion with integrity, high standards and expectations. Robert Kleinert’s education was interrupted by World War II and the Korean War. In spite of his lack of formal education, he went on to become a successful businessman and used his resources to ensure opportunities that he had not had were available to others. They were generous in supporting education for young people. The founders of the scholarship, daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Thomas Rasmussen wished to pass along a legacy establishing this scholarship to recognize and assist traditional students in the Social Work program that had financial need, showed promise and had a commitment to the values and ethics of the social work profession.

Ruth and her younger sister Elizabeth came to California from Peru in 1971. Their purpose was to receive Christian education in the field of behavioral sciences. Ruth chose the field of Social Work. She was financially helped by receiving funding from the Dr. Miller Scholarship for Foreign Students. Ruth graduated with a BS in Social Work and Spanish in 1975. From the La Sierra Campus of Loma Linda University she went on to Howard University in Washington D.C. where she received a Master’s in Social Work in 1977. For the next forty years she worked as a Nephrology/Transplant social worker. Initially she worked 20 years at LLUMC then 3 years at Riverside Community Hospital and her last 17 years at the Jerry L. Pettis VA Hospital in Loma Linda. This fund is Ruth’s way of giving back the generous help that she received. It is to benefit students with the heartfelt desire to fulfill Mathew 25:37-40.

The Carmen and Rafael C. Morales Hispanic Scholarship Fund was established by Dr. Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson and her brothers, Tito Franklin Morales, Ralph Morales, Jr., and Raul Jose Morales, in memory of their parents, Carmen Lopez de Morales and Rafael Casimiro Morales who made many personal and financial sacrifices to provide Christian education for their children at La Sierra Academy, La Sierra University, and Loma Linda University. Dr. Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson is an alumna of La Sierra University, having graduated with her brother, Dr. Ralph Morales, Jr., also a Loma Linda University alumnus. Raul J. Morales is an alumnus of La Sierra Academy and Tito F. Morales attended then La Sierra College through his sophomore year in the pre-med program. As a freelance “social worker” among Latinos, Mrs. Carmen Lopez de Morales taught women how to read and write, how to drive, how to teach, and encouraged the young people in newly-baptized families to attend Christian schools in the area and abroad. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Mr. Rafael Casimiro Morales, an artist, draftsman, and self-taught scholar, who spoke English, Italian, and Spanish fluently and could read French and German, was an inspiration to his family. This award goes to a deserving Spanish major who is involved in Hispanic community service.

Dr. Margarete Ambs Hilts established this scholarship to benefit and encourage students at La Sierra who majored in a modern language such as French, German or Spanish. She understood the important and entwined nature of language and culture, so stipulated that recipients should have spent at least one year studying the language abroad to be eligible for the scholarship. Dr. Hilts was a true leader and an influential, visionary faculty member at La Sierra for more than 50 years. Her honors include being named the Alumni Teacher of the Year, the LLU Distinguished Service Award and the G.T. Anderson Award for Excellence in Teaching. She has the distinction of having taught at this institution longer than any other professor: 58 years.

This Fund is established by Jim and Kathleen Manning. Through their own life experiences, Jim and Kathleen know how difficult it is to balance work and academics. To really succeed in academics, a spirit of entrepreneurship is needed. For the Manning’s, this success required ingenuity and working more than one job. This Fund shall be used to provide support for students who wish to study at colleges affiliated with the Adventist Colleges Abroad program. It is the donor’s request that, when prudent and possible, funding from this scholarship should be given to students with average or low GPA’s. The donor was never a straight-A student and feels that the opportunity to study abroad should be extended to all students.

This fund is established from the estate of E. Straus and Edna J. Cubley “for the benefit of the School of Business at La Sierra University. The basic purpose of the Fund is to expand the integration of education, the Seventh-day Adventist religion, career and personal goals, and lifestyle.” Part of this endowment is designated for scholarships for students of the School of Business who are both academically successful and demonstrate goals and lifestyles not inconsistent with Seventh-day Adventism.

Bud DeLaurier has always been interested in entrepreneurialism. At age six he formed his first business enterprise, shooting carp off the bow of a skiff in Wonder Lake, Illinois with his bow and arrow, and selling the catch for 35 cents to neighbors to use for fertilizer. Living in the Chicago area, he was self-supporting by age 17 but did not have the means to attend college. He worked in banking initially, but through a job with the assessor’s office, he developed a skill in the real estate appraisal field. In business for himself by his mid-20s, Bud built a reputation through his commercial and residential appraisal companies and went back to college, securing an MAI, the highest designation in the profession. He has served as a mentor and counselor for many young people entering the field and has always been willing to share his beliefs about the joy of business ownership. This fund has been established by his business partner and will support activities and project expenses for ENACTUS, formerly known as Students in Free Enterprise.

The Genevieve M. Gaio Social Justice and Human Rights Scholarship was established by Karen Gaio Hansberger in memory of her mother and to reflect her character. Genevieve Gaio was an adventurous soul who loved to travel to exotic places. She was also a generous, kind individual who, when she observed need, stepped in to help create realistic and sustainable solutions to problems. Empowerment, human rights and dignity, and economic independence were some of her core values. The scholarships are to assist any prospective, current, or graduating LSU student whose financial need does not permit participation in international or cross-cultural study and research experiences of a social justice and/or human rights nature as offered by the Stahl Center’s educational tours, student missionary projects, and secular or evangelical service internships.

Lawrence J. Clement and Marjorie La Ferriere, the children of George A. and Barbara Clement, established this scholarship as a tribute to their parents. Barbara, George, and Larry Clement all studied at La Sierra University. Barbara was a student in the pre-professional programs and both George and Larry graduated with business degrees in 1936 and 1963, respectively. One of the factors in their later success was the quality of their educational experience at La Sierra University. Thus, the scholarship supports full-time students with financial need who are majoring in the School of Business.

When I.G. and Emma Ortner sold their Quiet Lane home in 1961, their daughter, Irene Ortner, a faculty member of La Sierra and one of her colleagues suggested they consider donating the proceeds for student scholarships at La Sierra College. I.G. Ortner and his daughter had dedicated their entire careers to Adventist denominational work as a treasurer and auditor, and as secretary and teacher, respectively. The capital from the rental and later sale of their home has been invested. The proceeds are awarded to deserving office management students.

Jenny Phek Sim Teoh’s short and unselfish life demonstrated academic and personal excellence. Born in Malaysia in 1949, she spent her high school years at the Covenant of the Holy Infant Jesus in Penang, after which she worked for a few years before coming to Loma Linda University. Jenny graduated in 1979 and accepted a position at Adventist Health Systems West. Jenny’s accomplishments included passing all five parts of her accountancy exams on the first attempt, and often preparing the tax returns of friends and senior citizens, for which she asked only friendship in return. On December 27, 1986, Jenny was killed in an automobile collision involving a drunk driver. Because she was unable to establish an endowment as planned in her father’s memory, her surviving family created this fund in her memory to assist students at La Sierra University.

This Fund is established by Jim and Kathleen Manning. Through their own life experiences, Jim and Kathleen know how difficult it is to balance work and academics. To really succeed in academics, a spirit of entrepreneurship is needed. For the Mannings, this success required ingenuity and working more than one job. The scholarship will be awarded to full time undergraduate or graduate students with financial need, enrolled in the Zapara School of Business.

Lois McKee was born into a recently converted Seventh-day Adventist family whose father built a schoolhouse where his children and others could be taught SDA principles. Early in life Lois decided she would be a secretary. She worked her entire way through academy, then college, earning a baccalaureate degree after her father died. During her senior year she was secretary to the business administrator. Then as dean of women at La Sierra, Lois continued her more than 40 years of service to Adventist education. She taught at Hawaiian Mission Academy and Union College. After receiving her doctorate at the University of Nebraska, she completed her career in the office management department at La Sierra, serving for 10 years as department chair. Her brother, O.D. McKee, established this endowment in her honor to help students continue God’s work “in and outside of our denominational system.”

Dr. and Mrs. Shoghi created this scholarship to encourage students to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Sophomore through senior students who wish to receive this award must have demonstrated the “Golden Rule” within their personal lives and been active in university and community service projects.

To encourage students who were combining study and work, Paul Damazo founded this scholarship. He believes in a strong work ethic and the importance of the practical application of knowledge acquired in the classroom. He recognizes that students who embrace the opportunities at La Sierra to be empowered for service and entrepreneurial endeavors should be rewarded with the receipt of this scholarship.

The School of Business and Management Endowed Scholarship was initiated by a matching challenge from an alumni couple, Tom and Vi Zapara, who strongly believe in La Sierra University and Christian education. They have dedicated much of their lives to helping advance the work of the Seventh-day Adventist church with scholarship support for students, recognition awards for faculty, funding new initiatives and ideas and much more at La Sierra and far beyond. Recipients of this scholarship will have a major within the School of Business and Management.

This scholarship was established by Milo and Patricia Loye in memory of the parents of Patricia Loye. Both William and Hilda Block were dedicated and loyal Seventh-day Adventists and modeled service in both their local congregation and community. William Block was a successful hospital administrator whose ethical values and religious beliefs permeated his professional career and contributed to his influence. This scholarship is established to continue the legacy of their support for Christian education. The scholarship will help worthy students to obtain an education in business at La Sierra University, where Seventh-day Adventist values make a difference in both the educational experience and future professional careers.

Originally founded as Derrill E. Yaeger Memorial Scholarship, this fund was established by the family of Derrill E. Yaeger. An alumnus from the Class of 1950, Yaeger was instrumental in advising the university with its endowment initiative, which from 1990 to 2005 turned an unused land asset into a 50 million-dollar endowment, securing the future of La Sierra University for generations to come. The university’s entrance “Yaeger Way” is named in his honor. Scholarships will be awarded to full time undergraduate Business majors committed to pursuing a career in law, currently in their junior or senior year with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Preference is given to students who are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and who come from a single parent family.

Edward Ho was born in Canton, China, and Mona Chan Ho in Hong Kong. After spending their early days in Hong Kong, they went to Australia where Edward received his BS in theology and Mona her nursing degree from Avondale College. They later married and traveled to Berrien Springs, Michigan, where he received his Ed.D. in educational psychology and counseling. Edward then accepted an invitation to pastor the Loma Linda Seventh-day Adventist Chinese Church, where they served with distinction. The young adults of their church have established this endowed scholarship to assist students of Asian descent at La Sierra University School of Religion to enter pastoral ministry in Asian communities.

Born in Botheram, Yorkshire, England, Edward Heppenstall came to the United States to study. He earned his doctorate of philosophy from the University of Southern California and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Heppenstall came to La Sierra College in 1940 and became a religion professor and chair of the religion department and La Sierra University Church pastor. He also chaired the systematic theology department at the Theological Seminary (now Andrews University), then taught at Loma Linda University until his retirement. His preaching, teaching, and writing influence spanned the globe, having taught in colleges and universities on every continent. This endowment has been established to benefit students in the Richards Divinity School at La Sierra University. The Class of 1955 chose to add funds to this scholarship as part of their 50th anniversary gift to the university.

Dr. Milo and Patricia Loye have endowed the Elder James White scholarship for Ministry. This scholarship memorializes the selfless dedication of Elder James White, one of the early leaders and founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Loyes felt that more scholarships should be made available for students in the religion department. The recipients, either male or female, shall have sterling character and be preparing for the gospel ministry. The proceeds of this scholarship shall be applied towards tuition expenses.

The founders of this scholarship wish to support the School of Religion at La Sierra University and foster an educated pastoral workforce. The founders want to assist graduate students who might not otherwise be able to have a La Sierra University education that will help them more effectively communicate God’s grace and nurture spiritual life and growth in faith in Seventh-day Adventist congregations.

This fund is established by Ruth Fagal and daughters, Carolyn Saliba and Marilyn Thomsen, both of whom are La Sierra alumnae. Harold E. Fagal, Ph.D. joined the religion faculty of La Sierra College, now La Sierra University, in 1964. During 24 years at La Sierra he taught a generation of Adventist pastors-in-training as a professor of New Testament. He also served for nine years as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, where he took delight in helping students achieve their academic dreams. Dr. Fagal deeply loved La Sierra University and continued to be an active supporter even after his retirement in 1988. Following Dr. Fagal’s death in late 2010, the family established the Harold and Ruth Fagal Scholarship Fund to benefit students in religion or chemistry who show strong academic promise.

The scholarship was established by the members of the La Sierra University Class of 1952 as a tribute to their classmate, Harold M.S. Richards, Jr. After graduating from Glendale Academy, Harold attended La Sierra College, graduating in 1952 with a degree in theology. He and Mary Margaret Gullet were married a year earlier, at the La Sierra College Church. His classmates remember him as full of life, dedicated to ministry and an active participant in a wide variety of activities, especially music. Through his long and fruitful preaching career, Harold’s greatest thrill was to just be God’s man and preach His Word faithfully. In honor of their friend who empowered people all his life, his classmates’ desire is to empower current students studying in the H.M.S. Richards Divinity School.

This scholarship was established by the matured trust of Verna M. Shryock, to honor the memory of her mother Helma Christina Magnussen. This fund is intended to provide scholarships to worthy students in the HMS Richards Divinity School, particularly those studying to work in the gospel ministry of as Bible workers.

This fund is intended for undergraduate or graduate students in the Divinity School.

Frances P. Miller, known to her friends as Penny, was born on April 7, 1940. After attending both Forest Lake and Wisconsin SDA academies, she received a basic nursing education at Andrews University, where she met her husband Donald R. Miller. In 1961, she took a diploma in nursing from the Hinsdale Sanitarium where she had been born. In 1985, Dr. Penny Miller was awarded a Ph.D. in Education Administration from the University of California at Riverside, following research focused on social systems and organizational theory. Her dissertation was entitled, “Administrative Career Paths of Women in Academic Higher Education.” Dr. Miller’s commitment to leadership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church has been impeccable, and she was awarded the Woman of the Year award by the Association of Adventist Women in 1993. A long-time member of the Loma Linda University Church, Dr. Miller has led and supported many initiatives that support women. La Sierra University established the Women’s Resource Center in 1996, with Dr. Miller working on the transition team and helping to identify its first director. Dr. Miller’s preference for use of this Fund in a year when the Women’s Resource Center is not in operation is for the income to be used to support women in Seventh-Day Adventist ministry by providing scholarships for one or more female La Sierra University undergraduate or graduate students currently in, or preparing for, Adventist ministry.

Robert L. Wheatley dedicated his life to the ministry of Christ in serving others. He earned his Ph.D. from California Graduate School of Theology in church administration and served as pastor to the 850-member North Park SDA Church. His ministerial care came to La Sierra University Church in 1976, where he focused on visiting hospital patients, shut-ins, the bereaved, new church members, and those in need of spiritual counseling. As an alumnus of La Sierra University, Pastor Wheatley wanted to ensure that his ministry would continue. So before his death on June 17, 1993, Pastor Wheatley remembered La Sierra University in his estate plan to benefit future worthy students.

Royal Sage always wanted to be an Adventist minister. Born in New York, but reared in Hawaii, he was a member of the first senior class to graduate from La Sierra College in 1945. He married Nancy Reeder on graduation day and soon discovered that in those days there was a rigid path to the pulpit, with the first step being tent master at evangelistic meetings (on his first job it rained every day for seven weeks). Royal worked in the New Jersey Conference for over nine years, spent two years at the seminary at Andres University, then taught Greek and Hebrew throughout his remaining career at La Sierra. Because of multiple sclerosis, he eventually taught from a wheelchair until he retires in 1971, when he became bedridden until his death in 1982. Bo Ying Wat, academy friend, wedding groomsman, and student newspaper Criterion co-editor, honored Royal by funding this endowed scholarship. Initial funds donated to establish the Royal Sage Memorial Scholarship were matched by a generous challenge grant from the McKee Foundation. Income from this endowment provides scholarship assistance to students in the School of Religion and the Royal Sage Writing Award through the English department.

This fund is established by family, friends, former classmates, colleagues, and former students of Dr. Gillespie to honor his legacy and to provide assistance to students who can continue to promote his passion for and interest in youth ministry and the cultivation of a vibrant religious life for the future generations.

Dr. Olsen was born into a devout Lutheran home in Copenhagen, Denmark. However, he was soon the youngest Seventh-day Adventist minister in Europe. After World War II, Nørskov earned his bachelor of divinity degree from Andrews University where he married Anita Lippi, a pianist at the Chicago Music Conservatory. He later taught at his Danish alma mater and Newbold College; received his Ph.D. from the University of London; and earned a second Ph.D. from the University of Basel in Bern, Switzerland, where he studied with well-known theologians Karl Barth and Oscar Cullman. He taught in Loma Linda University’s religion department, became dean of the college and provost of the La Sierra campus, and in 1974 was elected president of Loma Linda University. Dr. Olsen believed education is more than a means to a vocation. It is the development of purpose while one studies. Funds from this endowment benefit education or religion majors preparing to teach Bible.

This scholarship was established to provide assistance for female students at the undergraduate or graduate level who are in or preparing for Seventh-day Adventist ministry.

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Clarence Jesse Boyd and his wife Marié Buhalts, who dedicated their lives to Christian education as teachers and administrators. They had two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren who graduated from La Sierra University. Awards are to be given to a graduating senior completing a major in biology, chemistry, physics or mathematics, and who is preparing for a career in secondary teaching. The scholarship will assist students entering in the fifth year teacher certification program at La Sierra University.

Born in Illinois on April Fool’s Day, 1894, Clinton Mitchell joked about his sense of timing. He joined the Air Corps in World War I, but the war ended before he completed training. However, he eventually purchased his own airplane, bicycle and motorcycle shops. He took his family on many rigorous mountain camping trips; he was active in civic duty through Community Chest, United Way, Boy Scouts, a 70-year membership in American Legion, and 34 years of perfect attendance in Rotary Club. Clinton believed young people need Christianity and education to succeed. For that reason he named his daughter-in-law when creating this endowment. “My son Bob married a wonderful Christian woman who has been a help and blessing in my old age.” Shirley (Parkhurst) Mitchell has taught for 31 years in SDA elementary schools. This award is to help students training to become elementary and secondary teachers.

This endowed scholarship, created to benefit graduate students in the School of Education, was made possible by two individuals in appreciation for the superb Christian education provided by Seventh-day Adventist schools. Robert Roehr was a Kentucky postman whose life hobby was careful planning in the stock market. He died at the age of 90 in 1987 with an impressive portfolio, which he generously shared with La Sierra University. Carole Dennis, registered nurse, and her husband Bob, teacher and vice principal of Loma Linda Academy, were also blessed when Bob was awarded a full year’s graduate assistantship from La Sierra University’s School of Education in 1988, to complete his Ed.D. degree. In gratitude for that help and with appreciation for their children’s Christian education (four are teachers, one an SDA pastor), the Dennis family feels “Robert Roehr would be proud to see the returns on this investment.”

Dortha Bly Gorsuch, born in Sargent, Nebraska, on June 21, 1912, experienced early childhood amid the hardships and demands of her homestead family in Eastern Montana. A dedicated colporteur introduced her parents to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, after which they made great personal sacrifice to send their daughters to church school and Mount Ellis Academy. In 1939, Dortha married Wilfred Airey, and in 1968 completed her elementary education major on the La Sierra University campus of Loma Linda University. Dortha taught in the Alvord School District for more than 25 years, was active in the La Sierra College Alumni Association, and enjoyed traveling extensively. Because life was more rewarding than she had ever dreamed it could be, Dortha expressed the desire that an endowed scholarship in elementary education be created to support future teachers.

Born in Sweden in 1891, William Martin Landeen came to the U.S. in 1915. He received his B.A. and doctor of law degrees from Walla Walla College (where he met his future wife), and a second doctorate from the University of Michigan. In 1924, the Landeens served the General Conference European Division, where he was educational secretary. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania, served five years as president of Walla Walla College and taught and held three terms as La Sierra’s president beginning in 1961. Eliza taught in several church schools, then reared and schooled their five children at home. While serving as a major in the U.S. Army under Patton, Dr. Landeen refused an order to destroy historical Nazi documents (that might later help explain the madness) and eventually donated 1,600 volumes of rare Nazi documents and books to La Sierra’s library. When Eliza died in 1965, Dr. Landeen set up this endowment in her memory to assist elementary education majors on the La Sierra campus.

The family established this scholarship at the death of Floyd G. Wood, professor emeritus of educational psychology and counseling. The scholarship continues his legacy, assisting and supporting students so that they successfully complete their degrees at La Sierra University.

This endowed scholarship was created to assist worthy and deserving students in the School of Education, School Psychology and Counseling department, especially those in counselor education. The scholarship was established by a grateful student and alumna of La Sierra University, Linda Nottingham, in memory of a beloved and exemplary Christian professor, Floyd G. Wood, who was not only a teacher, but a warm-hearted and generous friend. As a graduate student, Ms. Nottingham appreciated the subtle way that professor Floyd Wood taught the art of counseling. He was able to see students as colleagues and he understood that learning happened on both sides of the desk. Floyd G. Wood served at La Sierra University in various capacities including: dean of men, directory of testing services and professor of counselor education. He was well-respected in the church and community and known as someone who had the special gift of unselfishly helping others. The initial donation was matched by a gift from the George H. Mayr Foundation, thus making it possible for more students to receive the benefit of an annual scholarship.

George True Simpson dedicated all 42 years of his career to SDA education as teacher and principal, dean of men, professor of education and psychology, education department chair, and most notably as founder of La Sierra’s School of Education. He was born in 1907 in Oregon, graduated with a B.A. from Walla Walla College, an M.A. from the University of Denver in 1947, and an Ed.D. from Columbia University in 1956. He came to La Sierra in 1947, where he remained until his retirement. Dr. Simpson pioneered degree programs in school counseling and psychology; received the Loma Linda University Meritorious Service Award in 1967, and the prestigious General Conference medallion of Excellence in 1990. He also achieved the rank of Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, with active duty in World War II and reserve duty until 1968. Student recipients in the School of Education are reminded of a caring man with a warm sense of humor.

This Fund is established by Jim and Kathleen Manning. Through their own life experiences, Jim and Kathleen know how difficult it is to balance work and academics. To really succeed in academics, a spirit of entrepreneurship is needed. For the Mannings, this success required ingenuity and working more than one job. The scholarship will be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students with financial need, enrolled full time who are training to become a primary/elementary level teacher.

This fund is established to honor P. Arthur and Tove S. Jorgensen who left their homeland of Denmark to serve the Seventh-day Adventist Church for 42 years in Europe, Africa, North America, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. In addition to providing for their three children’s education, the Jorgensens tirelessly supported Seventh-day Adventist education by taking young people into their home, mentoring them and providing financial assistance. Their lifetime of global service is a testimony to the rewards of altruist giving. Their children honor their parents’ legacy of faith and leadership through this scholarship.

Founded by an estate gift from Mary Groome, this scholarship is meant to support education students studying to be elementary school teachers in the Seventh-Day Adventist school system. Mary supported Adventist teachers and schools throughout her life, with her actions and with her generosity.

Although born in Wisconsin, Maybel Viola Jensen’s lifetime home was La Sierra. Her parents, Charles and Mary Jensen, were farmers of Danish descent who believed in Christian education. Maybel earned a B.A. degree in 1925, from Union College. She then began a career that spanned more than half a century teaching in church schools, Hutchinson Theological Seminary, La Sierra Academy and Southern California Junior College. After receiving her M.A. degree in education from the University of Southern California, she taught in the education and psychology departments at La Sierra College for more than 40 years and supervised the development of Loma Linda University’s School of Education special education resources. This trust was founded in her memory after her death in 1981. Her bequest and gifts of time and dedication remind us that Maybel was a great benefactor of La Sierra University and Christian education.

This scholarship is for students who are committed to careers in Adventist education, established in memory of noted educators Thomas Sinclair Geraty and Hazel McVicker Geraty by their family and many friends. The Geratys graduated from Pacific Union College in 1937, going on to devote their lives to the education of students in Adventist schools, from kindergarten through graduate school. From teaching assignments at Golden Gate Academy and Mountain View Academy, they went as missionaries to China (1940-1951) and the Middle East (1951-1960) where they developed and served the church's educational institutions until their move to the General Conference Department of Education (for Thomas) and John Nevins Andrews School (for Hazel). While at the GC, Thomas edited "The Journal of Adventist Education" and assisted in educational policy development around the world. In 1970 they moved to Andrews University in Michigan where Thomas headed the School of Education, initiating the first doctoral programs in the SDA Church, and Hazel taught at Ruth Murdoch Elementary School until their retirement in 1977. After that they volunteered their service to Pacific Union College, Atlantic Union College, Hawaii Conference, the Far Eastern Division, and after Hazel's death in 2000, to Middle East University and La Sierra University. Everywhere they worked they were loved for their devotion to service, their personal friendships, and their unselfish generosity. This endowment is designed for promising young students entering the Adventist teaching field and as a tangible memorial to the dedicated and loving Christian examples of this pioneer couple who themselves made such an important contribution to Adventist education worldwide.

Viktor and Vera Christensen dedicated their lives to Seventh-day Adventist education. By profession, Viktor spent over 40 years in various aspects of education—in teaching and in preparing others to teach. Even in retirement, Viktor continued to devote a large portion of his time to SDA education. By lifestyle, Viktor and Vera supported the cause of Seventh-day Adventist education. In addition to encouraging their own children as they attended SDA schools from grade one through graduate school, Viktor and Vera provided “surrogate” family support for a large number of students, particularly those from other countries. In order to continue the lifework of Viktor and Vera Christensen, their children, Bj Christensen and Berit von Pohle, established a scholarship for students in the School of Education at La Sierra University. This scholarship is to assist students as they prepare to teach, with preference given to international students.

Yin Fong Chan has worked tirelessly and given generously of the resources with which God has blessed him through his successful business career to spread the gospel, build the Seventh-day Adventist church and help individuals obtain a Christian education. He established this fund to assist worthy graduate students in the School of Education at La Sierra University obtain teaching credentials, and graduate degrees. The School of Education at La Sierra University provides an excellent curriculum for Christian educators. Graduates are administrators and educators in Seventh-day Adventist schools throughout the world.

This award was established by members of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science to honor Hilmer Walter Besel, the founder of both the mathematics and computer science programs at La Sierra University. He taught on the campus from 1960 to 1992. Hilmer got his formal education the hard way: he attended nine elementary and high schools in eleven years, and wasn’t able to enter college until the age of 31. Hilmer studied on his own during the years he wasn’t in school, even tackling subjects such as calculus. When he was unable to solve some calculus problems by himself, he walked six miles across Winnipeg to seek help from the high school mathematics teacher. The teacher looked at the problems and said, “Hilmer, you’re on your own; you are way beyond me in math.” Education was not the only thing that Hilmer did the hard way. He and his wife Lily adopted three Yugoslavian sisters age 11, 13, and 15 who didn’t speak any English. Their love for their new daughters transcended the inevitable problems of communication, and a loving family was formed. Awards from the endowment are given in recognition of students who have demonstrated academic excellence in mathematics or computer science.