Scholarship Award 2023
The Spanish American Club, Inc. (SACI) awards 5 scholarships to Hispanic students
By Herman Santa
Since its inception in 1992, (SACI) has supported High School Seniors in the advancement of their education at Indian River State University or Florida Universities in their careers. To date, SACI has donated more than $45,000 to 64 High School Seniors from Martin and St. Lucie counties through its annual scholarship awards. Five outstanding students were chosen as this year’s scholarship recipients. Each recipient can be found on our website: http://www.thespanishamericanclubinc.org/
Fatima Alvarez
Fatima Alvarez was awarded $1, 000. She was born in Stuart, Florida. Her parents are Pablo Álvarez and Dora Tejeda. He was born in Veracruz, Mexico and she was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Fatima attended South Fork High School, Stuart, Florida, and she will be attending Indian River State College IRSC where she will be pursuing a degree in Nursing with hopes of becoming a Nurse.
Andre Mendoza
Andre Mendoza was awarded $1, 000. He was born in La Jolla, California. His parents are Juan Rafael Mendoza and Fabiola Diaz Montes Rojo. They were born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Andre attended Martin County High School in Stuart, Florida, and he will be attending Louisiana State University where he will be pursuing a degree in Digital Marketing.
Jennifer Gil
Jennifer Gil was awarded $1, 000. She was born in Stuart, Florida and currently resides in Indiantown, FL. Her mother is Sandra Ramirez. She was born in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Jennifer attended South Fork High School in Stuart, Florida. She will be attending Indian River State College (IRSC) where he will be pursuing a degree in Nursing. Her ultimate ambition is to become a Travel Nurse.
Paola Villaroel
Paola Villarroel was awarded $1,000. Paola was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She moved to the United States in 2019 by herself. Her parents are German Villarroel and Carolyn Díaz. They were born in Caracas Venezuela. She attended Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart, Martin County, Florida. She will be attending the University of Central Florida where she will be pursuing a degree in Biomedical Science with a Neuroscience track.
Deysi Bamaca was awarded $1, 000. Deysi was born in Stuart, Florida. Her parents are Jose Bamaca-Domingo & Juana Palacios-González. Deysi attended South Fork High School, Stuart, Florida, and she will be attending The University of Central Florida where she will be pursuing a degree in Nursing with hopes of becoming a Nurse.
This year scholarship committee Chair by Nancy Rozon and Co-chair by Pamela Peña Elizabeth Mejía and Herman Santa along with the board of directors Carlos Bonet, President; Nancy Rozon, Vice President; Evelyn Carrillo, Secretary; Josephine Guadalupe, Treasurer; Vivian Megaro, Public Relations: Pam Peña, Director; Mary Figliola, Substitute Director did a magnificent job selecting the students and running the program smoothly. The committee selected the students for their achievements, trustworthiness, character, responsibility, fairness, and academics.
The mission of the club is to promote friendship and solidarity among its members, neighbors, and other nonprofit organizations of the Treasure Coast through cultural, social, civic, charity and sports activities to promote knowledge of the Spanish speaking countries, their geography, history, art, and folklore.
The following students have been awarded scholarships since 1994.
Year/Name/Ethnicity/City
1994/Armando Gil/México/Ft. Pierce
1995/Elisa Rodríguez/Puerto Rico/Pt. St. Lucie
1996/Jennifer Torres/Puerto Rico/Pt. St. Lucie
1997/Alfredo Rosado/Puerto Rico/Pt. St. Lucie
1998/Pedro Luna/México/Ft. Pierce
1999/Ella R. Flores/México/Ft. Pierce
2000/Miguel J. Gaspar/Guatemala/Indiantown
2001/Gabriela Padilla/México/Indiantown
2002/Roberto Cabrera/México/Ft. Pierce
2003/María A. Fernández/Venezuela/Stuart
2004/Mónica A. Herrera/Colombia/Pt. St. Lucie
2005/Viridiana Félix/Guatemala/Indiantown
2006/Jessica Benítez/México/Pt. St. Lucie
2006/Miriam Hernández/Guatemala/Indiantown
2007/Amy Pérez/Guatemala/Indiantown
2007/Daisy Trujillo/México/Indiantown
2007/Venessa Pelayo/México/Ft Pierce
2008/Floriberta Reynoso/México/Ft. Pierce
2008/Anthony Sanchez/Colombia/Ft. Pierce
2009/Tayliz J. Rodríguez/Puerto Rico/Palm City
2009/Ana G. Fuentes/México/Indiantown
2010/ Marisol Gómez/México/Ft. Pierce
2010/ Elba Valdéz/México/Stuart
2011/ Nancy Velásquez/Guatemala/Indiantown
2011/ Tatiana Muñoz/Colombia/Port St. Lucie
2011/ Adriana Rodríguez/Cuba/Port St. Lucie
2012/ Lorena Morales/ México/Indiantown
2012/Vladimir Villa/México/Stuart
2012/Daniel González/Venezuela/Ft. Pierce
2013/Sarahi Mojáras/México/Stuart
2013/Pamela Garcia/México/Stuart
2013/Vanessa Guárnico/Colombia/Port St. Lucie
2014/Samuel Villa/México/Stuart
2014/Antonett Nuñez/Perú/Stuart
2015/Juan Carlos Perez/Guatemala/Jensen Beach
2015/Matias N. Campora/Uruguay/Port St. Lucie
2016/Nicholas Gomez/Colombia/Port St. Lucie
2016/Alexia Cepeda/Mexico/Port St. Lucie
2016/Ariana Ramos/Puerto Rico/Port St. Lucie
2017/Gabriela Garcia/Mexico/Ft. Pierce
2017/Jennifer Arriola/Nicaragua/Ft Pierce
2017/Barbara Moreno/Venezuela/Stuart
2017/Moriah Weir/Jamaica/Ft. Pierce
2017/Dayana Espinosa/Mexico/Ft. Pierce
2018/Alexis Weist/Ecuador/Port St. Lucie
2018/Cecilia E. Calderon/El Salvador/Port St. Lucie
2018/India M. Crosske/USA/Port St. Lucie
2018/Johana Fernandez/Cuba/Port St. Lucie
2019/Laura Mejía/Colombia/Ft. Pierce
2019/Rudy Martinez/Mexico/Ft. Pierce
2019/Marilyn Rancel/PR Colombia /Ft. Pierce
2019/Jaisen González/Puerto Rico/Port St. Lucie
2019/Alejandra Lopez/Mexico/Ft Pierce
2019/Catherine Ferreira/Brazil-Venezuela/Ft. Pierce
2020/Natalie Becerra/Colombia/Port St. Lucie
2020/Itzel Mendoza/Mexico/ Ft Pierce
2020/Laura Barco/Mexico/Ft. Pierce
2020/Alicia Solis/Mexico/Ft. Pierce
2020/Logan Putnam/Puerto Rican/Stuart
2020/Daniela Granados/Mexico/Ft. Pierce
2022/Brett Freedman/Cuba/Stuart
2022/Connor Freedman /Cuba/Stuart
2022/Ronaldo Bautista/Bautista/Mexico/Ft. Pierce
2022/Rebecca O’Neill /Venezuela/Stuart
2023/Fatima Alvarez/Mexico/Stuart
2023/Jennifer Gil/Mexico/Stuart
2023/Andre Mendoza/Mexico/Stuart
2023/Paola Villaroel/Venezuela/Stuart
2023/Deysi Bamaca/Guatemala/Stuart
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