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The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara held its annual scholarship award ceremonies, awarding $8.4 million in scholarships to 2,300 students, including a record 75 Westmont students, at the Sunken Gardens at Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Jose Olvera, financial aid and advising programs coordinator for the foundation, says the partnership, including Westmont hosting the annual Affording […]
Westmont’s expanding role in local college-prep programs has led to a noticeable increase in local student enrollment over the last three to five years. This momentum was clearly on display at two recent events hosted by the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Program for Effective Access to College (PEAC) and the Scholarship Foundation of Santa […]
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has announced four new board members. The fab four are Elizabeth Cholawsky, a technology executive, Erika Culwell, a financial advisor, Sandy Seale, with a master’s and doctorate in engineering from MIT, and Ashley Parker Snider, who has worked in sales and marketing at the Fess Parker Winery in Los […]
Pamela Gann, a legal scholar and former college administrator with broad experience in higher education, public affairs, and international relations, has been elected chair of the board of directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Gann studied mathematics as an undergraduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before earning a law […]
The Santa Barbara Historical Museum was socially gridlocked when the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara hosted its annual dinner after handing out checks in the south county with $3,892,647, bringing the total to $7.7 million for 2,125 students in the county as a whole, $600,000 more than last year. Since forming in 1962, the foundation […]
Prince William is the most popular living member of the Royal Family in the U.S., according to a new YouGov poll in the London Times. The Prince of Wales garnered a 63 percent rating while 56 percent of Americans said they had a favorable view of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, a resident of Riven […]
Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry’s high life is getting even higher! The former Dos Pueblos High student, 40, has announced she is heading into outer space as part of the historical Blue Origins all-woman crew alongside Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sanchez and CBS anchor Gayle King this spring. It will be the 11th […]
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara honored 20 student artists during a presentation and reception at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium. Each will receive a scholarship and their selected art submissions are currently being exhibited through this week. Now in its 46th year, the program continues to attract exceptionally talented student […]
For the eighth consecutive year Atherton, California – 94027 – is America’s most expensive zip code while our rarefied enclave – 93108 – ranked Number 5 with a median property price of $5,052,000. The Hamptons’ Sagaponack and Water Mill ranked number two and three with median property prices just shy of $6 million, according to […]
Having settled his four-year battle with the Toronto-based Four Seasons hotel group, Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner is planning to turn 50 of the 368 rooms at his iconic I. M. Pei-designed Manhattan hostelry into up to 50 apartments, according to the New York Post. “The units would cater to full-time residents who will be […]
The sun finally shone after days of May Grey on the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, which hosted its annual dinner for 200 guests at the historical museum. More than $7.1 million was given to 1,780 students in Santa Barbara County, with 1,700 turned down because of limited funds. The foundation has now awarded more […]
ShelterBox, with headquarters in Santa Barbara and Truro, Cornwall, has had its royal patronage renewed. After a review conducted by the Royal Household, following Queen Elizabeth’s death two years ago, and coinciding with the first anniversary of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, it comes at a poignant time as ShelterBox approaches […]
Meghan Markle gave paws for thought when she made a surprise appearance via video link to open the new wing of an animal charity named in honor of her late friend Oli Juste. The Riven Rock resident emotionally told how the dog trainer suddenly died in January 2022, leaving her heartbroken as his family and […]
Twenty student artists were honored by the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara during a presentation and reception at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Chosen as winners of the organization’s 2024 Art Scholarship Competition, each received a scholarship and their selected art submissions are exhibited in the museum’s Family Resource Center through February 12. A […]
The 61-year-old Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara hosted its annual festive Community Leaders lunch at the Hilton for 300 guests to recognize donors and volunteers. Featured speakers included Dr. Richard Yao, President of California State University Channel Islands, who was appointed last year after serving as interim president for a year. Honoree Steve Hicks, who […]
LynnRae Dunn, whose career in education philanthropy has spanned more than two decades, has been appointed director of development for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. A native of Napa and a first-generation college graduate, she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, graduating summa cum laude. Dunn […]
Melinda Cabrera, who as Vice President of United Way of Santa Barbara County helped spearhead the organization’s robust response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been named president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. “Melinda comes to us with an impressive record of community engagement and energetic leadership,” says foundation board chair Danna […]
Danna McGrew, partner in the advisory and audit department of Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, is the new chairman of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Her two-year term started at the weekend. A Santa Barbara native, McGrew earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics at UCSB before joining the accounting firm in 1992. She was […]
The 61-year-old Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has awarded a total of $148 million in grants to students, with nearly $7.2 million this year to 1,864 recipients, retiring board chairman Matt Rowe told 200 guests at the annual dinner at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. The scheme started humbly six decades ago with the awarding […]
President Ronald Reagan’s school principal granddaughter Ashley, 40, married her police officer beau, Joe Dunster, 44, in an intimate ceremony at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel before a reception at the nearby Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara. During the reception, the newlyweds were surrounded by photos of America’s 40th president and memorabilia, which included […]
