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 2024 Dependent Scholarship Winners

Sarah Otulo | $20,000
Sophia Pigott | $5,000
Ty Peterson | $5,000
Ellie Graham | $5,000
Aaron Le | $2,000
Adam Harrington | $2,300
Ava Watson | $2,300
Katherine Hamilton | $2,300
Andrew Luu | $2,300
Jasmine Smith | $2,300
David Free | $2,300
Sarah Seevers | $2,300

2024 Winners' Acknowledgments

Dear Scholarship Committee,

I am writing today with appreciation for being chosen to receive a scholarship. This not only is a blessing for myself, but my family as well. This money allows me to focus on my education, so that I can do the most with my college experience. Again, thank you so much; I am honored to be recognized and chosen for this award.

Sincerely,
Ty Peterson

I am very grateful for receiving a generous scholarship from Council 2 Washington State Council of County and City Employees.
Again, thank you very much for this generous gift, which will greatly help me in achieving my educational goal.

Respectfully,
Sophia Pigott

Thank you so much for the generous council 2 scholarship! This is amazing news. I wanted to let you know that I will be attending the University campus in the fall, studying public health.

Ava Watson

Thank you so much for awarding me the Washington State Council of County and City Employees scholarship award for the year 2024!

Lauren Hannus

Thank you so much for this scholarship and selecting me, David Free, as one of the recipients. I am so honored and thankful for this opportunity.

Sincerely,
David Free

Thank you so much for this opportunity!

Sarah Seevers