Kathryn Aguirre

Memory of SilkAir victim lives on through law scholarship

December 20th, 2007

It’s been 10 years since SilkAir flight MI 185 crashed in Palembang on December 19, on its route from Jakarta to Singapore.
All 104 passengers and crew members died. However, the memory of one victim – Kathryn Worth – lives on, through a scholarship set up by her husband.
Kathryn loved to travel; she was equally at [...]

B.C. Community Foundation holds Scholarship Reception

July 13th, 2007

Over 175 scholarships were awarded at the Battle Creek Community Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Reception, which took place on May 24, 2007, at Kellogg Arena. These scholarships, including annual renewals on those awarded previously, total over $600,000! Scholarship selection criteria vary, depending on the donor’s interest; however, academic performance, financial need, and school/community/church involvement are the [...]

Approved Southwest Idaho Community College Gets Big Grant

June 1st, 2007

The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation is donating $10 million to help jump-start the College of Western Idaho in the Treasure Valley. “We can’t say enough about the citizens of the Treasure Valley who last week showed their support for a comprehensive community college in this valley,” Joe Scott, chairman of the J.A. [...]

Local students study abroad

February 25th, 2007

Melissa Golden and Kathryn Adams of Toledo, and Rebecca Bostwick-Terry and Kindra Freedom of Newport, spent January studying abroad through a special study program at Linfield College.
Golden, a senior majoring in history, is the daughter of James and Candace Golden of Toledo. She participates in German Club and Wildcat Productions, the Linfield television station. She [...]

Vantage Learning Shatters Online Education Testing Record

January 9th, 2007

On the heels of a record 146 million online test transactions in 2005, Vantage Learning (www.VantageLearning.com), the world’s leading provider of online assessment tools, today announced that transaction volume grew to 193 million test transactions for 2006–63 percent above last year’s volume.
“Vantage Learning continues to be first in quality, reliability, and accuracy of assessment services,” [...]

Kansas State University academic scholarship recipients

December 20th, 2006

More than 5,200 students at Kansas State University are academic scholarship recipients for the 2006-2007 school year. Students are listed by their hometown.
Butler County
Andover: Austin Garrett Delimont, $1,460 Barbe Family Scholarship; Megan Ann Enns, $525 A. Sidney McIntire Memorial Scholarship and $725 Richard L. Clarke Scholarship; Bradley Warren Fouse, $240 G.E. Johnson Engineering Scholarship and [...]

The Evergreen grant will be used to launch a $17 million fundraising campaign to renovate science facilities

November 23rd, 2006

J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation has awarded Albertson College of Idaho in Caldwell a $5 million per year Evergreen grant, plus an additional one-time $5 million grant to launch a $17 million fundraising campaign to renovate the school’s science facility.
The goal of both grants, according to university spokeswoman Beth Zborowski, is to support initiatives to [...]

Albertson College to receive $5 million grant

November 21st, 2006

J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation has awarded Albertson College of Idaho in Caldwell a $5 million per year Evergreen grant, plus an additional one-time $5 million grant to launch a $17 million fundraising campaign to renovate the school’s science facility.
The goal of both grants, according to university spokeswoman Beth Zborowski, is to support initiatives to [...]

Western Nevada Community College scholarship reception honors donors, recognizes recipients

October 10th, 2006

Western Nevada Community College students got the opportunity to personally thank the individuals who are helping them earn a college degree at the WNCC Foundation’s sixth annual Scholarship Appreciation & Recognition Reception.
The event celebrated the success of 175 students who received a total of $156,000 in scholarship awards. Foundation funds contributed $109,600 of this total [...]

UK: The Harold and Olga Fox Scholarships in Biology for for International Students

October 6th, 2006

The Harold and Olga Fox Fund has been established with a recent bequest to the Biology Department. We shall award one Scholarship per year to overseas (full fee-paying) students applying for the BSc degree programme in Biology, Zoology, Genetics or Human Genetics. The Harold and Olga Fox Scholarships will pay £5000 towards overseas fees in [...]