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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 2002)
July 19,2002 l h u ííü iv i s in e w s our students from the Portland/ Vancouver area will have an opportu nity to pursue their dreams this fall thanks to scholarship programs funded by the Pride Foundation and the Greater Seattle Business Association. More than $665,000 has been awarded to nearly 400 people during the past 10 years. “This scholarship program is made possible by the many people in our community who see education as the critical piece in shaping the world of tomorrow, a world free from prej udice and respecting o f all people,” said Audrey Haberman, Pride Foundation execu tive director. "T h e students who were selected - I &&£ • till! g? -, s_< •• s; pplications for the Pride of the Rose Scholar ship Fund of Equity Foundation are due July 31. Students must be gay, lesbian, bi or trans or have parents who are queer and must be residents of the five-county Portland metropolitan area. The city’s oldest scholarship of its kind, the fund has awarded more than $100,000 since it was founded in 1979 by Rose Emperor V Frank Schreckenberger and Rose Empress XXI Allison Grey. It is administered by Equity Foundation, a charitable organization that manages several other scholacships serving the sexual minorities commu nity and that provides funding for numerous edu cational, health and cultural projects each year. Scholarship recipients will be presented dur ing Turnabout on Sept. 8 at Darcelle XV, 208 N.W. Third Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show beginning at 8. ■ .V1... • Y t " . . Y:■:uYYIY: ^ A ' ' ■*< Y £ fpV T n the interest of maintaining a competitive Scholarship programs honor four students have a strong belief in their ability to achieve a better life for themselves and others through education.” Among this year’s scholars is Jonathyn Kraig of Portland, who has been studying commercial and residential interior design at the Art Insti tute of Oregon since 1999. He works with queer youth as a volunteer at Outside In and is involved in Pride festivities. k ',v* r 7 e* ' ' ; y • Legal Scholarship Fund Committee of Equity Foundation has extended the application dead line for the 2002-2003 academic year by one month. All transcripts and other attachments must be received by 5 p.m. July 30. The scholarship is open to third- or fourth- year law students who wish to donate some part of their practice or expertise through volunteer activities to fighting bigotry and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. It now is expanded to include law students who wish to practice outside Oregon. The Shepherds founded the state’s chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays during the 1970s. Three of their daughters are lesbians. Applications are available through the Equity Foundation offices in Suite 405 at 123 N .E . Third A ve. or online at www.equityfoundadon.org. For more information call 503-231-5759, e-m ail mfo@equityfoundadon.org or write to P.O. Box 5696, Portland, OR 97228-5696. by Jim R adosta Kraig won two scholarships— $ 1,000 from a fund for students in the visual arts who have a strong commit ment to human rights and $500 from a fund for young people studying arts or crafts who demonstrate originality of vision, aptitude and commitment in their chosen field. In addition, three Washington students received $1,000 each from the Clark County Pride Chapter: • Jacob Wolkenhauer of Vancou ver, who graduated in June from Columbia River High School, hopes to become a teacher. His many edu cational interests include French, chemistry, music and calligraphy. He has been involved in the Clark County Youth Commission and the YW CA Sexual Assault Task Force. • Brian Rooney of Vancouver plans to enter Southern Oregon U ni versity in Ashland and study English and theater arts. His long-term goal is Jonathyn Kraig plans to become an interior designer to teach at the high school level. 1980s, she set up a program to teach victims of Rooney— who spent two years touring as back- stage manager for Ringling Bros, and Bamum &. domestic violence how to file restraining orders, dissolutions and custody orders. In the 1990s, Bailey circus and taught theater for three sum she provided paralegal and tax assistance to mers at the Leysin American School in Switzer migrant farmworkers. In this decade, she hopes land— has acted professionally for stage, televi to expand her work as an immigration lawyer sion and film. and help queer immigrants obtain basic civil • Lee Kandu of Castle Rock has been work rights, j n ing for social justice all her life. In the late P A U L F O S T E R JL number of entries, the Bill &. A nn Shepherd B eautiful M inds P H O T O : ' fr 3 » - , *. ^ ' D eadlines A pproaching x 'f 11 art for e v e ry d a y life . 3 0 nw 2 3 rd p l , P ortland , o req o n , 503-224-0334. platinum and diam o nd b a n d s by cathy w a t e r m a n .
