The Paula Dinsmore Daman Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in memory of Paula Dinsmore Daman who graduated from Eastern Arizona College in 1970.  She came from Rincon High School in Tucson, through Eastern and onto the U of A to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education.  Dyslexia was an obstacle for her but not a barrier.  At Eastern she was a cheerleader, student government participant, swam and was on the tennis team.  She taught and then raised four children through college.  Her mother helped found the Assistance League chapter in Tucson and she followed in her footsteps helping found the chapter in San Luis Obispo, California.  We hope this scholarship will continue her legacy of helping youth find hope for a brighter future through education.  

 

Student recipients of this scholarship include:

2025-2026 

Kerstin Haymore

2024-2025 

Isabella Schnebly

2023-2024 

Brynna Johnson

2022-2023 

Caroline Suorsa

2021-2022 

Lindsey Colwell

 

Thank You Messages 

Here are some thank you messages from many of these students.

"I am so thankful to be the recipient of the Paula Dinsmore Daman Memorial Scholarship...Your scholarship came at a time I was very stressed about being able to pay all of my expenses for this semester and I am so grateful that it allows me to do that... Thank you again for your generosity."

"I am writing to thank you for your generous support toward my education. After taking a computer programming class at Eastern Arizona College, I realized that I enjoyed and excelled in that area of Engineering and decided to focus my studies on software engineering... This is a great gift! Hopefully, one day, I will be able to help some struggling students the way that you have helped me."

"Thanks to your generosity I will be able to push myself further and become a helpful member of society in my future career."