"My college education helped me tremendously, and I attribute much of my career and personal success to the fact that I attended a top university. Now I have the means to give back, and through the Foundation, I have discovered a way to make an impact locally. Specifically, through my estate, I have established endowed [...]
Eva Susana Rios Del Rio's journey through college has become an inspiration for her siblings, who now see higher education as a possibility. As the first person in her family to attend college, Eva became a mentor, inspiration and role-model for her older and younger siblings. This 2011 Pedrozzi Scholar put herself through Cal State [...]
College can be a time of great change, but within the disruption an opportunity for growth. 2014 Pedrozzi Scholar and UC Irvine student Priya Sri-Tharan explains her recent college experience: The Pedrozzi Foundation has helped make my undergraduate education at both UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine possible, where I am pursuing the fields of [...]
Anthony is the first in his family to attend college (currently at San Jose State University) and is grateful to have started his college career at Las Positas College. He shares his experience at Las Positas and his involvement in the start-up Eden: Las Positas College has been nothing but wonderful to me. Being able [...]
Howard and Elaine Storms, longtime Livermore residents, have continued their generous support of Livermore students by funding an additional scholarship to be awarded in 2017 to a student planning to earn undergraduate degrees in one of the physical sciences. This most recently funded scholarship is named in honor of Gene Hale who served as the [...]
“The Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation is a high-impact organization providing tremendously valuable programs to the students and families of the LVJUSD in support of our mission to ensure that 'each student graduates with the skills needed to contribute and thrive in a changing world.' The Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation provides dynamic and diverse programs that touch the [...]
After graduating from Granada High School in 2010, Peter Cabeceiras, the first person in his family to attend college, headed to Rice University, in Houston, TX. In May 2016, Peter will graduate with his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. His career goal is to earn a medical degree and a doctorate in [...]
“The Pedrozzi Foundation is a unique community-based resource for our students. Very few cities are fortunate to have an organization that provides scholarships to so many local students. The Foundation contributes to making Livermore a special place to live.” John Marchand, Mayor of Livermore
2014 Pedrozzi Scholar, Sarah Dreher, didn’t have much time for rest and relaxation this summer. This independent, hardworking Mills College student coached LHS cheerleading, took two online summer courses, and worked 30 hours per week as the Pedrozzi Foundation student intern. During her 6-week internship, Sarah’s contributions included social media communications, Pedrozzi Scholar outreach, scholarship [...]
Jay and Mary Davis, long-time Livermore residents, are delighted to be the inaugural donors to establish two Named Scholarships through the Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation. Jay and Mary say, "It was time for us to become active supporters of education in Livermore and Livermore students. With our children's encouragement and guidance (Kathy - LHS '83 and [...]
Rosa is the first person in her large extended family to attend college and explains her journey: I am on my way to starting my fourth year as a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering double major at UC Davis. Last summer I had the wonderful opportunity of studying abroad in Rome, Italy. This summer I have [...]
The more I learn of the Foundation and the students it supports, the more I am impressed. I was privileged to review applications and found most of the applicants are not only scholars but also well-rounded individuals, who perform community service, participate in extracurricular school activities, and gain work experience. It has been a pleasure [...]
For '08 LHS graduate and 2012 Community College and 2014 Undergraduate Pedrozzi Scholar, William Shill, "importance of perspective" is the biggest lesson learned during his 77-day summer internship aboard the Florida Voyager, a Chevron crude carrier/tanker stationed in the Gulf of Mexico. As a student at the California Maritime Academy, William's internship "rank" as an [...]
Laila Hassen, a 2013 Pedrozzi Scholar, is a graduate of the University of California, Davis and an engineer with PG&E. Laila describes the projects she was involved with during her years at UC Davis and what a Pedrozzi scholarship meant on her academic journey: I recently just graduated from UC Davis, double majoring in [...]
2013 Pedrozzi Scholar Morgan Self describes her time at the University of Nevada, Reno: Receiving the Pedrozzi scholarship for the past several years has been extremely beneficial to my college experience. Not only have I been able to take full credits at the University of Nevada, Reno, but I have also accomplished many other things. [...]
During my time as a Bronco I was blessed with the opportunity to pursue both my academic and athletic interests. With my passion for science I volunteered at Santa Clara Valley Medical in the outpatient pharmacy which sparked my interest in pursuing this as a career path. In August I will begin my graduate program [...]
Thank you for awarding me a scholarship in 2014 to continue my education. This scholarship has provided me the means to work towards completing general education courses at Las Positas Community College. With such a generous award, the financial stress of pursuing higher education has been eased. Again, I would like to thank this generous foundation [...]
I am so excited to be able to go to Cal Poly SLO! This scholarship will help me in my endeavors as an Architectural Engineering major. I know that my studies will be rigorous, and that they will always require my hardest effort. The Pedrozzi Foundation has given me hope that I can achieve my [...]
A 2007 graduate of Livermore High School, Catherine "Cassie" Braun attended her "dream school", Santa Clara University, majoring in Finance. Cassie's involvement with SCU's honors business programs, being a TA in the Business School and networking whenever possible, lead to a summer internship at Yahoo and then a full-time Finance position, supporting Yahoo's CFO, upon [...]
I am officially an Environmental Science major and I am working full-time over the summer and part-time during the school year to save money so that I may study abroad in the Spring semester. It has been in the works for about a year, and I am planning to go to Sydney, Australia to take [...]
