Society Scholarship Programs

The Society of Port Engineers, Los Angeles / Long Beach has for many years supported the Cadets of the California Maritime Academy with scholarships. A few years ago the Board decided to establish A Society of Port Engineers, Los Angeles/Long Beach Endowed Scholarship at the Academy with a goal of a $100,000 endowment. We did it! The contribution of the Society to date is $112,450. Endowed scholarships are awarded from the interest earned on the endowment.

The second scholarship program is the annual direct scholarship. Each year the Board determines an amount of annual scholarship monies to be sent to the Academy. For the past few years the Society has awarded $5,000 in direct scholarships. 

The funds for these scholarships are derived from our events and meetings. All scholarships are administered by the Academy. The CMA Foundation manages the investment and the scholarship committee awards the scholarship based on a criteria established by Society.  

The criterion for the Endowed Scholarship is as follows:

A.     Must be a sophomore, junior, or senior engineering student.

B.     Minimum GPA of 3.0.

C.     Significant personal Achievement in demonstrated leadership in student organizations

Athletics, or exemplary community service

Past Scholarship Awardees

2003/04:  Christian Gopez, Timothy Ulibarri

2004/05:  Rven Michael Garcia

2006/07:  Paul Lim, Paul Braemer, Timothy Wright

2007/08:  Gustavo Carillo, Bobby Rather, Cooper Palfini

2008/09:  Scott Burback, Kaylin Fiscus, John Palmer

2009/10:  Brian Gin, Christopher Beuret, David Callison

2010/11:  Jacqueline Humara, Troy Oudin, 
Sebastian Laleau

2011/12: Trevor Mankini, Joseph McMillan, 
Joel Mason, Gideon Duran

2012/2013:  Seth Adams, Emily Beck, Steven Dauer,
Juan-Carlos Roberts, William Antrobus, Trung Banh

2014/15: Trung Banh, Chance Hirschi, Christian Ordaz, 
Bo Tong, Calvin Tran

2015/16:  Chance Hirschi, Kimberly Kenny, 
Christian Ordaz, Michael Thompson, Bo Tong

2016/17:  Colton Carey, Brendan Collette, Ryan Darfler, 
Ross Grayling, Jonathon Lipski, Erica McClinton, 
Savannah McIntyre, Alexander Sadamune

2014/15: Trung Banh, Chance Hirschi, Christian Ordaz, 
Bo Tong, Calvin Tran

2015/16:  Chance Hirschi, Kimberly Kenny, Christian Ordaz, Michael Thompson, Bo Tong

2016/17:  Colton Carey, Brendan Collette, Ryan Darfler,
Ross Grayling, Jonathon Lipski, Erica McClinton,
Savannah McIntyre, Alexander Sadamune

2018/19: Andre Jang, Alexander Sadamune, Ian Sadamune, Kellen Wiley

2019/20: Jacob Baltodano, Christopher de Alba, Jeffrey George, Richard Imbriale

2020/21: Harry Bragg, Jack Cinotto, Timothy Edwards, John Nicolas

2021/22: Jack Cinotto, Timothy Edwards, Matthew Roberts, Kent Suzuki

2022/23: Aris Spanos, Kristina wueta

2023/24: Aris Spanos, Jesus Ochoa, Kristina wueta