Accomplished and ambitious students from across the region will head this fall to colleges around California and throughout the country, bolstered by Diego Scholarship Foundation scholarships. Together, the recipients share $62,000 in monetary awards.
Marisa Monasterio, Fallbrook; $2,500 Zable Foundation 4-H Scholarship; Belmont University, Music Business
Mallory Sehnert, Fallbrook; $2,000 Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Agriculture Leadership, Education and Communication
Jordan Reyburn, Fallbrook; $1,000 Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship; Cal Poly Humboldt, Fisheries Biology
Taylor Michalke, Fallbrook; $1,000 Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship; Palomar College, Veterinary Medicine
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation was named for Don Diego, AKA Tom Hernandez, who served as the Fair’s welcoming goodwill ambassador from 1947-1984. Since its inception in 1986, the Foundation has awarded $1,338,844 in scholarships to 383 students and in agriculture education grants. More information is at www.dondiegoscholarship.org and www.facebook.com/DonDiegoScholarship.