2025 June Nelson Scholarship Winners!

AASB is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 June Nelson Memorial Scholarship!

Named in honor of long-time Kotzebue school board member and education advocate, the June Nelson Memorial Scholarship is an annual AASB tradition.

Each year, association members, students, and district superintendents gather to raise money to award to Alaskan students to support their post-high school education pursuits. This year’s successful fundraising efforts have allowed AASB to award fifteen $1,500 scholarships, which may be applied toward the student’s choice of a business, trade, or college institution.

Of this year’s applicants, fourteen graduating Alaska high school seniors, and one college sophomore, were selected to receive June Nelson scholarships.

Our 2025 winners and their winning essays!

Aliyah Merculief

Sitka School District

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Bailey Roguska

Juneau School District

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Carter Amundson

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District

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Eleanor Kandoll

Petersburg School District

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Gillian Rosario

Kodiak Island Borough School District

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Joanna Suewing

Juneau School District

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Maggie Cothron

Anchorage School District

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Saelah Berns

Kodiak Island Borough School District

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Savanna Morriseau

Anchorage School District

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Talia Schlosser Aparezuk

Juneau School District

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Carlie Vanbuskirk

Valdez City Schools

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Rex Adres

Sitka School District

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Monica Weston

Juneau School District

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Kelsey Prax

Valdez City Schools

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Nick Luois Amora

Unalaska City School District

Second Year Recipient, UAA

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