Submitted by the Community Foundation

Twelve graduating seniors from Friday Harbor High School and one graduating senior from Spring Street International School were awarded scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year from two different funds held at the San Juan Island Community Foundation.

Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Fund

•Isabella Brown, Santa Clara University, $3,000

•Eli Cooper-West, University of Washington, $3,000

•Griffin Cuomo Chapman, University, $7,000

•Beatrice Grauman-Boss, Wellesley College, $3,000

•Kai Herko Clark, University, $5,000

•Hayden Mayer, Western Washington University, $4,000

•Alexa Mora, Central Washington University, $4,000

•Joseph Stewart, Gonzaga University, $3,000

•Andrew Stromberg, University of Dayton, $4,000

•Nayaleah Tucker-Belt University of Hawaii $5,000

•Corbin Williams, University of Washington, $3,000

Total new applicants: $44,000

The Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Fund was established by a generous donation made by the late Jerry Inskeep, who deeply appreciated the helping hand that he received enabling him to attend college. He left a legacy through the San Juan Island Community Foundation that will provide a permanent source of funds for the education of our island’s students.

SJICF Scholarship Fund

•Blythe Parker, Midwives College of Utah,$4,000

The SJICF Scholarship Fund was established through generous donations to the San Juan Island Community Foundation to provide San Juan Island residents with scholarships for community college, two-year college, four-year college or university, graduate school programs, or vocational/career programs.

John Volk Memorial Scholarship Fund Renewals

•Levi Demaris, Embry-Riddle, Aeronautical University, $3,500

•Grace Willows, Georgia Tech, $3,000

The John Volk Memorial Scholarship Fund was established and is administered by the San Juan Island Pilots Association and honors one of our finest citizens who served us all through his tireless volunteer service, both on the ground and in the air.

Marcia L. Zakarison M.D. Scholarship Fund

•Isabella Brown, Santa Clara University, $500

•Morgan Timmons, Washington State University, $500

This scholarship is provided in the name of Dr. Marcia Zakarison, a local physician, who believed that every young person should have an equal opportunity to receive the best education possible. This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors, on San Juan Island, pursuing a career in human medicine.

Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Renewals

The following students were previous recipients of Inskeep Legacy Scholarships and have been awarded another one-year scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year.

•Emma Brand, University of Washington, $2,000

•Amanda Brast, Seattle Pacific University, $10,000

•Otis Cooper-West,University of Washington, $2,000

•Melanie Cope, University of Washington, $5,000

•Sophia Dillery, Seattle University, $5,000

•Kate Fenley, University of Washington, $10,000

•Isabel Gabriel, University of Washington, $5,000

•Emily Guard, Baylor University, $5,000

•Sammantha Hopkins, Linfield College, $4,000

•Madeline Marinkovich, Western Washington University, $5,000

•Sophia Marinkovich,Western Washington University, $5,000

•Samantha Pluff, University of Washington, $5,000

•Alaina Scheffer, Western Washington University, $5,000

•Madeline Schroeder, Seattle University, $5,000

•Madden Shanks, Central Washington University, $6,000

•Matthew Stepita, Western Washington University, $4,000

•Sam Stewart, Gonzaga University, $4,000

•Luke Stromberg ,University of Dayton, $5,000

•Thomas Synoground, Washington State University, $8,000

•Ellery Von Dassow,Western Washington University, $4,000

•Echo Wood, University of Washington, $4,000

Total reapplications: $108,000

The San Juan Island Community Foundation is a non-profit philanthropic umbrella organization, helping donors, non-profits and public organizations to achieve their goals through direct grants, organizational assistance and philanthropic resource management. For information, call 378-1001, visit www.sjicf.org, write to PO Box 1352, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 or, visit the office located at 640 Mullis St., suite 104.