2009 Scholarship Recipients
SEIU Local 503 awarded 48 scholarships and
awards totaling $30,000 to members and members’ immediate family
members this year through a member scholarship program.
Financial aid awards of $500 per school year are offered to students entering an accredited institution of learning in the United States. Grant in aid awards of $750 per school year are given to students who are currently enrolled. Winners must be undergraduates and must be under the age of 25 at the time of their nomination.
SEIU Local 503 awards two memorial scholarships of $750 each honoring Jessie Bostelle and Tony Lowery. The scholarships are available to SEIU members and their spouses, qualifying domestic partners, sons, daughters, grandsons, and granddaughters.
SEIU Local 503 members are the workers Oregonians rely on for protection for our families, clean parks, safe roads, health care for seniors and people with disabilities, and to keep our universities running.
$500 Scholarship recipients / qualifying member - employer:
Faith Avery – Brooks / Michael Avery – DHS
Jai Broome – Fall Creek / Terry Jones – City of Springfield
Alexandra Brown – Portland / Charlotte Brown – Justice
David Dixon – Gresham / David Lee Dixon – ODOT
Alexander Edison – Salem / Christian Edison – Education
Andrew Holdun – Salem / James A Holdun – BOLI
Samuel Huff – Salem / Gary Huff – Parks & Recreation
Elizabeth Jackson – Beaverton / Robert Jackson – ODOT
John Kean – Dallas / Robert Kean – Marion County
Matthew Keller – Roseburg / Julie Keller – DHS
Zachary Kitamura – Ashland / Carol Kitamura – Jackson County
Nicholas Lease – Summerville / Scott Lease – ODOT
Steven Livingston-Lines – Medford / Katina Lines – Jackson County
Andrew Ma – Gladstone / Jenny Ma – PERS
Abby Mann – Medford / Alexander Mann – Revenue
Jonathan Marcu – Medford / Robert Marcu – Forestry
Amanda McDowell – Lebanon / Ruth McDowell – Avamere
Hannah Nelson – Junction City / Diane Nelson – Linn County
Steffane Oles – Pendleton / David Oles – DHS
Holly Schnee – Salem / Brenda Schnee – DAS
Kelcie Spaulding – Portland / Aimee Spaulding – PPS
Lisa Thompson – Corvallis / Lynn Thompson – OSU
Amber Whisenhunt – Roseburg / Lilly Whisenhunt – DHS
Thomas Wood II – Ashland / Thomas Wood – SOU
$500 Grant-in-aid recipients / qualifying member - employer:
Valerie Anne – Springfield / Self – Homecare
Robert Castile – Springfield / Self – City of Springfield
Crystal Deschaine – Milton-Freewater / Self – Homecare
Isaac Elting McGuire – Portland / Alyssa Elting McGuire – DHS
Melissa Fike – Tualatin / Self – DHS
Marsha Hutcheson – Eagle Point / Self – Jackson County
Colin Jabin – Salem / Darrell Jabin – PERS
Alyssa Johnson – Florence / Lori Coffendaffer – Parks
Elizabeth Kean – Dallas / Robert Kean – Marion County
Azalea Lewis – Eugene / Terrena Lewis – DHS
Flor Morales – Salem / Self – Revenue
Trisha Parshall – Beaverton / Self – Homecare
Catherine Pickett – Portland / Steve Reinemer – City of Beaverton
Jessica Pruitt – Salem / Craig Pruitt – Education
Craig Pruitt II – Salem / Craig Pruitt – Education
Pamela Roessler – Ashland / Self – SOU
Jenny Seward – Roseburg / John Seward – Forestry
Maria Trujillo – Monmouth / Self – DHS
Victoria Walton – Beaverton / Self – Justice
Cristina Wilson – Astoria / Suzanna Vermuel-Wilson – DHS
Timisha Wilson – Portland / Self – DHS
Adrienne Wise – Eugene Marjorie Wise – UofO
Jessie Bostelle Memorial Scholarship of $750
Carol Opeikens – Portland / Self – DHS
Tony Lowery Memorial Scholarship of $750
Adam LaFrance – Bend / Tod LaFrance – ODOT