Cherry Gundry Memorial Scholarship Fund

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 when she was teaching. there were many times in her life when her education had to be stopped for family and personal situations that arose. She persevered, earning a Master’s Degree while raising two small children as a single mother following her husband’s death. She became a life-long learner, taking classes throughout her life. A scholarship endowment has been set up to honor her memory and assist other students who, like Cherry Gundry, may have had to put aside their dreams for the practical realities of life and are now trying to re-start their education. Applications from single mothers are especially encouraged.