Part of a college experience is developing your own interest and involvement in the surrounding community. 2014 Pedrozzi Scholar, Sara Novell, talks about her experience in that process: This summer, I have an internship at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, where I am working as a mechanical engineering intern at NIF. I love being able to come [...]
Our scholars are always staying busy and diving deeper into their interests. Take a look at one of our 2014 Scholars, Sajan Patel, who is currently attending UC Berkeley. This summer, I am interning in Process Chemistry at Merck in New Jersey. After lead pharmaceutical targets have been identified by the Discovery Chemistry group, Process [...]
John Stuart, a 2014 Pedrozzi Scholar, just finished his third year at UC Berkeley and is diving into his passion for engineering: My junior year can be summed up as a time of accepting uncertainty, exploring careers, and finally finding my real passion. At the start of my fall semester I was uncertain about my [...]
Alexandra Hernandez, a 2014 Scholar, attends Point Loma Nazarene University as a nursing major. She shares her opportunities traveling abroad and competing in collegiate athletics: I got to apply my nursing skills abroad as I went to Haiti for three weeks as a part of a medical mission trip through my university. In Haiti, we [...]
We love to catch up with our scholars whenever we can! Here's what advice Candice Evenson, a 2009 Pedrozzi Scholar, advised current and future Pedrozzi scholars: Get the most out of those four years. It's not about getting the grade--it's about getting to know yourself and expanding the limits of your potential. With the right [...]
Finding your interests and a path that supports them is essential to a college experience. Molly Cooper, a 2013 Scholar, attends University of Oregon and is studying Communication Sciences and Disorders and shares her experiences: I have become involved with the international student population at my school. Last year, I spent many hours as a conversational [...]
A student's first year in college can be a big transition for them as they strive to find their place on campus. Josh Ledbetter, a 2015 Scholar, discusses his first year at UCLA: I have been staying busy during my freshman year at UCLA. I have gotten involved in Greek Life, club swimming, and a [...]
A scholarship established in memory of former Sandia employee Walter Bauer through the Pedrozzi Foundation has been awarded to two high school students from Livermore. The scholarships honor Walter's leadership in the scientific community and his love of cycling. Granada High School senior Taylor Lawsen and Livermore High School Senior Harry Yee were awarded $1,000 per [...]
Gretchen Reynolds, a 1993 Livermore High School alum and 2016 Pedrozzi Scholar, exemplifies that education is a continuous journey where there is always room to grow. She earned a BS in Biology from UC Berkeley in 1997 and a teaching credential and from CSU East Bay in 1999. After receiving her credential, she taught in Oakland, Cambodia, [...]
The Pedrozzi Foundation expanded its partnership with the school district by supporting Principal Alberto Solorzano's efforts to create a college-bound culture among students and families at Marylin Avenue Elementary School, whose student population has a low percentage of parents who earned college degrees. To help create such a culture, the foundation invited eight fifth-grade Principal Honor Roll students to be [...]
Students, families, and friends came together to celebrate the achievements of our 2016 scholarship recipients at our Recognition Event and wish them luck as they start their next adventure. Congratulations to all these wonderful scholars once again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7axFNBE-PQ&feature=youtu.be Video of 2016 Recognition Event
