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Sarah Drown of Ramona is the top recipient of the 26 San Diego County students receiving Don Diego scholarships this year. Three other Ramona residents and two Santa Ysabel students also received a scholarship.
Each is a 2017 high school graduate who received a portion of the unprecedented $63,500 in scholarships from the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation.
Drown received $10,000 — a $5,000 FFA award plus the coveted $5,000 Spanjian Family Scholarship honoring the “father” of the foundation, Bob Spanjian.
“Our selection committee faced a challenging process,” said Jon Liss, foundation chair. “Offering college scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, we received dozens of applications from outstanding students. After finalists underwent rigorous interviews, the winners emerged.”
The public had the opportunity to meet the Class of 2017 recipients at the Wild West Fest/Don Diego Gala & Frankie Valli Concert at the San Diego County Fair on June 22.
The 26 scholarship recipients come from all parts of the county. Scholarships were open to students who participated in the San Diego County Fair and/or other activities associated with the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Awards were in the categories of 4-H, FFA (funded by the Walter J. and Betty C. Zable Foundation), Exhibitor/Participant (funded by the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation) and Employee.
In addition, two Vocational/Technical (Voc/Tech) and 10 Junior Livestock Auction (JLA) scholarships rounded out the program.
Liss describes Drown as “emblematic of the past, present, and future of our region’s rich agricultural traditions.” Her family is steeped in the industry and she will pursue a double major in Agriculture Communications and Agriculture Business at Oklahoma State University.
“I want to give myself several options,” Sarah said, “with future steps perhaps in ag journalism or law school. I am so excited to win not just one but two Don Diego scholarships. When I told my mother, she cried.”
Drown graduated eighth in her Ramona High School class of 358 with a 4.3 GPA. She received strong recommendations from educators, in addition to her participation on the tennis team and scholastic equestrian league. Her involvement in FFA (Future Farmers of America) began at a young age and she has earned an array of awards for her accomplishments and held many leadership roles in that organization.
“My involvement enabled me to raise and sell multiple market projects, including various breeds of sheep and goats, to help fund my college education,” she said. “The Don Diego scholarship will be a huge benefit to me and my family.”
Also receiving Don Diego scholarships are Kathryn , $2,500; Hannah Gill, $2,500; and McClellan, $1,000.
Santa residents Sierra and Blake Jackson each received a $1,000 scholarship.
“Speaking on behalf of the entire Don Diego Board, we congratulate these incredible young women and men,” said . They have demonstrated a strong drive to excel. We are delighted to provide a supportive vehicle for their success and eagerly look forward to their future attainments in college and career.”
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation was named for Don Diego, also known as Tom Hernandez, who served as the county fair’s welcoming goodwill ambassador from 1947-84. More information is at dondiegoscholarship.org and on Facebook.
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