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On May 29, 2008, the Sacramento Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) awarded 21 scholarships totaling $28,500 to local high school, junior college, and college students from or attending schools in the Sacramento Region. SAME scholarships are awarded annually to students who are studying engineering or related technical disciplines including computer science, environmental studies, architecture, math, biology, chemistry, geology, or natural sciences. Individual scholarships vary from $1,000 to $4,000 for college students and from $500 to $2,000 for high school students.

This year’s college awardees and the schools they are attending are:
Emily Suter, MIT
Brian Taylor, UC-Berkeley
Michael Driscoll, UC-Berkeley
Hai Pham, UC-Davis
Lauren Hilliard, UC-Davis
Shannan Balzer, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Kristina Kangas, UC-Berkeley
Kaitlin McCabe, UC-Davis
Daniel Lomeli, Sac State
Colin Silla, UC-Davis
Georgette Snell, SAC City College

The high school awardees and the schools they are attending are:
Samantha Quon, McClatchy
Kyle East, Pleasant Grove
Sho Takatori, Kennedy
Robert Desaigoudar, Union Mine
Kelsey Boulanger, Davis
Romulus Tomimbang, Elk Grove
Anna Revolinsky, El Dorado
Alex Kennedy, Ponderosa
Thomas Steele, Franklin
Olivia Capeloto, Golden Sierra

The Sacramento Post received an unprecedented 41 applicants for their scholarships this year, and had originally intended to award 10 to 15 scholarships. However, this year’s applicants were all exemplary students and representatives of their communities, and the selection committee felt that they embodied what SAME as an organization wants for representatives of its ideals. Therefore the decision was made to increase the number of scholarships awarded for this year. SAME scholarships are competitive and are based on academic performance; references; academic/professional goals; extracurricular and volunteer activities; community service activities; previous or active military service or ROTC membership, if any; a statement of why applicant should be considered for the award; and other comments or justification to assist in the selection process such as special challenges the applicant has had to overcome or school or community awards.

The Sacramento Post would like to thank the members of the Scholarship Committee for their hard work and dedication in making this year’s Scholarship Program one of the most successful ever.  This years members were: Mr. Steve Crane (Committee Chair, ITSI), Mr. Dave Zuber (Brown and Caldwell), Mr. Steven Herrera (engineering-environmental Management, Inc.), Mr. Carl Lang (retired USACE), Mr. Dave Bieber (Geocon, Inc.), and Mr. Alfred Worchester (Geocon, Inc.).

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