eQuality Scholarship Collaborative

eQuality Scholarship Collaborative

2007 Recipients

eQuality Scholarships

Awarded to graduating high school students in northern and central California for their service to the LGBT community.


Grace Alvarez Watsonville High School	Cristina Bautista Moreau Catholic High School Hayward PG&E PrideNetwork eQuality Scholar	Sean Crawford Santa Barbara High School Kaiser Permanente eQuality Scholar	Zackary Forcum El Cerrito High School Kaiser Permanente/Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholar

Alan Guttirez San Benito High School Hollister The Permanente Medical Group eQuality Scholar	Nicholas Halatsis Tennyson High School Hayward PG&E PrideNetwork eQuality Scholar	Gian Hernandez Nipomo High School Genentech Out & Equal eQuality Scholar	Geoffrey Nguyen Leland High School San Jose PG&E PrideNetwork George Kronenberger Memorial Scholar

M. Antoinette Osborne Mission High School San Francisco Kaiser Permanente eQuality Scholar	Douglas Williams San Marin High School Novato PG&E PrideNetwork eQuality Scholar	Anonymous Amador High School Sutter Creek	Anonymous Mt. Pleasant High School San Jose PG&E PrideNetwork eQuality Scholar

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Fund for Health Education Nursing Student Scholarship

Awarded to nursing students in California for promoting understanding of and equality for the LGBT community.


Jan Attia Cal. State University, East Bay	Glenn Raney UC, San Francisco	David Smith Humboldt State University	Bipin Walia Merritt College

The Permanente Medical Group/KP Pride Medical Student Scholarship

Awarded to a medical student in California for promoting understanding of and equality for the LGBT community.

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Raphael Buencamino
UCSF School of Medicine

2006 Recipients

eQuality Scholarships


Rick Betita Mills High School Millbrae Genentech Out & Equal Scholar	Marina Gatto Mercy High School Burlingame	Sarah Gogin St. Ignatius College Preparatory School San Francisco	Mario Lio Oceana High School Pacifica Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Scholar

Paola Marinero Downtown High School San Francisco	Frankie Martinez Sunnyside High School Fresno PG&E PrideNetwork George Kronenberger Memorial Scholar	Yvonne Neis C.K. McClatchy High School Sacramento JPMC Pride Scholar	Alana Nelson Sonora High School KP Pride Scholar

Eric Tran Santa Clara High School The Permanente Medical Group Scholar	Mayela Zuniga San Leandro High School Kaiser Permanente Scholar	Anonymous Mills High School Millbrae

Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship

Awarded to a Bay Area high school senior in memory of a young man whose suicide raised awareness of the need for services to support GLBTQ youth.

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Aikol Vela
Thurgood Marshall High School
San Francisco

The Permanente Medical Group/KP Pride Medical Student Scholarship

Awarded to a medical student in California for promoting understanding of and equality for the GLBT community.

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Tamsin Levy
UCSF School of Medicine

2005 Recipients

2005 eQuality Scholarships

The 11 graduating high school seniors who received scholarships for promoting understanding of and equality for the GLBT community were:

Sara Caldwell-Kan, Pioneer High School, Santa Rosa
Joseph Contreras, Cate School, Carpenteria
Anne Pisor, Vintage High School, Napa
Ryan Orban, Placer High School, Auburn
Brian Radzinsky, Mt. View High School
Glenn Raney, Leigh High School, San Jose
Madeline Ryen, Davis Sr. High School
Renee Terrebonne, College Park High School, Pleasant Hill
Emilee Wong, Fred C. Beyer High School, Modesto
Amber Woodburn, Laguna Creek High School, Elk Grove
Anonymous, Cate School, Carpenteria

Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship

Jacob Breslow, Acalanes High School, Lafayette

The Permanente Medical Group/KP Pride Medical Student Scholarship

Emily Newfield, UCSF School of Medicine

2004 Recipients

2004 eQuality Scholarships

The 12 graduating high-school seniors who received scholarships for promoting understanding of and equality for the GLBT community were:

Dorsi Bonner, Marin Academy, San Rafael
Laura Cherkas, San Marin High School, Novato
Christopher Dotson, St. Vincent de Paul High School, Petaluma
Christian Duncan, Milpitas High School
Katrina Kershner, Placer High School, Auburn
Jeff Manassero, Laguna Creek High School, Elk Grove
Anna Mattinson, Analy High School, Sebastopol
Steven Shear, Maria Carrillo High School, Santa Rosa
Sophia Simon-Ortiz, Berkeley High School
Alexander Smith, Placer High School, Auburn
Alexia Staniotes, Oceana High School, Pacifica
Kyle Van West, Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz

Bobby Griffith Memorial Scholarship

Kelly Muscolo, Acalanes High School, Lafayette

The Permanente Medical Group/KP Pride Medical Student Scholarship

Peter Dell, UCSF School of Medicine

2003 Recipients

2003 eQuality Scholarships

The 12 graduating high-school seniors who received scholarships for promoting understanding of and equality for the GLBT community were:

Ruby Cymrot-Wu, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco
Molly Klett, George Washington High School, San Francisco
Laura Kopp, San Marin High School, Novato
Miriam Lueck, Silver Creek High School, San Jose
Naomi Martinez, Santa Clara High School
Katherine Massoth, Elk Grove High School
Brianna McPherson, Mira Loma High School, Carmichael
Anthony Parisi, St. Helena High School
Danielle Povio, Milpitas High School
Chris Shapiro, Arroyo Grande High School
Emily Shine, Notre Dame High School, Belmont
John Thompson, Mills High School, Millbrae

The Permanente Medical Group/KP Pride Medical Student Scholarship

Shani Delaney, UCSF School of Medicine

Updated: 19Apr2007