Health Administration Scholarship
Scholar: Vace Antoine
Year Awarded: 2016
Major: Health Administration (Health Sciences)
Vace Says: “I would like to say thank you so much to the health sciences scholarship committee as well as my professors for pushing me to do my best. Receiving this scholarship means so much to me. It shows that a little hard work and effort can truly pay off.”
Career Aspiration: Vace currently lives in Santa Clarita with his wife and two children. When he was no more than two years old, he moved to California and lived in south central Los Angeles until joining the military. He has traveled across the world and has been to many places people could only imagine. Vace majored in health administration and would like to pursue a graduate degree in the field. He plans to apply the cultural competency lessons he learned at CSUN to his pursuits in a health care setting as well as his everyday life and activities.
Scholar: Tracie Viray
Year Awarded: 2016
Major: Health Administration (Health Sciences)
Tracie Says: “I would like to thank the Health Administration program for awarding me with [this scholarship]. I would also like to thank my family and friends for always believing in me. Since receiving the scholarship, I have been motivated to seek volunteer/internship opportunities to further my knowledge as a health administrator. Receiving this scholarship is more than just an award to me, it is a big achievement that will inspire me to work harder.”
Career Aspiration: Tracie has always been passionate about helping others, which led her to majoring in health administration and minoring in gerontology to pursue a career working with the elderly community. Her grandparents played a large role in her childhood by taking care of her and her brother while her mother was at work. They were a major influence on her life and are one of the main reasons she wants to work with seniors. Tracie aspires to be a chief executive officer of a senior center and knows the importance of having passionate leaders in the field who can help the elderly community through any health issues.
About the Scholarship: The Health Administration Scholarship Program was initiated through a generous donation from alumnus, Ronald “Ron” Sorensen, and further supported by alumna, Dori Holnagel. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students who are majoring in health administration and have successfully completed the first two introductory courses. Recipients are selected based on evidence of financial need, being among the first in their family to attend college, and have a proven commitment to the community.
Holly Hunt Health Education Scholarship
Scholar: Shazie Senen
Year Awarded: 2016
Major: Public Health (Health Sciences)
Danielle Says: “I would like to thank the donors for establishing this scholarship in honor of Holly and for providing assistance and strength for aspiring public health practitioners such as myself. The scholarship not only relieved some of my finances, but also validated my decision to continue my education and apply to graduate school.”
Career Aspiration: Shazie moved to the United States from Singapore when she was 10 years old. She decided to attend CSUN because the university embodies diversity, which is important to her because she plans to practice public health globally. During her time at CSUN she was inspired to travel to Nicaragua to volunteer and work closely with communities on a global scale to advocate for change through health education. Shazie plans on attending a graduate program in public health. Her long term goals include completing graduate school and traveling to different parts of the world to promote health education to communities in need.
Scholar: Jonathan Watts
Year Awarded: 2016
Major: Public Health (Health Sciences)
Jonathan Says: “Being awarded the Holly Hunt Health Education Scholarship is a great honor and I would like to thank the Hunt family for [creating] this scholarship in honor of Holly. Her spirit lives on through the accomplishments that recipients of this award go on to achieve for their communities locally and globally. This recognition encourages me to continue to work towards scholarly pursuits in public health.”
Career Aspiration: Jonathan is a former foster-youth and native of San Fernando Valley. He aspires to give back to the community that did so much for him and his sisters, through public health. He would like to conduct research on chronic diseases to identify potential risk factors and protective factors. In an occupational health context, he would like to advocate for the well-being of workers who are employed in hazardous environments. Jonathan will begin the master of public health program in applied epidemiology at CSUN in fall 2016.
About the Scholarship: Holly Hunt graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health Education at CSUN in 1979, was admitted to the Master of Public Health in Health Education graduate program and worked with children as a teacher. While Holly was a graduate student at CSUN she tragically passed away. In 2006, her siblings, Beryl Loughlin and Ronald Hunt, along with his wife Joyce, established this scholarship in memory of Holly. This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate public health student who contributes to the community and is committed to public health.
The Judge Julian Beck Scholarship
Scholar: Melissa Grace Reboja
Year Awarded: 2016
Major: Radiologic Sciences (Health Sciences)
Melissa Says: “I would like to thank the Beck family for awarding me with this scholarship and [for] their continuous education support for CSUN and its students. The scholarship is truly a blessing for me and my family, as it helped me pay for tuition for my remaining summer and fall terms of my undergraduate college career.”
Career Aspiration: Melissa grew up in a tough part of Northern California to immigrant parents. Her father suffered from heart failure for 16 years, however, despite those challenges she continued to be grateful every day to her parents for the hard work and sacrifices they went through to provide for her and her two brothers. Now that she is in her last semesters of her undergraduate program, she is thrilled to today be the one to provide for her parents and give them a helping hand. Melissa aspires to obtain her radiography licensure through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists for magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) in the hopes of pursuing a career in research in either of those modalities.
About the Scholarship: Julian Beck was a teacher, politician and judge in Los Angeles and was instrumental in the establishment of San Fernando Valley State College (now CSUN). This scholarship is made possible by a generous contribution from the Judge Julian Beck Health Sciences Endowment that was established in 1984. It is the intention of the donor to provide financial assistance to an outstanding senior each year. Recipients should demonstrate a commitment to professional growth and service, leadership, have a positive and professional attitude, and, where applicable, outstanding clinical potential.
The Lennin H. Glass Scholarship
Scholar: Christopher Rogers
Year Awarded: 2016
Major: Public Health (Health Sciences)
Christopher Says: “Receiving this scholarship has helped to encourage me as I continue my education. Returning adult students often face numerous obstacles. As a full-time student with a family and three jobs, the monetary award I received from this scholarship has certainly been helpful However, it is the recognition of my hard work that has impacted me the most on a personal level. If I could, I would thank the late Dr. Glass and his wife, Rosalee, for recognizing these challenges as well as the potential of students who return to school later in life.”
Career Aspiration: Christopher grew up in Northern California and moved to Castaic a few years ago with his family. He comes from a family with a clergy background and he was a minister for 13 years before he decided to pursue a career in public health. When he first made the decision to leave his previous career as a minister, he was a bit unsure of himself since he had struggled as a student in the past due to an undiagnosed leaning disability. Receiving the scholarship really encouraged Christopher as he was continuing his education. He will begin the master of public health program this fall semester and his goal is to eventually earn a nursing degree so he can teach in emergency services education and conduct hospital research.
About the Scholarship: The late Dr. Lennin H. Glass was a professor of health sciences and served as the Dean of the School of Communication and Professional Studies (now Health and Human Development) from 1979-1987. The scholarship was dedicated to Dr. Glass by his wife Rosalee before her passing. The scholarship is made possible due to a generous contribution from the Lennin H. Glass Scholarship Endowment. It is the intention of the donor to provide financial assistance to a returning adult student who can demonstrate a commitment to professional growth and service, leadership and has a positive and professional attitude within the health sciences field.
