Archives for April 2015

Diversity, Achievement on Display at 2015 PBK Houston Scholarship Awards Dinner

04.30.15

Outstanding young scholars from a broad cross section of Houston’s diverse community were honored at the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Houston’s 41st Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on April 30, 2015. The scholarship winners, chosen based on merit from among top students selected by counselors at 66 Houston-area high schools, came from every neighborhood, ethnicity, religion, and economic background. They had one thing in common: a stunning record of achievement.

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The 66 scholarship award winners included valedictorians, musicians, scientists, world travelers, and many others who showed incredible determination and hard work to achieve this prestigious honor. During the dinner, Scholarship Vice President Cristina Moore announced that, thanks to the generosity of PBK Houston donors, the students would each receive an additional $1,000, for a total scholarship of $4,000 to offset tuition or other expenses at the college of their choice.

Honorees at the dinner included Jarvis V. Hollingsworth, JD, member and immediate past chairman, University of Houston System Board of Regents and a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, who was recognized for his Outstanding Contribution to Education, and Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD, the director of the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas, who was recognized as this year’s outstanding Phi Beta Kappa Alumna. Leslie D. Blanton, who has dedicated countless hours over the years to making sure that each scholarship application receives the personal attention and consideration it deserves, served as the dinner chairwoman. They and Phi Beta Kappa President William Monroe encouraged the students to take full advantage of their upcoming college experiences, exploring the broad range of knowledge that is the hallmark of a liberal education.

Jarvis V. Hollingsworth, JD | Contribution to Education

Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD | Outstanding PBK Alumna

Leslie D. Blanton | Dinner Chairwoman

Congratulations to all our honorees. We wish our scholarship winners well and look forward to their continued success.

South Houston High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from South Houston High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Albert Garza	South Houston High School (Pasadena)	Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship
2016	Jazmin Gonzalez	South Houston High School (Pasadena)
2015	Arlen Suarez	South Houston High School	Marion Twyman Fox Martel Endowed Scholarship	Rice University
2014	Alfredo Olazaba	South Houston High School	Raye G. White Scholarship
2013	Yazmin Garcia	South Houston High School	Albert Maverick III Scholarship	The University of Texas at Austin
2012	An Hong Tran	South Houston High School	Albert Maverick III Scholarship	University of St. Thomas
2011	Kenneth W. Fuentes	South Houston High School	University of Houston President's Scholarship	University of Houston
2010	Hoang Nguyen Luu	South Houston High School	The President George Bush Award
2009	Nicole Neveu	South Houston High School	John P. McGovern Foundation Award
2008	Keith Chambles	South Houston High School	Chancellor/President's Office - University of Houston Award
2007	Nestor Martinez	South Houston High School	Apache Corporation Award	Carleton

B. Davis High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from B. Davis High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Jessica Padilla	B_Davis High School	The Honors College and The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston Scholarship	University of Houston
2016	Stacy Ly	B_Davis_High_School
2015	Andres Paredones	B_Davis_High_School	Dr. Maconda Brown O'Connor Scholarship

Clear Springs High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from Clear Springs High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2016	Aaron Lassmann	Clear Springs High School
2015	Kunqian Li	Clear Springs High School	Rice University Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship	Rice University
2014	Raymond Fang	Clear Springs High School	Terry Huffington Scholarship
2013	Dennis Cheng	Clear Springs High School	The Cornelius O. Ryan Award	The University of Texas at Austin
2012	Arthur Patrick Muszynski	Clear Springs	Cornelius O. Ryan Award	Columbia University
2011	Kristina Vu	Clear Springs	Harry H. Cullen Scholarship	Rice University
2010	Aimee Zhou	Clear Springs	John P. McGovern Foundation Award

Clear Brook High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from Clear Brook High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Nolan Wu	Clear Brook High School	J. Hugh Roff, Jr. Honorary Endowed Scholarship	University of Texas at Austin
2016	Matthew Walton	Clear Brook High School
2015	Natahn Jowers	Clear Brook High School	Molly and Jim Crownover Scholarship	Abilene Christian University
2014	Ruchika Bengani	Clear Brook High School	Eileen Eastham and Admiral Rob Bell Scholarship
2013	Rishi Suresh	Clear Brook High School	Natalie and Mark Lay Award	Rice University
2012	Ellen Zhou	Clear Brook	Natalie and Mark Lay Award	Princeton University
2011	Bailey Sincox	Clear Brook	Comiskey Kaufman Consulting/Kathy and Harry Phillips Scholarship Fund	Duke University
2010	Ryan Sweezey	Clear Brook	John P. McGovern, M.D. Award
2009	Laura Bradt	Clear Brook	Caldwell Family Scholarship
2008	Erica Brody	Clear Brook	Compass Wealth Management Award
2007	Miles Raizada	Clear Brook	John P. McGovern Foundation Award	U of Houston

Clear Falls High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from Clear Falls High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Christopher Layden	Clear Falls High School	The Robert and Janice McNair Scholarship	University of Texas at Austin
2016	Jocelyn Valerie Walker	Clear Falls High School
2015	Griffin Glenn	Clear Falls High School	John Fitzgerald Curry Scholarship	Harvey Mudd College or UT Honors

Sam Rayburn High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from Sam Rayburn High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Kelly Villareal	Sam Rayburn High School	Jeff B. Love Endowed Scholarship
2016	Omar Perales	Sam Rayburn High School
2015	Misael Garcia	Sam Rayburn High School	The Jeff B. Love Endowed Scholarship	Baylor University
2014	Genesis Jimenez	Sam Rayburn High School	Sadie S. Streusand Memorial Award
2012	Yesenia Cordova	Rayburn	Dawn M. Gross Memorial Scholarship	University of Texas, Dallas
2011	Emily Robbins	Sam Rayburn	Margaret & Thad Hill and Elizabeth & Barry Young Scholarship	Stephen F. Austin State University
2010	Luis Nacianceno	Sam Rayburn	Natalie and Mark Lay Award
2009	Edgar Nacianceno	Sam Rayburn	Strake Foundation Scholarship
2008	Monique Martinez	Sam Rayburn	John P. McGovern Foundation Award
2007	Ngan Nguyen	Sam Rayburn	Andrea White Scholarship	Rice

Pasadena High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from Pasadena High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Angelica Carroll	Pasadena_High_School	The Kayser Foundation Scholarship	Texas A&M University
2016	Joel Lopez	Pasadena_High_School
2015	David Escalera	Pasadena_High_School	Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Scholarship	Texas A&M University
2014	Pedro A. Reyes	Pasadena_High_School	Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Scholarship	Baylor University
2013	Ketsy Resendez	Pasadena_High_School	Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship	University of Pennsylvania
2011	Laura Arteaga	Pasadena_High_School	Hines Award	Duke University
2010	My Tang	Pasadena_High_School	Dr. Maconda Brown O'Conner Scholarship Award
2009	Lindsy Rice	Pasadena_High_School	Dawn M. Gross Memorial Scholarship
2008	Elsa Lara	Pasadena_High_School	Guaranty Bank Scholarship
2007	Mark Alonso	Pasadena_High_School	Marion Twyman Fox Martel Endowed Scholarship	Rice

Clear Creek High School

04.25.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from Clear Creek High School.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Trenton Diego Balderas Allison	Clear Creek High School	Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship	University of Texas at Austin
2016	Christina Morrison	Clear Creek High School
2015	Paul Ashton Duke	Clear Creek High School	Harry H. Cullen Scholarship
2014	Michelle Raji	Clear Creek High School	Alice Houas Gregory Memorial Scholarship	The University of Texas at Austin
2013	Annie Pham	Clear Creek High School	The Honorable James A. Baker III Award	Purdue University
2012	Jake Alexander Kornblau	Clear Creek	The Honorable James A. Baker III Award	Rice University
2011	Sakthi Rajendran	Clear Creek	Jeff B. Love Endowed Scholarship	Rice University/Carnegie Mellon/University of Texas, Dallas
2010	Kristen Bateman	Clear Creek	CenterPoint Energy Scholarship
2009	Jennifer Wang	Clear Creek	Cherie and Jim Flores Scholarship
2008	Kelley Rytlewski	Clear Creek	Tom H. Pappas Memorial Scholarship
2007	Laura Christine Gordon	Clear Creek	Mary Jeanne Dyess Scholarship	Stanford

Victory Early College

04.12.15

Congratulations to this year’s winner and all our past scholarship recipients from Victory Early College.

Year	Name	High School	Scholarship	College
2017	Tom Quang nhi Nguyen	Victory Early College High School	Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship	University of Houston
2016	Bao Gia Hoang	Victory Early College HS
2015	Hy Lu	Victory Early College	The Macey and Harry Reasoner Award
2014	Jorge Garcia-Rivera	Victory Early College	Dr. Maconda Brown O'Connor Scholarship Award	Texas A&M University