2022-23 HONORIFIC SCHOLARSHIP WALL

From top left, Reece Whitley, Ron and Stephanie Rivera, Chelsea Spencer, Jim Knowlton, Chancellor Carol Christ, and Dr. Ty-ron Douglas
Cal Athletics Fund Scholarship Celebration
January 27, 2021
Cal Athletics’ annual Scholarship Banquet may have been online this year, but the spirit of the event shined brightly as we honored the generosity of our supporters who provide essential scholarship support to help our student-athletes reach their full potential at Cal and beyond.
Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton provided updates on the excitement surrounding our Golden Bears’ safe return to competition and shared his perspective on the importance of scholarship support now more than ever. Special thanks to Chancellor Carol Christ for sharing her inspirational remarks and continuing to provide invaluable support to our department. Attendees also met Dr. Ty Douglas, our new Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
We were thrilled that Ron and Stephanie Rivera shared their motivation for starting the Ron Rivera Linebacker Scholarship and their commitment to the Gender Equity campaign by naming the new softball field. Thank you to softball head coach Chelsea Spencer and junior swimmer Reece Whitley for offering their perspectives on how scholarship support shapes and contributes to the student-athlete experience.
We enjoyed seeing our student-athletes meet their scholarship sponsors virtually, and we know that next year they will be excited to meet them in person.
Participating in college athletics has the power to transform our student-athletes’ lives, and our dedicated supporters make this possible for 850 student-athletes each year. On behalf of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff — thank you for the difference you make in the lives of our future leaders and for helping us build athletics programs that make us all proud.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP HONOREES
Baseball
Edwin E. Lord Jr. Award Fund Scholarship
Sam Wezniak
Jacquelyn Gifford Disney Scholarship
Connor Mack
Vance Haswell Baseball Scholarship
Garret Nielsen
Men's Basketball
Gabe Arrillaga Scholarship
Monty Bowser
Patty & Gene Bonnstetter Basketball Scholarship Fund
Joel Brown
Kevin Johnson Scholarship
Makale Foreman
Excellence in Basketball Scholarship
Matt Bradley
Pete Newell "Big Men" Basketball Scholarship
Andre Kelly
Pete Newell Scholarship
Kuany Kuany
Western and Ruth Logan Scholarship
Jalen Celestine
J. Michael Storm Memorial Scholarship
Lars Thiemann
Edelstone Family Scholarship
Grant Anticevich
Robert Albo Scholarship (Basketball)
DJ Thorpe
Rupert Ricksen Scholarship
Dimitrios Klonaras
Will Hall Athletic Scholarship
Jarred Hyder
Paul F. White - White Mountain Institute Scholarship
Matt Bradley
Schlessinger Athletic Program Scholarship
Grant Anticevich
Women's Basketball
Elizabeth Adela Wykoff Brock Memorial Scholarship
Evelien Lutje Schipholt
Alisa Lewis Memorial Women's Basketball Scholarship
Fatou Samb
Kenneth and Dolorous Knight Women's Basketball Scholarship
Sela Heide
Mary and Frank J. Schlessinger Endowed Women's Basketball Scholarship
Jazlen Green
Mary Dee Karp Women's Basketball Scholarship
Ornela Muca
Toshiko Namimatsu and Harumi Kanazawa Athletic Scholarship
Archer Olson
Sheldeen Osborne Scholarship
Jazlen Green
Dr. Saul V. Becker Endowment Fund Scholarship
Sierra Richey
Joanne Garvey Women's Basketball Scholarship
Alma Elsnitz
Lynda Brothers Women's Basketball Scholarship
Dalayah Daniels
Jason Kidd Scholarship
Leilani McIntosh
James R. and Mina Jenner Scholarship Fund
Jazlen Green
Nancy Orear and Teresa Basgall Women’s Basketball Scholarship
Cailyn Crocker
Bruce A. Firestone Athletic Scholarship
Michelle Onyiah
Men's Crew
Harold D. Pischel Endowed Scholarship for Men's Crew
Olav Molenaar
John Gregory Rhodes Men's Crew Scholarship
Angus Dawson
Stephen C. Gladstone Athletic Scholarship Fund
George Finlayson
Ky Ebright Scholarship
Matthew Mesman
Jim Lemmon Cal Men's Crew Scholarship Fund
Christoph Seifriedsberger
Hans J. Jensen 1948 Olympic Crew Team Scholarship
Elliot Kemp
The Shirley Friedman Scholarship Fund
Daton Wolfaardt
Women's Crew
Harold Martin Fund Scholarship
Kailani Marchak
Jill Costello Memorial Scholarship
Julia Maguire
Ruth Logan Student-Athlete Scholarship
Lindsay Noah
Fortieth Anniversary Scholarship Trust Fund
Issy Cassidy
Field Hockey
Edith A. and C.W. Brown Scholarship
Makaela Hoang
Henry S. Barbour Family Scholarship
Cato Knipping
James M. and Catherine P. Koshland Women's Field Hockey Scholarship
Brynn Zorilla
Donna Fong Scholarship Fund
Zoe Rogers
Women's 25th Anniversary Legacy Scholarship
Jane Onners
Pooja and Vivek Shah Field Hockey Endowment
Megan Rodgers
Football
Harold O. Woolsey Fund Scholarship
Zeandae Johnson
Andrew Latham Smith Scholarship
Mike Saffell
Jake Curhan
Arlington C. and Beverly B. Charter Memorial Scholarship
Chris Brown
Ben Lom Athletic Fund Scholarship
DeJuan Butler
Brent Woodall Memorial Scholarship
Gavin Reinwald
Buck Athletic Endowment
Matthew Cindric
Carol D. Soc Memorial Football Endowment Scholarship
Camryn Bynum
The Charles T. Travers Football Athletic Scholarship
Mike Saffell
Charlotte Johnson Guggenhime Scholarship
Nikko Remigio
David L. Maggard Football Scholarship
McKade Mettauer
Dink Artal Scholarship
Elijah Mojarro
J. Scott Duncan Memorial Fund Scholarship
Jamieson Sheahan
Joe Roth Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Tonges
Peter Schabarum Football Scholarship
Elijah Hicks
Raleigh Shaklee Men's Athletic Scholarship Endowment
Gentle Williams
Ron Rivera Football Linebacker Scholarship
Kuony Deng
Thomas Whitesides Memorial Scholarship
Josh Drayden
William and Iona Main Endowment Fund Scholarship
Makai Polk
William S. Detwiler & Mary Jane Detwiler Athletic Scholarship
Monroe Young
Arechaederra Scholarship for Cal
Evan Tattersall
Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf Endowment Fund Scholarship
Chase Garbers
Aaron Rodgers Football Scholarship
Marcel Dancy
Scott Roseman Football Scholarship
Collin Moore
Travers Family Football Endowed Scholars
Daniel Scott
Cliff and Judy Higgerson Athletic Scholarship
Devon Modster
Men's Golf
Robert G. Tuck Memorial Golf Grant-In-Aid Fund Scholarship
Connor Golembeski
Edward and Mollie Arnold Golf Grant-In-Aid Fund Scholarship
Kaiwen Liu
Edward H. and Lynn Little Men's Golf Scholarship
Sampson Zheng
John E. Lloyd Golf Endowment Fund Scholarship
James Song
Marin County Golf Grant-In-Aid Fund Scholarship
Finigan Tilly
Men's Golf Grant-In-Aid Fund Scholarship
Costas Panay
Sacramento Valley Golf Grant-In-Aid Fund Scholarship
Brendan Hy
Steve Desimone Scholarship for Men's Golf
Finigan Tilly
William V. Power Golf Endowment Fund Scholarship
Kaiwen Liu
Feibusch Men's Golf Scholarship
Kento Yamawaki
Oppenheim - Slagle Scholarship
Aaron Du
Cal Fiji Scholarship
James Song
Patricia and Kent Newmark Men's Golf Scholarship
Connor Golembeski
Frank Brunk Golf Scholarship
Kaiwen Liu
Ted Helgans Memorial Cal Men’s Golf Scholarship
Sebastian Iqbal
Women's Golf
Ardyce Handlery Ladies Golf Scholarship
Jasmine Lew
Edward H. and Lynn Little Women's Golf Scholarship
Kristine Tran
Edward M. Burnham Family Memorial Endowment Scholarship
Cristina Ochoa
Friends of Cal Women's Golf Scholarship
Sofia Lundell
Judith W. Isaac Women's Golf Scholarship
Jasmine Lew
Leta Nelson Women's Golf Scholarship
Katherine Zhu
Nancy J. Hayhurst Memorial Scholarship
Elena Arias
Patricia and Kent Newmark Endowment Fund Scholarship
Tzu-Yi Chang
Ronald C. Lee Women's Golf Fund Scholarship
Kaylee Jeon
Rosemary and Edward Mein Women's Golf Scholarship
Kaylee Jeon
Newmark Women's Golf Scholarship
Katherine Zhu
Eleanor Danielson Schaefer Scholarship
Sofia Lundell
Ginger Lamberson Women's Golf Scholarship
Mika Jin
James L. and Jane B. Ryan Women's Golf Scholarship
Kristine Tran
Men's Gymnastics
Jesse Choper Award
Caleb Rickard
The Dr. Hal Frey Men's Gymnastics Scholarship
Darren Wong
The Effie Lee Morris Jones Scholarship
Noah Newfeld
Women's Gymnastics
Cleo C. and Robert A. Stoker Scholarships
Kyana George
Meyers-Putnam Family Athletic Award Scholarship
Abigail "Abi" Solari
Women's Gymnastics Endowment Scholarship
Maya Bordas
Bank of the West Scholarship
Nina Schank
Stone Family Scholarship
Alma Kuc
Lacrosse
J.E. and Elizabeth C. Tippett Endowed Fund Scholarship
Ella Annest
Jean and Stacy Dobrzensky Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Scholarship
Marina Smith
Arthur C. Heaton Lacrosse Scholarship
Ashley Ward
Sui Bernhard Fund
Nikki Zaccaro
Men's Soccer
Lt. Col. Edward Hoffman Scholarship
Christian Gomez
Robert B. Levy Men's Soccer Scholarship
Tommy Williamson
Rolling Thunder Scholarship
Francisco Perez
David Eckles Scholarship
Fernando Lara
Eloi Vasquez Memorial Scholarship
Adrian Guzman
Women's Soccer
Bill Merrell Women's Soccer Scholarship
Amanda Zodikoff
Isabella Hill Perkins Soccer Scholarship Fund
Emily Smith
Jennifer Thomas Women's Soccer Scholarship
Kailee Gifford
Martha and Bernice Lee Scholarship
Paige Metayer
Janet and Wilson Cosby Scholarship
Abena Aidoo
Jeff Kent Women Driven Scholarship
Whitney Davis
Softball
Donna Terry Softball Scholarship
Makena Smith
Dr. Luella J. Lilly Softball Scholarship Fund
D'Asha Saiki
Women's "C" Society Scholarship
Mikayla Coelho
D. John Miller Family Scholarship
Sabrina Nunez
Men's Swimming & Diving
Bear Splash Club Endowment Scholarship
Destin Lasco
Sean Grieshop
James C. Small Student Aid Fund Scholarship
Reece Whitley
Fred C. Gerdes Grant-In-Aid Fund Scholarship
Bryce Mefford
Ludy Langer Scholarship
Daniel Carr
Friends of Cal Aquatics Endowment - Floyd Fund Scholarship
Ryan Hoffer
Nort Thornton Men's Swimming Scholarship
Björn Seeliger
Women's Swimming & Diving
Afton E. Crooks Swimming Scholarship
Ema Rajic
Ann Curtis Cuneo Swimming Scholarship
Robin Neumann
Barbara Stark Jordan Women's Swimming Scholarship
Isabel Ivey
Joyce Ekman Davis Swimming Scholarship
Sarah Darcel
Mary T. Meagher Swimming Scholarship
Rachel Klinker
Robert F. Kerley Scholarship
Isabelle Stadden
Wiesenfeld Women's Swimming Scholarship
Ayla Spitz
Teri McKeever Women’s Swimming Scholarship
Alicia Wilson
Carter Family Scholarship
Ali Harrison
Men's Tennis
Chang Family Scholarship
Yuta Kikuchi
Edward G. Chandler Scholarship
Ben Draper
James McManus Scholarship for Men's Tennis
Paul Barretto
John Gorton Davis Tennis Scholarship
Jacob Brumm
Raymond Casey Memorial Fund for the Intercollegiate Tennis Program Scholarship
Jack Molloy
Feibusch Men's Tennis Scholarship
Ben Draper
Sullivan Family Scholarships for Men's Tennis
Thomas Wright
Yuta Kikuchi
Kent Hunter
Edmund L. Levy Scholarship Fund
Philip Hjorth
Sat & Padma Mahajan Goldman Sachs Scholarship
Kent Hunter
Rupert Ricksen Scholarship
Jacob Brumm
Women's Tennis
Anna McCune Harper Tennis Scholarship
Erin Richardson
Edward H. and Lynn Little Women's
Tennis Scholarship
Haley Giavara
Eleanor "Toddy" Dawson Johnson Endowment Fund Scholarship
Haley Giavara
Ford Scholarship
Hannah Viller Moller
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Tennis Scholarship
Jada Bui
Isabella Hill Perkins Tennis Scholarship
Valentina Ivanov
Margaret Jessee Warren Tennis Scholarship
Anna Bright
Roberta Sung Scholarship
Julia Rosenqvist
Stacy Savides Sullivan Athletic Scholarship Fund
Anna Bright
Helen Wills Roark Scholarship Fund
Julia Rosenqvist
Track & Field
Al Ragan Track and Field Scholarship
Noelle Schiller
Bruce Kennedy Track & Field Scholarship
Camryn Rogers
Bank of the West Scholarship
Adaeze Noble
Brutus Hamilton Track Scholarship
Brie Oakley
Don Bowden Track & Field Scholarship
Mina Anglero
Edina Kaas Heagerty '26 Scholarship
Windy Margerum
Hank and Nettie Waring Fund Scholarship
Deandre McDaniel
James V. Huhn Track and Field Scholarship
Jared Geredes
Orlando Tafoya Family Award Scholarship
Moises Medrano
Proverb Jacobs and Mimi Johnson Jacobs Endowed Track Scholarship
Deshae Wise
Track Scholarship Fund
Henry Larkin
William Ray and Susan Cleary Garratt Scholarship
Maisie Stevens
Michael Wood Track Scholarship Fund
Dwight "Joshua" Johnson
Sanjay Kettels
Amari Turner
Annie Boos
Larry Peirano Track and Field Scholarship Fund
Sydney Reid
Erv Hunt Track & Field Scholarship
Sara East
Rowena Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
Ezinne Abba
Volleyball
Alice & Sidney Schwartz Fund for Athletics
Katarina Pantovic
Class of 1938 Women's Volleyball Scholarship
Jade Blevins
Joan Parker Scholarship
Isabel Potter
Lalanne Family Scholarship for Men's and Women's Athletics
Isabella "Bella" Bergmark
Women's Volleyball Endowed Scholarship
Lydia Grote
Men's Water Polo
Bear Splash Club Endowment Scholarship
Nikos Delagrammatikas
Miles O'Brien-Schridde
Blockhus Family Scholarship
Sam Untrecht
Daron Craft Memorial Scholarship for Men's Water Polo
Nikolaos Papanikolaou
Pete Cutino Men's Water Polo Scholarship
Marko Valecic
Women's Water Polo
Jay Hamerslag Athletic Scholarship
Brigit Mulder
Sally Mayne Fund Scholarship
Isabel Williams
Violet Richardson Ward/Soroptomist International of Berkeley Fund
Claire Sonne
Sue Ann Sisson Scholarship
Carson Broad
Steven Alan Beilock Swimming and Water Polo Scholarship
Cassidy Ball
Anne and Jim Wagner Water Polo Scholarship
Ruby Swadling
Spirit
Carol Kavanagh Clarke Scholarship Award
LeAnn Nguyen | Cal Dance Team
Mari Wong | UC Rally Committee
Jazz Van Horn | UC Rally Committee
Leonard & Judy Chong Spirit Award
LeAnn Nguyen | Cal Dance Team
