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Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients! 

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2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients

Total awarded $48,000
32 Scholarships Awarded

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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Estrella Alire - Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools
plans to attend Northern NM College

Kristian Fernandez - Des Moine High School
plans to attend NMSU

Samantha Frame - Volcano Vista High School
plans to attend UNM

Isaac Martinez - Cobre High School
plans to attend NMSU

Naomi Martinez-Delgado - Portales High School
plans to attend UNM

Tiffany Parra - Deming High School
plans to attend Dona Ana Community College

Mariana Quezada - Deming High School
plans to attend NMSU

Liliana Tom - Myamura High School
plans to attend NMSU

Annaleigha Torres - Myamura High School
plans to attend UNM - Gallup

CURRENTLY IN COLLEGE

Shenyl Begaye - NMSU-Grants

Kahleya Chapman -  UNM

Isaiah Galaviz - UNM

Jadaa Jacobs - Western NM University

Cheryl Jim - Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Inst.

PaulineMescale - Navajo Technical University 

Mallory Montano - UNM - Gallup

Marisol Porras - CNM

PAST RECIPIENTS

Kioni Charley - NMSU
2nd Year Recipient

Elijah Chato-King - NMSU
2nd Year Recipient

Loralai Ciccarello - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Avery Dixon - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Melissa Erivez - WNMU
4th Year Recipient

Emma Drew-Harlow - WNMU
2nd Year Recipient

Mya Jurado - UNM
3rd Year Recipient

Sonja Lopez - UNM
3rd Year Recipient

Chanel Nez - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Lorenzo Saldivar - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

April Sandoval - NM TECH
2nd Year Recipient

Elizabeth Silva - UNM
3rd Year Recipient

Martina Silva - UNM Valencia
4th Year Recipient

Gabriel Torres - UNM
3rd Year Recipient

Elisha Yazzie - NMSU/Dona Ana Community College
2nd Year Recipient

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2022-2023 Scholarship Recipients

Total awarded $39,000
26 Scholarships Awarded

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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Autumn Cruz - Rio Rancho High School
Plans to attend CNM

Avery Dixon - Sandia Prep
Plans to attend UNM

Chanel Nez - Wingate High School
Plans to attend UNM

Elijah Chato-King - Gallup High School
Plans to attend NMSU

Emma Harlow - Ramah High School
Plans to attend NMSU

Kioni Charley - Pine Hill High School
Plans to attend NMSU

Lorenzo Saldivar - Gallup McKinley Academy
Plans to attend UNM

CURRENTLY IN COLLEGE

Alyssa Gonzales - UNM Gallup

April Sandoval - NM Tech

Benjamin Marwedel- UNM

Elisha Yazzie - Dona Ana Community College

Larren Benally - San Juan Community College

Loralei Ciccarello - San Juan Community College

PAST RECIPIENTS

Kayla Trujillo – UNM
5th Year Recipient

Martina Silva - UNM-Valencia
3rd Year Recipient

Melissa Erivez - Western NM
3rd Year Recipient

Ayden Tenorio- Okosi - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Brianna Martinez - NMSU
2nd Year Recipient

Elizabeth Silva - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Gabriel Torres - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Joseph Thompson - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Jovita Kee - NM Highlands
2nd Year Recipient

Kari Kallestewa - NMSU
2nd Year Recipient

Mya Jurado - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Sarah Silva - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Sonja Lopez - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

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2022-2023 Scholarship Recipients

Total awarded $34,500
23 Scholarships Awarded

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Check out these interviews with two of our 2022-2023 Scholarship recipients!

Moriah Sujkowski

Savannah Sujkowski

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Kari Kallestewa - Rehoboth Christian School
Plans to attend NMSU

Angelina Largo - Miyamura High School
Plans to attend UNM

Sonja Lopez - Valencia High School
Plans to attend UNM

Marianna Quiroz - Deming High School
Plans to attend CNM

Ayden Tenorio-Okosi - Rehoboth Christian School
Plans to attend UNM

Joseph Thompson - Middle College High School
Plans to attend UNM

Gabriella Casillas - Deming High School
Plans to attend CNM

Elizabeth Silva - Miyamura High School
Plans to attend UNM

Sarah Silva - Miyamura High School
Plans to attend UNM

Gabriel Torres - Valley High School
Plans to attend UNM

CURRENTLY IN COLLEGE - New 2022 Award First Time Recipients!

Brianna Martinez - NMSU

Dulce Saldivar Hernandez - UNM

Leonard Click Jr. - UNM

Mya Jurado - UNM

Nicole Natachu - UNM-Gallup

Vanessa Herrera-Delcid - CNM

PAST RECIPIENTS

Zachary Barreras - UNM
5th Year Recipient

Jacqueline Edaakie - UNM
3rd Year Recipient

Delaney Oberg - Eastern NM University
3rd Year Recipient

Morgan Sainz - UNM
3rd Year Recipient

Melissa Erivez - Western NM University
2nd Year Recipient

Nicole Olguin - PIMA
2nd Year Recipient

Martina Silva - UNM-Valencia
2nd Year Recipient

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2021-2022 Scholarship Recipients

Total awarded $36,000
24 Scholarships Awarded

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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Brandis Edaakie - Zuni High School
Plans to attend UNM

Jasmine Olivas - Albuquerque High School
Plans to attend UNM

Maggie Rose - Gallup HS & McKinley Academy
Plans to attend UNM-Gallup

Imari Saucedo - Cobre High School
Plans to attend Western NM University

Martina Silva - Belen High School
Plans to attend UNM-Valencia

Yovani Calderon - Floyd Municipal Schools
Plans to attend Eastern NM University

CURRENTLY IN COLLEGE - New 2021 Award First Time Recipients!

Allegra Hogue Makori - San Juan College
Bryannia Hall - CNM
Jovita Kee - NM Highlands University
Justin Murillo - Western NM University
Melissa Erivez - Western NM University
Nicole Olguin - PIMA-Albuquerque
Vanessa Frank - UNM

PAST RECIPIENTS

Savannah Sujkowski - UNM
5th Year Recipient

Moriah Sujkowski - UNM
5th Year Recipient

Kayla Trujillo - UNM
4th Year Recipient

Zachary Barreras - UNM
4th Year Recipient

Jacqueline Edaakie - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

Andrea Lopez - UNM Valencia Campus
2nd Year Recipient

Araelia Haskie - Western NM University
2nd Year Recipient

Caleb McReynolds - NM State University
2nd Year Recipient

Delaney Oberg - Eastern NM University
2nd Year Recipient

Gage Evans - Eastern NM University-Roswell
2nd Year Recipient

Morgan Sainz - UNM
2nd Year Recipient

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2020-2021 Scholarship Recipients

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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Andrea Lopez - Valencia High School
Plans to attend UNM - Valenica Campus

Anthony Edaakie - Zuni High School
Plans to attend UNM

Araelia Haskie - Cibola High School
Plans to attend Western NM University

Caleb McReynolds - Home Schooled
Plans to attend NM State University

Delaney Oberg - Fort Sumner High School
Plans to attend Eastern NM University

Gage Evans - Goddard High School
Plans to attend NM State University

CURRENTLY IN COLLEGE - New 2020 Award First Time Recipients!

Andrew Wilcox - San Juan Community College

Jacqueline Edaakie - University of New Mexico

Morgan Sainz - University of New Mexico

PAST RECIPIENTS

Moriah Sujkowski - University of New Mexico
4th Year Recipient

Savannah Sujkowski - University of New Mexico
4th Year Recipient

Michalina Homka - University of New Mexico
4th Year Recipient

Zachary Barreras - University of New Mexico
3rd Year Recipient

Kayla Trujillo - UNM - Gallup
3rd Year Recipient

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A total of $21,000 in scholarships was awarded to graduating high school seniors and past recipients of the First Financial scholarship program.

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