Aracely Navarro, awarded the George & Jean Woolley Memorial Scholarship and a James & Idah Iliff Memorial Scholarship,Denise Pulido, winner of the Rebecca Singer-Beilin Scholarship, the Lupe & Robert Piros Scholarship, and a Frank Nolan Memorial Scholarship,Suzanne Rea, awarded a James & Idah Iliff Memorial Scholarship,Erik Rista, winner of the Carl Stehle, Jr. Physical Science Scholarship,Janel Sanford, awarded the Julius Guis Memorial Journalism Scholarship and a James & Idah Iliff Memorial Scholarship,Christina Thong, winner of the Avelina Villalobos Scholarship,Eric Villalon, awarded the Alice M. Barlett Memorial Scholarship, the Jose & Juanita Valdez Memorial Scholarship, and a James & Idah Iliff Memorial Scholarship,Norma Villalon, winner of the Martin Hansen Family Scholarship and a Jose & Juanita Valdez Memorial Scholarship,Rosalina Villalon, winner of a Jose & Juanita Valdez Memorial Scholarship,Ventura College Foundation scholarships are designed to reward continuing and transferring Ventura College students for academic excellence. The awards are made possible by donations from faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the College and generally range from $250 - $9,000 per academic year. The donors set criteria for all scholarships. In addition to much needed dollars for deserving students, scholarships provide encouragement and acknowledgment of students’ determination to make positive changes in their lives. The Foundation disseminates more than $350,000 annually in scholarships to Ventura College students.The Ventura College Foundation is the host of the Market Place - a farmer’s market and vendor site that operates each Saturday and Sunday on the Ventura College campus on Telegraph Road in Ventura. The Market Place is a link between the college and the community, and proceeds from this weekly event bring funds to the college and its students. Vendors pay a modest fee to display their items for sale. These funds are used for student scholarships, staff innovation grants, and many other projects undertaken by the Ventura College Foundation. The Market Place covers all its own costs, as well as the operating costs of the Ventura College Foundation.For additional information, call Norbert Tan, Executive Director of the Ventura College Foundation at (805) 654-6461.