Nine dependent children of CTA members, seven Student CTA members, and three CTA members have been selected for awards of $3,000 to $5,000 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: Leah Avila, dependent of Irma Avila, Fresno Teachers Association; Hayward Cox, dependent of Altina Cox, Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association; Mariah Houston, dependent of Margaret Hynson-Houston, Elk Grove Education Association; Micah Kavros-Alfaro, dependent of Eric Alfaro, Dos Palos/Oro Loma Teachers Association; Stacey Ochoa, dependent of Susan Ochoa, Association of Cypress Teachers; Kathy Ramirez and Katie Ramirez, dependents of Carol Ulibarri, Etiwanda Teachers Association; Thalia Rincon, dependent of Martha Rincon, Lamont Teachers Association; and Christine Pinto, dependent of Lawrence Pinto, Walnut Valley Educators Association.
Student CTA members receiving scholarships are: Daisy Angeles, CSU San Marcos; Raquel Gonzalez, San Diego State University; Michelle Grue, Pepperdine University; Ashley Mays, CSU Long Beach; Rebecca O’Haver, CSU Sacramento; Jaime Ontiveros, CSU Stanislaus; and Jessica Reede, Howard University.
CTA members receiving scholarships are: Jaime Colly, Oakland Education Association; Cathy Creasia, United Teachers Los Angeles/NEA; and Aaron Grant III, Hayward Education Association.