Jonathan E. Boe Memorial Scholarship
With academic credentials like his, Dr. Jonathan Boe could have taken a position at any prestigious institution of higher learning, but he chose Cal Lutheran—and that choice made all the difference. Dr. Boe received his undergraduate degree in history from Carleton...
Jonathan Reinsch Memorial Scholarship
Jonathan Reinsch didn’t attend California Lutheran University, but he may have thought about it. His family’s heritage after all had been traditionally Lutheran. But Jon chose to enroll at UC Santa Barbara to pursue his keen interest in computer science. In spite of...
Joseph and Camilla Cram Scholarship
If you live in the Lutheran promised land of Minnesota, the lure of California has to be pretty strong to convince you to move. And so it was for Camilla Cram in 1942. In the midst of World War II, she had the opportunity to work in a California defense plant, and...
Joseph and Jacquelyn DeBuiser Memorial Scholarship
Jacquelyn “Jackie” DeBuiser was a 22-year, highly regarded employee in CLU’s business office when her husband died in 1990. Joseph DeBuiser had an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and worked as an engineer in the aerospace industry. Memorial gifts...
Judith Esther Richardson Vocal Music Scholarship
Judith Esther loved many things in this life, and at the top of her list was music. She came from Puerto Rico to New York City where she lived with her grandmother and near Harlem. During the Depression she learned habits of frugality that remained with her...
June Snyder Lindsay Endowed Scholarship
How do you celebrate the 90th birthday of a woman who has been blessed with a loving family and friends that have made her life comfortable and relatively carefree? Add to that the fact that the woman is still actively involved in her church and spends considerable...
Karl and Bette Johnson Scholarship
Vision and stewardship often go hand in hand in creating a scholarship. That was certainly the case for Karl and Bette Johnson of Tucson, Arizona. The genesis of this scholarship was in 1987 when Karl Johnson agreed to serve as a Convocator for CLU representing the...
Kathryn Adair Price Endowed Scholarship
The last name of Price seems to appear frequently on CLU’s list of students and faithful donors, but this particular Price family has an unusual history. Kathryn Adair Price, better known to her classmates and professors as “Katie,” was a hardworking English major...
Kathryn and Byron Swanson Scholarship for Returning Students
Byron and Kathryn Swanson liked to do things together whenever possible. If you called their home you would likely talk to both of them. When they were invited to direct CLU’s senior mentor program, they agreed to be co-directors. And once they decided to endow a...
Keep in Touch Multimedia Scholarship
An anonymous alumni couple showed their loyalty to Cal Lutheran by making regular financial gifts soon after graduation. As they moved into their careers, that support continued. In 2001 they decided that they wanted their gifts to have a more lasting impact and help...
Kiekenapp-Bolstad Endowed Scholarship
Waldemar and Anna Kiekenapp were very private people. But their desire to honor their parents for their love, care, and strong Christian guidance was powerful motivation to do something good and lasting—and somewhat public. The couple was not known to CLU before this...
Kim Coddington Memorial Scholarship
In April 1977, just one month before graduation, a terrible automobile accident occurred on Highway 101 just south of Camarillo that took the life of one of CLC’s finest students, Kim Coddington. A 21-yr-old senior majoring in physical education, Kim was remarkable...
Kingsmen Quartet Scholarship
When an institution is young, it’s difficult to know which traditions will really live on. It was clear early on, however, that the Kingsmen Quartet was a Cal Lutheran tradition that was meant to be. And that probably depended in large part on the makeup of the very...
Knight Family Scholarship
“Blest be the tie that binds” is a phrase that certainly applies to this scholarship and to the two other scholarships inspired by members of the Laine/Nelson/Knight family. The family’s first established scholarship was created by Kathy Knight’s aunt, Marjorie...
Kocher Family Endowed Scholarship
Elizabeth “Betsy” Kocher passed away in 2004 after a courageous battle with cancer. She left behind not only a loving family but also a trail of CLU students and alumni who were indebted to her for the attention she gave them and the financial assistance she arranged...
Laird Davis Memorial Scholarship
Live, love, laugh—these three verbs capture the life of Laird Davis ’87. When Laird graduated from CLU, he left behind a trail of memories with everyone from students to facilities staff to CLU administrators. Laird was known for his zest for living, and no one could...
Ledebur Scholarship
This scholarship was a response to the Golden Rule—not so much “Do unto others as you would have them do to you” as “Do for others as someone has done for you.” It also had several names before being finalized as the Ledebur Scholarship. It was with scholarship...
Lee-Myers Environmental Science Scholarship
When family and faith come together in commitment to a cause, good things happen. That was certainly the case in the creation of the Lee-Myers Environmental Science Scholarship. The concept of commitment was no stranger to the Eugene Myers family. They were longtime...
Leland-Henrikson Scholarship
After leaving his mark on countless students who became teachers under his tutelage, Dr. Allen Leland took one more step in designing the legacy he would leave at California Lutheran University—this family scholarship bearing the names of his parents. That legacy...
Lemke Family Scholarship
Jerry and Martha Lemke already felt allegiance to CLU (then CLC) when they made the decision in 1984 to create a scholarship in their family name. They had been involved in the early events of the college and had encouraged their son Gordon to enroll at CLC as a...
Leo J. Baranski Memorial Scholarship
The philosophy of living each day as if it is one’s last is not a bad philosophy of life, since one never knows when that last day will come. This thought may not have been on Dr. Leo Baranski’s mind on a Friday in August of 1971, but it certainly became engrained in...
Leo Laine Memorial Scholarship
The Leo Laine Memorial Scholarship story is actually the first of three stories about one family’s many connections with CLU. The other two are the Ida Marie Nelson Scholarship and the Knight Family Scholarship. Marjorie Laine was born in Minnesota but moved with...
Lepp Music Scholarship
The story of the Lepp Music Scholarship actually began in 1925 when Emil Lepp emigrated from Germany to the United States to pursue a career as a chef. He had begun his career in Germany with an apprenticeship at age 14. After he came to the U.S. he held a number of...
Leroy Elwing Art Award
Leroy Elwing was a man in love with life . . . all day, every day. His animated spirit permeated everything he did. He was also blessed with a great sense of pride in the fact that he was thoroughly Swedish-American and thoroughly Lutheran. His lifelong devotion to...
Leroy Elwing Music Scholarship
Leroy Elwing was a man in love with life . . . all day, every day. His animated spirit permeated everything he touched. He was also blessed with a great sense of pride in the fact that he was thoroughly Swedish and thoroughly Lutheran. His lifelong devotion to his...
Lewis and Emma Oleson Scholarship
This scholarship marks the beginning of the endowed scholarship program now in existence at California Lutheran University. It begins with the Lewis Oleson family, and with their pride in their Norwegian background, their family and their involvement in the Lutheran...
Linda Keithley Scholarship
Don and Linda Keithley created this scholarship to support students with financial need in the Graduate School of Education.
Linda Lindsay Memorial Scholarship
Linda Lindsay was the beloved daughter of the Reverend H.C. and June Lindsay of Paradise Valley, Arizona. As a child Linda had great difficulty with her eyesight which, in turn, affected her ability to learn. When she was put back a grade in elementary school, it...
Louise and Paul Evenson Scholarship
Using their God-given talents for the church was a strong intent by husband and wife Paul and Louise Evenson. Following Louise’s years of service to California Lutheran University, she and Paul endowed this scholarship through the gift of a life insurance policy. As...
Louis Smith Family Scholarship
Traditionally speaking, salaries of church pastors seldom rank near the top on any compensation survey. Despite that reality, pastors have a strong desire for their children to receive the best education possible, including the opportunity to achieve a college...