Orange County Students Awarded Times Grants

Twenty-eight Orange County high school seniors have been awarded educational grants-in-aid by the Los Angeles Times Fund.

The Orange County allocations are part of an annual program sponsored by the Times Fund to assist Southern California students in public and parochial schools in continuing their education.

This year, $500 grants totaling $100,000 were made to 200 students in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. Since it began in 1967, the grants-in-aid program has awarded more than 6,000 grants totaling more than $2.3 million.

The grants, for attendance at colleges, universities and trade schools, are distributed on the basis of merit and ability. Grades are not necessarily the primary consideration.

“Through the grants-in-aid program, needy students are given the opportunity to pursue their personal and academic goals,” said Tom Johnson, publisher and chief executive officer of The Times and president of the Times Fund.

“They have demonstrated the desire and determination to be productive members of the community,” Johnson said. “The Times is pleased to be able to assist them in their desire to excel.”

The grants-in-aid program is supported by proceeds from various events sponsored by Times Special Events. Two upcoming events are the 43rd annual Times/Rams Charity Game on Aug. 13 and the Volvo Los Angeles professional tennis tournament at the Los Angeles Tennis Center Sept. 17 to 25.

The following Orange County students were grant recipients this year:

Hoa Huy Pham, Back Bay Continuation High School; Joe Marron, Brea Olinda; Angela B. Grim, Capistrano Valley; Peter Robinson, Costa Mesa; John K. Hutchins and Scott A. Montroy, El Toro; Daniel T. Outlaw, Estancia; Kim McCracken and Jennifer L. Stewart, Huntington Beach; Araceli Soto Castillo, Irvine; Sean H. Brown and Starr Nardonne, Laguna Beach; Billy L. Smith, La Habra.

Also, Amy Kathleen Whitlock, Los Alamitos; Adolfo Lopez, Magnolia; Brett Bryner, Mission Viejo; Jennifer A. Hawkins, Monte Vista; Dianne M. Romo, Mountain View; Kristen M. Stansell, Ocean View; Norma Rodriguez, Orange; Kevin Kelly, Self-Alternative High School; Robert Pedrogo, Silverado; Alex Cervantes, Tuan Huy Nguyen and Meka Stevenson, Sonora; Manuel Barriga and Alfred Zarate, Valley, and Douglas Hunter, Mater Dei.