History

The St. Norbert Guadalupana Scholarship was developed through Hispanic Ministry in 2006 as a way to give back to the St. Norbert Parish Community. The Hispanic Ministry group has generously done fundraising for the scholarship fund through the annual La Fiesta Dinner Dance, which is held each September. We have also received individual contributions throughout the year. 

In the first year, 2006, we were able to award four $500 scholarships to our St. Norbert graduating high school seniors for a total award of $2,000. Between 2007 and 2009, we were able to award nine $1,000 scholarships. To date we have awarded $11,000.

2010 is our fifth year for this scholarship and we are fortunate to again offer three $1,000 awards. 

Dollars for Scholars Chapter Information

The St. Norbert Guadalupana Scholarship program is an official chapter and affiliate of the national Dollars for Scholars program. There are over 500 colleges and universities which are Dollars for Scholars Collegiate Partners. As Partners, they agree to apply Dollars for Scholars chapter awards in a way that will be most beneficial to our students. Some schools are also Matching Partners who will match Dollars for Scholars scholarships. In the last two years, two of our recipients who attended UCLA and qualified for matching funds, received an additional $1,000 from UCLA.

St. Norbert Guadalupana Scholarship Committee

Our Guadalupana Scholarship Committee consists of:

• Pat Robles-Friebert, Chair
• Francisco Garcia
• Elva Carnovale
• Tere LeFranc

Selection Process

The selection of our award recipients is taken very seriously. The Guadalupana Scholarship Committee utilizes an impartial team of business and education professionals from the community to review the scholarship applications.

A blind reading process is used, meaning that all identifying information is removed from the applications prior to scoring. The Selection Committee is given guidelines to follow as they review the applications. Because of the blind reading, they do not know who the recipients are until after the selections are made.

Donations

We are happy to receive donations for the St. Norbert Guadalupana Scholarship Fund. Please deliver any contributions to the Ministry Center Office.