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2011 César E. Chávez Award recipients dovinos, Johnathan Gonzalez, Aileen Casas, and Ayanna Patel, students of Kathy Olsson, Em- pire Teachers Association, Region II. Grades 3-4: Viviana Castillo, student of Pa- tricia Sifuentes-Vasquez, Montebello Teachers As- sociation, Region III; Monserrat Leyva-Arias, student of Diane Doris Kissas, Montebello Teachers Association, Region III. Grades 5-6: Tasneem Yasin, student of Christo- pher Aguilar, Sylvan Educators Association, Region II; Eduardo Ruiz, student of Linda Lopez Corley, Santa Maria Elementary Education Association, Region III. Grades 7-8: Bianey Esquibel, student of Mary above: Picture by Kelly Morello, student of Sandra Isbell, San Ramon Valley, winner for grades 9-12, Region I. CTA’s César E. Chávez Memorial Education Awards Program provides recognition for students and their teachers who demonstrate an understanding of the vision and guiding principles by which César E. Chávez lived his life. This year, 26 winners — 13 visual arts projects and 13 written essays — have been selected to receive rec- ognition plus $1,000 for both students and CTA mem- bers. Submitters of a group entry will share the award. In the visual arts category, the winners are: Grades Pre-K–K: Genavee Hidalgo, student of Theresa Sawyer, Di Giorgio Elementary School Teachers Association, Region II; Sebastian Flores, student of Socorro Scow, Fresno Teachers Association, Region II. Grades 1-2: Abigail Beckstead, student of Lindsay Waterman-Tate, San Ramon Valley Educa- tion Association, Region I; Rici Pruett, Ana Val- Bracken, Guerneville School Teachers Association, Region I; Stephany Torrejon, student of Silvia Lig- gins, Montebello Teachers Association, Region III. Grades 9-12: Kelly Morello, student of Sandra Isbell, San Ramon Valley Education Association, Re- gion I; Mai Xiong, student of Julie Rivard, Merced UHSD Teachers Association, Region II. Higher Education: Francisco Juarez Jr., stu- dent of David Reyes, CSU Los Angeles, Region III. In the written essay category, the winners are: Grades Pre-K–K: No winners. Grades 1-2: Maxfield English, student of Linda Jasper, Teachers Association of South Pasa- dena, Region III. Grades 3-4: No winners. Grades 5-6: Celeste Tomaschke, student of Georganne Nuger, Livermore Education Association, Region I; Ella Gunady, student of Johnna Laird, Fremont Unified District Teachers Association, Re- gion I; Brooklynn Nicole Funez, student of Linda Scheller, Ceres Unified Teachers Association, Region II; Cesar Noe Barajas, student of Linda Scheller, Ceres Unified Teachers Association, Region II. Grades 7-8: Tamara Mendelson, student of Jodene Paris, Wilsona Teachers Association, Region III. Grades 9-12: April Ochoa, student of Janet Creech, Sequoia District Teachers Association, Re- gion I; Erica Gutmann, student of Alicia Murray, San Juan Teachers Association, Region II; Arianna Sue, student of Alicia Murray, San Juan Teachers Association, Region II; Dylan Dickstein, student of Antonio Losada, San Juan Teachers Association, Region II; Hunter Akins, student of Antonio Losada, San Juan Teachers Association, Region II; Lilian Coie, student of Diane Shires, Teachers As- sociation of South Pasadena, Region III; Chris Hudson, student of Rafael Mosqueda, Hemet Teachers Association, Region IV. Higher Education: No winners. above: Picture by Mai Xiong, student of Julie Rivard, Merced, winner for grades 9-12, Region II. 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipients Nine dependent children of CTA members, seven Student CTA members, and three CTA members have been selected for awards of $3,000 to $5,000 under CTA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship program for ethnic minority members, funded by vol- untary contributions from the CTA membership and the CTA Foundation for Teaching and Learning. Dependent children receiving scholarships are: Leah Avila, dependent of Irma Avila, Fresno Teachers Association; Hayward Cox, dependent of Altina Cox, Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Asso- 24 California Educator | MAY 2011 ciation; Mariah Houston, dependent of Margaret Hynson-Houston, Elk Grove Education Association; Micah Kavros-Alfaro, dependent of Eric Alfaro, Dos Palos/Oro Loma Teachers Association; Stacey Ochoa, dependent of Susan Ochoa, Association of Cypress Teachers; Kathy Ramirez and Katie Ramirez, dependents of Carol Ulibarri, Etiwanda Teachers Association; Thalia Rincon, dependent of Martha Rincon, Lamont Teachers Association; and Christine Pinto, dependent of Lawrence Pinto, Walnut Valley Educators Association. Student CTA members receiving scholarships are: Daisy Angeles, CSU San Marcos; Raquel Gonzalez, San Diego State University; Michelle Grue, Pepperdine University; Ashley Mays, CSU Long Beach; Rebecca O’Haver, CSU Sacramento; Jaime Ontiveros, CSU Stanislaus; and Jessica Reede, Howard University. CTA members receiving scholarships are: Jaime Colly, Oakland Education Association; Cathy Creasia, United Teachers Los Angeles/NEA; and Aaron Grant III, Hayward Education Association. Martin Luther King Jr. CTA ScholarshipsCésar E. Chávez CTA