For immediate release:

Nine of Southern California’s
Best and Brightest High School Grads
Selected as Cal State L.A.
President’s Scholars

Los Angeles, CA – This fall, California State University, Los Angeles will welcome nine of Southern California’s best and brightest high school graduates to the campus as President’s Scholars. All were recommended by their high school principals and have a grade point average of at least 3.75 and an SAT I score of at least 1200.

Each President’s Scholar receives free college tuition—$5,000 per year for four years of full-time enrollment at Cal State L.A.—as a result of his or her outstanding academic achievements, extracurricular activities and leadership in high school. The award covers tuition, including books and other academic and living expenses.

This scholarship program is funded by donor contributions to CSULA’s Annual Fund. The Annual Fund Drive, conducted by student-callers, helps to support the President’s Scholars program and other University projects. Two of the nine scholars are funded by the California Community Foundation/Morris Trust Scholarships.

Honored as the seventh class of President’s Scholars are:

Jennifer Conover
Major: Nursing
Grace Christian Academy
Irvine resident

Nicole Gonzalez
Major: Biochemistry
La Serna High School
Whittier resident

Emily Gooding
Major: Nutrition
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School
Los Angeles-90012 resident

Sarah Green
Major: Criminal Justice
San Dimas High School
San Dimas resident

Jonathan Pahed
Major: Science
Eagle Rock High School
Los Angeles-90065 resident

Judith Rosario
Major: Biology
John Marshall High School
Los Angeles-90039 resident

Amber Stevens
Major: Liberal Studies
Eagle Rock High School
Eagle Rock resident

Vincent Wong
Major: Electrical/Civil Engineering
Mark Keppel High School
Monterey Park resident

Pai Han Yeh
Major: Nursing
Temple City High School
Temple City resident

Working for California since 1947: The 175-acre hilltop campus of California State University, Los Angeles is at the heart of a major metropolitan city, just five miles from Los Angeles’ civic and cultural center. More than 20,000 students and 170,000 alumni—with a wide variety of interests, ages and backgrounds--reflect the city’s dynamic mix of populations. Six colleges offer nationally recognized science, arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education and humanities programs, among others, led by an award-winning faculty. Cal State L.A. is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Jazz Orchestra and to a unique university center for gifted students as young as 12. Among programs that provide exciting enrichment opportunities to students and community include a noted alternative energy technology initiative; an NEH- and Rockefeller-supported humanities center; a NASA-funded center for space research; and a growing forensic science program, to be housed in the Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab now under construction. www.calstatela.edu

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