Our Donors

Mary De Masters

Mary De Masters

Mary De Masters is a De Anza alumna who participated in an internship program at De Anza in the early 1980s. She had come to California to be a cobol programmer, but was unable to find work right away. She enrolled at De Anza and was able to get into an internship...

Mary Lou Heslet

Mary Lou Heslet

Mary Lou Heslet, a retired Foothill Counselor established this scholarship.

Mary McClure

Mary McClure

This scholarship is lovingly created in Fred H. McClure’s memory by his sister, Mary McClure. Fred started his teaching career in Cleveland, Ohio with courses in speech and debate but in his later career, he switched to English as a Second Language since he felt...

Maureen McNichols and Rod Kramer

Maureen McNichols and Rod Kramer

Maureen and Rod lovingly created this scholarship in Jason’s memory. A determined young man, Jason did not go to school until he was 15 where he first learned to read. Jason loved education, reading and writing, co-founding the Alta Vista Poetry Writer’s Workshop...

Multicultural Staff Association (MSA)

Multicultural Staff Association (MSA)

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Nancy and Robert Sheets

Nancy and Robert Sheets

This scholarship is lovingly created by Nancy and Robert Sheets to honor Nancy’s father’s love of tutoring math and statistics to hundreds of De Anza students. David Wolin, (pictured on the left with his wife Betty), following a nearly 30-year career working for...

National Endowment for Financial Education

National Endowment for Financial Education

The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) launched its first financial education program in 1984 and has been creating programs to help consumers better understand their finances ever since. The Denver-based, nonprofit College for Financial Planning was...

National Science Foundation (NSF)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF Science, Math and Engineering Scholarship is awarded to potential or current STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) students who plan to transfer into a 4-year institution as a STEM major.

Norma Jean Bodey Galiher

Norma Jean Bodey Galiher

Norma Jean Bodey Galiher has had a life-long passion for learning and has never stopped enjoying the challenge of continued learning, both for professional reasons and personal enrichment (including having taken many adult education classes at Foothill College). She...

Organizacion Latino Americana (OLA)

Organizacion Latino Americana (OLA)

Organizacion Latino Americana (OLA) is an on-campus organization made up of Foothill faculty and staff and they established this scholarship to recognize a student with a strong commitment to community service, on-campus engagement or leadership.

Palo Alto Association for Women In Science (AWIS)

Palo Alto Association for Women In Science (AWIS)

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) promotes the study of science and the choice of scientific careers among women. The Palo Alto AWIS Scholarship is available to Foothill College students majoring in science, mathematics or engineering.

Palo Alto Rotary Club

Palo Alto Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Palo Alto vocational scholarships are intended to provide financial assistance to students who will enroll in an accredited career program or vocational program at a community college in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

Paula De Cillis

Paula De Cillis

Paul De Cillis and his wife Paula, created two scholarships in memory of special U.S. Veterans who made an impact on their life and the lives of others. In 2017, Paul passed, however friends and family continue to support the scholarships that Paul so lovingly...

President's Award Donors

President's Award Donors

This generous scholarship was created by De Anza College faculty and staff. Also generously supported by Chancellor’s Circle funds which come from annual unrestricted donations by community members.

Professor Kang Chao and Jessica Chao

Professor Kang Chao and Jessica Chao

This scholarship, in loving memory of Professor Kang Chao and Jessica Chao, is for students committed to their education who transfer to UC-Berkeley and major in Economics, East Asian Studies, and/or Asian-American Studies. Born in Northern China, Kang and Jessica...

Raj Family

Raj Family

The Raj Family have generously donated $1,001 in honor of their son, Ajay’s 21st birthday. (pictured) Ajay is senior this year UC Berkeley majoring in computer science. He would love to mentor the recipient of this special scholarship, as he understands going to a...

Ray and Thelma Epstein

Ray and Thelma Epstein

This scholarship was created by Ray and Thelma Epstein who are devoted to education. Thelma passed away in 2011. She devoted her life to family, teaching, community service and political activism. A long-time De Anza U.S. History professor, she also served as the...

Recycled Computer Donors

Recycled Computer Donors

Donations of computers to needy students are made possible thanks to the generous community members who bring their old computers to be refurbished by Foothill-De Anza’s Occupational Training Institute CompTechS (Computer Technical Support) interns.

Rose A. Barrie

Rose A. Barrie

Rose A. Barrie, a San Jose resident, was a passionate animal lover who wanted to be a Veterinarian when she was young but was told that it was not a women’s job. Rose loved cats. Not only would she feed feral cats in the neighborhood, she would capture them and...

Rotary Club of Cupertino Itsuo and Marian Uenaka

Rotary Club of Cupertino Itsuo and Marian Uenaka

The Rotary Club of Cupertino has been generously donating scholarships to De Anza students who are pursuing a scholarship towards an AA, AS or workforce certificate program. The Rotary is dedicated to helping students find valuable employment in many fields that do...

San Jose Garden Club

San Jose Garden Club

San Jose Garden Club is a volunteer nonprofit garden club federated on May 8, 1972, based in San Jose, California. Our meetings and events begin in the morning on the second Tuesday of each month. We are members of the National Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Region and...

San Jose Mercury Wish Book Readers

San Jose Mercury Wish Book Readers

Since 1983, San Jose Mercury Wish Book readers have donated more than $8 million to provide their neighbors in need everything from nutritious meals to camp scholarships to specialized equipment for those with disabilities. This scholarship intended for single...

Santa Clara Family Health Plan

Santa Clara Family Health Plan

Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP) is a local, community-based health plan dedicated to creating opportunities for better health and wellness for all. In partnership with providers and community organizations since 1997, they work to ensure everyone in Santa...

Sathaye Family Foundation

Sathaye Family Foundation

Archana and Shirish Sathaye firmly believe in community college education. Archana currently serves on the Foothill-De Anza Foundation Board of Directors and on Foothill’s Science Learning Institute. Her bio can be found here:...

Scholarship for Veterans Donors

Scholarship for Veterans Donors

Originally started by retired De Anza faculty, Gary Lamit, who was dedicated to making scholarships available to recent veterans. Now others generously fund the scholarship including Randy Bryant, Mike Brandy, Kathleen Moberg and John and Martha Rowe.

Scott Cutler

Scott Cutler

Scott Cutler established the Cutler Myo Min Family Endowment in loving memory of his wife, Kay Thee Myo Min ,who passed in 2017. Kay Thee and Scott met at Foothill in the spring of 1993 and were married in 1996. Kay Thee studied chemistry at Foothill and...

Singh Family

Singh Family

Amit and Monika Singh and their three children firmly believe in the power of education and decided to create this scholarship for students in workforce career scholarships to recognize the determination, commitment and hard work in reaching their goals to enter and...

Sons of the American Revolution

Sons of the American Revolution

The Silicon Valley Chapter of the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) has established this scholarship to help a student who embodies the qualities of knowledge, goals, service and leadership.

Stan Poncetta Family and Friends

Stan Poncetta Family and Friends

Lovingly established by friends and family of Stan Poncetta. Stan was a deeply caring person who honored each person he came across and had a deep love and commitment to the care of the elderly. He established a non-profit, Models of Hope, that was dedicated to...

Steve and Francie Curtiss

Steve and Francie Curtiss

Steve Curtiss graduated from Stanford and Francie from San Jose State, and both believe that 4 year college opportunity should be available to students willing to work for it, especially those students who are dealing with lack of funding and with housing insecurity...