Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek AAUW Local Scholarships have provided over $179,000 in scholarships since 2011 to help local college women complete their degree programs. The minimum scholarship award is currently $2,000 or greater.
Meet our 2025 Scholarship Winners
Short videos from the awardees about their scholarships have been posted on the DAW YouTube channel as they’ve been received. You can view videos that are available by clicking on any awardee’s name that’s highlighted in blue.
You can also view a playlist of all the videos we’ve received from the 2025 scholarship recipients – click here.
| Awardee | School Attending | Planned Degree | Planned Career |
Community Local Scholarships |
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| Erika Braun | USF | Nursing | Registered Nurse |
| Maria Abreu Dennis | Biola University | Psychology | Marriage and family therapy |
| Katja Friess | Cal Poly State University | Food Science | Food scientist |
| Sandra Huntley | UC San Diego | Business Admin/Economics | Business entrepreneur |
| Olivia Radding | Loyola Marymount University | Dance and Marketing | Professional dancer |
| Barbora Soltys | Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | Nursing | Registered Nurse |
| Anata Tran | UC Law San Francisco | International Policy | Lawyer |
Renaissance Scholarships |
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| Justine Overmyer | CSU East Bay | MS Psychology | School counselor or social worker |
| Johnnia Tanner | CSU East Bay | Criminal Justice | Lawyer in family law or police brutality |
| Macey Vasquez | CSU East Bay | Human Development | Work in non-profit for social services |
Single Parent Scholarship (through Diablo Valley College) |
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| Blanca Flores | Diablo Valley College | Early Childhood Education | Certified elementary school teacher |
Meet our 2024 Scholarship Winners
| Awardee | School Attending | Planned Degree | Planned Career |
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Community Local Scholarships |
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| Isabel Gervis | MIT | MBA, MS Chemical Engineering | Operations Management |
| Julia Karczewski | Dominican University | MA Occupational Therapy | Occupational Therapist |
| Molly Neach | Saint Mary’s College | MA Counseling | MFT/PCC Therapist |
| Bethany Pavel | Yale | MA Public Health | Public Health Practitioner and Researcher |
| Devyn Donovan-Stauder | Willamette University | BS Exercise and Health Science | Physical Therapist |
| Emma Wright | Utah Valley University | MA Social Work | Clinical Social Worker |
Renaissance Scholarships |
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| Frankie McDonald | CSU East Bay | BA Recreational Therapy | Recreational Therapist |
| Nicole Silliman | CSU East Bay | MA Social Work | Child Welfare Social Worker |
| Camisha Nettles | CSU East Bay | MA Public Administration | Program Director Alameda County Public Health |
Single Parent Scholarship (through Diablo Valley College) |
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| Alexa Chamorro | Diablo Valley College transferring to UCLA | BS Political Science | Criminal Justice Attorney |