Coos Bay, OR – The Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation is proud to congratulate nearly 200 students who have been awarded scholarships for the 2026–27 academic year. Thanks to the generosity of community donors, the Foundation will award more than $380,000 in scholarships, helping students pursue their educational and career goals at Southwestern.
These scholarships are made possible through permanent endowments and annual scholarship funds established by donors, and the incredible community support shown at the Foundation's signature scholarship fundraising events, Uncorking Opportunity! and the SWOCC Foundation Classic at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
This year, donor generosity has also expanded scholarship opportunities for students pursuing careers in Diesel Mechanic Technology, Marine Biology, and Agroecology. On top of this, new funding will support forestry internships, providing students with hands-on learning experiences in Southwestern's 44-acre forest and community trails on its Coos Campus.
For more than 60 years, the Southwestern Foundation, guided by a volunteer board of community members, has helped thousands of Southwestern students overcome financial barriers through scholarships. These scholarships ultimately help students pursue career training and education land solid careers and financial stability in their futures.
To learn more about the Southwestern Foundation, visit www.socc.edu/foundation or call 541-888-7209.
2026-27 Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation Scholarship Recipients
| SCHOLARSHIP | RECIPIENT(S) | |
| Andy and Lysbeth Toribio Scholarship | Alexander | Franklin |
| Ann Lansing Scholarship | Samantha | Coulter |
| Devon | Ross | |
| Angela | Siquig | |
| Art and Toni Poole Scholarship | Sophie | King |
| Nick | Santos | |
| Barbara Dodrill Scholarship | Stephanie | Palmer |
| Barbara Emily Knudson Scholarship | Loreena | Wood |
| Barbara Reynolds Scholarship | Braedyn | Caldera |
| Baughman Memorial Apprenticeship Scholarship | Andy | Brophy |
| Eliot | Stroud | |
| Bay Area Picklers Scholarship | Hayden | Napier |
| Bay Area Sportsman's Association (BASA) Scholarship | Ava | Bolster |
| Dawson | Mohney | |
| Bechtold-Laird Health Care Scholarship | Aidan | Adams |
| Aubrey | Brooks | |
| Maddy | Croff | |
| Sara | Kohl | |
| Bezzerides Scholarship | Stephanie | Harbison |
| Tracie | Lewis | |
| BI-MART Scholarship | Jennifer | Parker |
| Joset | Sepulveda Cortes | |
| Cherie J. Mitchell Scholarship | Cedric | Sawall |
| Cheyne's Truck and Marine Scholarship | Steven | Bishop |
| Austin | Brown | |
| Christine Moffitt Science Scholarship | Megan | Booth |
| Izzy | McCabe | |
| Kindell | Taylor | |
| Chuck Hanners Scholarship | Tyler | Easter |
| Clyde and Jackie Cherry Memorial Scholarship | Andrea | Bonfiglio |
| Chase | Kazzee | |
| Stephanie | Kelner | |
| Nichole | Rusher | |
| Coos Bay Surfrider Scholarship | Dean | King |
| Coos Bay Vision Center Scholarship | Chloe | Rothwell |
| Coos Bay-North Bend Rotary Scholarship | Antonio | Gallagher |
| Coos County Realtors Scholarship | Tyla | Aragon |
| Coquille Indian Tribe Scholarship | Andreina | Mercado |
| Culinary Vision Scholarship | Lucy | Becker |
| Marley | Brandt | |
| Sierra | Jenks | |
| Isaac | Zola | |
| Curry Campus General Scholarship | Chanel | Greenwood |
| Dean and Jane Muffett Memorial Scholarship | Henry | Fandel |
| DeArmond CTE Scholarship | Chris | Anders |
| Austin | Brown | |
| Kaufman | Rearden | |
| Dennis and Janet Beetham Family Scholarship | Sean | Derby |
| Miles | Jenson | |
| Aiden | Johnson | |
| Kaleb | Nielson | |
| Lincoln | Roberts | |
| Sai | Rossman | |
| Emmanuel | Salinas | |
| William | Snively | |
| Adriana | Tunnell | |
| Eliana | Valencia | |
| Donald Ivy Memorial Scholarship | Mariah | Hill |
| Dorothy Heagy Education Scholarship | Hadassah | Tanner |
| Early Bird Scholarship | Joshua | Mason |
| Ernest L. Frye-Keizer Memorial Scholarship | Libby | Leonnig |
| Estella Morgan Memorial Scholarship | Sophie | King |
| Flaxel Family Scholarship | Jaxson | Everson |
| Shane | Oyama | |
| Jacob | Zukaitis | |
| Floyd Ingram Scholarship | Godfred | Amonoo |
| Rayna | Hayes | |
| John | Hinkel | |
| Rosie | Keller | |
| Wendee | Pellas | |
| Forty & Eight Bobby L. Fraser Memorial Nursing Scholarship | Zachary | Renfro |
| Going Coastal Scholarship | Hailey | Combie |
| Maddox | Johnston | |
| Celeste | Le | |
| Baylee | Pitts | |
| Chloe | Rothwell | |
| Cecilia | Somers | |
| Hales Family Scholarship | William | Andrews |
| Olivia | Brophy | |
| Reggie | Gardner | |
| Faith Anne | Gertner | |
| Taylor | Kelner | |
| Caitlin | McBride | |
| Synthia | Salazar | |
| Aubrey | Sanborn | |
| Taylor | Williams | |
| BeverlyAnn | Williams | |
| Henry F. and Elva H. Hansen Memorial Scholarship | Sierra | Adams |
| ILWU Local 12 Scholarship | Addy | Hansen |
| Jack & Margaret S. Dean Scholarship | Isaac | Braithwaite |
| James Montalbano Scholarship | Kathryn | Buehner |
| James Reed VanDuzer IV Scholarship | Jesse | Staubach |
| Jody McCaffree Social & Environmental Justice Scholarship | Liza | Dobrowolska |
| John C. Anderson Memorial Scholarship | Madelaine | Brooks |
| Aime | Gonzalez | |
| Anie | Morrow | |
| John W. Burles Memorial Scholarship | Felix | Bishop |
| Mason | MacFarlane | |
| Keiser Scholarship for Culinary Excellence | Gael | Chavez Nesta |
| Raena | Crisp | |
| Anaya | Young | |
| Ko-Kwel Casino Scholarship | Cassius | Carpenter |
| Kyle Trust Scholarship | Zachariah | Moore-Lopez |
| Anonymous* | ||
| Leonard C. Farr Community Service Scholarship | Joy | Dschaak |
| Linda Bufton Culinary Scholarship | Baylee | Pitts |
| Tyler | Sledd | |
| Linda Kallgren Donaldson Nursing Scholarship | Nicole | Caporale |
| Emily | Peck | |
| Lisa G. Wampole Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Justice | Karely | Olan |
| Lyon/Orr Family Scholarship | Sho | Lee |
| Margaret Crowley Memorial Scholarship | Megan | Walter |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship | Daniel | Jackson |
| Maxine Smith Scholarship | Anonymous* | |
| May Virginia Smith VanDuzer Scholarship | Jennifer | Estrada |
| Maybelle M. Olson Scholarship | Reagan | Hogan |
| Menasha Legacy Fund Scholarship | Natalie | Davis |
| Hunter | De Pierre | |
| Matthew | Galloway | |
| Mackenzie | Guy | |
| Jonah | Higdon | |
| Addison | Hitt | |
| Asher | Vredenburg | |
| Anonymous* | ||
| Rusty | Williams | |
| Mike Groben Scholarship | Jen | Sims |
| Shelly | Wilson | |
| Military Families Scholarship | Aurora | Fabrizio |
| Nancy Douglas Memorial Scholarship | Bailey | Teel |
| Nursing Scholarship | Cassandra | Caputo |
| Rhiannon | Wright | |
| Pacific Orchid Society Scholarship | Margaret | Marcy-Weber |
| Patricia Benetti and Amy Grile Memorial Scholarship | Frey | Campos |
| Isabella | Grabinger | |
| Nadia | Gremar | |
| Patricia D. and William B. Smullin Scholarship | Brad | Knowlton |
| Claudia | Murdock | |
| Paul Cameron Rients Memorial Scholarship | Katelin | Teters |
| Presbyterian Church of Coos Bay Memorial Scholarship | Kathryn | Buehner |
| Garrett | Drouillard | |
| Kelee | Eiselein | |
| Hannah | Hodge | |
| Prescott Art Award Scholarship | Luke | Bright |
| Sho | Lee | |
| Randy Carpenter Memorial Scholarship | Ben | Zuschlag |
| Richard and Bette Hanen Scholarship | Ash | Horton |
| Roderick H. Morris Scholarship | Tyler | Sledd |
| Sandra Martinez & Carrie Kralicek Selfless Act Nursing Scholarship | Elizabeth | Nunneley |
| Sharon Barnett Scholarship | Daniel | Barrera Perez |
| Sheryl Rosenbaum Memorial Scholarship | Hope | Swan |
| Shirley Barton Nursing Scholarship | Jill | Holbrook |
| Sickels Family Rural College Technology Scholarship | Rowyn | Boswell |
| Daniel | Halzel | |
| Slaney Family Human Services Scholarship | Kristie | Norris |
| Slaney Family Scholarship | Brynn | Buskerud-Olson |
| Emma | Spalding | |
| Karely | Olan | |
| MJ | Rogers | |
| Steve Shirtcliff CASA Scholarship | Gracie | Andrews |
| Student of the Year Scholarship | Lanamay | Wise |
| SWOCC Foundation Board General Scholarship | Azelynn | Jones |
| Jayden | Kay | |
| Izzy | McCabe | |
| Kyla | Santos | |
| Taya | Torres | |
| SWOCC Foundation Culinary General Scholarship | Raena | Crisp |
| Anaya | Young | |
| SWOCC Foundation General Nursing Scholarship | Saron | Cruz |
| Hayden | Napier | |
| Meredith | Snuggerud | |
| SWOCC Foundation General Scholarship | Dylan | Alberson |
| Benjamin | Alvarez | |
| Jaiden | Babb | |
| Cassius | Carpenter | |
| Gael | Chavez Nesta | |
| Morgan | Cole | |
| Joann | Cram | |
| Aaron | De La Paz Villarreal | |
| Addison | Garlock | |
| Katelynn | Godin | |
| Rowen | Gott | |
| Madeline | Greenlee | |
| Nadia | Gremar | |
| Anonymous* | ||
| Payton | Hoffert | |
| London | Kilborn | |
| Bella | Mckibben | |
| Zachary | Renfro | |
| Austin | Rice | |
| Logan | Sanchez | |
| Robert | Swartz | |
| Tammy Lynette Memorial Scholarship | Viktorija | Schlitzkus |
| Taylor Family Scholarship | Yisidro | Greene |
| The Friends of the Curry Public Library James Boyle Memorial Scholarship | Taya | Torres |
| TymByr Culinary Scholarship | Rylie | Johnson |
| H* | Smith | |
| Vernon Brecke Memorial Scholarship | Elias | Magdaleno Perez |
| Vernon C. and Jean G. Sorenson Scholarship | Lillian | King |
| William and Virginia Erickson Scholarship | Crystal | Devlin |
| Jesse | Nielsen | |
| Logan | Noblitt | |
| Jorja | Stewart | |
| William Lansing Scholarship | Eric | Sydnes |
| Anonymous* | ||
| Taylor | Williams | |
| Woolridge Myrtle Point Scholarship | Marri | Vincent |
| Yellow Cab Taxi Scholarship | Treyven | Cagley |
*Note: Some scholarship recipients request their award(s) not be listed publicly. The Foundation respects their privacy by not including them on this list.