Celebrating the 2010 Koshland Young Leaders

The San Francisco Foundation honored the 2010 Koshland Young Leaders Awardees on June 9th, celebrating seven college-bound San Francisco public high school juniors who are highly motivated to achieve despite facing formidable challenges in multiple aspects of their lives, such as economic and family responsibilities. They embrace a commitment to supporting their families and communities, and receive a $7,000 award for educational expenses.

Although incredibly diverse in origins and goals, this year’s awardees are united in their compassion, sheer drive to succeed, and gratefulness to their teachers, friends, families, mentors, and peers – many of whom cheered them on at the celebration.   

This year’s winners are Fany Chan Xu of Galileo High School; Oscar Alfredo Figueroa-Flores, Emalata Paea, and Moneace Smith of June Jordan School for Equity; and Noe Rivas, Ana Gabriela Avalos Tizol, and Weichao (Steven) Zhuo of Mission High School. For more information about the awards, please visit our Koshland Young Leader Awards page.

The Koshland Young Leaders Award were established in 1982 by Dr. Daniel Koshland, Jr. In this 17th year the awards are presented, we are honored to have the family tradition continue with the participation of Yvonne Koshland, Gail Koshland, and Jim Koshland on the Awards Committee.

For a photo gallery from the celebration, please click here.