Scholarship Recipients – Historical List

Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Recipients through the years
Formerly named Baker-Telfer Scholarship
West Harris County Branch: American Association of University Women
 

NOTE: The amount shown for each year represents the scholarship value awarded to each recipient in that year. A maximum of three (3) awards are made each year, no more than one award to a student in each of three area school districts: Alief ISD, Houston ISD, and Spring Branch ISD. Where no destination university is listed, that information was not found at the time this list was compiled.

2024-25: $4,000 Ivette Cortes: University of Texas at San Antonio
Sydney Martinez: Texas A & M University
Suhani Singh: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2023-24: $3,500 Fathia Fakoya: Texas A & M University
Emerie McCann: University of Texas at Austin
Natalie Skeen: University of Texas at Austin
2022-23: $3,000 Natalie Nguyen: University of Texas at Austin
Shelsey Ramirez: Texas A & M University
Karla Trejo: University of Pennsylvania
2021-22: $2,000 Michelle Liang: University of Houston
Summer Petrie:  Texas State University
Laurie Trevino:  Texas A&M University at Galveston
2020-21: $2,000  Nhien Nguyen:  University of Houston
 Ngoc Ngo: University of Texas at Austin
 Marie Augustin: University of Texas at Austin
2019-20: $2,000  Rosemary Miranda Lozano: Prairie View A & M University
 Abigail Perkins: University of Virginia
 Kaylee Vu: University of Texas
2018-19: $1,100  Thai Binh Nguyen: Texas A & M University
 Stephanie Fuentes-Moreno: University of Houston
 Giselle Ruiz: University of Houston
2017-18: $1,000  Seemona Ahmed: University of Houston
 Madeleine Mouldy: Baylor University
2016-17: $1,200  Amna Tanveer: University of Texas
 Pamela Oritz Hernandez: Texas A & M University
 Angelina Ossimetha: Brown University
2015-16: $2,000  Alondra Martinez: Texas A & M University
 Daniela Uribe: University of Texas
 Elizabeth Brann: University of Texas at Dallas
2014-2015: $2,000  Khan Long: University of Houston
 Maria Martinez: Stephen F. Austin University
 Maribel Paredes: Texas A & M University
2013-2014: $1,800  Tania Ventura: Cornell University
 Zeriba Jahangir: University of Texas
 Nina Hua: University of Texas
2012-2013:  $1,600  Diane Duong: Texas A & M University
 Carolina Rodriguez: Texas A & M University
 Ikram Hersi: University of Houston
2011-2012: $1,600  Kathleen Perez: unknown
 Elora Arana: Texas A & M University
 Andrea White: Texas A & M University
2010-2011: $1,500  Bianca Remmie: University of Texas
 Chelseyah Bolden: University of St. Thomas
2009-2010: $1,000  Natalie Wright: University of Houston
 Emily Clerc: Occidental College
 Bijal Mehta: University of Texas
2008-2009: $1000  Kristen Kuhn: University of Texas
 Shanna Chu: Princeton
 Wing-Yin Tuet: University of Texas
2007-2008: $700  Vicky Fan: Texas A & M University
 Catherine Valencia: Houston Baptist University
 Wajiha Kahn: University of Houston
2006-2007: $700
 
 Sarah Miller: University of Southern California
 Anoosh Raizan: University of Texas
 Beverly Patuwo: Rice University
2005-2006: $500  Neda Moayedi: Texas A & M University
 Ashley De La Garza:  University of St. Thomas
2004-2005: $500  Maria Gonzalez: University of Texas
2003-2004: $500  Elissa Fuller: Texas A & M University
 Nepek Osuan: Baylor University
 Alina Lantsberg: Stanford University
2002-2003: $300  Cho Yuet Kung: University of Texas
 Caroline Nguyentham: University of Texas
2001-2002: $300 Tina Oak: University of Texas
 Jennifer Chuong: Cornell University
 Christent Vattathel: University of Texas
2000-2001: $300 Annette Amadin: University of Texas
Penelope Campbell: University of Texas
Meena Vaduganathan: Stanford University
1999-2000: $300  Connie Chen: Stanford University
 Suja Varghese: University of Texas
1998-1999: $200 Ladan Mohebbi: University of California-Berkley
 Xiaoquian Li: Stanford University
 Jane Hu: unknown
1997-1998: $200 Sophia Edukere: Cornell University
Anne Queen: Bryn Mawr University
Carol Yen-Hsiu Chen: Rice University
1996-1997: $200 Zenithe Pierre: unknown
Gowri Pachigolla: Rice University
Ai Ishitoya: unknown
1995-1996: $200 Karina R Puilido: Baylor University
Amy Chen: University of California
1994-1995: $200 Emily Kennedy: Rice University
Sandy Jen: MIT
Yana Tavyev: Rice University
1993-1994: $200 Rebecca Ma: Rice University
Janet Chang: Harvard University
Lanchi Nguyen: Cornell University

 

AAUW members donate in memory of loved ones or to celebrate special events. Contributions are tax deductible under IRS Code 501(c)3. If you would like to contribute, write a check to the Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund. Checks can be mailed to Mary Andersen, Treasurer, P.O. Box 980071, Houston, Texas  77098. If you prefer to give electronically, we accept Zelle. Enter the email address thomsenbakertelferscholarship@gmail.com.

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