Endowed Scholarships
There are currently 68 endowed scholarships established to honor the memories of admired relatives, teachers, friends and organizations. These scholarships, which help students in a variety of disciplines, are considered "endowed" (funded at a level that will produce income to disburse to students) when the principle amount is $19,500 or more.
You can contribute to any of these established scholarships, or establish a new one. For more information, call 707-965-7500, or e-mail advancement@puc.edu.
Biology Scholarships
J. Andrew Crane, M.D. Scholarship
Departmentally recommended students of the PUC biology or nursing department may receive tuition assistance from this scholarship, which was created by a physician alumnus.
Joseph G. Fallon Biology Scholarship
Honoring a long-time PUC professor, this scholarship provides tuition assistance to sophomore, junior or senior biology majors who are members of the Seventh-day Adventist church.
Edmund C. Jaeger Award
This award is for male junior or senior students who have a particular interest in natural history and are recommended by the dean of men and the biology department.
Opportunity with Legacy Scholarship
This tuition assistance award is made to biology majors who, in the opinion of the PUC biology department, have made significant academic achievement.
Business Administration Scholarships
Edgar M. Cleveland Family Scholarship
This family scholarship provides financial assistance for a married senior student who is recommended by the PUC business department.
Doris Smith-Howlett and Soletha Miriam Smith-Howlett Scholarship
Junior or senior office administration or elementary education majors with financial need are aided by this fund.
Pam Wheeler Accounting Scholarship
Students recommended by the business department receive tuition assistance from this scholarship, which honors the memory of a former PUC teacher.
Chemistry Scholarships
Peter E. Hare Scholarship
This scholarship is available to a junior or senior chemistry major who shows financial need and good academics.
Rick Jackson Memorial Scholarship
The chemistry department grants this scholarship to a chemistry major with good citizenship and a need for financial aid.
Communication Scholarships
Herbert Ford Journalism/PR Scholarship
Upon recommendation by the PUC communication department, this scholarship provides funds to students majoring in journalism or public relations.
Peter V. and Eleanor E. Wall Family Scholarship
This scholarship provides tuition assistance on a rotational basis to students in the departments of art, music, and communication with financial need and academic achievement.
Education Scholarships
Madge Haines Scholarship
Inspired by an author and teacher of elementary education, this scholarship assists students majoring in elementary education who are recommended by the education department.
Doris Smith-Howlett and Soletha Miriam Smith-Howlett Scholarship
Junior or senior office administration or elementary education majors with financial need are aided by this fund.
Dr. Edmund C. Jaeger Scholarship Grant
This grant is for male students who are recommended by the education department, are in need of financial aid, have a humanitarian interest, are honest and helpful, and are going into the field of teaching.
Fred Landis Minister/Teaching Scholarship
Students who train for the ministry or as educators are qualified upon departmental recommendation for this scholarship.
Ralph & Fern Prout Teaching Scholarship
Honoring a former teacher, this $500 scholarship helps provide tuition assistance to recommended education students.
Exercise Science, Health, and Nutrition scholarships
Jim Hanson Memorial Physical Education Scholarship
Physical education majors with a 3.0 GPA may receive tuition assistance through this endowed scholarship, which honors a former PUC teacher.
History Scholarships
John Christian Memorial Scholarship
Honoring a former PUC academic dean and history teacher, this scholarship provides tuition grants to history majors who are recommended by the history department.
Percy Christian History Scholarship
A former PUC president is honored by this scholarship, which grants tuition funds to students recommended by the history department.
Elmer Herr History Scholarship
This scholarship, honoring a former PUC history professor, is for history majors with financial need.
Charles & Miriam Utt Scholarship
The parents of well-known former PUC Professor Walter C. Utt are honored in this scholarship, which provides annual tuition awards to students majoring in education.
Walter Utt History Scholarship
Honoring a former PUC history professor, grants from this scholarship are awarded to recommended students of the history department.
Music Scholarships
Barbara & Richard Lewis Music Scholarship
Two lovers of classical music have endowed this scholarship that provides tuition support for students recommended by the music department.
Patricia Loye Organ Scholarship
Recommended music students who study the organ at PUC may receive tuition aid under the provisions of this endowed scholarship.
Edward Charles "Teddy" Mackett Scholarship
This scholarship supports students whose academic program includes both class and non-class study and performance of brass music. It honors the memory of former student "Teddy" Mackett.
Mayes Music Ministry Scholarship
This scholarship, making tuition grants available to recommended music majors, honors the memory of Albert Mays, a Seventh-day Adventist music evangelist.
Peter V. and Eleanor E. Wall Family Scholarship
This scholarship provides tuition assistance on a rotational basis to students in the departments of art, music, and communication with financial need and academic achievement.
Charles and Roberta Wheeler Pioneer/Piano Scholarship
Recommended PUC piano majors meeting specific eligibility requirements may receive tuition support from this scholarship.
Nursing Scholarships
Hilary Blount RN Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Hilary Blount Gregory, a young registered nurse who graduated from Pacific Union College in 2000 and passed away in a car crash on Silverado Trail on July 4, 2005. Upon recommendation of the nursing department, this scholarship provides funds to students majoring in nursing who demonstrate exceptional enthusiasm, solid clinical skills and the personal touch.
Ellen Gibson Christian Nursing Scholarship
Honoring a long-time chairperson of PUC's nursing department, this scholarship gives tuition support to recommended nursing students.
J. Andrew Crane, M.D. Scholarship
Departmentally recommended students of the PUC biology or nursing department may receive tuition assistance from this scholarship, which was created by a physician alumnus.
Religion Scholarships
Fred Landis Minister/Teaching Scholarship
Students who train for the ministry or as educators are qualified upon departmental recommendation for this scholarship.
Ministerial Training Scholarship
Students recommended by the religion department who are studying for the ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination are eligible to receive assistance from this endowed scholarship.
Paul and Mae Quimby Religion Scholarship
Tuition assistance for students studying in PUC's religion department is made possible by this scholarship, which honors a beloved PUC missionary/educator couple.
Ernest & Alma Zinke II Scholarship
Grants are made on a matching basis to students who are studying toward ministerial or teaching careers. Recipients must exhibit spiritual leadership and involvement in religious ministries in the Adventist church and must have served one year in off-campus outreach ministries.
Visual Arts Scholarships
Peter V. and Eleanor E. Wall Family Scholarship
This scholarship provides tuition assistance on a rotational basis to students in the departments of art, music, and communication with financial need and academic achievement.
Other Scholarships
Hattie Andre Scholarship
This fund provides for tuition assistance to students who have financial need.
Clyde R. & Lela Baldwin Scholarship
A sophomore or junior who is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church may apply for financial aid through this scholarship.
Cloice H. Biggins, M.D. and Martha C. Biggins Scholarship
This is for Christian freshmen who need financial aid. Students who receive help from this scholarship are encouraged to replace the funds when they become financially able.
Doris & Randall Butler Scholarship
This scholarship benefits recommended junior and senior students in consultation with relatives of the founders.
Wah Choy & Grace Lin Ching Family Scholarship
This family scholarship makes funds available to students who meet standards set by PUC's scholarship committee.
Class of 1967 Scholarship
This scholarship helps finance the education of worthy students with a minimum GPA of 2.0 who are enrolled to receive a four-year degree.
Class of 1994 Scholarship
This scholarship helps finance the education of worthy students with a GPA of 2.0 who are enrolled to receive a four-year degree and have financial need.
Jack and Freda Craver Scholarship
Honoring the memory of a long-time PUC faculty member, this scholarship provides funds for recommended students or for the development of technology faculty.
Ruth A. Davis Woman's Scholarship
This scholarship applies to sophomore, junior or senior female students who are United States citizens.
Irma L. and Lavere Grounds Scholarship
Honoring two long-time residents of Angwin, this scholarship provides tuition assistance to students with financial need.
Franklin & Laurie Hoyt Scholarship
This scholarship provides tuition assistance to students who have financial need.
Ralph Jones Memorial "Class of 1948" Scholarship
Students with financial need receive tuition assistance from this scholarship.
Henry J. Klooster Scholarship
Students with academic achievement and financial need may apply for this scholarship.
Latino Advisory Scholarship
This scholarship supports Latino students who have financial need and are motivated in academic achievement.
D. Malcolm Maxwell Scholarship
Honoring the longest-serving president of PUC, this scholarship assists students from Napa County who are in financial need and good academic standing.
Glenn Miller, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
Tuition assistance is provided by this scholarship for students with financial need.
John R. Minesinger Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an Adventist student with a 3.0 GPA and no grade below a 2.0 GPA.
Elton L. Morel, M.D. Scholarship
This scholarship, honoring the memory of a beloved physician, provides tuition assistance to students who have financial need.
Nashed Family Scholarship
This scholarship, established by long-time members of the Angwin community, aids students in financial need who have high academic achievements.
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Osborne Scholarship
Mexican-American students whose ancestors were born in Mexico may qualify for this scholarship.
Pacific Union Association Scholarship
Funds from this scholarship provide tuition assistance to students who have financial need.
Pacific Union College Foreign Student Scholarship
Funds from this scholarship provide tuition assistance to foreign students who have financial need.
Pacific Union College Scholarship
Funds from this scholarship provide for tuition assistance to students who have financial need.
Dorothy A. and Ernest Patton Scholarship
This scholarship is granted by the PUC scholarship committee to students who show financial need and academic achievement.
Pritchard Family Scholarship
Honoring the name of former Adventist missionary Fred C. Pritchard, this scholarship assists students planning to serve as missionaries.
Jack & Fern Christensen Scholarship
Funds from this scholarship are provided to PUC students on a matching basis with their personal earnings.
Nancy Wonderly Simpson, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is available to female graduates of Monterey Bay Academy who are taking pre-med and have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Student Missionary Scholarship
Students who serve in the student missionary program are granted scholarships from this endowment in the year following their mission service.
21st Century PUC Scholarship
Funds from this scholarship provide for tuition assistance to students who have financial need.
Carl and Carolyn Williams Collegiate Loan
This endowment provides funding for the Collegiate Loan system that PUC has established for students.
Evabelle Winning Scholarship
This scholarship, which honors a dean of women who served at PUC for more than 20 years, provides tuition assistance to young women.
John F. and Anna Wuerth Scholarship
This scholarship rotates between ten academic departments. The students receiving benefits are recommended by their respective departments.
Elenor Zumwalt Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded by PUC's scholarship committee to qualified students.