Nicole Jones is one of the longest-serving staff members at the Scholarship Foundation, having joined the organization in 2005. A past Foundation scholarship recipient, she earned a degree in agricultural sciences at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and cu…
The Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors has welcomed three new members in recent weeks. Donna Weidl is a senior vice president and financial advisor with the local branch of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. Born in Qingdao, China, Donna immigrated to the United States at age 7 before attending San Marcos High School and Santa… Read more »
Capping an impactful, three-decade career in the area’s nonprofit sector, Barbara Robertson has announced her retirement as president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, effective December 31. A search for her successor will comme…
Pam Lopker made a fateful decision as a senior at UC Santa Barbara more than 40 years ago. Worried that her studies in mathematics and economics may not lead to gainful employment once she graduated, she enrolled in computer programming classes. The rest, as they say, is history. QAD, the software company she founded two… Read more »
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has received its 10th consecutive four-star rating from nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator. The rating – Charity Navigator’s highest – indicates superior financial efficiency and transparency in Scholarship Foundation operations. The Foundation has now received 19 four-star ratings in 20 years. “Only 4 percent of the charities we evaluate have… Read more »
Commencement speakers commonly extol the value of lifelong learning beyond the classroom. In his 1994 commencement address at Howard University, for instance, Colin Powell advised graduates that they were “entering a life of continuous study and struggle” to achieve their goals and discover their talents and interests. What does this mean in the near term… Read more »
Ten standout organizations and individuals were honored at the 2022 South Coast Business & Technology Awards ceremony June 16 at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. The annual awards celebrate innovation, leadership, and success in the ar…
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, in partnership with the Santa Barbara Foundation, honored hundreds of area students in awards ceremonies at Allan Hancock College on May 24 and the Courthouse Sunken Garden on May 25. The annual events re…
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has awarded college scholarships totaling more than $7.7 million to 2,139 Santa Barbara County students for the 2022-23 academic year. Recipients were notified of their awards on Sunday, May 15.
Of the $…
A video chronicle of this year’s Art Scholarship Competition. Judging took place January 20 at the Scholarship Foundation’s Santa Barbara office, and select student submissions were exhibited at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art from January 27 to Febr…
