Scholarship Program
Leo Walsh Scholarship Program
Since 1994, the Leo Walsh Scholarship Program has awarded more than 437 scholarships to eighth graders and high school seniors entering the next level of their education. Through the hard work of volunteers, especially its founder Leo Walsh, the program has grown immensely over the years.
2018 UICC Leo T. Walsh Scholarship application deadline has passed.
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The Leo T. Walsh Scholarship
2018 Finalists
Awards presented on May 10, 2018 at the UICC
~ 8th Grade $750 Scholarship ~
Diarmuid & MaryAnne Philpott Scholarship – Jack McCormack – St. Raymond School – De La Salle High School
Margaret Keohane Memorial Scholarship – Annie Giovannelli – St. Gabriel School – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Lynch McGuire Irish American Scholarship – Molly O’Connell – St. Gabriel School – St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Leo T. Walsh Memorial Scholarship (2)
Aidan O’Reilly – St. Veronica School – Junipero Serra High School
Kailey Cullen – St. Bede the Venerable – Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Danny Neeson Memorial Scholarship – John Kosewic – Stuart Hall for Boys – Archbishop Riordan High School
Ian McGrew Memorial Scholarship – Maura Baglin – St. Cecilia School – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Bud & Madeline Dugg an Family Scholarship – William Haskell – St. Cecilia School – Archbishop Riordan High School
Ray & Mary Toolis Memorial Scholarship – Shane Gavney – St. Cecilia School – St. Ignatius College Preparatory
John Francis Corry Memorial Scholarship (2)
Ronan Greene – St. Cecilia School – St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Ciaran Galvin-Quinn – St. Gabriel School – St. Ignatius College Preparatory
David J. O’Connor Memorial Scholarship – Nicholas Mibach – Hilldale School – Archbishop Riordan High School
Pauraic & Helena O’Brien Family Scholarship – Tom Murphy – St. Gabriel School – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Jeremiah & Julia Verling Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship – Michael McDonough – St. Stephen School – St. Ignatius College Preparatory
John & Catherine Ring Family Scholarship – Thea Brigid Falvey – Our Lady of Loretto School – Marin Catholic High School
Tom & Pegg y Mylett Family Scholarship – Michael McKeon – St. Cecilia School – St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Nancy & Tom McGarvey Family Scholarship (4)
Ava Maguire – St. Cecilia School – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Deirdre Smith – St. Cecilia School – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Gavin Haskell – St. Cecilia School – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Brendan Cassidy – St. Isabella School – Marin Catholic High School
~ High School $1,000 Scholarship ~
Nancy & Tom McGarvey Family Scholarship (2)
Frank Lucey – St. Ignatius College Preparatory – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Nathan Candler – St. Ignatius College Preparatory – Sonoma State University
Lynch McGuire Irish American Scholarship – Bridget Laffey – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory – University of Portland
Joseph Patrick Driscoll Memorial Scholarship – Cooper Veit – St. Ignatius College Preparatory – Stanford University
Martin & Elizabeth Horan Family Scholarship – Sean White – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory – University of San Francisco
Jerry Lucey Memorial Scholarship – Grace Cahalane – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory – Gonzaga University
Tom & Patricia Hayes Family Scholarship – Luke Philpott – Alma Christian High School – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Leo T. Walsh Memorial Scholarship – Parker O’Regan – Junipero Serra High School – Loyola Marymount University
Mary Looney Memorial Scholarship – Tara Casey – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory – University of Oregon
Kathleen Gargano Memorial Scholarship – Liam Brady – Gateway High School – Trinity College, Dublin
Mike & Nancy Walsh Scholarship (3)
Caroline Kearney – Notre Dame, Belmont – Occidental College
Catriona Black – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory – U.C. Berkeley
Kevin McKeon – Junipero Serra High School – Regis University
Sean Noonan Moylan Memorial Scholarship – Hunter Livsey – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory – Loyola Marymount University
John Patrick Brosnan, Jr. & Daniel Jeremiah Brosnan Memorial Scholarship – Maureen Burke – St. Ignatius College Preparatory – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Cuchulainn Foundation Scholarship (2)
Putu Saoirse Anggreni – El Cerrito High School – U.C. Santa Barbara
Sinead McKeon – Convent of the Sacred Heart High School – Loyola-Chicago/Fordham
Residential Builders Association, San Francisco Scholarship – Ryan Carew – Terra Nova High School – U.C. Santa Barbara
Catholic Kolping Society of America Scholarship – Claire Kosewic – Convent of the Sacred Heart High School – Loyola Marymount University
If you would like to sponsor a scholarship or donate to the scholarship program please visit our ICCC Donations page. Donations to The Irish Cultural Centre of California, a 501(c)3 organization, are tax deductible.
If you have any questions or if you are interested in learning more about the program, please Contact Us. We are always looking for volunteers and supporters of the program. Interested in joining the Scholarship Committee? Please Contact Us