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Permanently endowed scholarships and awards have been made possible through the charitable support of alumni and friends of Pacific’s School of Health Sciences.
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Speech-Language Pathology Scholarships
Chan Scholarship
This award was established in in 2020 by Pacific alumni Tony and Virginia Chan to support students enrolled in programs at the School of Health Sciences. Students in the Speech-Language Pathology graduate degree program may receive a scholarship, based on the strength of their program application in CSDCAS. Applications are reviewed automatically, with no supplemental application required.
Dean’s Resilience Endowed Scholarship
The Dean’s Resilience Endowed Scholarship awards $2,000 to support a student from our diverse regional community who has demonstrated perseverance in overcoming significant challenges to pursue higher education. This award recognizes resilience and dedication by assisting students from the Central Valley or Northern California who show academic excellence, financial need, and a commitment to advancing the field of occupational therapy. Preference is given to students from historically underrepresented groups within the profession and/or their geographic area.
Eligible applicants must be enrolled in the School of Health Sciences during the fall trimester.
Additional Scholarships
Susan Edelman Hanson Endowed Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created by Pharmacy alumnus Neil Hanson to honor his wife Susan, who is a fellow Pacific alumnus with a degree in Speech Therapy and credentials in General Teaching, Special Teaching, Exceptional Children-Speech Correction and Lip Reading. Susan’s first job was as a speech therapist for the Ceres School District. She then worked as a practitioner at the Crippled Children’s Society clinic (known now as Easter Seals Society), and then teaching bilingual kindergarten and first graders. Neil believes that Susan would want our graduates to go forward and use the education received to be prepared for the many changes that occur as careers evolve. The award is for one or more graduate students. Recipients maintain a 2.75 GPA or greater and must have demonstrated need as defined by the Office of Financial Aid. This scholarship was established in 2012.
Carol S. Hirota Endowed Scholarship
Established by alumnae Carol Hirota, this scholarship is awarded to students in the Speech-Language Pathology master’s degree program. Carol has long been active in volunteer and philanthropy work within the Stockton community, with a particular passion for supporting Greek life on campus. Preference is given to students from San Joaquin County, and further preference to members of the Delta Gamma Delta Epsilon Chapter. This scholarship was established in 2024.
Carmen Rodriguez Mardany Endowed Scholarship
This endowed scholarship was established by Craig and Carmen Mardany. Carmen Rodriguez Mardany graduated from Pacific with her degree in Communicative Disorders in 1985. Her father, Dr. Andres Rodriguez, was a brilliant and animated physics professor at Pacific. This award provides support to a student in the Speech Language Pathology program with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Preference is given to students from San Joaquin County, with a secondary preference for students from Northern California. This scholarship is intended to benefit students who have unmet needs when they enroll, or plan to enroll, at Pacific. It was established in 2014.
Josephine B. Mazzera Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to one or more SLP students who plan to practice as school-based speech-language pathologists. The scholarship was established in honor of Ms. Mazzera’s daughter, Carole Cameron. It was established in 2022.
Janet Nimtz Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was created to honor Janet Nimtz upon her retirement from the SLP Department and to recognize her impact on the School and the profession. Shortly after Janet graduated from the program in 1985, she became director of the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Center, a position she held for two decades. The endowment supports academically talented students pursuing a degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and the scholarship is awarded to students preparing to complete their medical externship. It was established in 2008.
Pacific Speech-Language Pathology Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
This endowment is supported by alumni giving toward student scholarships that encourage and reward engaged Speech-Language Pathology students. The scholarship recipient should be an SLP student who is active in the Pacific NSSLA Chapter or who is an Alumni Association Ambassador. The student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 and support the Alumni Association's mission by demonstrating service to students, alumni, and the school. Fundraising efforts were assisted greatly by major contributions from two speech-language pathology alumni, Harriet Doyle and Lori Dittrich.
Virginia Puich Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship recognizes one graduating senior each year for academic and clinical excellence. It is the highest award given by the department. It is given in honor of Miss Virginia Puich, who taught in the department from 1969 to 1997. Upon her retirement, alumni donations were solicited to honor Miss Puich by endowing a scholarship in her name in 1998. Miss Puich also made substantial contributions to the endowment prior to her passing in 2021.
Simalee Smith-Stubblefield Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established to recognize Simalee Smith-Stubblefield, who began teaching in 1983 and retired in 2015. She was an outstanding teacher and mentor to Pacific speech-language pathology students for 32 years. Recipients of the scholarship must have a 3.0 GPA, with preference given to students with a 3.5 or higher GPA. The student shall be a graduate student in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology. The scholarship was established in 2007.
Julieta and Mark Somawang Endowed Scholarship
Established by alumnus Julie and her husband Mark, this scholarship helps recruit, retain, or support first-generation, underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students with financial need who are enrolled in the School of Health Sciences, with a preference for students in the Speech-Language Pathology program. Student-athletes who are receiving athletic scholarships are not eligible to receive this scholarship.
Florence Scott Van Gilder “Tolley” Award
This scholarship was established by Marian Schroven, a graduate of the class of 1927, to honor her mother. Mrs. Van Gilder was hearing impaired in the 1920s and could not benefit from hearing aids at that time. She went to San Francisco to learn lipreading and then taught lipreading classes at the Stockton YMCA. In the 1940s, Mrs. Van Gilder started using hearing aids and began fitting them for other hearing-impaired residents of Stockton. Mrs. Schroven was a wonderful person who was actively involved in Pacific. This award is given to a student who has shown academic and technical excellence in the department. It was established in 1981.
Jeannene-Ward Lonergan Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is granted to a student who is either currently in the graduate program or a senior who has expressed intent to enroll in the SLP graduate program in the fall. The student must have demonstrated academic and clinical excellence and have a strong interest/passion for supporting language and literacy development in school-age children and/or adolescents. The scholarship was established in 2022.
Paula Alm Memorial Scholarship in Speech Language Pathology
The amount of this award varies each year as it is supported by donations provided during Pacific Gives.
