Gabler Promise
Scholars Program

The Gabler Promise Scholars Program, funded by a generous gift from UCSB Alum Elizabeth Gabler, supports students in the Promise Scholars program with a year of instruction and mentoring in writing.

Class of 2020 Promise Scholars who received the Gabler Scholar Award

 

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Betty Elings Wells Scholars

Betty recently met three of the twenty Promise Scholars she is funding through her generous gift of $500,000. Jacob Rodriguez, Daisy Bautista, and Lizbet Alvarez did a great job presenting to the Regents on what the Promise Scholars Program has meant to them.

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Scholars

Maxwell Barrueta

Physics major

 

Maxwell is an incoming first year (2021-2022) student and first annual recipient of the Emeriti Association Scholarship 

Geri Urgel

Biology major

 

Geri won the 2021 EUREKA! Award to conduct research over the summer with a faculty mentor.

Gabe Desalagne

Econ/Accounting major

 

Gabe won the National Association of Black Accountants Award and the Ernst and Young Scholarship.

Katherine Swartz

Global Studies major

 

Katherine spend summer as a journalist with the Sacramento Bee and is off to study abroad in Jordan. 

Omobosola Jimoh

Communications major

 

Omobosola participated in summer 2021 as an intern with Apple.