Sisters' Alumni of the South Pacific Scholarship Banquet

It was my distinct honor to keynote at the 24th Annual Sisters' Alumni of the South Pacific Scholarship Awards Banquet, held at the Alpine Village Club House in Torrance, CA on August 7, 2010. Anastasia Masina Loi-on is the President of the organization, Me Leota Philipp the Scholarship Chair, and it was good to see Vice President and Honorary Consulate of the Independent State of Samoa, Hon. Consul General Tuitogama'atoe Teri Rotter. After dinner, we enjoyed traditional Siva by the Sisters and others. The 2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients are:

Graduate Students

• David Ahuna, University of Utah College of Law
• Jennifer Fong, University of Hannibal, La Grange, Minnesota
• Eletino Loi-on, University of Phoenix
• Fei Loi-on, University of Phoenix
• Lornalei Meredith, J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU, Utah
• Macie Tuiasosopo, University of Detroit Mercy Law School

Undergraduate Students

• Edan Annandale, BYU Hawaii
• Saolo Betham, BYU Utah
• Raven Fa'avae, El Camino College, Los Angeles
• Seluia Falealili, Dominican University, San Rafael
• Eileen Iosefo, University of Hawaii, Hilo
• Mana Loi-on, Utah Valley University
• Andrew Meisake, Maymount College, Palos Verdes
• Kenneth Te'o, CSU Long Beach
• Amberlene Thompson, University of Hawaii, Hilo
• Vaela'a Tuiteleapaga, University of Arizona, Tucson
• Nathan Tuvalu, CSU Northridge
• Nima Upati, University of Arizona, Tucson
• Briana Vaifale, University of Arizona, Tucson

Congratulations to all of the scholarship recipients, and to the Sisters' Alumni, who have raised $500,000 in the last 24 years, with scholarships up to $1,500.