Times Fund Grants Given 201 Graduates

The Los Angeles Times Fund has awarded $100,500 in grants-in-aid to 201 graduating high school seniors throughout Southern California, enabling them to continue their education in the next school year.

The $500 awards were presented to the seniors at ceremonies at public and parochial schools in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties last week.

The grants-in-aid program, started by the Times Fund in 1967, has awarded more than 5,400 grants totaling more than $2 million. The grants are for attendance at colleges, universities and trade schools.

“The goal of these educational grants-in-aid is to provide needy students with the means and encouragement to pursue their educational goals,” said Tom Johnson, publisher and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Times and president of the Times Fund.

“These students have demonstrated both a desire to further their education and the determination to succeed. The Times is pleased to be able to help them in their pursuit of excellence.”

The grants-in-aid program is supported by the proceeds of various Times-sponsored events. Two upcoming events are the 40th annual Times/Rams Charity Game on Aug. 10 and the Volvo All-American Tennis Championship at the Los Angeles Tennis Center from Oct. 28 to Nov. 11.

The following students are grant recipients this year:

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Marisable Ruiz, Teffanie Thomas

PARK--Harold Jackson

CARSON--Tira L. Keeton

CHATSWORTH--Carolyn Wright

CLEVELAND--William Dancy

CRENSHAW--Charles E. Bingham, Kimberly Y. Jones, David Allen Carter

DORSEY--Yvonne Elaina Lawrence, Audra M. Scroggins, Michael Towner

EAGLE ROCK--Gracie Misako Browne

EL CAMINO--Lawanda L. Junior

FAIRFAX--Jose G. Garcia, Kimberly Y. Maull

JOHN H. FRANCIS POLYTECHNIC--Lawrence E. Cook

FRANKLIN--Doreen Pena, Manuel Romandia

FREMONT--Michael Hemphill, LaSonya Joseph, Kim Lavette White

GARDENA--Robert Romero

GARFIELD--Gloria Pena, Marco Soriano

GRANADA HILLS--Julio Ramos

GRANT--Maria Teresa Reyes

HAMILTON--Kent Derek Parrish, Karen Anita Randolph

HOLLYWOOD--Jose Gilberto Ibarra, Ruth Elizabeth Marroquin

HUNTINGTON PARK--Juan C. Figueroa, Rosa M. Mora

JEFFERSON--Tracy Chatman, Olga Nunez, Delberth Parada

JORDAN--Rodney Franklin Allen, Dwayne Glenn, Lillie Menyweather

JOHN F. KENNEDY--Angelica Lomeli

KING/DREW MEDICAL MAGNET--Rahaman Williams

LINCOLN--Maria Covarrubias, Kenneth Yu

LOCKE--Angela Griffin, Stacey Turner, Teri Winston

LOS ANGELES--Dora Cabrera, Sheryl Clarke, Linda Simpson

MANUAL ARTS--Sebrina Graham, Paulette Shelley, Kimberly Renee Whitfield

MARSHALL--Sylvie Mazloumian, Lih Russell

MONROE--Randal Valdez

NARBONNE--Elsa Ruedas

NORTH HOLLYWOOD--Chad Butram

PALISADES--Elisa Calvillo

RESEDA--Allen L. Holmquist

ROOSEVELT--Terry Gutierrez, Rodolfo Becerra

SAN FERNANDO--Javier Alvarez

SAN PEDRO--Grace Torres

SOUTH GATE--Ana Platero, Hansen Sui

SYLMAR--Lisa Shrum

TAFT--Elsa Revas

UNIVERSITY--Luis Bustamente

VAN NUYS--Kiet T. Ly

VENICE--Jose A. Cortez

VERDUGO HILLS--Juan D. Estrada, Mary Ann Orozco

WASHINGTON PREP--Tammy Abram, Cardia Bass, Angela Johnson

WESTCHESTER--Paula Lanice Shanks

WILSON--Bianka Alvarez, Jack Denson III

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCHOOLS ALHAMBRA--Connie Ramirez

ANTELOPE VALLEY--Robert Amador

ARCADIA--Richard M. Stella Jr.

ARTESIA--Mercedes Ornelas, Olivia M. Ortiz

BELLFLOWER--Kathy Mezei

BLAIR--Avedis Asdourian, Jacquelynn Garner, Francisco Ibarra

BURBANK--M. Esmeralda Castellanos, Paula Sanchez

JOHN BURROUGHS--Vuong Mai

CALIFORNIA--Rose Cisneros

CENTURY--Holly M. Juhl

CULVER CITY--Vivian Manzanares

DOWNEY--Carolyn Ann Neubauer

DUARTE--Violet Patricia Adams, Mark S. Smith

EDGEWOOD--Jolene Vargas, Jesus Velo

EL MONTE--Guadalupe Frausto

EL RANCHO--Janina S. Amador, Rita Vasquez

GLADSTONE--Guadalupe Magallanes

GLENDALE--Lan Dinh V. Ha

GLENDORA--Susan S. Sayegh

JOHN GLENN--Yvonne Juarez, Anthony W. Leon-Guerrero

HILLCREST--Lillian Levingston

INGLEWOOD--Kimberly Booker, Darrin E. Burrell

MARK KEPPEL--Sandra Valdez

LYNWOOD--Renee Ellison, Shaun Leverett

MONTEBELLO--Esmeralda E. Calderon, Jose Luis Romero

MOUNTAIN VIEW--Vilay Saysanith

NORTHVIEW--Anthony Padilla

PALMDALE--Jo Anne Yackley

PARAMOUNT--Rosa M. Salazar, Deborah Valdivia

QUARTZ HILL--Nanaa Leann Hogue

ROSEMEAD--Martina E. Flores

SAN GABRIEL--Hoa Le Quach

SAUGUS--Curtis W. Tilch

SCHURR--Elizabeth Ayala, Diana Kadekian

SOMERSET--James David Ray, John Woelk

SOUTH HILLS--Luis C. Perez

VAIL--Patricia A. Benavidez

WHITCOMB--Delyn Brock

GLEN A. WILSON--Gail Ann Brender

LOS ANGELES COUNTY PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS BISHOP ALEMANY--Sebastian Amara

BISHOP CONATY--Yvonne Dawes

CANTWELL--Ralph Edward Guido

DAMIEN--Jose L. Carrillo

HOLY FAMILY--Chris E. Borra

JUNIPERO SERRA--Russell Anthony Boone

OUR LADY OF LORETTO--Michelle Fuentes

SACRED HEART--Griselda Nunez

SACRED HEART OF MARY--Lucy Villanueva

ST. ANTHONY--April Nayles

ST. JOSEPH--Ann M. Armijo

ST. MARY’S ACADEMY--Maria Gutierrez

ST. MICHAEL’S--Gilver Sierra

SAN GABRIEL MISSION--Carmen Estrada

LONG BEACH SCHOOLS JORDAN--Dexter Kilpatrick

LAKEWOOD--Peterson Challenger, Mech Nou

MILLIKAN--Kenneth Calloway, Andre Nullar

LONG BEACH POLY--Dara Khuth

REID--Shannon Condon, Vivian Scott, Candy Teal

WILSON--Molly Chacon, Gabriela Hernandez

ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS ANAHEIM--Patty A. Cochran, Cora A. Paxton

BACK BAY--Cheri Kiddie

BOLSA GRANDE--Velina Jasso

BUENA PARK--Roger Ochoa

CYPRESS--Julian M. Ramirez, Mary Ellen Sanchez

EL TORO--Eric Rinehart

ESPERANZA--Alfred Ballesteros

ESTANCIA--Maria Magdalena Ojeda, Jeb S. Stuart

IRVINE--Toan Ngoc Hong

JOHN F. KENNEDY--Kevin Marquardt

LAGUNA BEACH--Sallyann Davidson

LA HABRA--Kimberly K. Bowman, Ernesto A. Penuelas

LA QUINTA--Arlene B. Van Hoepen

MARINA--Daniel M. O’Mahony

MT. VIEW--Salpy Keheian

ORANGE--Gina Slim

SANTIAGO--Gonzalo M. Duran, Carmen Galindo

SONORA--Matilda P. Martinez

VALENCIA--J. Manuel Lopez

WOODBRIDGE--Steven D. Lopez, Mark P. Rosney

ORANGE COUNTY PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS MATER DEI--Theodore E. Flores, Norma Laura Garcia, David Joseph Theriault