October 9, 2012 > Congratulations to scholarship recipients Congratulations to scholarship recipients Submitted By Catherine Relucio Eden Housing is proud to present its 20th annual Howard T. Collins Memorial Scholarship Program. Since the program's inception, Eden Housing has awarded more than 250 scholarships totaling $275,000 to deserving lower-income residents. The scholarship program was named in honor of Howard. T. Collins, an active, dedicated member of the Eden Housing Board of Directors who believed in education and opportunity for all. This year, $50,000 was awarded to 26 Eden Housing residents. Recipients will pursue certificates, undergraduate and graduate degrees at institutions such as Columbia University; Drexel University College of Medicine; University of California at Berkeley, Los Angeles and Davis; University of San Francisco; California State University of Fullerton, Stanislaus and the East Bay; Sonoma State University; and local community colleges. "We need to bridge the educational gap and prove that our potential, our success, should be measured by what's in our heads and our hearts rather than what's in our parents pockets," said Bill, a scholarship recipient. The Board, staff and residents of Eden Housing, would like to express their gratitude to all those who make this valuable program possible. For more information, visit www.EdenHousing.org Scholarship Recipients: Nidhi Anamkath, Cypress Glen, Hayward Cindia Avelar, Nugent Square, East Palo Alto Cassandra Beverly, Glen Eden, Hayward Stanley Cardera, Olive Tree, Hayward Kristina Cox, Sara Conner, Hayward Reza Ghasemian, Arroyo Vista, Mission Viejo Harinder Gill, Virginia Lane, Concord Diana Gutierrez, Corona Ranch, Petaluma Rachelle Hampton, Emerson Arms, Martinez Cedric Jones, Glen Berry, Hayward Rosie Jones, Glen Berry, Hayward Shahpur Karimi, Owl's Landing, Livermore Meryl Lumboy, Arroyo Vista, Mission Viejo Faud Mohamed, Eden Palms, San Jose Violet Moore, Vandenburgh Villa, Livermore Bill Nguyen, Eden Palms, San Jose Quoc-Sy Nguyen, Eden Palms, San Jose Chelsey Perez, Corona Ranch, Petaluma Kevin Powers, Catalonia, San Jose Alejandra Quintero, Victoria Green, Hercules Matt Reiss, Hillview Glen, San Jose Cherrel Roberts-Mosley, Rivertown Place, Antioch Sabrina Robleh, Eden Palms, San Jose Wais Robleh, Eden Palms, San Jose Jamila Saleh, Sara Conner, Hayward Elaine Trujillo, Catalonia, San Jose