LQAF Scholarship Winners Announced

The La Quinta Arts Foundation (LQAF) has awarded $89,500 to 38 art majors to attend college during the 2011/12 academic year.

"LQAF scholarships are unique in that we strive to support students throughout their college years, not just the first or second year, as is the case of so many other scholarship programs,’’ Executive Director Christi Salamone said. 

This year's winners and recipients will attend schools in Palm Desert and across Southern California.

The winners include:

• Brenda Beets-Brown -
• Cristian Cabrera - College of the Desert
• Alicia Crawford - Art Institute CA, Inland Empire
• Amanda Emmett - Cal State, San Bernardino
• Sofia Enriquez - Otis
• Clayton Fessier - Cal Institute of the Arts
• Ruby Flores - Cal State University, Los Angeles
• Tiffany Kantor - Art Institute of California
• Sydney Marguleas - Boston University
• Jessica May - University of Redlands
• Sarah Murphy - Indiana University
• Leah Oakes - Cal State University, Northridge
• Brittney Passmore - College of the Desert
• Virginia Santillanes - College of the Desert
• Roberto Velzaquez - Marymount College 
• Tatiana Barbuzza- College of the Desert 
• Ariana Bindman - College of the Desert 
• Josiah Bolth- Maryland Institute College of Art 
• Eduardo Caldera-Leon - Cal State University, San Bernardino  
• Asia Chamberlain - Woodbury University  
• Alessandro Cinelli - College of the Desert  
• Calli DeSanto - UC, Irvine  
• Angel Estrada - Santa Fe University of Art & Design  
• Zayra Favares - College of the Desert  
• Kyra Key - Cal State University, Northridge  
• Salle Kirby - College of the Desert  
• Sabrina Martinez - Rio Hondo Community College 
• Angelica Martinez - Cal State University, San Bernardino 
• Jazmin Mennicken - Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising 
• Brittany North - College of the Desert  
• Lauren Panawa - University of California, Los Angeles 
• Karson Pellum - Cal State University, San Bernardino 
• Jodi Schwausch - Cal State University, Fullerton 
• Christina Solitaria - University of San Francisco  
• Elizabeth Talbot - Cal State University, Long Beach
• Eduardo Valadez - California College of the Arts
• Maria Valenzuela - Sonoma State University  
• Presley Young - Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising  

Annual scholarship awards are made possible with proceeds from LQAF public art events including La Quinta Arts Festival, Art Under the Umbrellas, La Quinta Blues & Brews, and La Quinta Arts Foundation memberships. Contributions by community partners and memorial contributions also help.