The Betil Kunzler-Yett Physical Anthropology Award is in honor of Betil Kunzler-Yett, who inspired a lifetime of curiosity and discovery. This scholarship is a small extension of her generous dedication to teaching and her boundless ability to bring Physical...

Beulah Neal, a highly successful nursery owner, utilized the OCC Horticulture Department’s educational opportunities to achieve this goal. Her prep work started during her District Information Services career at the Coast Community College District. After her DIS...

According to Bill, “Life is short; don’t waste it! If you want to do something, then go do it. If it was meant to be, it will happen; if it wasn’t, it never should have happened.” These words are wise indeed and Bill believed in those words and lived his short life...

Bill embraced life with gusto. He loved sailboat racing and cruising and was an active member and Staff Commodore of South Shore Yacht Club. He enjoyed the environs and wildlife of the activities of hunting, fishing, scuba-and free-diving. He savored camping and...

Bob Fry was born in Arizona. The family moved to California in his youth and he graduated from Sutter Creek High School. He earned two bachelor degrees from UC Berkeley as well as a Master Degree in Botany. In 1959 he moved his family to Newport Beach to begin his...

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This scholarship has been established to honor Brett Southworth. Although he battled cancer throughout his life, Brett’s goal was to attend Orange Coast College to pursue a career as a chef. He attended Orange Coast for more than a year before his illness forced...

Bucky Pofahl – “The Trash Can Dude” was one of the unforgettable campus characters that make Orange Coast such a special place. Bucky was a Wisconsin native, a veteran of World War II – a member of America’s Greatest Generation, an active member of his church,...

California Retired Teachers Association, Harbor Beach Division #77 Scholarship Foundation was founded in 1993. Our purpose is to grant scholarships to students who hope to become teachers in the Public Schools of California.

This scholarship provides financial assistance and encouragement to a deserving, creative, and hard-working culinary arts student. Camille Blanc was a retired executive French chef for over 40 years. He was executive chef at famous hotels, both in Europe and the...

This memorial scholarship is established by Earl Echelberry to honor the memory of his father, Carl Echelberry. Although Carl Echelberry was only able to attend school through the third grade, he held that “education and the pursuit of knowledge are the key to a...

Cassie Lambris truly loved Orange Coast College and its people. Her involvement with OCC spanned over a decade as a student, an athlete, and an athletic trainer. In spite of a multitude of physical ailments, Cassie’s involvement with athletic training and sports...

This scholarship is a celebration of parenthood and was established to recognize the parents of Coast Community College District staff members, past and present. It is awarded to a student who uses the Harry & Grace Steele Children’s Center while pursuing his or her...

Dr. Charles A. Lipot, Lt. Col. USMC. (Ret) – May 22, 1918- November 5, 1983 Chuck passed away suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, on the Marine Corps birthday – 10 November, next to two daughters who...

Established in honor of Charles Haley, long-time Chair for the Business Division, this award goes to a student majoring in Business. Funds for this award are donated by family & faculty members.

Cherry Gundry came to Orange Coast College in 1960 to teach English. She found wonderful colleagues, an uplifting institution of higher learning, but most of all, she found eager students. What was at first a job became her life and joy. She was never as happy as...

In 1987, the Associated Students dedicated their annual Tribute Run fundraiser to the student-parents at the Children’s Center. The result of the run is a perpetual fund that provides scholarships to parents each year. In choosing student-parents as scholarship...

Christine Solis was born on June 22, 1950, in El Paso, Texas, the oldest of three sisters and four brothers. At the age of 12, she moved to Santa Ana with her parents. Chris was killed in an auto accident on July 22, 1983. To quote from the eulogy offered at her...

In memory of a loving husband and father who believed in the value of a good education. There was no money for parental help for Cliff Moore to go to college, so he worked during summers and all through the school year to put himself through the University of...

This award is for an OCC student who has exhibited leadership in education, labor, and/or politics. Our faculty union recognizes this person for her/his special talents and persistence in supporting student success, honoring diversity and academic freedom.

Corry Thompson began a 35 year career in education in 1954 as an instructor at Orange Coast College. During his tenure with the Coast Community College District he served as OCC’s Dean of Admissions, Assistant Superintendent for Business Affairs, Vice President of...

The Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Lions Club is part of “Lions Clubs International” , a worldwide service organization with over 1,350,000 members in 170 countries and geographical locations and still growing. Our club, best known as The Breakfast Club, meets every...

Costa Mesa Women’s Club was formed in 1910 as the Friday Morning Club. In 1922 we became federated with the national organization which was formed in 1890. The motto of the General Federation of Women’s Club International is “Unity in diversity” and its objectives...

Craig “Zeke” Zaltosky was perhaps the greatest football player in the history of Orange Coast College. Zeke was a two-time Junior College All-American for coach Dick Tucker’s Orange Coast College Pirates during the 1970 and 1971 football seasons and went on to...

Robin J. Hood was Chef/Instructor at Orange Coast College for seven years until his passing, September 21, 1989. During his time with us the Culinary Arts Program achieved the national acclaim it has today. He dedicated his life to educating future chefs and...

SCIFTs is the Southern California Section of the Institute of Food Science a national organization representing individuals working in the food manufacturing industry. The Phil Bates Scholarship is awarded annually to students in nutrition, food science and...

Cy Rockey was one of the original teachers at OCC. He actually was a member of the staff a year before the college opened in 1948. He devoted an extreme amount of overtime to the college locating machinery and equipment for the various shops, building by hand,...

This Scholarship was made available through a generous grant awarded by the Career Ladders Project (CLP) for the development of the MAPS program at Orange Coast College and is given to two current or former Foster Youth. The mission of CLP is to assist California...

This endowed scholarship is given in memory of Danette “Dee Dee” Sheppard by the Donalda M. Pelletier Foundation. The scholarship is awarded annually to help an outstanding OCC handicapped student continue their education at Orange Coast College, or a four year...

The Daniel E. Scanlon Memorial Award honors one deserving Mathematics student per year for earning the title of most dedicated. This award was created to reccognize the student that loves math and always desires to learn more. Daniel Scanlon was a prominent figure in...