Los Angeles Police Foundation Awards $28,000 in Scholarships

Twenty-Eight Los Angeles Community College District Students each received $1000 scholarships on Friday, June 1, 2007.  Chief Bratton presented the students the scholarships at a ceremony held at the Los Angeles Community College District Boardroom.

Also present at the ceremony were Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor Darroch "Rocky" Young, Gary Winnick of the Gary & Karen Winnick Family Foundation, Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees member Angela J. Reddock, Los Angeles Police Foundation President Karen Wagener, and David Iwata and John Donner of the Community College Foundation Board.

In order to be eligible for the scholarships, recipients must have maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average, be in their second year of college and have completed at least 12 units toward an Administration of Justice program leading to a career in law enforcement.

The annually awarded scholarships are funded by the generous donations of the Los Angeles Police Foundation/Lori Gonzales Scholarship Fund and the Gary & Karen Winnick Family Foundation.

Chief Bratton congratulated the students, inspiring them with the LAPD Recruitment's motto "To make a difference.  Be the difference."  He remarked two of the scholarship recipients had already shown interest in joining the Department.  Chief Bratton encouraged the other students to also consider becoming members of the LAPD, stating "We want you.  We need you," and reminded the recipients that "Everything you do makes a difference."

2007 Scholarship Recipients

Brenda Alcantara - Pierce College
Diana Asher - Los Angeles City College
Shireen Begum - Valley College
Annjanette Burks - Mission College
Deanna Dobay - Harbor College
Juliet C. Doris - West Los Angeles College
Marlene Esguivias - East Los Angeles College
Garrett Fisk - Los Angeles City College
Cynthia Fuentes - Harbor College
Elise Gonzalez - East Los Angeles College
Cynthia M. Gonzalez - Harbor College
Joanna Hovsepyan - Valley College
Tea Kim - Los Angeles City College
Philip Kontis - West Los Angeles College
Jesus Licea - East Los Angeles College
Andre Longino - East Los Angeles College
Roberto Marquez - East Los Angeles College
Vahe Martirosyan - Los Angeles City College
William M. Mendez - West Los Angeles College
Bryan Morales - Valley College
Cory Nakamura - Pierce College
Gustavo Nunez - East Los Angeles College
Joseph Olague - Los Angeles City College
Brenda Reyes - East Los Angeles College
Gildardo Santos - East Los Angeles College
Darlene Simon - Mission College
Rebecca Talmadge - Los Angeles City College
Nicholas Young - Harbor College

Comments

[Christopher Rodriguez]

How is it possible to sign up for a scholarship of this kind?

[Stephanie of LA]

Am I the only one who notices that the names of the students that are listed ALL seem to be of other than Caucasian dissent? I am getting sick of this racism, and by my own city police department! I'm white so I don't count, all these special programs should be renamed to indicate what they really are, bribes to the minority community! And guess what I am the minority now! These programs aren't based on how well you do in school, they are based on how eccentric or UN-European your name sounds. You Administrators at the top of the police department should be ashamed of yourselves! Starting with you Mr. Bratton! The way you shamelessly beat up your people and alienate the law abiding people of my city is unforgivable. You disgust me, and this scholarship further illustrates your incompetence.
I suppose some will call me a racist for pointing out the obvious, but to them I say you are the weak link, and you always will be! I am just pointing out the obvious disparity, of which you are to dishonest to admit.

[khalid khan]

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