Previous Scholarships
Please find below a list of scholarships that are now awarded under a different name or discontinued at this time.
The Elsie Convis Scholarship
(Now the Convis Founders Scholarship)
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Elsie was the mother of Mike Convis, founder of the Drake Scholarship Foundation. She was honored by her children for her keen interest in young people. Mike Convis, Drake teacher and counselor, is memorialized for his vision, perseverance and generosity. This foundation thrives because of his tireless efforts.
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Year |
Recipient Name |
1994 |
Amy Carrieri |
1995 |
Melissa Anstey |
1996 |
Emily Cook |
1997 |
Shannon Jacobson |
1998 |
Lily Ciancutti |
1999 |
Toni Gapinski |
2000 |
Cassidy Brady |
2001 |
Renee Johnson |
2002 |
Kaitlin Cruz |
2003 |
Nicole Yetter |
2004 |
Tanya Kaufman |
2005 |
Erinn Unger |
2006 |
Christina Giesen |
2007 |
Blythe Greene |
2008 |
Tatiana Huezo |
2009 |
Jessie Hall |
2010 |
Erika Neilsen |
The Lindenbaum Scholarship
(Now the Drake Alumni and Community Scholarship)
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Mary and Jacob Lindenbaum's three children graduated from Drake High School. Mary J. Lindenbaum was PTA President and active with AFS Experiment in International Living.
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Year |
Recipient Name |
1994 |
Amber McCall |
1995 |
Kristy Askling |
1996 |
Jessica Lee |
1997 |
Megan Latimer-Taylor |
1998 |
Wendy Lewis |
1999 |
Jessica Richman |
2000 |
Niki Clarke |
2001 |
Alicia Howard |
2002 |
Josie Garthwaite |
2003 |
Lisa Nowlain |
2004 |
Vivian Tan |
2005 |
Elaine Correira |
2006 |
Mami Tomoda |
2007 |
Brooke Lengsfelder |
2008 |
Quinn Sherman |
2009 |
Chelsea Addleman |
The Miles McColm Scholarship
(Now the Faculty Scholarship)
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Miles McColm, was a Spanish teacher and counselor at Drake from 1952 to 1965. Considering him to be a great educator and human being, Mr. McColm's friends contributed generously to this scholarship award.
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Year |
Recipient Name |
1994 |
Beowulf Rochlen |
1995 |
Bernabe Villaus |
1996 |
Jyoti McCall |
1997 |
Meagan Keane |
1998 |
Georgia Garthwaite |
1999 |
Aleta Harris |
2000 |
Stephanie Feldman |
2001 |
Tory Clark |
2002 |
Lyndsay Hughes |
2003 |
Nicolette Young |
2004 |
Drew Smith |
2005 |
Annie Vikart |
2006 |
Jasmine Tuadi |
2007 |
Hana Kadoyama |
2008 |
Ricky Vargas-Delman |
2009 |
Sarah Kuehn |
The Fairfax Police Officers Association Scholarship
(Now the Drake Alumni and Community Scholarship)
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The Fairfax Police Officers Association Scholarship encourages
good citizenship and academic performance. |
Year |
Recipient Name |
2004 |
Christopher Franks |
2005 |
Austin Simpson |
2006 |
Matt Wechsler |
2007 |
Emily Mannheimer |
2008 |
Isabella Miller |
2009 |
Alanna Cottrell |
2010 |
Alicia De Naire |
2011 |
Taylor Crouch |
The Drake Alumni Scholarship
(Now the Drake Alumni and Community Scholarship)
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The Drake Alumni Scholarship honors Marilyn Myers, Bill Onorato, Randy Franklin, Rashaad Jackson and Vince Milani. Marilyn, a 1959 graduate was an outstanding student, a Pomona graduate and a journalist in Paris. Bill, a 1976 graduate attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Randy, who completed his sophomore year in 1979 will be remembered as a musician and athlete. Rashaan, a 1989 graduate was a member of the football team. Vince, a 1988 graduate, was an active and excellent student who became an attorney.
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Coach Bob Franceschini Scholarship
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Coach Bob Franceschini, a much loved and respected Drake teacher and coach for 31 years. As head football coach from 1958 to 1973, he led his team to four MCAL championships. Before he became a teacher, Bob received numerous awards as a football player in high school and college.
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Year |
Recipient Name |
2003 |
Brice James Losey |
2004 |
Brendan Cooper |
2005 |
Andrew Smock |
2006 |
Roxanne Hulme |
2007 |
Tilden Roettger |
2008 |
Jon Judkins |
2009 |
David Crosse |
2010 |
Cooper Scarborough |
2011 |
Lindsay Rogers |
2012 |
Thomas Gazzoli |
2013 |
Elias Plunkett |
2014 |
Sam Waterstone |
2015 |
Jacob Couture |
2016 |
Kevin Miles |
2017 |
Jackson Saavedra |
2018 |
Victoria Brown |
2019 |
Isabella Moynihan |
2020 |
Sophie Sorensen |
2021 |
Christopher Alfaro |
The Daniel Joseph Vacha Scholarship
(Now the Drake Alumni and Community Scholarship)
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Daniel Joseph Vacha, graduate of 1964, died in a tragic car accident the summer after graduating. Dan was outstanding as a student, a leader, and an athlete.
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Year |
Recipient Name |
1994 |
Shoshona Burke |
1995 |
Eric Tyler |
1996 |
Sierra Lerer |
1997 |
Elizabeth Elder-Groebe |
1998 |
John Quach |
1999 |
Melanie Von Doymi |
2000 |
Heather Merovich |
2001 |
Evan Dahme |
2002 |
Allison Kuhn |
2003 |
Sarah Friedman |
2004 |
Alexander Ossa |
2005 |
Selena Levy |
2006 |
Elecktra Fike-Data |
2007 |
Eliza Hamm |
2008 |
Lisa Bauer |
2009 |
Nick Wright |
2010 |
Nicole Marsden |
2011 |
David Cowman |
2012 |
Dennis Quach |
2013 |
Erin Hunerberg |
2014 |
Mckinley "Mick" Bruckner |
2015 |
Chelsea Supawit |
2016 |
Haley Goodrich |
2017 |
Caitlin Gregory |
2018 |
Mikailah Ives |
2019 |
Gwyneth Gordon |
2020 |
Noah Gardner |
2021 |
Satchel Daly |
2022 |
Fawn Zech |
2023 |
Alexis Ayala |
