88 AISD Seniors Receive ASF Scholarships

The Aldine Scholarship Foundation (ASF) awarded 88 scholarships, its most ever, to Aldine ISD high school seniors during a ceremony held in their honor at Lone Star College-North Harris on May 22. The scholarships will allow the students to continue their academic careers.

Since its inception in 1991, ASF has awarded 932 scholarships to deserving Aldine ISD students.

The following graduating seniors received scholarships:

  • Luis Padilla — Aaron Glenn Award
  • Nancy Amador, Felista Colocho, Rosa García, Eliazar González, Evelyn Hernández, Jennifer Hernández, Alyssa Landin, Elaine Lozano and Teressa Masonolivia — Aldine ISD Awards
  • Evelyn Alvarado, Diana Franco, Jessica Gómez, Jamie Maldonado, Carolina Martínez, Rogelio Segovia and Princess Villalta — Aldine ISD Staff Endowment Awards
  • Tiara Mena and Tanisha Williams — Aldine Optimist Club Awards
  • Zy’Indria Johnson — ASF Board of Directors Award
  • Ana Rodríguez — Bob and Darcy Mingoia Special Scholarship Award
  • Marisela Acosta — Deanie Merritt Award
  • Cedrick Meyers — Donnie Drawhorn Memorial Award
  • Mary Coronado — Doris Davis Award
  • Alex Andrade, Frank Compean, Devohne Fontenot, Wendy Hernández, Diana Lumbreras, Linda Luna, Bobbie Mendoza, Joel Mollinedo, Yolanda Montoya, Julia Morales, Cinthia Ortiz, Alejandra Osegueda and Arely Robles — East Aldine District Awards
  • Christian Mariena and Israel Martínez — Gallery Furniture Awards
  • Elida Turrubiartes — Glenn and Linda Huntley Award
  • Deina Arvizu and Juan Duarte — Greater Inwood Partnership Awards
  • Charli Vargas — Harvey and Yvonne Stotts Award
  • Saira Badat and Diana Dimas — Houston-Aldine Lions Club Awards
  • Chelsea Benavides and Dolores Frías — Houston Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce Awards
  • Lesly Marín — John E. Pickelman Award
  • Alberto Bermúdez, Esmeralda Castillo, Josiah Conn, Jesús de la Torre, Fernándo García, Kevin Guerrero, María Manriquez, Vanessa Ramírez, Norma Sánchez and Kindell Whiting — Lone Star College-North Harris Awards
  • Norma Maya and Esteven Molina — M.B. “Sonny” Donaldson Awards
  • Luis Barrera — M.O. Campbell Award
  • Yamileth González — MacArthur Senior High School Award
  • Moisés Flores and Magaly Núñez — Motiva Awards
  • Ashley Villanueva — Nadine Kujawa Award
  • Esperanza Méndez — Niki Myers and Cher Brock Endowed Scholarship Award
  • Vanessa Fernández, Jaqueline Fuentes, María Martínez and Kimanh Nguyen — Prosperity Bank Awards
  • Yen Ngo — Richard and Barbara Lee Memorial Award
  • Mariana Rodríguez — Rigsdell Family Award
  • Isaías Urrea — Ron and Mary Oruc Award
  • Germán Barahona, Ana Coronado, Rebeca Guevara and Alejandra Rodríguez — Stan and Suzanne St. Pierre Awards
  • Marlen Cabrera — Steve Mead Award
  • Aimmee Anguiano and Edward Mejía — Steven Parker Awards
  • Annette Quiroga — Luther Family Special Scholarship Award
  • Cristián Alfaro, Francisco Caballero and Elizabeth Montoya — Supertravel Awards
  • Katerine Herrera — Supertravel Aldine Teachers Award
  • Sailin Blanco and Susana Herrera — Texas Pioneer Foundation Awards
  • José Ruiz — W.W. Thorne Award

AISD School Board President Rick Ogden presenting a scholarship certificate to a student.

Prior to receiving their scholarships the students and audience were addressed by Dr. Wanda Bamberg, Aldine ISD superintendent of schools; Steve Kolar, vice president of Lone Star College-North Harris, and Joseph Lucario, a 2007 ASF recipient. ASF President Seth Sharr served as the master of ceremonies for the evening.

ASF is a nonprofit organization consisting of business people, educators and members of Aldine ISD and Lone Star College-North Harris. Donations collected and invested are placed in certificates of investment with the principle remaining perpetually untouched. All investment proceeds are used to pay college tuition for AISD graduates to attend any school in the Lone Star College system.