In 2001, our branch decided to promote Golden Gate/Marin Branch and Pen Women by sponsoring an annual scholarship award. We decided it should go to a woman who will further her education at a higher level majoring in the visual arts.
A five-member committee reviews applications in the spring, submitted from local schools to select the most qualified and worthy winner. From 2002 - 2005 our applicants came from College of Marin. Since 2006, local high school senior women have been eligible and chosen for our $500 award. Many fund raising projects were used over the years to raise the necessary money. Yard sales, painting and miscellaneous raffles, painting sales commissions and book rentals were utilized and in 2002, members have now added a scholarship assessment fee to their regular dues.
Below is the list of our annual scholarship awardees and schools they represented when being selected:
2002 Taylor Walsh – College of Marin
2003 Janet Ledezma – College of Marin
2004 Meredith Henley – College of Marin
2005 Amber Connolly – College of Marin
2006 Micaela Eckhard – Marin School of Arts – Novato High
2007 Bridget Ore – Terra Linda High
2008 Michelle Stanford – Marin School of Arts – Novato High
2009 Devin Patrick – Tamalpais High
2010 Sarah Weitzman – Tamalpais High
2011 Della Thomson - Marin School of the Arts - Novato High
For more information or to apply
for our scholarship, please contact:
Debbie Patrick
Scholarship Committee Chairwoman
dpdesign01@aol.com.
Golden Gate/Marin Branch
Scholarship Program