Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the 2026 SPPES Scholarship Recipients

ENVS

Environmental Justice Graduate Research Scholarship - Graduates
Danielle (Abby) Espinosa-Gonzalez Bellolio
Nicole Ermisch
Leslie Gonzalez
Evelyn Hinojosa
Ashutosh Mathur
Amairani Oronia Ortega
Sophia Smith
Samantha Rico Zapata

Richard G. Bufton Memorial Award for Environmental Toxicology - Graduates
Evelyn Hinojosa
Matthew Lee

John Luckhardt - Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship - Graduates
Robin "Maya" Elson
Dakota Nance

Paul D. Brown Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate
Zoe Geisreiter

John L. McLemore Scholarship in Environmental Studies - Undergraduate
Jasper Green
Asjah Naquin

Frank Schiavo Environmental Scholarship - Undergraduate
Jocelyn Isidro

GEOG

Mary Brugo Scholarship - Graduate
Monica Aguilar

Maria Henle Scholarship Award in Geography - Graduate
Emily Dewing

Susan Coons and Guenter Krueger Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate
Osmar Ortiz Acosta

Mary Jo Taketa Scholarship - Undergraduate
Sandhana Vasugi Siva

Fishman Wilcoxson Scholarship Award in Geography - Undergraduate
Gabriella McGuire

PADM

Pi Alpha Alpha - Graduate
Sylvia Doan
Jurrel Lardizabal
Lydia Vainauskas

Douglas McIntyre Scholarship - Graduate
Sylvia Doan

Bert Muhly Scholarship - Graduate
Jeremiah Aborode

Margaret Schumb Memorial Scholarship - Graduate
Huiru "Lilac" Shen

Robert A. Smith Scholarship - Graduate
Kathryn Nomura

URBP

David J. Powers Scholarship - Graduate
Amruta Ghandi

Don & Ann Rothblatt Scholarship - Graduate
Jaime Lopez

URBP - Special Awards

San Jose Rotary Club Affordable Housing Challenge - Graduates
Kelsey Gunter
Esmeralda Barreras Rodriguez