Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecturer 2021: Dr. Adela de la Torre, President, San Diego State University.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | High School | Attending in Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alexi Grabia | Steele Canyon Charter High School | California Polytechnic State University |
| Alexis Colmenares | Southwest High School | Columbia University |
| Andrea Orozco | Castle Park High School | University of Southern California |
| Elissa Yanez | San Dieguito High School Academy | UC San Diego |
| Isabella Alcocer | Eastlake High School | UC Berkeley |
| Jed Quiaoit | Rancho Buena Vista High School | Tufts University |
| Kimberly Gonzalez - Zelaya | San Ysidro High School | Stanford University |
| Kyla Le | Hoover High School | University of San Diego |
| Nyagoah puoch | Crawford High School | UC San Diego |
| Ryan Singer | Steele Canyon Charter High School | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
| Sarah Malko | Valhalla High School | UC San Diego |
| Saw Kay | e3 Civic High School | Harvard university |
| Scott Vu | Pacific Ridge School | Stanford University |
| Sofia Alcocer | East Lake High School | UC Berkeley |
| Vivian Borjon | San Diego High School of Business and Leadership | UC Los Angeles |
Avid Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | High School | Attending in Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Araceli Telles | Escondido High School | CSU San Marcos |
| Inri Gonzalez Vivar | Oceanside High School | UC Los Angeles |
| Ivana Banuelos Carreno | Steele Canyon Charter High School | UC Irvine |
| Kaylee Thephommy | Kearny College Connections | UC Los Angeles |
| Minh Danh | Kearny High - School of Science Connections and Technology | San Diego State University |
| Sarahi Cobian-Ramirez | Mission Hills High School | UC San Diego |
Community College Students
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Raghad Al Bawab | City |
| Lucia Huerta | City |
| Luz Elena Flores | City |
| Cao Bao Anh Dao | Mesa |
| Tuan Minh | Mesa |
| Zainab Faraj | Mesa |
| Anica Baluta-Freitas | Mesa |
| Ryan Albin | Mesa |
| Marlon Banks | Miramar |
| Mehrnoosh Afzali | Miramar |
| Ngoc Yen Nhi Vu | Miramar |
| Shreya Ranganath | Miramar |
2020- Chief Guest: Ambassador T. Nagendra Prasad, Consul General of India at San Francisco.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | High School | Attending in Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Basaka | Grossmont Union | UCLA |
| Tatum Bless | Sage Creek | SDSU |
| Victoria Dinov | Rancho Bernado | UCSD |
| Cecilia Fernandez | Southwest Senior | SDSU |
| Isabel Huerta | Eastlake | ASU |
| Gustavo Jaramillo | Herbert Hoover | UCSD |
| Shaina Llerena | Sweetwater | UC Berkeley |
| Brendan Lockie | Rancho Bernardo | UCLA |
| Alexis Merritt | Christian | Baylor |
| Enigo Palanca | Sweetwater | UCSD |
| Keerthana Sundra | Del Norte | UCLA |
| Christina Tran | Kearny Biomedical Sci and Tech | UCSD |
| Wiley Waggoner | Sage Creek | UCLA |
| Samuel Zamora | Southwest Senior | UCLA |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Attending in Fall |
|---|---|
| Meheret Abebe | Stanford |
| Christian Fuentes Hernandez | UCSD |
| Diego Gonzales | UCSD |
| Emmanuel Maldonado | UC Merced |
| Adam Soelberg | UCSD |
| Tina Tran | SDSU |
Community College Students
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Denita Hammick | Miramar |
| Raghad Al Bawab | City |
| Mustafa Aalfatlah | Mesa |
| Isaiah Lopez | Mesa |
| Sara Masoumi | Mesa |
| Tara Yousefi Nejad | Mesa |
| Hanna Riven | Mesa |
| Sayeh Dehestani | Miramar |
| Theresa Jameelan Koehler | Mesa |
| Tuan Minh Pham | Mesa |
| Zainab Faraj | Mesa |
| Tsige Meshesha | City |
| Michael Wang | City |
| Marie Brown | City |
| Kobra Haddad | City |
| Chris Pedroza | City |
| Roxana Munguia | Mesa |
2019- Chief Guest: Brother Chidananda, President, Self realization fellowship.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | High School | Attending in Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Agashua | Kearny SCT | UC Davis |
| Madeline Bartels | San Marcos | Yale University |
| Jennah Brown | Rancho Buena Vista | UC Berkley |
| Victoria Comunale | Francis Parker | Columbia University |
| Lucy Canover | High Tech High | na |
| Ana de Almelda Amaral | High Tech High Chula Vista | Stanford |
| Chole Kauffman | Poway | UCLA |
| James Ledesma | Oceanside | Marquette University |
| Salvatore Lupo | Valhalla | na |
| Stephen Martindale | Torrey Pines | UC Berkley |
| Kristopher Martinez | El Camino | UCSD |
| Jessica Marvin | Poway | Harvey Medical College |
| Sandrien Melany | Valhalla | San Diego State University |
| Guadalupe Ortega | Escondido | Dartmouth College |
| Ananth Rao | Torrey Pines | UC Berkley |
| Janna Scroggins | Orange Glen | UCSD |
| Kishan Shah | Torrey Pines | UCLA |
| Sama Sathaya | Valhalla | UCSD |
| Advaith Vijay | Del Norte | Purdue University |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | High School | Attending in Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Salwan Tahsin Shathar | El Cajon Valley | UCSD |
| Michelle Beltran Najera | La Jolla | UC Irvine |
| Halimo Shukri Yusuf Farah | Crawford | UCSD |
| Nhi Nguyen | San Marcos | UC Berkley |
| Rose Adel Abdelmalak | Escondido | UCSD |
| Miguel Angel AriasEstrada | Hoover | UCSD |
| Farah Khalil Ibrahim Haleem | El Cajon Valley | UCSD |
| Sonia Iriana Jauregui | Monte Vista | Stanford |
Community College Students
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Marcelo Cong | Miramar College |
| Ka Yoon Kim | Miramar College |
| Camden Dwayne Priester | Miramar College |
| Sayeh Dehestani | Miramar College |
| Zaira Leal | Miramar College |
| Mira SalahShoury | Miramar College |
| Zehra Altimimi | Mesa College |
| George Sanchez | Mesa College |
| Rena Alspaw | Mesa College |
| Taria Delgado | Mesa College |
| Howraa Altimimi | Mesa College |
| Michael Wang | Mesa College |
| Mindy Truong | City College |
| Olga Delgado Gomez | City College |
| Kitcia Jara | City College |
| Paris Wells | City College |
| Khiesy Cortez | City College |
| Nissa Diaz | City College |
| Aaron Reeves | City College |
| Pamela de Leon Aguilera | City College |
2018 - Chief Guest : Dr. Elizabeth Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor, University of California, San Diego.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Nishita Amancharla | San Marcos High School |
| Elena Dsouza | Poway High School |
| Carolina Flores | Escondido High School |
| Dan Grushkevich | La Jolla High School |
| Tuckers Komasa | Point Loma High School |
| Ivette Martinez | El Camino High School |
| Oscar Meza | Mt. Miguel High School |
| Gina Milan | Monte Vista High School |
| Barbara Dayna Pham | Otay Ranch High School |
| Karishma Shah | Torrey Pines High School |
| Ashna Sood | Del Norte High School |
| Tavisha Thapar | Torrey Pines High School |
| Isabella Virzi | San Marcos High School |
| Ha Le | Crawford High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Alejandrina Lopez | Fallbrook High School |
| Anthony Luis | Oceanside High School |
| Aylin Mejia | Escondido High School |
| Carla Castro | Crawford High School |
| Gina Milan | Monte Vista High School |
| Leslie Romo | Fallbrook High School |
| Ruby Ramirez | San Diego High School |
| Stephany Lopez | Sweetwater High School |
Community College Scholars
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Mohammad Anbari | San Diego City College |
| Nidia Ramirez Ayala | San Diego City College |
| Christian Campbell | San Diego Mesa College |
| Marcelo Cong | San Diego Miramar College |
| Alejandra Constantino | San Diego City College |
| Alma Garcia | San Diego City College |
| Olga Gonyon | San Diego City College |
| Emmanuel Hilgado Gonzalez | San Diego City College |
| Tran Johnson | San Diego Mesa College |
| Chuc Le | San Diego Mesa College |
| Tran Le | San Diego Mesa College |
| Daniela Medina | San Diego City College |
| Jason Reith | San Diego Mesa College |
| Daimeon Rodriguez | San Diego City College |
| Ahmad Sadeed | San Diego Mesa College |
2017 - Ambassador Jamal Khokkar, President, Institute of the Americas
Venerable Lama Tenzin, The Dalai lam's representative for global peace
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Nicole Abreu | Sweet Water High School |
| Jay Dalvie | Poway High School |
| Asia Duncan | Helix Charter High School |
| Lucero Garcia | Lincoln High School |
| Odelia Ha | Escondido High School |
| Cristian Jarquin | Lincoln High School |
| Mihiri Kotikawatta | Hilltop High School |
| Onrei Ladao | Mount Miguel High School |
| Nicole Martindale | Torrey Pines High School |
| Anugraha Panneerselvam | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Ashwath Radhachandran | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Shelby Spillers | Mission Bay High School |
| Marlene Velazquez | Olympian High School |
| Ryan Winters | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Sai Yandapalli | Mira Mesa High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Salim Aweys | Crawford High School |
| Baldred Carrillo | Orange Glen High School |
| Ariana Diaz Rauda | El Camino High School |
| Cameron Duran | Oceanside High School |
| Estevan Mendez | Granite Hills High School |
| Christian Robles | San Ysidro High School |
2016 - Mrs. Nisha Desai Biswal
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, US Department of State.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Aliasgar Badani | Mt. Carmel High School |
| Pooja Bisarya | Torrey Pines High School |
| Alyssa Connolly | Cathedral Catholic |
| Grace Donalson | High Tech High |
| Daniel Hart | Foothills Christian |
| Nithin Krishnamurthi | Torrey Pines High School |
| Samiksha Ramesh | Carlsbad High School |
| Liliana Ramirez | Mission Hills High School |
| Maya Rao | Torrey Pines High School |
| Zohra Sahial | Escondido High School |
| Gokul Swamy | Del Norte High School |
| Vibha Vijayakumar | San Marcos High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Bernabe Camacho | Ventura Mission Vista High School |
| Mirella Cruz Trinidad | Hoover High School |
| Jesus Perez Castaneda | Serra High School |
| Erika Venegas | Montgomery High School |
2015 - Dr.Pradeep Khosla
Chancellor University of California, San Diego
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Yashes Srinivasan | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Keshav Tadimeti | Canyon Crest Academy |
| Lena Nicole Antoine | Chula Vista Sr. High School |
| Kahlo Baniadam | San Dieguito Academy |
| Celine Calpo | Mar Vista High School |
| Emily Davies | River Valley Charter High School |
| Ben Friedl | Del Norte High School |
| David Mendoza | Montgomery High School |
| Nikhil Palanki | The Bishop's School |
| Anh-Dao Tong | Mt. Carmel High School |
| Erik Whitney | Poway High School |
| Carolyn Callen /td> | River Valley Charter High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Jacqueline Canseco Garcia | Mission Hills High School |
| Jacqueline Meza Tapia | San Ysidro High School |
| Chrestina Mansoor | El Cajon Valley High School |
| Tiffany McLemore | Santana High School |
| Rosalinda Perez | San Pasqual High School |
| Aracely Zerferino | Kearny ISB |
| Heraldo Martinez | Oceanside High School |
| Empress El Aton | Hoover High School |
2014 - Dr. William Brody, President of Salk Institute
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Pritam Soundararajan | Francis Parker High School |
| Apoorva Mylavarapu | Torrey Pines High School |
| Prachi Anshu | University City High School |
| Ajay Nathan | Del Norte High School |
| Utkrisht Rajkumar | Mira Mesa High School |
| Parker Brown | Grossmont High School |
| Larissa Rogers | Clairemont High School |
| Achinthya Soordelu | Torrey pines High School |
| Kalee DeHamer | Patrick Henry High School |
| Sara D’souza | Canyon Crest High School |
| Priya Bhat | Del Norte High School |
| Michaela Iglesia | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Araceli Huerta | Escondido High School |
| TJK Williams | Montgomery High School |
| Dowon Kim | Torrey pines High School |
| Nithya Sampath | Carlsbad High School |
| Danielle Castillo | Mission Hills High School |
| Rahul Malavalli | Westview High School |
| Dillon Patel | Canyon Crest High School |
| Trina Killian | West Hills High School |
| Cathy Trang | Patrick Henry High School |
| Dominque Henderson | Crawford High School |
| Judith Delgado | Hoover High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Shannon Bredeson | Grossmont High School |
| Quynh Giang | Mission Hills High School |
| Jaqueline Reyna-Magna | Rancho Buena Vista High |
| Said Said | Crawford High School |
| Gabriel Urreola | El Cajon Valley High School |
| Sundeep Chhina | Madison High School |
2013 - United States Congressman Dr. Ami Bera
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Andrew Bartleet | Vista High School |
| Fabian Boemer | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Jonathon Dai | Escondido High School |
| Shreya Gollamudi | Torrey Pines High School |
| Lucerito Gutierrez | Southwest High School |
| Jose Jimenez | Monte Vista School |
| Taryn Kilgore | Rancho Bernardo High |
| Spandana Madhava | Mission Hills High School |
| Sumana Mahata | Torrey Pines High School |
| Fernando Parra Chong | Southwest High School |
| Sarath Pathuri | Westview High School |
| Kamakshi Ramanarayanan | Mira Mesa High School |
| Mengha Sanjiv | Torrey Pines High School |
| Neha Srikumar | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Katalina VazquezIshraq | Mission Hills High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Abdikarin Abdullahi | Montgomery High School |
| Edgar Baez Mozo | Madison High School |
| Luis Cuarao | El Cajon Valley High School |
| Paul Gonzalez | Mt. Miguel High School |
| Ana Laura Hernandez | San Dieguito High School Academy |
| Carlos Lopez | El Camino High School |
| Nongfa Taing | Crawford High School |
2012 - Ambassador Nirupama Rao - Download Speech (PDF - 121 KB)
Ambassador of India, to the United States.
Chief Guest - Chancellor Mary Anne Fox, U.C.S.D.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Divya Kothandapani | Westview High School |
| Gautam Soundararajan | Francis Parker High School |
| Sasha M. Patel | Torrey Pines High School |
| Evan Ruiz | High Tech High School |
| Gabriel Iglesia | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Amara Tang | The Preuss School |
| Adriana Covarrubias | Olympian High School |
| Piyush Prakash | Carlsbad High School |
| Emanuel Reyes | Carlsbad High School |
| Jenny Kim | Crawford Champs High School |
| Kyle Hess-Locquiao | Poway High School |
| Mayanka Bharath | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Victor Garcia | Crawford Champs High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Emani Harris | El Camino High School |
| Caleb Henderson | El Camino High School |
| Lilianne Hernandez | El Camino High School |
| Gustavo Lopez | El Camino High School |
| Miguel Martinez | El Camino High School |
| Lizeth Palma Rodriguez | El Camino High School |
| Edith Ramirez | El Camino High School |
2011 - Robert Blake
Assistant Secretary of State, Department State, Washington, D.C
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Prithvi Undavalli | Torrey Pines High School |
| Alexandre Samy | La Jolla High School |
| Nitish Padmanaban | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Sricharitha Mullaguru | Westview High School |
| Ali Morgan | El Capitan High School |
| Kenny Hua | Escondido High School |
| Shreya Carey | West View High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Samantha Davidson | El Capitan High School |
| Brenda Guillermo | Orange Glen High School |
| Joe Mejia | El Camino High School |
| Thuan Nguyen | Kearny School |
2010 - Dr. Mary Anne Fox
Chancellor, U.C.S.D.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Boris Boyakov | Grossmont Middle College High School |
| Nitya Timalsina | Helix Charter High School |
| Anton Walker | Poway High School |
| Tejas Shah | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Prabhav Jain | Torrey Pines High School |
| Shannon Kilgore | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Haley Cottrell | La Jolla High School |
| Natalie Elizabeth Nield | Cathedral Catholic High School |
| Sheta Chatterjee | San Dieguito High School Academy |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Diego Marez | Carlsbad High School |
| Josue Moreno | El Cajon Valley High School |
| Gladys Rivas | San Pasqual High School |
| Dioselle Sadangsal | Mt. Carmel High School |
2009 - Ambassador Meera Shankar - Download Speech (PDF - 53 KB)
Ambassador of India, to the United States.
Chief Guest - Chancellor Mary Anne Fox, U.C.S.D.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Shilpa Argade | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Sara Brenner | Grossmont Middle School |
| Debbie Cecena | Grossmont High School |
| Evan Corcoran | Rancho Buena Vista High School |
| Evan Dowden | Steele Canyon High School |
| Paresh Dave | Mount Carmel High School |
| Sonam Joi Dhiman | Cathedral Catholic High School |
| Kelsey Hall | West Hills High School |
| Rachel Hochstetler | Valley Center High School |
| John Knox | Mission Hills High School |
| Gavin Lightner | Rancho Buena Vista High School |
| Rosie Mac Henson | Escondido High School |
| Sarah Mishek | Francis Parker School |
| Chantal Rivas | San Ysidro High School |
| Elizabeth Sanchez | El Camino High School |
| Christine Sidela | San Marcos High School |
| Olga Slobodyanyuk | University City High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Garcia | San Pasqual High School |
| Luis Gonzalez | University City High School |
| Paul May | Mar Vista High School |
| Eliseo Rivas | Grossmont High School |
2008 - Professor Raj Mohan Gandhi
University of Illinois and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
Chair - Mr. Arun Gandhi, Founder and Director, Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute.
Chief Guest - Ambassador Pritik Sircar, Consul General of India San Francisco
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Maryam Zafar | La Jolla High School |
| Emma Burch | Santa Ana High School |
| Frank Gomez | Morse High School |
| Emily Harrison | El Cajon Valley High School |
| Nathan Hochstetter | Valley Center High School |
| Pavalli Powale | Westview High School |
| Sundipta Rao | Westview High School |
| Kimberley Romero | Eastlake High School |
| Sashieana Scott | Muir High School |
| Peter Smith | Escondido High School |
| Kathy Tran | Kearny High School |
| Angelina Trinidad | Otay Ranch High School |
| Raquel Tucker | San Ysidro High School |
| Darnea Wallace | Escondido High School |
| James Willis | Westview High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Cesar Castro | Sweetwater High School |
| Frank Gomez | Morse High School |
| Emily Harrison | El Cajon Valley High School |
| Letitia Johnson-Smith | Madison High School |
| Vanessa Leon | Orange Glen High School |
| Gerald Morgan | Morse High School |
| Neptali Pinon | Oceanside High School |
| Kimberly Romero | East Lake High School |
| Sashieana Scott | Muir Alternative School |
| Kathy Tran | Kearny School |
| Darnea Wallace | Escondido High School |
| James Willis | West View High School |
2007 - Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow
Ambassador of the United States and President, Institute of the Americas.
Chair - Dr. Ramesh Rao, Qualcomm Professor of Engineering, U.C.S.D.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Aadit Patel | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Kenneth Stuart | West Hills High School |
| Anne Nybo | San Dieguito High School |
| Shikha Sanjiv | Torrey Pines High School |
| Dewi Mertha | El Camino High School |
| Pavitra Viswanathan | University High School |
| Rebecca Webb | Coronado High School |
| Rebecca Lee | Mount Carmel High School |
| Sonam Dabholkar | West View High School |
| Elliot Wade Sapore | High Tech High School |
| Ayesha Ghosh | Mount Carmel High School |
| Zachary Allen Reyes | Falbrook High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Mellissa Beckles | Oceanside High School |
| Mahamud Haye | Montgomery High School |
| Silvia Hernandez | Mar Vista High School |
| Shanelle Watkins | Point Loma High School |
2006 - Ambassador Nirupam Sen
Permanent representative of India, to the United Nations, New York.
Chair - Dr. Sanjay Jha, Executive Vice President of QUALCOMM and President of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Xiaochen Su | University City High School |
| Argie Mina | Mira Mesa High School |
| Sarah Elghraoui | Patrick Henry High School |
| Nima Bhakta | Patrick Henry High School |
| Jason Goldfine-Middleton | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Emily Dreibelbis | Oceanside High School |
| Michael Kimani | Helix Charter High School |
| Praveen Subramani | La Jolla High School |
| Michelle Huang | Westview High School |
| Jennifer Wong | El Camino High School |
| Tania White | San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts |
| Shubhanga S. Mani | Westview High School |
| Joel Kramer | Torrey Pines High School |
| Crystal Marie Marich | The Presuss School-UCSD |
| Saumil Shah | Scripps Ranch High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Rene Garcia | Mar Vista High School |
| Tamana Hasani | Otay Ranch High School |
| Rebeccah Kersteen | El Capitan High School |
| Lorena Martinez | San Pasqual High School |
| Ismahan Warfa | Montgomery High School |
2005 - Prof. C.K. Prahalad - Download Speech (PDF - 28 KB)
Harvey C. Fruehauf Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Corporate Strategy and International Business, University of Michigan and world-renowned management consultant.
Chair - Dr. Sanjay Jha, Executive Vice President of QUALCOMM and President of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Beccrra | Torrey Pines High School |
| Christopher Carr | Steele Canyon High School |
| Devina Diggs | Sweetwater High School |
| Panna Felsen | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Jacqueline Gonzales | Bonita Vista High School |
| Katherine Gullota | James Madison High School |
| Melissa Lakensgard | Poway High School |
| Leela Magavi | Torrey Pines High School |
| Ashwin Mudaliar | Torrey Pines High School |
| Rosa Oceguera | Oceanside High School |
| Evelyn Robarts | Valley Center High School |
| Ehau Saung | Poway High School |
| Raquel Sojourner | Mount Miguel High School |
AVID Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Ishraq Ali | |
| Jesus Tapia |
2004 - Prof. Veerabadran Ramanathan
Victor Alderson Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Director of Center for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate
Chair - Dr. Anthony Thornley, President of QUALCOMM.
Chief Guest - Dr. Charles, Director Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Csilla Felsen | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Maruti Kumar Didwania | University City High School |
| Christopher Nelson | University City High School |
| Marissa Engleman | Hilltop High School |
| Dina Amin | San Dieguito Academy |
| Brittany English | Mission Bay High School |
2003 - Dr. Inder Verma
Director, Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute
Chair - Congresswoman Susan Davis, US House of Representatives.
Chief Guest - Ambassador Biswanathan, Consul General of India San Francisco.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Shayak Sarkar | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Alicia Riley | Hilltop High School |
| Anand Subramani | La Jolla High School |
| Kevin Stewart | Vista High School |
| Diana Tehrani | La Jolla High School |
| Autumn Love | Ramona High School |
| Jason Waller | Helix Charter High School |
| Seungeun (Jessica) Lane | Bonita Vista High School |
| Sameer Iyengar | San Dieguito Academy School |
| Amanda Krismer | Santana High School |
| Joel Wilcox | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Contessa Semaan | Valhalla High School |
| Sin Yan Mak | Eastlake High School |
| Adrian Menezes | Eastlake High School |
| Melissa Preston | Valley Center High School |
2002 - Mayor Dick Murphy, Mayor of City of San Diego
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Antonio Fahme | Hilltop High School |
| Divya Bhatt | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Angel Chiang | Carlsbad High School |
| Nghia Thanh Vu | Mira Mesa High School |
| Sandra Yam | Serra High School |
| Danielle Goldman | West Hills High School |
2001 - Mayor Dick Murphy, Mayor of City of San Diego
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Melissa Morelos | Escondido High School |
| Anurupa Dev | La Jolla High School |
| Ann Tsueng | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Daniel Moorhead | Hilltop High School |
| Nathaniel Aginiga | Hilltop High School |
| Michele Heath | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Taraneh Bastani | West Hills High School |
| Siddharth Bhola | La Jolla High School |
| Jennifer Blackwell | Carlsbad High School |
| Roulla Drego | Rancho Buena Vista High School |
| Sabrina Barrett | Mount Miguel High School |
| Reena Desai | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Amber Trigueros | La Jolla Country Day |
2000 - Congressman Bob Filner, United States Congress
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Kristin Lindebrekke | San Marcos High School |
| Amber Emslie | Escondido High School |
| Darcy Richardson | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Aya Ibarra | Hilltop High School |
| Andre Chmielewski | Carlsbad High School |
| Jennilyn Tan | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Punam Vinod Patel | Carlsbad High School |
| Gaganpreet Kaur | Poway High School |
| Madhu Prabaker | West Hills High School |
| Darren Lanning | Orange Glen High School |
| Antero Garcia | Monte Vista High School |
| Amy Wung | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Trisha Wills | Mount Miguel High School |
| Tawni Koutchesfahani | Torrey Pines High School |
| Corey Johnson | Mira Mesa High School |
1999 - Ambassador T. P. Srinivasan
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington D.C.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Shibani Patnaik* | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Alfreda Purdon* | Chula Vista High School |
| Yogi Hendlin* | Torrey Pines High School |
| Jeet Minocha | La Jolla Country Day High School |
| Melody Redbird* | Escondido High School |
| Sandeep Kulkarni* | Junipero Serra High School |
| Erin Scott* | Carlsbad High School |
| Madhan Gounder* | Mt Carmel High School |
| Aniko Felsen* | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Suzannah Weflen | Helix High School |
| Alexandra Doppelt | La Jolla High School |
| Michael Pesavento | San Marcos High School |
| Daniel Gandarilla* | Rancho Buena Vista High School |
| Katie Hauck* | Falbrook Union High School |
| Vlad Favilukis | Helix High School |
| Simerjeet Brar | San Pasqual High School |
| Claire Stein* | Mission Bay High School |
| Michael Savitzky* | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Jeanette Pendergraft | Chula Vista High School |
| Jason Charles | Orange Glenn High School |
| Amit Bhardwaj | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Bijal Patel Francis | Parker High School |
*Valedictorian or top 1% of the graduating class
1998 - Congressman Bob Filner, United States Congress
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Andy S. Wong | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Kavitha Prabaker* | West Hills High School |
| Nicholas A. Rivera* | Granite Hills High School |
| Wendy Piccus* | Santana High School |
| Jack Favilukis* | Helix High School |
| Jennifer Hwang | Mt Carmel High School |
| Albert Lai | Mt Carmel High School |
| Ka Won Lee* | La Jolla High School |
| Jessie Ghai | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Brigham R. Dye | Escondido High School |
| Linda Thai* | Patrick Henry High School |
| Claire E. O'Connor | Fallbrook Union High School |
| Jethmark Olaes | Sweetwater Union High School |
| Carissa Caster* | Orange Glen High School |
| Vernon Pendergraft* | Mar Vista High School |
| Enrique Coon | Grossmont High School |
| Aaron Ginoza | Fallbrook Union High School |
| Adelle Deir | Carlsbad High School |
| Jessica Warner* | Scripps Ranch High School |
| Jamie Lund* | San Pasqual High School |
| Proloy Bhattacharyya | El Camino High School |
| Pellvi Jaiya Dhawan | Carlsbad High School |
*Valedictorian or top 1% of the graduating class
1997 - Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Nigel Anthony Drego* | Rancho Buena Vista High School |
| Nicole Bensoussan | Bonita Vista High School |
| Zhe Li* | Bonita Vista High School |
| Pradeep Inamati | Torrey Pines High School |
| Mythily Sivarajah* | Bonita Vista High School |
| Eve Meryl Weston | La Jolla High School |
| Julie Burns* | Julian Union High School |
| Emily Victoria Leppert | Granite Hills High School |
| Julie Godfrey | El Capitan High School |
| Glenda Haruna Sawada | Hilltop High School |
| Jennifer Wilson Marie | Chula Vista High School |
| Brent Zettel | Poway High School |
| Nora Helena Elsalawy | Fallbrook High School |
| Shelley Wheeler* | Point Loma High School |
| Kristen Crofoot | Grossmont High School |
| Chan Nhu Diep* | Junipero Serra High School |
| Tien Dung Ho* | Kearny High School |
| Jonathan Naseath | Carlsbad High School |
| Linnea Manashaw | La Costa Canyon High School |
| Crister Deguzman | Chula Vista High School |
| Surana Kaur Singh | Mount Miguel High School |
| Manish Randery | Poway High School |
| Kenton Murthy | Ranch Bernardo High School |
| Sheela Patel | Coronado High School |
*Valedictorian or top 1% of the graduating class
1996 - Ambassador Naresh Chandra
Ambassador of India, to the United States.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Jason MacGurn | Valhalla High School |
| Rajeev Malhotra | University City High School |
| Julia Price | Bonita Vista High School |
| John Wilson | James Madison High School |
| Adam Sexton | Carlsbad High School |
| Yuwnn Ho | Carlsbad High School |
| Marcella Hammond | Point Loma High School |
| Ryan Lanning | Orange Glen High School |
| Anthony Scott | San Pasqual High School |
| Elizabeth Smith | Junipero Serra High School |
| Debayani Kar | Poway High School |
| Jennifer Weddle | Junipero Serra High School |
| Samir Patel | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Zhou Ming-Kun | Poway High School |
| Maya Trook | Chula Vista High School |
| Barbara Flores | Castle Park High School |
| Kamala Sankaram | Ramona High School |
| Melissa Dye | Escondido High School |
| Jennifer Fausett | Santana High School |
| Christop Jenkins | Eastlake High School |
1995 - Ambassador Kanwal Sibal
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington D.C.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Adrienne Roeder | Helix High School |
| Elaine Yu | La Jolla High School |
| Roxanne Sapp | Bonita Vista High School |
| Anise Strong | La Jolla High School |
| Jefferson Gamoning | Chula Vista High School |
| Bracken Ellis | East Lake High School |
| Cristina Yabuta | Castle Park High School |
| Jacob Ong | Rancho Buena Vista High School |
| Jill Sunshine Watson | Granite Hills High School |
| Stephanie Naseath | Carlsbad High School |
| Heather Brien | Point Loma Senior High School |
| Brian McDonald | San Dieguito High School |
| Holly Du | El Cajon Valley High School |
| Pedro Sandoval | Hilltop High School |
| Analiza Quiroz | Serra Senior High School |
| Ranjit Narayanan | Mira Mesa High School |
| Bhakti Tantod | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Christina Harris | Mira Mesa High School |
| Marcos Santos | Crawford Senior High School |
| Shannon Williams | San Diego School of Creative Arts |
1994 - Arun Gandhi
Director M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence, Memphis and a grandson of Gandhiji.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Rajesh Shenoy | Torrey Pines High School |
| Van Cheng | Castle Park High School |
| Joseph Chong | Fall Brook Union High School |
| Elan Howell | San Marcos High School |
| Vidya Prabhakar | Bonita Vista High School |
| Adolf Saupe | Rancho Buena Vista High School |
| Akiko Nomura | University City High School |
| Monica Randery | Poway High School |
| Calvin Sy | Mira Mesa High School |
| Abhishek Sinha | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Shannon Fisher | El Capitan High School |
| Shirley Liu | University City High School |
| Holly Holloway | El Camino High School |
| Nithya Ramanathan | La Jolla High School |
| Long Nguyen | Mount Carmel High School |
| Amber Ann Valencia | West Hills High School |
| Anjli Dhawan | Carlsbad High School |
| Akilan Anantha | Patrick Henry High School |
1993 - Ambassador Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Ambassador of India to United States.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Walenhorst | Bonita Vista High School |
| Chris Moustakas | Carlsbad High School |
| Dena Hysell | Granite Hills High School |
| Jennifer Woolley | Helix High School |
| Robin Litchfield | Henry Senior High School |
| Christina Wainwright | Montgomery High School |
| Rafael Ibarra | Point Loma Senior High School |
| Kristin Bradbury | San Dieguito High School |
| Malki Issac | San Pasqual High School |
| Shreya Parikh | Serra Senior High School |
| Dinesh Shenoy | Torrey Pines High School |
| Joy Milligan | University City High School |
| Raghuveer Parthasarathy | University City High School |
| Karin Sorem | Valhalla High School |
1992 - Ambassador Sushil Dubey
Consul General of India, San Francisco.
Memorial Lecturer: Congressman Mervyn Dymally
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Ercan Iscan | Bonita Vista High School |
| Stephen Johnson | Hilltop High School |
| Jacquelline De Dios | Kearny Senior High School |
| Tammy Woo | Madison High School |
| Michael Solomon | Montgomery High School |
| Aurilee Gamboa | Morse High School |
| Esther Wong | Mt. Carmel High School |
| Jason Hsu | Orange Glenn High School |
| Anand Shah | Rancho Bernardo High School |
| Sara Coulter | San Dieguito High School |
| Neville Shah | Serra High School |
| Amy Fisher | Torrey Pines High School |
1991 - Congressman Duncan Hunter, United States Congress
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Ilan Aharoni | Carlsbad High School |
| Kuong Chea/td> | Crawford High School |
| Joel Steres | Fallbrook High School |
| Erika Marsh | Mar Vista High School |
| Michelle Solomon | Montgomery High School |
| Kerry Koda | San Dieguito High School |
| Brian Clay | Santana High School |
| Elizabeth Samala | Southwest High School |
| Robert Wilde | Torrey Pines High School |
| Rajiv Arora | University of San Diego |
1990 - Ambassador Abid Hussain
Ambassador of India to United States.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Abraham Broudy | Bonita Vista High School |
| Phoebe Payaqui | Bonita Vista High School |
| Rina Saco | Coronado High School |
| Lale Kuyumcu | Granite High School |
| Kiersten West | Mira Mesa High School |
| Holly Traube | Mt Carmel High School |
| Purvee Parikh | Mira Mesa High School |
| Andran Paligutan | Southwest High School |
| Mia Chung | Torrey Pines High School |
1989 - Herbert York
World renowned Nuclear Physicist and Director of Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Michael Aklufi | Mira Mesa High School |
| Cynthia Viernes | Morse High School |
| Janelle McGlothlin | Patrick Henry High School |
| Monica Dodds | Poway High School |
| Monica Shen | Poway High School |
| Bonnie Orphanos | San Marcos High School |
| Sridhar Venketesh | Torrey Pines High School |
| Scott Berman | University City High School |
1988 - Ambassador Kishan Rana
Consul General of India, San Francisco.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Jason Barbeau | Grossmont High School |
| Eric Bliss | Helix High School |
| Nguyen Dug | Hoover High School |
| Huynh Hong | Hoover High School |
| Candi Anderson | Lincoln Senior School |
| Raymond Underberg | Poway High School |
| Louis Zaragoza | Sweetwater High School |
| Tony Diep | Vista High School |
1987 - Dr. Roger Revelle
World renowned scientist, demographer, and environmentalist.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Archer | Granite High School |
| Ann Hammi | Granite High School |
| Michel Macosky | Grossmont High School |
| Loan Nguyen | Grossmont High School |
| Jill Cottel | Mira Mesa High School |
| Heather Walker | San Diego City High School |
| Pedram Majidishad | San Dieguito High School |
| Christine Smith | San Marcos High School |
| Andrea Burnett | Serra High School |
| Lisa Patrick | Serra High School |
1986 - Dr. John Sommerville
Recipient of Gandhi Peace Award, philosopher, and the Chair of "No First Strike Initiative".
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Ted Chang | Chula Vista High School |
| Sai Prakash | Crawford High School |
| Lynn Borowitz | Escondido High School |
| Vivian Chen | Granite High School |
| Khoi Tran | Montgomery High School |
| Tracy Johnson | Mt Carmel High School |
| Julie Eugenio | Mt Miguel High School |
| Christina Henriksen | Poway High School |
| Dean Seligman | Southwest High School |
| Maria Lopez | Sweetwater High School |
| Jonathan Tambio | Sweetwater High School |
1985 - Congressman Jim Bates, United States Congress
Chair - Honorable Leon Williams, Chairman Board of Supervisors County of San Diego.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Ban Kouza | Bonita Vista High School |
| Armano Velez | Carlsbad High School |
| Louis Alonso | Hoover High School |
| Emmanuel Gavino | Montgomery High School |
| Cathy Burc | Morse High School |
| Lisa Griffi | Mt Carmel High School |
| Bao Vuong | San Diego City High School |
| B Baniadam | San Dieguito High School |
| Debra Schack | Santana High School |
| Paul Gager | Southwest High School |
1984 - Dr. Jonas Salk
Founder of Salk Institute, inventor of Polio Vaccine, and a recipient of Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
Chair - Ambassador Peter Sinoi, Deputy Ambassador of India Washington D.C.
Gandhi Scholarship Recipients
| Scholars | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Erin O'connor | Hilltop High School |
| Thu Bui | Hoover High School |
| Erin Rooney | Kearny Senior High School |
| Maria Reynoso | Montgomery High School |
| Pete Buchwald | Mt Carmel High School |
| Janet Hatt | Mt Miguel High School |
| Joanne Derosa | Poway High School |
| Nancy Lee | Santana High School |
| Keith Eaton | Torrey Pines High School |
| Pierce Harris | Valhalla High School |