Six dependent children of CTA members, two Student CTA members, and four CTA members have been selected for awards of $3,000 to $6,000 under CTA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship program for ethnic minority members, funded by voluntary contributions from the CTA membership and the CTA Foundation for Teaching and Learning.
Dependent children receiving scholarships are: TIMOTHY ROGERS, son of Vonda Rogers, Menifee Teachers Association; ANNALISA WILLIS, daughter of Tyra Willis, Association of Cypress Teachers; JESSICA REEDE, daughter of James W. Reede Jr., California Faculty Association; HAYWARD COX, son of Altina Cox, Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association; FERNANDA MIRANDA-CELESTINO, daughter of Lucia H. Miranda-Celestino, Associated Chino Teachers; and STACEY OCHOA, daughter of Susan L. Ochoa, Association of Cypress Teachers.
Student CTA members receiving scholarships are: ARELI DOHNER-CHAVEZ, California State University, Stanislaus; and DANIELLE HAMEL, California State University, Sacramento.
CTA members receiving scholarships are: ANA-MARIA FRENES, Stockton Teachers Association; RIKA HIRATA, East Side Teachers Association; SUE KEY, Torrance Teachers Association; and AARON KLAFTER, Torrance Teachers Association.