Soroptimist Scholarship and Awards Luncheon
Long Beach, California
May 13, 2009
Soroptimist International of Long Beach presented sixteen scholarships and awards to local women. The honorees spoke about their lives and their goals and touched the hearts of everyone. Women and girls were honored from Poly and Wilson High Schools, LBCC, El Camino College, CSULB, CSUDH as well as our SIA Women’s Opportunity Awardees. The scholarships aid these women in pursuing their educational goals.
SILB is an all-volunteer organization chartered in 1924 to bring together professional and executive women in pursuing the mission of improving the status of women in our community and throughout the world. In the last five years over $175,000 has been awarded to deserving individuals and organizations in the Long Beach Community.
Award winners who received cash scholarships
were as follows:
Gladdes B. Neff Soroptimist Scholarship Award: Kristin Landuci
Jean Huddleston McGetrick Award: Amber Ross
Soroptimist Scholarships for students of Long Beach City College: Rose Cohen, Sharon Emory, Monica Hughes, Nimol Mean, Sheryl Ward
Women & Philanthropy Award: Sharareh Moazed
Soroptimist Poly High S-Club Continuing Education Awards: Natalie Hernandez, Kristina Yukilevich, Sarah Watler
Violet Richardson Award: Robin Sweeney
Women’s Opportunity Awards: Jessica Gonzalez, Crystal Wright, Maida Navaro
