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Contact John R. Crosiar (541) 346-3135 July 22, 1997
EUGENE--Twelve soon-to-be University of Oregon freshmen are recipients of scholarships worth a total of $14,000 awarded by University of Oregon Alumni Association chapters around the United States. Alumni chapter volunteers selected scholarship recipients following a complex application and interview process. The chapters raise funds for scholarships through alumni events, university memorabilia sales and other activities. To learn more about alumni chapter scholarships, call the UO Alumni Association, (541) 346-5656. By UO alumni chapter, scholarship recipients, their high schools and the amounts of their awards are: Lane County Chapter--Dawn Lindsay, Cottage Grove High School, $1,000; Lara Rauschert, Marist High School, Eugene, $1,500; Charles "CJ" Gabbe, $1,000, Amy Lewandowski, $1,500, and Erin Vranas, $1,500, all South Eugene High School; and Rayna Barrett, Willamette High School, Eugene, $1,500. Portland Chapter--Jamila Singleton, Grant High School, Portland, $1,000; and Nicholas Switzer, Reynolds High School, Portland, $1,000. Northern California Chapter--Joshua Greenough, San Mateo (Calif.) High School, $1,000; and Suk Mei "Patsy" Tse, Cognitio College, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, $1,000. Southern California Chapter--Cassie Keller, Los Alamitos (Calif.) High School, $1,000. National Capital Chapter--Catherine Cotten, North Stafford (Va.) High School, $1,000. -30- #H-2034/Hometowns
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