MARK BIXBY SCHOLARSHIP - Rotary, and indeed all of Long Beach, has suffered a stunning loss with the passing of our beloved Mark Bixby, LB Rotary President 2003-2004. Mark was a living example of "Service Above Self". He was instrumental in the efforts to create Rotary Centennial Park, Camp Enterprise and was a supporter of all Long Beach Rotary's charitable endeavors. Theresa Bixby and her family have graciously designated the Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation as one of three charitable organizations to be recipients of donations in Mark's memory. Our Rotary Scholarship Foundation Board has unanimously established the Mark Bixby Scholarship in his honor. Mark worked tirelessly on behalf of the youth in our community and we are grateful for this opportunity to create this legacy as a tribute.
Please make checks payable to the LB Rotary Scholarship Foundation designating the Mark Bixby Scholarship.
Please send to Long Beach Rotary, 1119 Queen's Highway, Suite 103, Long Beach, CA 90802.
To learn more about this extraordinary young man, please visit his Memorial Website created by the Bixby Family - http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/markbixby/homepage.aspx
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The Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation (LBRSF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, was established by Long Beach Rotarians to offer scholarships to Long Beach area students at Long Beach City College (LBCC) and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB).
Rotarians providing scholarships to our local colleges began fifty years ago in 1956 and in 1963, the LBRSF was formed. As a result of the generous contribution of Long Beach Rotarians and other third parties, the Foundation currently has a total value of close to $7 million administered by a Board of Directors consisting entirely of Long Beach Rotarians.
The Foundation presently awards five types of scholarships at LBCC. We award our regular scholarship to Long Beach area high school seniors. Students are selected in an application process based on recommendations of Long Beach area high school counselors. These scholarships were increased effective Fall 2010 to $800 per year and are renewed through graduation or for up to six semesters if the student remains an eligible full time student. Scholarship recipients who maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average receive $900 per year. The Foundation also awards up to fifteen (15) $1,200 Honor Scholarships to LBCC high achieving (3.5 or above grade point average) students.
In 2007 the Foundation became a founding partner in LBCC’s “Gateway to Greatness” program which is a collaborative program between the Long Beach School District, LBCC and CSULB that promises the opportunity of a college education to every student in the LBUSD. The Foundation has committed to contribute up to $150,000 which is to be awarded on a yearly basis of up to $30,000. Our scholarship funds are used to pay the first semester tuition of qualifying, incoming freshmen from a Long Beach or Lakewood High School up to a maximum of $300 per student.
The Foundation also awards 15 vocational scholarships each year at LBCC for trade and healthcare students.
The Foundation has three categories of scholarships which it supports at CSULB. The Foundation’s traditional scholarships, awarded to students who attended Long Beach area high schools or matriculated from our LBCC scholarship program to CSULB, are provided to over 100 students. These students receive a recently increased to $1,500 yearly scholarship which is renewed through graduation or for up to ten semesters (maximum value of the scholarship is currently $7,500) if the student completes at least 12 units per semester and maintains a qualifying GPA.
In 2003 we established the Millennium Scholar Program and currently award approximately sixteen of these now $1,500 scholarships to current CSULB students meeting our criteria who did not apply when graduating from high school or transferring from LBCC. Since the inception of this program our Millennium Scholars have a graduation rate in excess of 95%.
The Foundation also participates in the President’s Scholarship Program initiated by former CSULB President Robert Maxson. These scholarships are awarded to high school valedictorians and National Merit Scholars. We sponsor four Presidential Scholars who are all graduates of Long Beach area high schools. We have encouraged a mentoring relationship between Long Beach Rotary members and our Presidential Scholars. The Foundation’s total scholarships for CSULB students currently totals more than $200,000 per year.
As a result of the generosity of Long Beach Rotarians and the on-going efforts of the LBRSF, during the 2011-2012 school year we will financially support more than 350 scholarships with a value of about $340,000 to LBCC and CSULB students.
Our Foundation encourages donations, gifts or bequests from Long Beach Rotarians and other interested parties who support our programs providing scholarships to Long Beach area students. Any donations should be payable to: Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation in care of Rotary Club of Long Beach 1119 Queens Highway, Suite 103 Long Beach, California 90802
2011-2012 Board of Directors
Frank Newell, Chair
Craig Dougherty, Vice Chair
Cam Killingsworth, Secretary
Jim Worsham, Treasurer
Bob Luskin, Past Chair
Tom Clark
Don Cochran
Craig Cross
Mark Curtis
Jerry Lane
Jane Netherton
Mark Schneider
Steve Shaw
Jean Bixby Smith
Bob Steuber
Colleen Bragalone, Executive Director
2012-2013 Rotary Scholarship Application
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] Fall 2012 Applications closed on March 15, 2012. Please watch this site for Fall 2013 Applications available January, 2013. Summary available [ here ].
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS:
If you are or know of a High School Senior attending a Long Beach Area High School who is planning on attending Long Beach City College or California State University, Long Beach in the future, please direct them to this website for current information and note the March 15, 2012 application deadline. Interested students should print, fill out and deliver the completed application to the counselor at your school (listed below). APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2012 ARE NOW CLOSED.
- Avalon - Jennifer Carey
- Brethren Christian - Marcella Flippin
- Cabrillo - Gloria Archer
- EPHS - Michael Gray
- Jordan - Marquesa Lawrence
- Lakewood - Erin Charles
- LB Adult School - Cheryl Vonder Hellen
- Millikan - Lanie De La Paz/Michelle Ponce
- Polytechnic - Sylvia Womack
- Renaissance - Jeff Omaye
- St. Anthony - Roxana Rodriguez
- St. John Bosco - Basil Totah
- St. Joseph - Debbie Haley
- Woodrow Wilson - Kimberly Johnson
CURRENT LBCC ROTARY SCHOLARS:
If you are a current Rotary scholarship recipient at LBCC and transferring to CSULB, please advise Alicia Kruizenga , LBCC Scholarship Associate Director, akruizenga@lbcc.edu, as your scholarship may be transferrable.
CSULB STUDENTS:
If you are a current student at CSULB and previously attended a Long Beach Area High School, you may be eligible for a Rotary Millennium Scholarship. Applications for Fall 2012 were available January 23, 2012 and closed on March 8, 2012. Please monitor this link for future opportunities: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/scholarships/search/display.php?sID=352