Jadyn Blue-Cortez

los angeles county high school for the arts

University of California Irvine

Pediatric Medicine and Theater Arts

Jaqueline Guerrero Velasquez

Panorama high school

UCLA

Sociology

Daphne M. Merchan

high tech high los angeles

CSUN

English and Literature

Tabbatha Gabriella Sanchez

John f. kennedy sr. high school

CSU Long Beach

Pre-Nursing

Jennifer Torres-Bocanegra

sun valley High School

Stanford University

Human Biology

The Dr. Karin Durán Memorial Youth Scholarship provides college scholarships to high-achieving Latina high school students from the San Fernando Valley.

Dr. Durán was a founding member of Comisión Femenil of the San Fernando Valley. Dedicating more than 25 years to supporting the academic growth of her students, she single-handedly organized Comisión Femenil's annual scholarship. From 1992 until her untimely passing in 2010, she contributed her own private funds to support our scholarship program. In the Spring of 2011, we honored our comadre by renaming our scholarship program to the "Dr. Karin Durán Memorial Youth Scholarship" as a tribute to her legacy.

She will always be remembered for her unwavering dedication to her students, her outstanding commitment to service her community, and her compassion toward all who sought her guidance.

As of 2020, the Dr. Karin Duran Youth Memorial Scholarship has awarded over $67,000 to over 125 young Latina scholars. Scholarships are in the amount of $1,000 each.