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Clarkson
Family
Memorial
Scholarship
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Office
of
Financial
Aid
March 4, 2026
Scholarship Selection Committee
Clarkson Family Memorial Scholarship
c/o Office of Financial Aid
1410 NE Campus Parkway
Seattle, WA 98195
Dear Members of the Scholarship Committee,
I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for being selected as the recipient of the Clarkson
Family Memorial Scholarship. I am truly honored to have been chosen among so many deserving
applicants, and I want you to know how much this award means to me.
As a first-generation college student studying mechanical engineering, this scholarship will allow me
to reduce my work hours next semester and devote more time to my coursework and my senior
design project in renewable energy systems. It also provides me the opportunity to continue
volunteering with the Society of Women Engineers’ outreach program, where I mentor local high
school students interested in STEM.
Your generosity honors the memory of Mr. Clarkson in a meaningful and lasting way — it will not
only support my education, but also the work I hope to do in clean energy after graduation. I will
carry this trust with me and strive every day to be a worthy representative of the scholarship’s
legacy.
Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.
With deepest gratitude,
Elena M. Vasquez
Mechanical Engineering · Class of 2027 · Recipient, Clarkson Family Memorial Scholarship
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