News | The Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund

Meet the New SADSF Board Chair: Michelle Flowers-Taylor

Feb 7, 2023

We are delighted to announce that Michelle Flowers-Taylor, Ed.D., has been named the new board chair of the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund. A graduate of Mercer Island High School (class of 1988), Dr. Flowers-Taylor received her doctorate from Loyola Marymount...

Article in the Mercer Island Reporter about 2018 Recipients and Award Ceremony

Apr 27, 2018

From left, Gabriela Jimenez, Sophie Poole, Arwa Mokdad and Michelle King each received $5,000 college scholarships from the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund. Photo courtesy of Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund Mercer Island, Rainier Beach students receive Stanley...

2017 Scholars: Rainier Beach School Senior Emily Au and Mercer Island High School Senior Christine Lee

Aug 22, 2017

In order to qualify for a free Orca card students had to live at least 2.5 miles from their school. Emily lived two miles away.After three years of courage, persistence, and persuasive tactics including organizing town hall meetings and inviting the Seattle Mayor and...

Article in the South Seattle Emerald About the 2017 Award Ceremony, Which Also Appeared in The Mercer Island Reporter

Jul 17, 2017

Scholarship Honoring Obama’s Mother Recognizes Rainier Beach and Mercer Island Gradsby Clare Meeker May 20, the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund held its 8th annual awards ceremony at the Northwest African American Museum. For the first time in its history, the...

Article in Mercer Island Reporter about the additional scholarship given to a Rainier Beach High School senior

Jan 11, 2017

The application period for Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship is now open to college-bound senior women at Mercer Island High School. The fund awards a $5,000 scholarship to a senior woman who demonstrates a commitment to education and public service. The scholarship is...

KOMO TV News

May 21, 2016

KOMO TV news in Seattle covered our scholarship ceremony. To view it, follow this link.http://komonews.com/news/local/president-obamas-sister-visits-mercer-island To listen to KNKX FM radio’s Ed Ronco’s interview with Maya prior to her May, 2016 visit. Follow this...