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International House Times 5 Named Scholarships We have both international and domestic scholarship opportunities at I-House. In addition to annual and recurring gifts to the I-House Scholarship fund, named scholarships are made possible by major and legacy gifts and pledges from donors and alumni who want to give back and "pay it forward." The University Section Club I-House Scholarship Fund e University Section Club, a non-profit UC Berkeley support group, was founded in 1927 with the following mission: • To provide service to the University Community; • To raise funds to aid deserving students, support student- related groups, and foster scholarship and international understanding; and • To provide a social milieu for members to interact while sharing common interests in the various activity sections of the Club. e UC Berkeley Section Club is a group of faculty spouses and community volunteers who are dedicated to helping foreign students adjust to a new environment and to make their stay easy and comfortable. e Club and I-House have been partners in service to foreign students at Berkeley for many years. e scholarship supports both foreign and American students who demonstrate financial need. e endowed Section Club I-House Scholarship Fund, made possible by donations of the Club's generous members, helps one or two grad students with room and board at I-House each year. is year's University Section Club I-House Scholar is Cesar Rojas Angel, a journalist and political science professional from Bogotá, Colombia. "At UC Berkeley, I plan to go deep in my skills as an investigation reporter and gather the tools to become a documentalist. After this unique experience, I plan to work as a correspondent for international media as a non-fiction filmmaker. I also speak French and I've been practicing it with my French and African neighbors at I-House. "I would like to connect with people from around the world interested in the same issues, no matter if they are journalists, lawyers, engineers, or scientists. As a journalist, my job is to tell stories, but above all, I want to listen and understand." Sheridan (Sherry) and Betsey Warrick Scholarship Endowment is fund was established by the Board of Directors in 1987 in honor of the retirement of Sherry Warrick, after 26 years as Executive Director of I-House. It continues to be supported generously by alumni and friends of I-House in honor of both Betsey's and Sherry's lives and service to I-House. Sheridan and Betsey Warrick Scholarship Endowment pays tribute to their love of music and is awarded to an international or U.S. resident with preference given to music majors. Chinatsu Kato from Nagoya, Japan, is a recipient of the Sheridan and Betsey Warrick Scholarship this year. She is majoring in global studies and is interested in studying more about Asian development, especially East Asia and how its interactions with other countries affect the world. In her free time, she loves to play the violin, knit, and read. She hopes to work in the United Nations someday. "I feel that there is a wall between countries, and these countries are competing rather than cooperating. Under such a difficult time, the value of living in I-House, where people can live in harmony as one, where all the international students come together and share their stories, values, and faith, is more important than ever before." C.H. Ramsden Scholarship Named in honor of Charles Ramsden (IH 1931-32), this scholarship assists students who are U.S. citizens only with a preference given to undergraduates and those majoring in the sciences, engineering, or economics. Mark Ross Scholarship Mark Ross was born in Harbin, China, and attended UC Berkeley. After World War II, he founded an export trading firm and was active in promoting trade between the U.S. and Pacific Rim countries. is scholarship, funded by e Mark Ross Foundation of San Francisco, provides one or more room and board grants for students in significant financial need who are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Each year these scholarships are awarded to multiple residents. If you have moved, changed email or mailing addresses, or want to tell us what you have been up to since you left I-House, please let us know! Contact us at: ihberkeleyconnect.org or ihalumni@berkeley.edu Keep in Touch

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