Donor Scholarships are funded by annual donations to our scholarship fund or through our Scholarship Endowment and are awarded to CGA member company employees and employees’ sons and daughters.
Anheuser-Busch
$2,500 Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate student attending a 4-year public institution.
Bernie & Ellyn Gelson Scholarship
$2,000 Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate student from Gelson’s Markets.
C&S Wholesale Grocers
$2,500 Scholarship
Awarded to a C&S Wholesale Grocers customer.
Illuminator Educational Foundation
Twelve $1,000 Scholarships
Six awards are dedicated to an applicant with a relationship to a retail company; six awards are dedicated to an applicant with a relationship to a supply or wholesale company.
Jack H. Brown Future Leaders
$1,000 Scholarship
Donated by Stater Bros. Markets
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
Kathleen Smith Leadership
$3,000 Scholarship
Donated by Retail Marketing Services, Inc. in honor of Immediate Past Chair Kathleen Smith’s service as Board Chair for more than a decade.
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
Kimberly Clark 'Making Lives Better'
Two $2,500 Scholarships
These scholarships will be awarded to an undergraduate student pursing either a business or communications major.
Moss Adams
$1,000 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a student pursing either an accounting or finance degree.
Phil Miller Leadership
$3,000 Scholarship
Donated by Retail Marketing Services, Inc. in honor of Phil Miller’s service as CGA Board Chair for 2020.
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
Thomas P. Raley
$1,000 Scholarship
Donated by Raley’s
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
Van Vlahakis Memorial
$2,500 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
Earth Friendly Products was founded by Eftichios “Van” Vlahakis, a Greek immigrant and chemist who started the company in his garage in 1967. It was a time when harsh chemicals were common in cleaning products, and the negative effects of those chemicals weren’t well known. Vlahakis understood the dangers traditional products posed. He innovated safer formulas for commercial and household cleaners long before being “green” was popular. Today, ECOS laundry detergent and cleaners are sold in over 60 countries at club stores, grocery retailers, natural food stores, and ecos.com
Zenith Insurance Company
$2,500 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
