Founders Scholarship Fund awarded a total of 35 four-year scholarships to Collier County High School students. The monetary value of these scholarships totals $840,000 over four years. The nonprofit awards renewable scholarships to local students who have shown determination, academic achievements and financial need to pursue a college education. Each student received a $24,000 scholarship to be disbursed at $6,000 per year for four years. The generosity of Club Pelican Bay golf members created this opportunity to support local students.
The 2025 Founders Scholarship Fund recipients are:
Ali Amini – Audrey Rogers High School
Mia Giglio, Addison Hauser, Kareen Smith-Clayton – Club Pelican Bay (Employees/Family)
Annalisa Benedito – Community School of Naples
Gianna Campuzano – Donahue Academy
Leo Guerra and Olivia Eckman – Golden Gate High School
Paula Angel, Maria Nerea and Aaron Pryear – Gulf Coast High School
Vanessa Sales- Ramirez, Jennifer Trejo-Calmo, Christopher Chavez, Zayda Pedraza, Rubi Mijangos, Amy Olguin-Sanchez, Jennifer Arriaga, Heidi Chavez-Interiano and Faustina Franscisco – Immokalee High School
Vania Antonio-Carrillo, Adan Hernandez and Ivan Cisneros – Lely High School
Travis Michel, Wesmilka Louima, Jenny Dor, Lidney Augustin, Domonic Berec, Anthony Rivero, Brenda Rebelledo – Lorenzo Walker Technical High School
Erick Camacho – Mason Classical Academy
Brooke Hyde – Naples High School
Jaydon Soto – Palmetto Ridge High School
Mariana Pelissier and Steven Leedom – St. John Neumann Catholic High School
