YVC Foundation Awards $650,000 in Scholarships for the 2019-2020 Academic Year

Yakima, WA- The Yakima Valley College Foundation will host their annual Scholarship Award Ceremony on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 7:00pm in Sherar Gymnasium, Building 6. Scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year, totaling $650,000, will be presented to 220 students by Foundation Board Members. The average scholarship award is $3,000.

Since 1977, the YVC Foundation has worked to provide financial support to students. Starting with $140,000 from ten donors, the Foundation’s endowment has grown exponentially to over $12,000,000 from 150 donors. In its 40-year history the Foundation has awarded more than 5,000 scholarships to students, totaling more than $5.8 million.

Foundation Scholarship Recipient List 2019-2020

For more information about the YVC Foundation or to become a donor please call 509.574.4645.

Media Photo & Interview Opportunity
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
7:00pm
Sherar Gymnasium

Press Release Contacts:

Jay Frank / 509.574.6870 / jfrank@yvcc.edu
Stefanie Menard / 509.574.4646/ smenard@yvcc.edu