2025 Council 2 Scholarship Winners

Dependent Scholarship Awards

4 Year Scholarship Award ($5,000 per year for 4 years)

In Honor of Chris Dugovich, Longtime Council 2 President/Executive Director, Retired

Recipient's Name	Member Name	Member is from Local
Owen Watson	Deanna Watson	2084SC King County

$2,000 Award

In Memory of Ron Gilleland, Past Member of Local 1845, San Juan County, Deceased

Recipient's Name	Member Name	Member is from Local
Ashley Roundy	Lisa Roundy	1845 Island County
Daniel Zhang	John Zhang	21I Issaquah School District
Dante Rieger	Jacqueline Rieger	109E Snohomish County
Kolie Lynn Broten	Alexander Schroeder	275 Grays Harbor
Sidney DeLibero	Scott DeLibero	21S SW Suburban Sewer
Ty Peterson	Michelle Peterson	176 Skagit County

$5,000 Award

In Memory of Mariah Kendall, Past Member of Local 109, Snohomish County, Deceased

Recipient's Name	Member Name	Member is from Local
Baylee Fry	Jacob Fry	275 Grays Harbor County
Luke Hartman	Nancy Hartman	2264 Yakima County Roads
Sol-Ji Pak	Pyong Ho Pak	618 North Thurston School District
Tucker Thureson	Jodi Thureson	275 Grays Harbor County
Zander Pulliam	Stephanie Montgomery	1845 Island County
Zoey Vessey	Joshua Vessey	275 City of Aberdeen

$2,500 Golf Award

In Memory of Wendell Nuguit, Past Member of Local 2617, City of Kent, Deceased

Recipient's Name	Member Name	Member is from Local
Alexandra Smith	Yvonne Clement-Smith	2084SC King County
Brody Lewis	James Lewis	307VC City of Vancouver
Diego De La Torre	Jessenya De La Torre	1811CA Snohomish County
Ella Strenge	Robyn Strenge	1308 Kitsap County
Grace Booker	Ryan Booker	3845 City of Bothell
Jayde Hill	Lashunda Johnson	618 Thurston County
Kaitlin Medina	Phillip Medina	307VC City of Vancouver
Kennedy Coleman	Joshua Coleman	113 City of Everett
Lexie Bartlemay	Joseph Bartlemay	2617 City of Kent
Margo Herman	Scott Herman	120 City of Tacoma
Parker Samuels	Cynthia Samuels	1308 Kitsap County
Sophia Arellano	Renee Smilanich	2083 Seattle Public Library

$1,000 Continuing Education Award

In Memory of Jo Norman, Past Member of Local 1811, Snohomish County, DeceasedIn Memory of Dustin Benge, Past Member of Local 3845, City of Bothell, Deceased

Recipient's Name	Recipient is from Local
Austyn Young	120 City of Bonney Lake
Catherine Minden	73 Sno-Isle Library
Cody Leonard	21E City of Enumclaw
Lizette Cuevas Valladolid	275 Grays Harbor County
Mai Takahashi	2083 Seattle Public Library

Photos of 2025 Dependent Scholarship Winners

Alexandra Smith
Ashley Roundy
Brody Lewis
Daniel Zhang
Dante Rieger
Diego De La Torre
Ella Strenge
Jayde Hill
Kaitlin Medina
Kolie Lynn
Lexie Bartlemay
Luke Hartman
Owen Watson
Parker Samuels
Sol-ji Loha Pak
Sophia Arellano
Tucker Thureson
Zander Pulliam
Zoe Vessey

Photos of 2025 Continuing Education Winners

Catherine Minden
Mai Takahashi

2025 Winners' Acknowledgments

Thank you for the support you have given me in achieving my bachelor's degree.

Dante Rieger

I am very grateful to have received this scholarship, thank you so much.

Ella Strenge

Thank you for choosing me for the 2025 Continuing Education Award. This award means a lot to me and my family financially. But it also means a great deal to be getting a vote of confidence from my union as I return to school and start the next stage in my career.

Catherine Minden

I want to thank you so much for the 2,500 dollar golf tournament scholarship. It will help me greatly with my tuition for next year.

Alexandra Smith

Thank you for selecting me to be one of the $5,000 Scholarship recipients for 2025.

Zander Pulliam

Thank you so much for the scholarship and I appreciate the hard work you do for the union.

Parker Samuels

Thank you all so much for your generous financial assistance. I will continue to work hard towards my future. I’m immensely grateful for this wonderful opportunity. Thank you Council 2 for believing in me.

Brody Lewis

I am incredibly honored and grateful to have been selected as a recipient of this scholarship. Your generous support is helping me pursue my education goals. Thank you again for believing in my potential.

Lizette Cuevas Valiadolid