2011 Irma Risty Scholarship News from Jo Ann Kelch
The Irma Risty Scholarship was established in 2011 as a gift from the San Diego High School Class of 1960. It is a $2000 tuition award to an SDHS senior planning to pursue a career in mathematics or engineering at a 4-year college or university.
Six Irma Risty Scholarship applications were received from 2011 graduating seniors. Of those, only one met the criteria of the award. That applicant was the fortunate recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship, which provides full tuition for the duration of the student’s college studies, including graduate school. Therefore, the Irma Risty Scholarship was not awarded in 2011. We anticipate more qualified applicants in future years.
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, all contributions to the Irma Risty Scholarship Fund will be matched throughout 2011. As of September, the Fund has received $3000 in additional contributions. Checks should be made out to the San Diego High School Foundation, Inc. with "Irma Risty Scholarship Fund" written on the memo line and mailed to:
Daryl Ferguson, Scholarship Co-Chair
San Diego High School Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 86504
San Diego CA 92138-6504
Six Irma Risty Scholarship applications were received from 2011 graduating seniors. Of those, only one met the criteria of the award. That applicant was the fortunate recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship, which provides full tuition for the duration of the student’s college studies, including graduate school. Therefore, the Irma Risty Scholarship was not awarded in 2011. We anticipate more qualified applicants in future years.
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, all contributions to the Irma Risty Scholarship Fund will be matched throughout 2011. As of September, the Fund has received $3000 in additional contributions. Checks should be made out to the San Diego High School Foundation, Inc. with "Irma Risty Scholarship Fund" written on the memo line and mailed to:
Daryl Ferguson, Scholarship Co-Chair
San Diego High School Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 86504
San Diego CA 92138-6504