Pacific Union College great responsibility and challenge to, by God’s grace, continue to contribute positively to the legacy of the Maxwell Scholar Program.”
Charlene Wang
Charlene Wang of Redlands, Calif., was awarded the Maxwell Scholarship after demonstrating to the selection committee her excellence in multiple areas of academy life including community service, music and drama, ministry and academics. Wang began earning academic credits for college as early as her sophomore year at Loma Linda Academy and continued to do so while being enrolled in four dual credit classes with La Sierra University. During her time in high school, Wang performed as first soprano for Loma Linda Academy’s Pro Musica singing group, volunteered 173 hours of her free time at a hospital tending to patients’ needs, and taught Bible studies as LLA’s student ministry director.
Semi-Finalists Caitlin Terukina
congregation of the same church as a performing member of a contemporary praise band. Terukina is a high achiever in sports also, as she picked up several prestigious awards in high school, including Most Valuable Player in both varsity girls flag football and basketball, along with Loma Linda Academy’s 2012 Athlete of the Year award.
The 2013 semi-finalists were Jeremy Brown of Lodi Academy, Brett Dickinson of Newbury Park Adventist Academy, Ryan Goldring and Daniel Grigore of Mountain View Academy, and Natalie Wolske of Monte Vista High School.
Taleah Tyrell
Taleah Tyrell of San Diego, Calif., earned recognition as a Maxwell Scholar in part for her contributions to American democracy. In addition to her outstanding academic success and tireless church involvement while a student at San Diego Academy, Tyrell worked in Washington, D.C., as a page for the United States Senate where she was required to memorize the faces and names of all 100 senators and serve as the first point of contact when organizing and processing bills and amendments. Her experience in government also included volunteering for the Registrar of Voters in San Diego County by counting ballots, monitoring voting activities, and assisting disabled voters during the 2012 presidential election. “To be named a Maxwell Scholar is a blessing,” Tyrell explained. “At the same time it is a
Charlene Wang
These runners-up will receive an annually renewable scholarship worth $12,000. The five finalists and five semi-finalists join hundreds of other incoming PUC freshmen in September for the start of the 2013-2014 academic year, where they will continue to honor the legacy of Dr. Malcolm Maxwell not through the submission of scholarship forms and résumés but as contributing members of a vibrant school community and worshipful student body.
Martin Surridge
Taleah Tyrell August 2013
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