$351,000 Awarded to Students

The Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation has awarded $351,000 in scholarships to 121 Livermore students for 2013. The funds are awarded to assist deserving students as they pursue their advanced training and higher education goals at vocation schools, community colleges and universities. Since 2008, the foundation has awarded nearly $2,000,000 in scholarships to over 500 local students.

Each student will receive $1,000 per year for one to four years. The foundation awarded scholarships to 57% of this year’s applicants. “While we are pleased that well over half of the applicants received scholarships, limited funds prevented us from awarding money to all the deserving students which applied,” stated Beth Trutner, Board of Directors Secretary and Scholarship Committee Co-Chair. “Our applicant pool was filled with well qualified students.” 

Pedrozzi scholarships have been awarded annually since 2008 to graduates of accredited high schools in Livermore following a generous bequest from Livermore businessman Mario Pedrozzi to the community. Recipient section criteria include the student’s essay responses, school and community service activities, work experience and GPA. This year’s recipients are current students at Granada, Livermore and Vineyard high schools and Las Positas Community College (LPC) in Livermore, as well as other community colleges and universities within and outside of California. In partnership with the Veterans First Program at LPC, the 2013 recipients include ten students studying at LPC following active duty in the US armed forces.

The community is invited to a celebration honoring the 2013 Pedrozzi scholarship recipients. The event will be held Thursday, May 30 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm at the Bankhead Theater Plaza (2400 First Street, Livermore). Besides hearing from many of the 2013 Pedrozzi scholars, attendees will learn more about the foundation and plans to expand its mission beyond only awarding scholarships to students.

Visit PedrozziFoundation.org to learn more.

The 2013 Pedrozzi Scholarship recipients are:
Community College Awards: Stacy Amador, Nikita Bhakta, Lindsay Bowser, Emily Cryer, Samantha DeSilva, Marina Gandara, Bianca Garcia, Michael Hawkins, Christopher Holzschuh, Reyna Ibarra, Lauren Koelsch, Heather LeCon, Audrye McLaggan, Trevor Nigg, Romina Oviedo, Brandon Self, Hailey Silveira, Hope Silveira, Hannah Smith, Cody Thompson, Stephanie Wilson, Brianna Zantman
Vocational School: Steven Bueno
Undergraduate Awards: Elizabeth Allendorf, Mikaela Bailey, Danielle Bakalar, Briana Belanger, Krishan Bhakta, Evan Carlo, Danielle Carter, Corrina Chang, Peter Chatterjee, Alex Chung, Jessica Clark, Kurt Cofer, Molly Cooper, Alexander Cyr, Ariadna Dang, Toan Dao, Bianca Devoto, Scott Emrich, Taylor Futral, Jonathan Gamble, Collin Gill-Sommerhauser, Megan Gilmore, Maryann Gong, Nicole Guzzo, Jessica Hallum, Tamara Harris, Laila Hassen, Kristen Hayden, Cory Herro, Malani Hibbard, Andrew Hill, Amber Hilton, Ashley Holmes, Kathleen Hornbacker, Trevor Houghton, Rachel Howden, McKenzie Hubert, Briant Jacobs, Spencer Jeppson, Ashley Jess, Jeff Katen, Aleksander Klimek, Caleb Knight, Breanna Krumins, Haley Londry, Branden Lopez, Deena Malaeb, Jeremy Martin, Philip Massoud, Ryan McCallum, Alejandra Mendez-Reynoso, Michael Miille, Kelly Morana, Ashley Moylan, Natsuki Nishikawa, Kendall Ott, Gennavieve Owen, Rachel Pegler, Emily Perry, Andrea Pickett, Alison Pierson, Jessica Rogers, Michelle Runyon, Shaudee Salari, Aaron Sanchez, Nicholas Sanchez, Marissa Scheid, Alan Schellenberger, Megan Schoendienst, Morgan Self, Selena Shang, Georgia Sheppard, Christopher Small, Samantha Smith, Eric Smyth, Rachel Sowa, John Stepanek, Braden Sweeney, Emily Tallarico, Darli Teichera, Jacob Torres, Lynn Hao Tran, Anne Williams 
Graduate Awards: Katja Ballard, Lisa Banke, Ashley Eickhof, Diana George, Jenna Wiley
Veterans First Awards: Anthony Aguilar, Ryan Beattie, Jason Bernacil, Jillian Camacho, James Ferguson, Caroline Gagne, Tyler Jones, Howard Lattin, Kyle McCarty, Carlos Orozco 

Our Mission: We encourage and assist Livermore students in their pursuit of higher education and advanced training by providing scholarships, information, and other resources.

The Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation
1040 Florence Road Livermore, CA 94550
Mailing Address: 1141 Catalina Drive, #170 Livermore, CA 94550
925-456-3700
PedrozziFoundation.org