Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship | The Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org Empowering young women to be leaders and active world citizens through education and active service Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:56:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-stanley-logo-1-32x32.png Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship | The Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org 32 32 221690908 Memorable Moments https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:23:22 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/?p=1836 2017 Awards Ceremony

Finalists (from left to right): Katerina Tiscornia (MIHS), Claire Stein (MIHS), Emily Au (2017 Scholar, RBHS), Christine Lee (2017 Scholar, MIHS),  Celine Nguyen Le (RBHS), So Nanthavongsa (RBH), Rory Murphy (MIHS), Nirae Petty (RBHS), Sidney Montague  (MIHS); Not pictured: Scarlet Quynh Nguyen (RBHS)

The finalists from both Mercer Island and
Rainier Beach read “I am” poems

Nikkita Oliver shares her inspirational story in spoken word

A performance by the Dior Majorettes Dancers, ages 10-14, from the Rainier Valley

You can find a gallery of photos of this year’s awards ceremony HERE.

]]> 1843 Countdown: Four More Days! https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/05/17/countdown-four-more-days/ Wed, 17 May 2017 05:45:58 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/?p=1807 Here they are! : the 2017 applicants from Mercer Island (below, top) and Rainier Beach (below, bottom): incredible and accomplished, all. Come meet them on Saturday at our Awards Ceremony and be inspired by our three speakers, contemporary community leaders, all!

This year’s Mercer Island Applicants (11 of 13)

This year’s applicants from Rainier Beach High School (6 of 9)

 

]]> 1839 In Loving Memory https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/05/13/in-loving-memory/ Sat, 13 May 2017 00:41:48 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/?p=1800 We dedicate our 8th Annual Awards Ceremony to our dear friend Harry Leavitt, one of our founding Board members, who passed away in March. Harry was a force like no other. Throughout the nine years of the Fund’s existence, his enthusiasm, hard work and ideas have been vital to our organization. It was Harry who arranged for us to hold our 2017 Awards Ceremony at the NW African American Museum in Seattle. He thought it was the perfect venue for us to award a scholarship to a senior from Mercer Island High School and, for the first time, a scholarship to a senior from Rainier Beach High School in Seattle. Harry will be sorely missed. The Award Ceremony is on Saturday May 20, NW African American Museum in Seattle, 2:30-4:30, doors open at 2.

]]> 1837 Countdown: 9 Days https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/05/12/countdown-9-days/ Fri, 12 May 2017 03:06:04 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/?p=1791 We are honored to have such accomplished young women apply for our scholarship! They’re from Rainier Beach and Mercer Island High Schools–each and every one of them has made a difference in our community. Meet them at our Award Ceremony on May 20th! Details: Saturday May 20th; NW African American Museum; 2:30-4:30, doors open at 2; free admission.

]]> 1836 Countdown: 11 Days https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/05/10/countdown-11-days/ Wed, 10 May 2017 01:12:07 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/?p=1775 Our 2017 Applicants have already begun to be leaders in public service. Our three speakers will show them how to make a career in it. Come be inspired! Details: Saturday May 20th; NW African American Museum; 2:30-4:30, doors open at 2; free admission.

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Speaker 1 of 3: Nikkita Oliver, Anti-discrimination activist and mayoral candidate 

]]> 1835 8th Annual Awards Ceremony May 20th https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/04/24/8th-annual-awards-ceremony-may-20th/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 04:44:44 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/?p=1716 The 8th Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony
Saturday May 20th, 2017
2:30-4:30 PM, doors open at 2 PM
Northwest African American Museum
2300 S Massachusetts Street, Seattle
Reception with light refreshments to follow the ceremony.

We are connecting communities at the 8th Annual Award Ceremony, as we award a scholarship to a female senior from Mercer Island High School AND to a female senior from Rainier Beach High School in Seattle.

With this year’s addition of a Rainier Beach High School scholarship, the Fund continues to honor Dr. Dunham’s values of diversity and community building.

Ann Dunham and her international team at Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Indonesia

We are excited about this year’s dynamic speakers! They are three leaders in our local community, and will talk about their career paths:
–Nikkita Oliver, a teaching artist, lawyer, anti-racism organizer, and Seattle Poetry Grand Slam Champion. She works for Writers in the Schools and for Creative Justice, an arts-based alternative to incarceration. Nikkita is also running for Mayor of Seattle on the People’s Party.
–Tahmina Watson, author, radio show host, immigration attorney, advocate for family and employment-based immigration reform, and founder of Watson Immigration Law in Seattle.
–Lisa Stone, Executive Director of Legal Voice, a nonprofit legal and legislative organization that advocates for marginalized communities in our region, especially women and girls. Lisa has led the charge against discrimination in employment, health care, and LGBTQ issues.

]]> 1833 There’s plenty of time to apply! https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/01/31/theres-plenty-of-time-to-apply/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:42:16 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/?p=1630 ATTENTION: Female Seniors of Mercer Island High and Rainier Beach High–
YOU DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED IN YOUR COMMITMENT TO HELPING OTHERS!

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Last year’s scholarship winners, Holly Waggoner and Rose Guttman with Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Barack Obama, daughter of Stanley Ann Dunham

Apply to the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship NOW! There’s still time-app is due on 2/28.

Applications are available at stanleyanndunhamfund.org, your college counselors’ offices and washboard.org

SPREAD THE WORD!

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