Scholarships
Child Development Majors
Jacqueline E. Gullam Memorial Early Childhood Education Scholarship
Jackie Gullam was Chair of the Family and Consumer Education Department, and Child Development Faculty. This memorial fund was started by her husband.
- Human Development or Early Childhood Education Child Development major
- Student must be transferring to a 4 year school
- Must must have Child Development class credits
- Preference for academic excellence, 3.5 cum GPA or higher
- Selected by Bakersfield College Scholarship Committee
Wendy Theresa Simon Memorial Scholarship
Wendy Simon was a volunteer for the United Farmworker Union's Delano Child Care Center in 1975. She died from malignant melanoma at age 24. The children, her family and friends created this memorial in 1979.
- Continuing full-time student
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Major in Early Childhood Education Child Development
- Must have Child Development class credits
- Preference for Mexican American Farm Laborer/Migrant worker
- Selected by a Childhood Development faculty committee, including retired faculty member Lucy Clark
Mary Ann Albanes Memorial Scholarship
Mary Ann was Director of the Bakersfield College Child Care Centers and Child Development faculty. This memorial was created by her sister, Hazel Abbott.
- Continuing full-time student
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Major in Early Childhood Education Child Development
- Must have Child Development class credits
- Selected by Child Development faculty committee
Josephine Triplett Early Childhood Education Scholarship
This fund honors Josie Triplett, a faculty member, teaching in Bakersfield College child Development Centers and then, Child Development Classes.
- Continuing full-time student(preferably female)
- Major in Child Development or Agriculture
- Must have completed 2 Child Development courses
- Selected by Bakersfield College Scholarship Committee
June Williams Memorial Scholarship
June Williams was a Bakersfield Special Education teacher whose husband founded this scholarship.
- Continuing Bakersfield College student
- Enrolled in Childhood Education Program working on a specialization in special education.
- Selected by the Bakersfield College Scholarship committee
