Our Donors

Welcome! Thank you for your contributions and support that helps change the lives of students.

Janet Lial

Janet Lial

ARC Margaret Lial Math Major Scholarship Margaret L. Lial, author of over 440 College level mathematics textbooks, revolutionized the math book industry and was a pioneer of women authors. She taught at ARC for 25 years, retiring in 1991, before devoting herself to...

Jason Novi

Jason Novi

Jeanette Parsons

Jeanette Parsons

SCC Jeanette T. Parsons Nursing

Jean M. Woolley

Jean M. Woolley

Many years ago, I graduated from the Sacramento City College Registered Nursing Program. When I was a student, I was in a very difficult marriage and had very little money. During one semester, I needed financial assistance. Thank goodness, I received help and was...

Jean Richards

Jean Richards

SCC Jeanine Louise Richards Memorial

Jean Smelser

Jean Smelser

SCC Eleanor Royce Richards

Jean Welden

Jean Welden

SCC Larry Welden Painting – Emeriti

Jeff Bucher and Deborah Ondricka

Jeff Bucher and Deborah Ondricka

ARC Edward and Kathryn Bucher Memorial Scholarship

Jeffrey Gidley

Jeffrey Gidley

Jennifer Scalzi-Pesola

Jennifer Scalzi-Pesola

ARC Scalzi-Pesola Family Scholarships offered in memory of: 1) Marie Pesola for her love of others and for seeing the beauty in the simplest of things; 2) Irene Scalzi, for always taking care of others and being the kind of person that comes in when the rest of the...

Jennifer Yamzon

Jennifer Yamzon

Jacinto Yamzon III Memorial Scholarship Jennifer Yamzon, family, friends, and colleagues are donors to the Jacinto J. Yamzon III Memorial Scholarship at Sacramento City College, which is in memory of a beautiful and joyful human being. Jacinto was born in Manila,...

Jerome Lahey

Jerome Lahey

ARC Marie McDonald Lahey Memorial. Marie McDonald Lahey was thirty-two years old when her husband died in 1935, during the difficult years of the Great Depression. She struggled to raise her five young children, who ranged in age from two to fourteen years old. With...

Jerry and Donna White

Jerry and Donna White

ARC Donna and Jerry White Nursing ARC Earth Science

Jo-Ann Foley

Jo-Ann Foley

SCC Audio Production – Jack Foley Memorial This scholarship was created in honor of Jack Foley, by his family. Many workers in post-production sound use the terms foley studio, foley sheets, foley footsteps, foley reels, foley walker, foley editor, without fully...

Joe Sjolund

Joe Sjolund

ARC Charles Orth Veterans Scholarship. This scholarship is in honor of Joe Sjolund’s father, a decorated disabled veteran, who served this country for over 30 years. Charles Orth served 23 years in the US Navy and Air Force achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer....

Joey Lopez Memorial

Joey Lopez Memorial

ARC Joey Lopes Memorial Scholarship. Joe Lopez was a well known professional boxer. In 1985 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. His family began thinking of ways to help him. In 1987 they started a golf fundraiser that went on all the way until 1992. People started...

Johanna Olsen

Johanna Olsen

ARC Thomas Olsen Memorial Scholarship is in memory of a man who dropped out of high school to serve in the Navy during World War II, was a self-taught automobile mechanic and carpenter, and built his business literally from the ground up. He was always respected and...

John and Patricia Ellis

John and Patricia Ellis

John D. Bovee

John D. Bovee

John Dowdell

John Dowdell

John Dowdell is the donor to the Dr. Joseph and Dorothy K. Dowdell Memorial Scholarship, which is in memory of his parents. Joseph Dowdell held bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, a master’s degree from Stanford, and a doctorate from University of...

John Foley, Jr.

John Foley, Jr.

John Orr

John Orr

ARC John & Janine Orr Scholarship

John Wallace

John Wallace

Joline Matsunami

Joline Matsunami

ARC JoAnne Maxine McKenzie Tennis

Jonathan Brosin

Jonathan Brosin

SCC Brosin Family Scholarship I & II

Joseph H. Harris, Jr.

Joseph H. Harris, Jr.

ARC Joseph H. Harris, Jr. Scholarship

Joyce and John Schaeuble

Joyce and John Schaeuble

SCC Joyce and John Schaeuble Outstanding Psychology Student

Joyce M. Fritz

Joyce M. Fritz

ARC Robert Fritz Memorial Dr. Robert Fritz was an active member of the Sacramento Community for over 36 years. His love of people and passion for life has led him into leadership in organizations including the Orangevale Rotary, National Speaker’s Association,...

Joyce Topping

Joyce Topping

SCC Robert Topping

Judy Leveque Caramagno

Judy Leveque Caramagno

Thomas Carmelo Caramagno February 16, 1946 (Los Angeles, CA) – February 1, 2014 (Folsom, CA) Thomas C. Caramagno was an Associate Professor of English at Folsom Lake College in California (2004–2014), Associate Professor of English at the University of Nebraska...