Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarship
Phi Theta Kappa’s Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarship will help Phi Theta Kappa members overcome unanticipated financial barriers preventing the completion of a student’s first college credential, an associate degree or certificate, while enrolled in college. Up to fifteen (15), one-time $1,000 Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarships are awarded annually.
This scholarship was created by a collaborative effort between benefactors Rosemary and Lou Oberndorf, the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation, and 2011-2012 International Officers Tameka Wilson, Danielle Swartz, Esteban Smith, Sarah Yates and Jeremy Mathis.
Eligibility – Students MUST:
- Be currently enrolled in a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours [or nine (9) quarter credit hours] of associate degree, college-level coursework at the time of application.
- Be a Phi Theta Kappa member in good standing.
- Hold a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0 at the time of application on all college-level coursework completed.
- Include all transcripts. GPA is evaluated at the time of application, and no courses can be marked as incomplete.
- Graduate within 18 months from the time of application.
- NOT hold a previous associate or bachelor’s degree from any college.
- Have encountered an unanticipated financial barrier, such as catastrophic loss, natural disaster, onset of a major illness or injury, change in dependent status, or loss of income resulting in a financial hardship within the past six (6) months.
- Have completed a minimum of 45 college-level semester credit hours (or the quarterly equivalent).
- College-level credit hours completed AND hours “currently in progress” are counted as completed to calculate the hours remaining toward completion.
Recipients
2020
Spring
Kimberly Alvarez | Gateway Community College | Connecticut
Frimpong Boateng | Joliet Junior College | Illinois
Samantha Chang | Passaic County Community College | New Jersey
Meagan Harmon | Santa Monica College | California
Maria Hernandez Lopez | Indian River State College | Florida
Sadokat Khakimova | San Jacinto College | Texas
Iqra Mansoor | Edmonds Community College | Washington
Tina Nguyen | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Mississippi
Fall
Scott Diep | St. Louis Community College | Missouri
Susan Hyde | El Centro College | Texas
Morgan Jarrett | Fulton-Montgomery Community College | New York
Michelle Jarvey | Lakeshore Technical College | Wisconsin
Sara Maginot | Front Range Community College | Colorado
Ali Meeks | National Park College | Arkansas
Laron Shackleford | Lawson State Community College | Alabama
2019
Spring
Sheree Al Damen | San Jacinto College | Texas
Eric Fontenot | South Louisiana Community College | Louisiana
Garret Grant | Folsom Lake College | California
Mirei Maejima | Everett Community College | Washington
Juwle Nagbe | North Dakota State College of Science | North Dakota
Gina Nedwick | Delgado Community College | Louisiana
Jenny Pizzino | Guilford Technical Community College | North Carolina
Justin West | Tulsa Community College | Oklahoma
Fall
Jordan Clay | Ivy Tech Community College | Indiana
Andrea De Jesus | Northampton Community College | Pennsylvania
Tenzin Kalden | Bergen Community College | New Jersey
Shelby Lynch | Mesa Community College | Arizona
Veronique Manfredini | Brookdale Community College | New Jersey
Chase Miner | Southwestern Community College | Iowa
Min-Fang Yeh | Brookhaven College | Texas
2018
Spring
Melissa Garrett | Eastern Gateway Community College | Ohio
Jon-Claude Howd | Lansing Community College | Michigan
Carlos Hunt | Clark College | Washington
Deanna Manzenberger | Ivy Tech Community College | Indiana
Philippe Schicker | Citrus College | California
Stephanie Tharp | Grayson College | Texas
Strahinja Veljkovic | Los Angeles Valley College | California
Christina Ware | Lone Star College | Texas
Fall
Savannah Burkhalter | Parkland College | Illinois
Chantel Coon | Pima Community College | Arizona
Jennifer Greco | Passaic County Community College | New Jersey
Won Joon Kang | Bergen Community College | New Jersey
Joseph Morel | Palm Beach State College | Florida
Haile Murray | Cape Fear Community College | North Carolina
Sandeep Parajuli | Lone Star College | Texas
2017
Spring
Naomi Berger | College of the Albemarle | North Carolina
Vella Anne Englehart | San Diego City College | California
Boyd Fisher | Metropolitan Community College | Nebraska
Malerie Guess | East Mississippi Community College | Mississippi
Margie Holm | Pueblo Community College | Colorado
Liuer Lin | LaGuardia Community College | New York
Amy Martin | Lone Star College | Texas
Ivy Smith | Madison Area Technical College | Wisconsin
Fall
Lakee Babineaux | Galveston College | Texas
Heber Bibang | Mountain View College | Texas
Dottie Bourn | Southwestern Illinois College | Illinois
Bailey Miley | Tyler Junior College | Texas
Obinna Muoh | Highland Community College | Kansas
Gracie Ragan | Bevill State Community College | Alabama
Erika Weaver-Coleman | South Florida State College | Florida
2016
Spring
Yeselth Angarita Pena | Valencia Community College | Florida
Musa Bah | Western Nebraska Community College | Nebraska
Knykoleta Colucci | Maui Community College | Hawaii
Kimberly Marin | Long Beach City College | California
Vinicius Henrique Martinson Santos | Santa Fe College | Florida
Bill Nkunzumwami | Estrella Mountain Community College | Arizona
Tina Seifer | Cuyahoga Community College | Ohio
Elizabeth Walker | Edison Community College | Florida
Fall
Omer Azizi | MiraCosta College | California
Annie Blassingame | Redlands Community College | Oklahoma
Adeline DeSalle | Community College of Beaver County | Pennsylvania
Michele Khadir | Broward College | Florida
Adalberto Machuca | Southwestern Community College | California
Christelle Mbah | Montgomery College | Maryland
Amanda Schaub | Central Ohio Technical College | Ohio
2015
Spring
Elijah Evans | Southwest Texas Junior College
Yaneth Flores | Bakersfield College | California
Noela Limo | Highline Community College | Washington
Kelli Rissky | Lake Superior College | Minnesota
Depa Sing Thakuri | Georgia Perimeter College | Georgia
Jessica Willams | North Central Michigan College
Fall
Skyeler Aguado | Lone Star College| Texas
Yanelle Cruz | Broward College | Florida
Jason Lewis | Nash Community College| North Carolina
Dixie Morgan| East Mississippi Community College | Mississippi
Beda Mundo | Northern Marianas College | Northern Mariana Islands
Tomy Perez | Oregon Coast Community College | Oregon
Jamie Russell | Long Beach City College | California
Maria Wiratman | Houston Community College | Texas
2014
Karina Aguilar | Mesa Community College | Arizona
Miranda Galo | American Samoa Community College | American Samoa
Jason Glynn | Southern Maine Community College | Maine
Peggy Hicks | Lone Star College – Cy Fair | Texas
Joshua Johnson | Central Carolina Technical College | South Carolina
Quan Nguyen | Bunker Hill Community College | Massachusetts
Matthew Randal | San Antonio College | Texas
2013
January
Chi Cao | Lone Star College | Texas
Yvette Gutierrez | El Paso Community College | Texas
Aaron Lattin | Greenville Technical College | South Carolina
Danielle Petron | Portland Community College | Oregon
Daniel Prince | Chippewa Valley Technical College | Wisconsin
Anonymous Recipient | Spartanburg Community College | South Carolina
Anonymous Recipient | Des Moines Area Community College| Iowa
Anonymous Recipient | Valencia College | Florida
Anita Schwab | Orange Coast College | California
Wendy Watson | Trinity Valley Community College | Texas
April
Jesus Bernal | Delaware Technical Community College | Delaware
Stefanie Briseno-Sanchez | Hawaii Community College | Hawaii
John Coffill | Santa Fe College | Florida
Ofure (LaTasha) Ejiya | Saint Paul College | Minnesota
Crystal Martin | College of Southern Idaho | Idaho
Claire Mason | Bellevue College | Washington
Anonymous Recipient | Lake Superior College | Minnesota
Michelle Robinson | Sinclair Community College | Ohio
Anonymous Recipient | Quincy College | Massachusetts
Ashley Kate Whittaker | Treasure Valley Community College | Oregon
July
Isabel Rose | Babasa Pima Community College | Arizona
Ashley Cronin | Washington State Community College | Ohio
Yohanna Diaz | Roxbury Community College | Massachusetts
Alicia Diggs | Northeast Texas Community College | Texas
Joie Frontz | Tarrant County College | Texas
Anonymous Recipient | Rainy River Community College | Minnesota
Stephen Milburn | Northeast Texas Community College | Texas
Marcus Sands | Northampton Community College | Pennsylvania
Heather Venezia | Harrisburg Area Community College | Pennsylvania
Anonymous Recipient | Central Arizona College | Arizona
2012
Raymond Dillon | Seattle Community College | Washington
Margaruette Finney | Hennepin Technical College | Minnesota
Chantal Keliihoomalu | Honolulu Community College | Hawaii
Remona Laing | Black Hawk College | Illinois
Amanda Lingenfelter | MiraCosta College | California
Muneer Muneer | Richland College | Texas
Anonymous Recipient | Hudson County Community College | New Jersey
Sara Ross | Northeast Texas Community College | Texas
Miguel Vega | South Texas College | Texas