Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business Article Link
May 13, 2026
Trade associations, community groups and individuals are stepping up to help graduating seniors from Tri-Tech Skills Center start their future careers or next level of training off on the right foot.
More than 40 students will receive 55 total scholarships at the career and technical education magnet school’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. May 20 at the school. Individual scholarships range in value from $500 to $1,500 each. Several students earned multiple awards with Philip Benson of Hanford High School earning the most scholarship money at $3,000.
Here’s the full list of awards:
Bechtel Forum for Service Veterans, Reservists and the Military Scholarships ($1,000 each)
Ramsey Livingston, pre-electrical, Chiawana High School
Philip Benson, pre-electrical, Hanford High School
Mauro Fueltan Alpala, pre-electrical, Southridge High School
Columbia Safety Scholarships ($500 each)
Conner Allington, firefighting, Richland High School
Owen Campbell, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Josie Charvet, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Belen Chavez, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Ari Faber, pre-nursing, Chiawana High School
Jaxon Gourley-Dauenhauer, firefighting, Kamiakin High School
William Hendrickson, firefighting, Hanford High School
Tarquin Huff, firefighting, Three Rivers HomeLink
Emily Knox, firefighting, Hanford High School
Abigail Korsvik, firefighting, Hanford High School
Luis Lizola, firefighting, Prosser High School
Alexandrea Mauseth, firefighting, Liberty Christian School
Ewan McCullock-Hutton, firefighting, Three Rivers HomeLink
Julietta Osorio, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Camdyn Pruneda, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Dyson Quandt, firefighting, Columbia High School
Jackson Rae, firefighting, Kamiakin High School
Abbigail Ramirez, firefighting, Pasco High School
Johnaye Ramos, firefighting, Pasco High School
Brooklyn Russell, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Henry Smith, firefighting, Hanford High School
Payton Vaillancourt, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Columbia Valley Daybreak Rotary Scholarships ($500 each)
Afton Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School
Anthony Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School
Henry Smith, firefighting, Hanford High School
Philip Benson, pre-electrical, Hanford High School
Alyssa Mercier, pre-veterinary tech, homeschool
Emily Perry, pre-electrical, Kennewick High School
Kyle Anderson, pre-veterinary tech, Mid-Columbia Partnership
Alianna Castro, pre-veterinary tech, Pasco High School
Mauro Fueltan Alpala, pre-electrical, Southridge High School
Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities Scholarships ($500 each)
Bradley Caulfield, pre-electrical, Chiawana High School
Afton Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School
Anthony Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School
Marcus Venegas, construction trades, Southridge High School
IAFF Local 1296 Fire Department Scholarship ($500)
Brooklyn Russell, firefighting, Chiawana High School
KSD Foundation/Faurot Family Scholarships ($1,100 each)
Natalie Taal, pre-physical therapy, Kennewick High School
Ava Kumar, pre-medical assisting, Southridge High School
Pasco Kennewick Rotary Scholarships ($1,500 each)
Payton Vaillancourt, firefighting, Chiawana High School
Henry Smith, firefighting, Hanford High School
Philip Benson, pre-electrical, Hanford High School
Larry Ambriz Morfin, construction trades, Kennewick High School
Nathan Brito-Arevalo, construction trades, Pasco High School
Rodrigo Espinoza, construction trades, Pasco High School
David Williams, firefighting, Richland High School
Sunrise Rotary Scholarships ($500 each)
Ramsey Livingston, pre-electrical, Chiawana High School
Afton Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School
Anthony Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School
Natalie Palomino, pre-veterinary tech, Pasco High School
Ava Kumar, pre-medical assisting, Southridge High School
Victor “Red” Rutherford Memorial – Ye Olde Car Club Scholarship ($1,000)
Kasen Jones, diesel technology, Prosser High School