The Hillsboro Community Foundation awards $86,000 in scholarships for 2025. This year’s recipients include the following:
- Jimmie Darr Scholarship Fund – $3,000 each for Kara Finegan and Kendall Gore (University of Oregon), Abby Nguyen (Pacific University), Aspen Radke (New Mexico Military Institute), and Zoe Varela (Oregon State University)
- Gordon Faber Scholarship Fund (Healthcare) – $2,000 for Karen Esparza (University of Portland)
- Bob & Brenda Herb Family Scholarship Fund – $1,500 for Diego Alvarado Roldan (University of Oregon)
- Hillsboro Hops – $2,000 each for Vanessa Serna Andrade (Portland Community College), Haley Dunn (Portland Community College), Mekiya Seman (Western Oregon University), Laelia Carter (University of Oregon), Victoria Camacho (Mt. Hood Community College), Estela Dominguez-Calderon (Oregon State University), Yadi Kurfessa (Portland State University), Abigail Dimeo (Oregon State University), Uriel Chacon Alvarado (University of Portland), Robel Abreha (University of Portland), Brooklyn Petrick (Oregon State University), Baylie Thompson (Linfield University), and Rona Isakharov (University of Oregon)
- Bernie Kuehn Scholarship Fund (Music) – $2,000 each for Tia Smith (University of Oregon) and Andres Herrera (Berklee College of Music)
- LaGood Family Scholarship Fund (Construction) – $2,500 each for Axel Asanza (Portland Community College) and$2,500 for last year’s recipients, Brody Baird (Umpqua Community College), and Titonian Wallace, Jr. (Portland Community College).
- Pacific Landscape Management Fund – $5,000 each for Emily Aguilar Santiago (Portland State University), Bacilio Marcos Miguel Francisco (Western Oregon University), Mayra Marin (University of Oregon), Violeta Peña-Andrade (University of Washington), Marissa Romero (College of William and Mary), and Brianna Tello Velasco (George Fox University)
Congratulations to each 2025 recipient!
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