2018 Achievement Highlights

  • Jane S., ‘17 Scholar, received the Center School Excellence Award in Chemistry in 2018.
  • Chris S., ‘02 Scholar, received the “Enabling People with Disabilities” Award from Microsoft during the Ability Summit in 2018.
  • Emma M., ‘17 Scholar, earned a motorcycle license in 2018.
  • Ashley S., ‘04 Scholar, won the Ivy McMahon’s inspirational athlete award in 2018.
  • Joey S., ‘09 Scholar, on the CompTIA A+ Certification 902 exam, obtained a score of 852, setting the record for highest score out of Green River College in 2018.
  • Camilo O., ‘17 Scholar, earned TestOut Certification through Skill Center IT courses in 2018.
  • Anna O., ‘17 Scholar, was keynote speaker at a Camp Goodtimes event that raised a half million dollars in 2018.
  • K W., ‘13 Scholar, won two student achievement awards at the University of Washington, the Citizenship Award through the Law, Societies, and Justice program and the Dennis Lang Student Award through the Disability Studies department in 2018.
  • Hannah W., ‘13 Scholar, won the Boas scholarship for physics for the 2017-2018 academic year.
  • Erica C., ‘08 Scholar, received a GO-MAP scholarship and occupational health grant to fund upcoming doctoral studies in 2018.
  • Joshua S., ‘11 Scholar, chosen as an alternate delegate for the Washington State Democratic Convention in 2018.
  • PJ O.., ‘17 Scholar, achieved Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank attainable in Boy Scouts of America in 2018.
  • Myles V., ‘17 Scholar, awarded three scholarships, two worth $1,500 (Thunderbird Scholar and Jack Reynolds) and one through Auburn Riverside High School for $500, in 2018.
  • Dustine B., ‘13 Scholar, recipient of the Husky 100, a recognition based award given to 100 students across all three University of Washington campuses for making the most of their “Husky Experience" in 2018.
  • Jessie Z., ‘11 Scholar, accepted into many mentorship and leadership programs, including the Leadership Institute at the Center for Women & Democracy, the AIGA Changemaker Series, the USBLN Rising Leaders Mentorship Program, and the Hexagon UX Mentorship Program in 2018.
  • Sean B., ‘10 Scholar, received The Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship in the field of engineering or in computer, physical, or life sciences in 2018.
  • Takuya I., ‘94 Scholar, traveled around Japan, especially the west side of Honshu Island, the biggest island in Japan in 2018.
  • Shawn L., ‘95 Scholar, awarded Advocate of the Year from the Center for Independence for work training first responders and emergency medical services (EMS) managers on best practices for communicating with people with disabilities in 2017.
  • Lindsey M., ‘14 Scholar, was the events coordinator for the University of Washington Student Disability Commission for the 2017-2018 school year.