The Academic Senate Foundation often offers scholarship opportunities to Senate Institutes and Plenary Sessions throughout the year to faculty members. Below is a list of available opportunities and a list of past scholarship winners. Be sure to check back often for updates.
Scholarship winners can fill out the ASFCCC Reimbursement Form when need to be reimbursed for expenses.
Open Scholarship Opportunities
Professional Learning Award
The ASFCCC is pleased to announce the return of the Professional Learning Award (formerly known as the Innovation Scholarship). The goal of this scholarship is to provide faculty with funding to attend ASCCC events as well as external events and conferences to expand their understanding of best practices, apply them to their local college, and share those results with the field at large. Special consideration will be given to grants that promote and enhance IDEAA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-racism). Application coming soon.
Faculty Scholarship Application for APAHE 2026 Conference
The Academic Senate Foundation for California Community Colleges (ASFCCC) is proud to offer scholarship reimbursements for faculty planning to attend the APAHE 2026 Conference.
Due to unique circumstances, the ASFCCC is NOT able to hold or secure spots of registration for this opportunity. Applicants may need to register for the conference before submitting this scholarship. An application for the scholarship does not guarantee awarding of the funds.
Interested in this oppportunity? Please submit an application for the ASFCCC Scholarship Application for APAHE 2026 Conference.
The deadline to submit is February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST.
Spring Plenary 2026 Faculty Scholarship Application
The Academic Senate Foundation is proud to offer scholarships for faculty to attend the ASCCC Spring Plenary Session on April 9-11, 2026. This will be a fully in-person event. Only the Saturday elections and resolution voting session will be offered in a hybrid format. Spring Plenary Session will be taking place at the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country 170 Railroad St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401.
Interested in this opportunity? Apply for the Faculty Scholarship for 2026 Spring Plenary Session.
The deadline to submit is March 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST.
Faculty Scholarship Winners
2024-2025 Recipients
2025 Spring Plenary Session – Hybrid
Catherine Cheng, Pasadena City College
Cherise Mantia, Gavilan College
Dr. Carmen Stephens, Pasadena City College
Elizabeth Encarnacion, Chaffey College
Matthew Morgan, Moorpark College
Sandra Lee, Los Angeles Southwest College
Valerie Chau, San Diego Miramar College
Yuting Lin, Sierra College
2025 APAHE Scholarship
Gabriel Martinez, Berkeley City College
Kelly Giang, San Diego City College
Erika Gutierrez, Santiago Canyon College
2025 A2MEND Scholarship
Beville Constantine, Los Angeles Mission College
Desiree Lee-Perry, Los Angeles Valley College
Ryan Hoyle, Los Angeles Southwest College
2024 Fall Plenary Session – Hybrid
Sylvester White, Sacramento City College
Dr. Victoria Bañales,Cabrillo College
Josue Vasquez, Oxnard College
Kasim Alimahomed, Cypress College
Luis Zanartu, Sacramento City College
Joseph Bielanski, Berkeley City College
Katherine Michel, Ohlone College
Eduardo Pastor-Marcos, Los Angeles Mission College
Lindsey Ruiz, Pasadena City College
Elizabeth Encarnacion, Chaffey College
2024 COLEGAS Scholarship
Barbara Barajas, Santa Rosa Junior College
Maria Rocha, Victor Valley College
Purnur Ozbirinci, Santa Rosa Junior College
Vicenta Arrizon Maffris, Santa Monica College
2024 Nandi Conference Scholarship
Clarke-Lauren Richard, Clovis Community College
Dr. Susan Haynes, Los Angeles Southwest College
Katrina Taylo, Los Angeles Southwest College
Schetema Nealy, Compton College
2023-2024 Recipients
2024 Spring Plenary Session – Hybrid
Nicole Marquez, College of the Sequoias
Grace Estrada, Evergreen Valley College
Annette Owens, El Camino College
Karen Marrujo, Cuyamaca College
Amanda Fierro, Mt. San Jacinto College
Elbina Rafizadeh, Mission College
Jessica Jackson, Butte College
Lindsey Ruiz, Pasadena City College
Nari Kaseforth, Antelope Valley College
Tracy Herzog, Mt. San Jacinto College
2024 APAHE Scholarship
Thien Kim Dieu, Palo Verde College
Lisa Martin, Norco College
Jonathan Ng, Cuyamaca College
2024 A2MEND Scholarship
Rebecca Beck, Irvine Valley College
Andy Gomez, San Mateo, College of
Jeniece Lusk, Santa Rosa Junior College
Monica Stockhausen, Chaffey College
2023 Fall Plenary Session – Hybrid
Iolani Sodhy -Gereben, College of Alameda
Veronica Gerace, San Diego Mesa College
Andrew Hoffman, San Diego Mesa College
Luis Zanartu, Sacramento City College
Annette Owens, El Camino College
Jacqueline (Jacqui) Shehorn, Lemoore College
Jeniece Lusk, Santa Rosa Junior College
Innovation Scholarship
Samantha Lange, Santa Rosa Junior College
Annapurna Kumar, Rancho Santiago CCD
Duane Leonardo, Sacramento City College
2022-2023 Recipients
2023 Curriculum Institute
Kathleen Hicks, Bakersfield College
Alejandra Castaneda, San Diego City College
Cherise Mantia, Gavilan College
2023 Spring Plenary Session – Hybrid
Anthony Battle, West Los Angeles College
Michelle Beasley, Taft College
Christopher Cardona, Palo Verde College
John Crocitti, San Diego Mesa College
Lynn Erikson Rhode, Santa Rosa Junior College
Monica Esquivel, Antelope Valley College
Ashlie Lawson, Solano Community College
Lorraine Levy, Evergreen Valley College
Annette Owens, El Camino College
Adam Runyan, Lassen College
Jacqueline (Jacqui) Shehorn, Lemoore College
Jeanne Thomas, Santa Rosa Junior College
2023 A2MEND Scholarship
Amanda Campbell, Orange Coast College
Andrea Eke-Amacker, Orange Coast College
Charles Gaylord, Los Angeles City College
Winnie Hung, Cosumnes River College
2022 Fall Plenary Session – Hybrid
Candace Duron, Taft College
Jacqueline Shehorn, Lemoore College
Robyn Noyes, College of the Sequoias
Brenda Edgerton-Webster, Grossmont College
Cherise Mantia, Gavilan College
Charlie Kahn-Lomax, Evergreen Valley College
Phuong (Emily) Banh, Evergreen Valley College
Joya Chavarin, Berkeley City College
Yvonne Canada-Clarke, Diablo Valley College
Edgar Perez, Los Angeles Valley College
Felipe Agredano, East Los Angeles College
John Crocitti, San Diego Mesa College
John Grounds, Crafton Hills College
Amy Alsup, San Diego Miramar College
2021-2022 Recipients
2022 Spring Plenary Session – Hybrid
Naomi Bahm, Cosumnes River College
Gabriela Segade, Contra Costa College
Beverly Natividad, Mt. San Jacinto College
Henrietta Hurtado, Cerritos College
Leslie Shull, Sacramento City College
Sarah Harmon, Canada College
Celeste Solis, College of the Sequoias
Nina Calabretta, Orange Coast College
Nick Strobel, Bakersfield College
Lisa Ratchford, Diablo Valley College
Sara Rahimnejad, San Bernardino Valley College
John Crocitti, San Diego Mesa College
Jason Librande, West Los Angeles College
2021 Fall Plenary Session – Hybrid
Garry Johnson, Evergreen Valley College
John Crocitti, San Diego Mesa College
Gisselle Simon, West Hills College Lemoore
Dennis Falcon, Cerritos College
Jennifer Shouse, Sierra College
Gena Lopez, Pasadena City College
Daniel Kiely, Diablo Valley College
Patricia Manley, San Diego Miramar College
Lindsay Weiler, Crafton Hills College
Pablo Martin, San Diego Miramar College
Hope Davis, Imperial Valley College
Eduardo Vasquez, Barstow Community College
Henrietta Hurtado, Cerritos College
Rosiangela Escamilla, San Diego Mesa College
Paula Gustin, San Diego Mesa College
Nadia Khan, MiraCosta College
Donna Frankel, Foothill College
2020-2021 Recipients
2020 Fall Plenary Session – Virtual
Sharon Sampson, Grossmont College
John Crocitti, San Diego Mesa College
Rocco Versaci, Palomar College
Rose Giordano, Folsom Lake College
Hossna Sadat Ahadi, Palomar College
Patrice Braswell, Grossmont Colleg
Mary Gwin, San Diego Mesa College
Cherise Mantia, Gavilan College
Debra J. Crumpton, Sacramento City College
Sarah Dunn, Grossmont College
Ryan Tripp, Los Medanos College
Kevin Corse, Oxnard College
Jaime Garcia, San Bernardino Valley College
Hope Davis, Imperial Valley College
Maria Aguilar Beltran, Santa Ana College
Amy Diaz-Infante, City College of San Francisco
2019-2020 Recipients
2020 A2MEND Male Summit
Tara Franks, Sierra College
Maisha Jones, Los Angeles Southwest
Susan Kurnett, Sierra College
2019 Fall Plenary Session
Matthew Goldstein, College of Alameda
Kari Johnson, Madera Community College Center
Patrick Moe, Diablo Valley College
2018-2019 Recipients
2019 Faculty Leadership Institute
Paul Alexander, San Diego City College
Karen Crozer, Los Angeles Mission College
Laura Murphy, San Diego Miramar College
2019 Spring Plenary
Shelley Blackman, Evergreen Valley College
Andrew Delunas, Gavilan College
Sean Ryland, Lake Tahoe Community College
2018 Fall Plenary Session
Jessica Saint-Paul, Los Angeles Southwest College
Warren S. Carter, Golden West College
Stuart K. Souki, East Los Angeles College
2014-2018 Recipients
2018 Leadership Institute
Darcie McClelland, El Camino College
Perpetua Okoh, Elcamino Compton College
Roy Shahbazian, Santa Ana College
2018 Spring Plenary Session
Elizabeth Marinelli, Lake Tahoe Community College
Glenn Samples, Bakersfield College
Jeff Wanderer, West Hills College Coalinga
2018 A2MEND Male Summit
Juan Antonio Gamboa Jr., De Anza Community College/San Jose City College
Elton Robinson, Los Angeles Trade Technical College
2017 Spring Plenary Session
Dianne Purves, Crafton Hills College
2016 Fall Plenary Session
Janson Librande, San Diego Miramar College
2016 Faculty Leadership Institute
Katherine Schaefers, Foothill College
2015 Faculty Leadership Institute
Denise L. Norris, Bakersfield College
2015 Spring Plenary Session
Julie Ashmore, Los Medanos College
2014 Fall Plenary Session
Evangeline Matthews, Santiago Canyon College
2014 Spring Plenary Session
Larry Veres, Antelope Valley College
2014 Academic Academy
Roseann Berg, Foothill–De Anza Community College