2010 Ronald McDonald House Charity Scholarship Recipients

The Ronald McDonald House Charity Scholarship is a national scholarship awarded to high school seniors for their college studies. This year, there are four EGCA youths who received the award. They are Vivienne Chen, Ryan Cheng, Yiwen Liang, and Jennifer Yang.

Vivienne Chen graduated from Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton. She is an aspiring author and freelance writer. She has been the Editor-in-Chief of Amador’s student-run newspaper, The Amadon, the president of the school’s creative writing club, Writers Bloc, the City of Pleasanton’s Teen Poet Laureate, and the co-captain of the school’s Color Guard team. In addition to the Ronald McDonald House Charity Scholarship award, she is also a winner of the Asian Pacific Fund’s Essay Competition and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Foundation’s four-year scholarship. She is attending Princeton University this fall majoring in English and Psychology.

Ryan Cheung graduated from Monterey Trail High School (MTHS) in the Elk Grove Unified School District. He was recognized as an outstanding scholar at his high school because his GPA ranked in the top 10 of his class. Ryan was a member of many clubs including Key Club, National Honor Society, and was a part of the Design and Technology Academy at MTHS. He also played on his school’s volleyball team for four consecutive years. He will be attending the University of California, Davis as a Regents scholar majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Yiwen Liang graduated from Lutheran High School in Elk Grove. She was an active participant during her high school years. She was elected as a treasurer in the Student Government and a vice president of the food club. She also played on the basketball varsity team during her junior year. She is going to study genetics at the University of California at Davis.

Jennifer Yang graduated from St. Francis High School in Sacramento, California. She is going to study economics and political science at the University of California at Berkeley.

Reported by Jane Liang
June 12, 2010

 

Scholarship Recipients

Vivienne Chen Vivienne Chen
Ryan Cheung Ryan Cheung
Yiwen Liang & Adrienne Bankert Yiwen Liang with the award ceremony honor guest, Channel 3 Anchor woman Adrienne Bankert at the award ceremony.
Jennifer Yang Jennifer Yang