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Scholarship Recipients 

Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Recipients!

4-Year Undergraduate Scholarships

In 2023, 110 Northern New Mexico students pursuing bachelor’s degrees are receiving 122 scholarships worth $839,000!

Since 1999, The LANL Foundation has awarded more than 2,300 scholarships totaling over $11 million! These scholarships would not be possible without the generous support from the LAESF Advisory Committee and the LANL workforce. In 2022, LANL employees donated nearly $375,000 to the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund, and Triad National Security contributed $177,500 in scholarship funding.

Scholarships are also made possible by community members who have entrusted the LANL Foundation and the LAESF Advisory Committee to administer their named and endowed scholarship funds.

Gold Scholarship: $20,000

$5,000 per year for up to four years 

  • Yunseo Kim, Los Alamos High School
  • Dominic Sandoval, Española Valley High School
  • Victoria Shaner, V. Sue Cleveland High School

Silver Scholarship: $15,000

$3,750 per year for up to four years

  • Weston Keller, Santa Fe Preparatory School
  • Oz Leshem, New Mexico School for the Arts
  • Brycelyn Martinez, Escalante Middle/High School

Copper Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Emma Clayton, The ASK Academy
  • Yangchen Rotto, Colorado State University
  • Grace Sandoval, St. Michael’s High School
  • Angelica Vigil, Robertson High School

Bronze Scholarship: Up to $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Korin Aldam-Tajima, Harvey Mudd College
  • Kaitlyn Armijo, St. Michael’s High School
  • Sophia Atencio, Española Valley High School
  • Teresa Austin, Los Alamos High School
  • Sophie Biderman, New Mexico School for the Arts
  • Lucas Blakeslee, Santa Fe High School
  • Skye Bowdon, New Mexico School for the Arts
  • Hailey Capitan, Santa Fe Indian School
  • Santiago Casaus, Cuba High School
  • Cesar Cera, Academy for Technology and the Classics
  • Madelyn Crotzer, Los Alamos High School
  • Nadezda Draganic, Los Alamos High School
  • Delilah Duran, Taos Academy Charter School
  • Isabella Espinoza, Arizona State University
  • Adeline Feng, Los Alamos High School
  • Bianca Fernandez, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Elena Gallegos, Coronado High School
  • Quinton Geller, Los Alamos High School
  • Delilia Gonzales, Colorado State University
  • Marielle Gomez, Taos High School
  • Violet Henderson, Los Alamos High School
  • Chanelle Jaeger, Academy for Technology and the Classics
  • Chloe Lowrie, Capital High School
  • Davis Loy, Santa Fe High School
  • Jaydn Martinez, Española Valley High School
  • Kailey McCann, The ASK Academy
  • Marisa Montoya, Robertson High School
  • Maye Montoya, Taos Academy Charter School
  • Sabrina Montoya, Rio Rancho High School
  • Fionnuala Moore, Santa Fe Preparatory School
  • Alder Nadon, Santa Fe High School
  • Amy Norris, Santa Fe Community College
  • Robyn Ortega, Mora High School
  • Nina Otero, Santa Fe Waldorf School
  • Annaliese Peña, Mesa Vista High School
  • Leslie Peña, Monte del Sol Charter School
  • Isaac Probst, Robertson High School
  • Shrey Poshiya, Santa Fe Preparatory School
  • Lila Quezada, New Mexico School for the Arts
  • Thomas Rieck, University of New Mexico
  • Gavin Robles, Pojoaque Valley High School
  • Destiny Rodriguez, Española Valley High School
  • Trinity Romero, Rio Rancho High School
  • Brandon Sanchez, The Masters Program
  • Cynthia Terrazas Santana, Pecos High School
  • Jonathan Sheffer, Academy for Technology and the Classics
  • Wendy Smith, Northern New Mexico College
  • Mylee Vigil, West Las Vegas High School
  • Rhyen Vigil, Peñasco High School
  • Lucy Wilson, New Mexico School for the Arts

Named & Memorial Awards (Multi-Year):

Anchorum St. Vincent/Christus St. Vincent Medical Pathways Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Itzel Esquivel-Loo, Capital High School
  • Gilbert Hernandez, Capital High School
  • Franco Inigo Legaspi, Capital High School

Anchorum St. Vincent/Christus St. Vincent Medical Pathways Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Stephanie Arana Bustillos, Capital High School
  • Ashly Lovato, Capital High School
  • Alondra Mendoza-Reza, Capital High School
  • Gabrielle Trujillo, Capital High School

Bryan Fearey & Maureen Connolly Scholarship for Science and the Arts: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Alexander Livescu, Los Alamos High School

Blaine Meyer Hadden Memorial Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Elijah Griego, V. Sue Cleveland High School

Charles E. & Ellen E. Morris Endowed Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Grace Carmona-Yong, Taos High School

David M. Smith Memorial Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Zoe McDonald, New Mexico School for the Arts

Dell Technologies/ Wildflower International Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Samuel Landis, Homeschool

Don & Connie Cobb Education Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Samantha Baltz, Rio Rancho High School
  • Joshua Garcia, Coronado High School

Howard Menlove and Jean Marshall Memorial Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Hailey Archuleta, Española Valley High School

John & Marti Browne Leadership Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Tomas Atencio, Escalante Middle/High School
  • Savannah Casados, Española Valley High School
  • Madisyn Garcia, East Mountain High School
  • Marcos Johnson, Española Valley High School
  • Lilis Maeder, Taos Academy Charter School
  • Quinn Morris, Santa Fe High School
  • Kimberly Ortiz, Monte del Sol Charter School
  • Nathan Oswald, UNM-Taos
  • Yeanwoo Park, Los Alamos High School
  • Maddox Presser, Rio Rancho High School
  • Karl Sinkula, Los Alamos High School
  • Lydia Steinhoff, The Masters Program
  • Cornelia Tiger, New Mexico School for the Arts
  • Unica Velasquez, Coronado High School

Nancy & Jeffrey Sauer Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Eliana Juarez, V. Sue Cleveland High School

Nelson O. And Esperanza Baca Gonzales Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Carmella Archuleta, Mesa Vista High School

Northern New Mexico Tribal Business Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Ganalita Lopez, Cuba High School
  • Leandra Trujillo, Mesa Vista High School

Pete & Elaine Lyons Memorial Scholarship: $6,000

$1,500 per year for up to four years

  • Jadie Gonzales, New Mexico School for the Arts

Senator Pete Domenici Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Aricela Chavez, Taos High School
  • Reynae Duran, Cuba High School
  • Bianca Gallegos, Mesa Vista High School
  • Brian Han, Los Alamos High School
  • Viviana Ornelas, Capital High School
  • Brittany Romero, Mora High School
  • Josiah Rubio, West Las Vegas High School

Sheila Morris Luna Memorial Scholarship: $20,000

$5,000 per year for up to four years

  • Hanna Mora, West Las Vegas High School

Susan Herrera Scholarship: $10,000

$2,500 per year for up to four years

  • Jonathan Rascon, Española Valley High School

Named & Memorial Awards (Single-Year):

Alan Johnston Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Max Anderson, Santa Fe High School

Bret Knapp Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Leonid Svyatsky, Los Alamos High School

Climate Change Leadership Institute (CCLI) Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Delilia Gonzales, Colorado State University

Founders Award Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Indie Desiderio-Sloane, Santa Fe Preparatory School

LANL Workforce Retiree Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Nathan Oswald, UNM Taos

Marvin Martin Mueller Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Destiny Rodriguez, Española Valley High School

Michael A. Hiskey Nursing Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Renata James, Santa Fe Community College

Northern New Mexico American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Bianca Fernandez, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Leonid Svyatsky, Los Alamos High School

Rae Lee Siporin Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Bianca Gallegos, Mesa Vista High School
  • Eliana Juarez, V. Sue Cleveland High School

Raymond Chavez Memorial Scholarship

$2,500 one-time award

  • Jalen Martinez, Española Valley High School

Tim Martin Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Carmella Archuleta, Mesa Vista High School
  • Bianca Gallegos, Mesa Vista High School
  • Annaliese Peña, Mesa Vista High School
  • Amarissa Quintana, Mesa Vista High School
  • Brandon Sandoval, Mesa Vista High School
  • Leandra Trujillo, Mesa Vista High School

William & Gertrude Fradkin Memorial Scholarship

$1,000 one-time award

  • Karl Sinkula, Los Alamos High School

Career Pathways Scholarships

Career Pathways Scholarships are $750 per semester, up to $3,000 total.

Anchorum St. Vincent/Christus St. Vincent Medical Pathways Scholarships

  • Alicia Archuleta, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Arlette Guerrero, University of New Mexico
  • Letizia Velazquez Maldonado, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Camila Villa, Central New Mexico Community College

Career Pathways Scholarships

  • Daisy Baca, University of New Mexico – Los Alamos
  • Mateo Baca, University of New Mexico – Los Alamos
  • Mateo Benavidez, RSI Refrigeration School
  • Serina Carrasco, Feldenkrais Guild of North America
  • Josiah Chavez, University of New Mexico
  • Larissa Chavez, Doña Ana Community College
  • Jan-Carlo Contreras, Doña Ana Community College
  • James Coriz, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Jessica Corrales, Northern New Mexico College
  • Laura Garcia, Santa Fe Community College
  • Samantha Gil, University of New Mexico
  • Maddison Gonzales, University of New Mexico – Taos
  • Joanna Johnston, Santa Fe Community College
  • Angel Lopez, Santa Fe Community College
  • Maricella Lopez, University of New Mexico- Taos
  • Mya Malone, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Destiny Martinez, Northern New Mexico College
  • Heaven Martinez, New Mexico State University
  • Tristen Martinez, Doña Ana Community College
  • Marcelino Molinar, Luna Community College
  • Alisabela Montoya, University of New Mexico – Los Alamos
  • Noah Mueller, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Josh Perry, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Mattie Rivera, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Jacquelyn Romero, Luna Community College
  • Kameryn Russell, University of New Mexico – Taos
  • Kaylee Salazar, University of New Mexico – Los Alamos
  • Melania Sanchez, Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Delight Talawepi, Institute of American Indian Arts
  • Marysol Vigil, University of New Mexico
  • Kalainia Waquie, Central New Mexico Community College
  • Jimmy Wheeler, University of New Mexico – Los Alamos
  • Audrey Wild, University of New Mexico – Los Alamos

Tim Martin Memorial Scholarship

  • Angel Montoya, Northern New Mexico College

Communities in Schools’ Future Forward Scholarship

  • Nallely Gutierrez Chavez, New Mexico Highlands University
  • Leslie Garcia, Santa Fe Community College
  • Emanuel Martinez Perez, University of New Mexico