The 2008 Dr. James K.C. Juan Youth Scholarship Program 

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Deadline:  May 28, 2008

The Youth Scholarship program is funded by an endowment provided by Dr. James K.C. Juan, a lifelong educator, his family and friends on his 90th birthday. Originally formed to promote education study by Asian students, the scholarship provides two $1,000 awards to assist college bound or present college enrollees majoring in education.

2003 Scholarship Recipients

• Sonja Park
  Parsons School of Design, $500
• Joseph Kim
  University of Michigan, $500

2002 Scholarship Recipients

Five outstanding applicants were awarded scholarships at an event attended by 50 family and community members at the Crystal Café of the Akron General Wellness Center. Stephen Ong, Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, was the keynote speaker. Dr. James J. Juan presented the awards to the following recipients:

• Sabrena Baiagern
  University of Akron Masters in Education, $1000
• Maria Booth
  Kent State University Early Childhood Development, $1000
• Bryan Choi
  Harvard University Undeclared Major, $500
• David Liu
  University of Michigan, $500
• Angela Garcia
  Xavier University Communications Major, $500

2001 Scholarship Recipients

The 2001 scholarship competition received more than 50 applications. Further expanded in 2001 to cover engineering study, a $300 scholarship was instituted for a student majoring in Engineering.

• Angelalyn Sagocio
  Kent State University Language Arts Education, $1000
• Angel Triosa
  Kent State University Integrated Mathematics for Secondary Education, $1000

• Touby Khamphilapnyo
  University of Akron Engineering School, $300