The 2006-2007 President’s Scholarship recipients were: Lisa Bronowitz, Bianca Ephron, Chantal Geiger, Jennifer LeWinter, MaToya Parker, Sadie James, Elizabeth Pettersson, Jessica Meurer, Rebekah Shumway, Charles Michaels and Ashley Vega.

Endowed Scholarships

Endowed Scholarships are created by committed supporters of Collin Foundation. Individuals, corporations, and organizations establish a permanent fund whose earnings are utilized to award each specifically named scholarship.

The 2006-2007 Endowed Scholarship recipients were:
Chris Baird -- Dr. Walter L. Pike Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jeannie Banner -- W. Jane Ouellette, RN Endowed Scholarship
Erin Barker -- Smokey & Vivian Commons Endowed Scholarship
Brian Beckham -- Dr. John H. Anthony Endowed Scholarship
Tara Bent -- E.T. & Gayle Boon Endowed Scholarship
Michael Bland -- Tom Emerson Endowed Scholarship
Joshua Blattner -- Mac & Sherry Hendricks Endowed Scholarship
Pamela Bryan -- Patty Burton Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Julie Boudreaux -- Smokey & Vivian Commons Endowed Scholarship
Rebecca Boydstun -- Ann Haggard Roach Endowed Scholarship
Monica Chappell -- Ann Eliza & Clyde Miller Endowed Scholarship
Mary Cornwall -- Cooperative Work Experience Endowed Scholarship
Jordan Crow -- Lancaster General Endowed Scholarship
Rebecca Crutcher -- Brandon Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Michael Derrick -- J.E. & Mary Martha Abernathy Endowed Scholarship
Holly Eastwood -- Dr. Richard H. Sewell Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Victoria Fain -- W. Jane Ouellette, RN Endowed Scholarship
Stephen Fasolino -- GNB/Exide Technologies Endowed Scholarship
Jonathan Flores -- EDS Business Excellence Endowed Scholarship
LaRa Foster -- Samuel Emmett Roach Endowed Scholarship
April Gabbard -- EDS Business Excellence Endowed Scholarship
Chris Garcia -- Fisher Regulator Division Endowed Scholarship
Ivan Garcia -- Tino Trujillo Endowed Scholarship
Heather Griffith -- Lancaster General Endowed Scholarship
Madison Hanley -- Sue Willard Olivier Public Service Endowed Scholarship
Mary Harvey -- Donald C. & Opal D. Wise Endowed Scholarship
Ronald Howell -- EDS Business Excellence Endowed Scholarship
Deena Jakoub -- JC Penney Endowed Scholarship
Kevin Karanja -- E.L. Roy/H.P. Cohick Endowed Scholarship
Brindy Kartchner -- Founders Endowed Scholarship
Marrian Kitchens -- Lancaster General Endowed Scholarship
Alexandra Leafu -- Carol Anthony Performing Arts Endowed Scholarship
Jee Lee -- New Hope Charitable Trust Endowed Scholarship
Lora McCartney -- Smokey & Vivian Commons Endowed Scholarship
Kelsi Parrish -- Bette Emerson Endowed Scholarship
Sonia Ortega -- Medical Center of Plano Endowed Scholarship
Tiffany Rhodes -- Cooperative Work Experience Endowned Scholarship
Lillie Rice -- Ann Haggard Roach Endowed Scholarship in memory of Ameila Haggard
David Siu -- Bette Emerson Endowed Scholarship
Patricia Skibbe -- Lancaster General Endowed Scholarship
Edward Smith -- Jacqueline Dooley Endowed Scholarship
Catherine Spradling -- Lancaster General Endowed Scholarship
Elizabeth Tangumonkem -- Lancaster General Endowed Scholarship
Jackie Thompson -- Arts Endowed Scholarship in memory of Billie Elliott
Katy Tingley -- Ruschhaupt Family Endowed Scholarship
Kaia Townsend -- Fred & Mazzie Moses Endowed Scholarship
Melissa Trang -- Junior League of Plano, Inc. Endowed Scholarship
Eduardo Trejo -- TXU Electric Delivery Endowed Scholarship
Rebecca Uselton -- Smokey & Vivian Commons Endowed Scholarship
Stephanie Valderrama -- Jim & Joan Biggerstaff Civic Engagement Endowed Scholarship
Christina Vaughn -- Medical Center of Plano Endowed Scholarship

The Foundation Board announced new Academic Excellence Endowments created through major gifts. These endowments are directed to strengthening a specific academic program or area of study. Academic Excellence Endowments and the recipients of their prestigious scholarships for this year are:

Florence Marie Dickinson Endowed Chair in Nursing
Jennifer Ashun
Cirrie Kilpatrick
April Gallo
Crystal Robison

Royden L. Lebrecht Endowed Chair for Scholarly & Civic Engagement
Chad Cada
Cassidy Clark
Frank Pallone

TI Science Mathematics Advanced Research & Technology (SMART) Endowment
Biborka Prindle
Leanne Fletcher
Chang Young Jang
Stephanie Stoughton
Hieu Trung Nguyen
Christopher Wilson

Living Legend Scholarships
Individuals whose actions have profoundly shaped the progress of our community and whose lives exemplify the college’s core values: Learning, Service and Involvement, Creativity and Innovation, Academic Excellence, Dignity and Respect and Integrity are recognized as Living Legends of Collin County.

The 2005-06 Living Legends and the recipients of their 2006-07 honorary scholarships are:
Shauna Davis -- in honor of Richard and Diane Dill
Jonathan Hayot -- in honor of Bob Warren
Christina Henry -- in honor of Rita G. Smith
Kaleb Martin -- in honor of Jan Miller

2006-2007 Annual Scholarships

Many community donors show their commitment and support to academic excellence by contributing to the Foundation Annual Scholarship fund. The 2006-07 Annual Scholarship recipients were:
Oloruntola Ajayi -- Target Scholarship
Kevin Alexander Jr -- Plano Early Lions Club Scholarship in memory of Claude “Buster” Hugle
Marjan Amiri -- Against the Odds Scholarship
Ketile Assamoa -- Botsford Scholarship
Eun-Kyung Bae -- Embassy Suites Hotel Frisco Scholarship
Rachael Bachinskas -- Magee & Associates, Realtors/Teacher Scholarship
Liana Banales -- Dawn Spradling Honorary Nursing Scholarship
Dawn Beebe -- Ralph & Susan Hall Scholarship
Margaret Benner -- Seniors Active in Learning (SAIL) Scholarship
Tamara Benton -- Jenell Kepenach Memorial Scholarship
Grace Blackwell -- Vision Wealth Management, Inc. Scholarship
Mary Bland -- Farmersville Economic Development Corporation Scholarship
Abigail Blattner -- Dr. David & Genie Hammel Scholarship
Stephen Blea -- Rex A. Parcells Scholarship
Jesús Bolaños -- Cary A. Israel Learning Communities Scholarship
Kevin Breedlove -- Collin All College Council Scholarship
Eric Brown -- Dickey’s Barbecue Pit-Frisco Scholarship
Kara Christiansen -- Stonebridge Ranch Ladies Association PROMISE Scholarship
Oriza Cooper -- Simpson Family Scholarship in memory of Ervin A. Tews
Corey Cleary-Stoner -- Frisco Association for the Arts Scholarship
Sacnite Coronado -- John Witherspoon Scholarship
Sherri DeDoes -- President’s Textbook Scholarship
Maria Diosdado -- Plano Early Lions Club Scholarship
Katie Dolvin -- Farmersville Garden Club Scholarship
Adip Dsouza -- Collin Student Assistant of the Year Scholarship
Kayleigh Dumas -- Plano Early Lions Club Scholarship in memory of John F. Hightower
Christine Eleeson -- President’s Textbook Scholarship
Aliasger Esmailjee -- Collin Recognized Student Organizations Scholarship
Lisa Evans -- Collin Psychology Department Scholarship
Priscilla Gamma -- Kiwanis Club of Greater Plano Scholarship
Lindsey Green -- Collin Student Assistant Excellence Scholarship
Areta Groter -- Rachel Perkus Memorial Scholarship
Kathryn Hanschke -- Medical Center of McKinney Scholarship
Leslie Hart -- Professor Veronica Chavez Engstrom Scholarship
Sheila Hayes -- Frisco Business & Professional Women Scholarship
Steven Hazlett -- Arlin & Lorene Hughes Scholarship
Lindsey Heiler -- Dr. Erwin & Elisabeth Pink Scholarship
Bryan Hendrix -- Fire Science Academy Instructor’s Scholarship
Paige Hendrix -- Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Scholarship
Lana Hilton -- LegacyTexas Bank Scholarship
Jason Hinojosa -- Charles Lenhard Seniors Active in Learning Scholarship
Tyler Holifield -- Centennial Medical Center Scholarship
Teresa Holland -- Collin-Fannin Medical Society Scholarship
Mawuli Hommey -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Scholarship
Yi-nung Hsiang -- Compass Bank Scholarship
Connie Jaco -- Seniors Active in Learning Memorial Scholarship
Darla Jaresh -- Maus Family Scholarship
Bryan Jones -- Juli Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Kimberly Johnson -- Collin-Fannin Medical Society Scholarship
Jeremy LaRue -- Pat McAuliff Fire Science Academy Scholarship
LeDenishia Lee -- Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas/The Spencer Company Scholarship
Sydney Lewis -- Simpson Family Scholarship in memory of Ervin A. Tews
Denise Lion -- Collin Women’s Alliance Scholarship
David Malcolm -- Intel Scholarship
Shreejan Manandhar -- Collin Faculty Scholarship
Erica Miller -- Kiwanis Club of Greater Plano Scholarship
Cambry Mills -- Collin Business Solutions Group Scholarship
Carole Martin -- Chartwells Scholarship
Nasim Najafi -- Collin Psychology Department Scholarship
Shanna Nelson -- Billie Collins Memorial Scholarship
Jean Patrick Nguessan -- Chartwells Scholarship
Glynda Oglesby -- Strasburger & Price LLP Scholarship
Brandy Price -- Stonebridge Ranch Ladies Association PROMISE Scholarship
Cameron Ratliff -- Medical Center of McKinney Scholarship
Cynthia Rawn -- Cary A. Israel Learning Communities Scholarship
Jamie Reed -- Chartwells Scholarship
Margaret Reed -- Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Scholarship
Daniel Reneau -- Adrian Ledezma IPPD Scholarship
Chelsie Reynolds -- C&S Media, Inc. Scholarship
Tatum Rivkind -- Simpson Family Scholarship in memory of Ervin A. Tews
Noah Robb -- Simpson Family Scholarship in memory of Ervin A. Tews
Amber Rogde -- Medical Center of McKinney Scholarship
Kristin Sale -- Friends Honoring Gerry Ruschhaupt Scholarship
Holli Severance -- Dr. Bob Swepston Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Suzanne Speed -- Browning Duffey Miller Scholarship
Patricia Stinnett -- Collin-Fannin Medical Society Scholarship
Ryan Stinson -- Kiwanis Club of Greater Plano Scholarship
Jordan Taub -- PBK Architects, Inc. Scholarship
Karen Templeman -- Milton & Mary Kate Buschbom Scholarship
Georgeta Teodorescu -- Dr. Bob Swepston Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Nicholas Tomiello -- Chartwells Scholarship
Vu Tran -- Atmos Energy Scholarship
Kimberly Turner -- General Bernardo de Galvez Chapter DAR Scholarship
Carlos Valera -- Dr. Belinda Newman Scholarship
Anna Vladimirova -- Rockwell Collins Scholarship
Nicholas Weeks -- Simpson Family Scholarship in memory of Ervin A. Tews
Cassandra White -- Botsford Scholarship
Jennifer Whittington -- Botsford Scholarship
Jessica Wilkins -- PBK Architects, Inc. Scholarship
Jessica Woodworth -- Comerica Bank Scholarship
Brittnie Wyatt -- First Bank-Farmersville Scholarship
Hao Yang -- Ronald Eugene Foley Memorial Textbook Scholarship

The Community Appreciation Scholarships honor persons known for their outstanding service to the Collin County community. 

The 2006-2007 Community Appreciation Scholarship recipients were:
Ruby Leyva -- in honor of Mary Alice Garza
Shontel Penny -- in honor of Pat Humphress
Nick Shaw -- in honor of Earnest Burke
Duane Thompson -- in honor of Ben Thomas

The Collin Board of Trustees is pleased to award Community Appreciation Scholarships in recognition of the Hendrick Academy of Honor for the tremendous impact it continues to have on the lives of students. The 2006-2007 Hendrick Academy of Honor recipients were: Eyman Abdulhameed, Pariya Babaeian, Olga Diaz, Ashley Davis, Anabell Ferreria, Charles Fletcher, Priscilla Gama, Diana Gonzales, Paola Gonzales, Laura Harrison, Qi Lin Hui, Karina Law, Josh Lee, David Martinez, Martin Martinez, Misagh Rad, Cassandra Rutland, Nupur Shah, Kristin Untch and Jerdal Whitaker.

Engaged Faculty Scholarships

The Engaged Faculty Scholarships honor outstanding contributions made by Collin faculty in and out of the classroom. These scholarship recipients were determined by the respective honoree or the Scholarship Committee. The

2006-2007 Engaged Faculty Scholarship recipients were:
Mohammed Ahmed -- Paula Miller Scholarship
Alice Anku -- Vanessa Lehigh Scholarship
Dominique Brown -- Rex Reece Scholarship
Casey Camarillo -- Nelson Rich Scholarship
Jaqueline Chaves -- Lisabeth Lassiter Scholarship
Christina Childers -- Jessica Weisel Scholarship
Megan Clayton -- Bill Ardis Scholarship
Brittany Cooley -- Sherry Rhodes Scholarship
Natalie Creel -- Barbara Lusk Scholarship
Hillary Fulgham -- Mindi Bailey Scholarship
Andrea Grande -- Byrd Williams Scholarship
Ana Hatchel -- Valerie Smith Scholarship
Deborah Hernandez -- Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks Scholarship
Melissa Hyatt -- Carolyn Perry Scholarship
Anita Ignjatov -- Dallie Clark Scholarship
Charnee Jackson -- Matt Coulter Scholarship
David Liddle -- Tracey Elliott Scholarship
Angelita Lira -- Carlton Clark Scholarship
William Lynch -- Pam Gaiter Scholarship
Sheldon MacLearn -- Cathy Donald-Whitney Scholarship
Karl Maligat -- Ted McFerrin Scholarship
Kathryn Martin -- Karen Musa Scholarship
Lisa Montgomery -- Kathleen Mixson Scholarship
Gabriela Negrea -- Shirley Terrell Scholarship
Karina Olivas -- Lisa Juliano Scholarship
Carole Puente -- Salena Brody Scholarship
Chris Rawls -- Sonja Andrus Scholarship
Holly Scott -- Craig Leverette Scholarship
Bradley Simmons -- Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings Scholarship
Amy Stacy -- Marsha Griggs Scholarship
Lorrie Thibodeaux -- Joanne Stevens Scholarship
Joel Tolley -- Kris Berg Scholarship
Cathy Toups -- Sukanya Subramanian Scholarship
Elizabeth Urff -- Joyce Marie Miller Scholarship
Gaynell Victoriano -- Kimberly Harris Scholarship
Jill Wilder -- Arlene Bakner Scholarship


For more information about the foundation or scholarship opportunities, call 972.548.6611 or visit their website at http://foundation.ccccd.org .