{"id":956,"date":"2025-05-06T20:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T03:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/?p=956"},"modified":"2025-05-06T20:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T03:39:58","slug":"apsea-25th-annual-scholarship-awards-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/apsea-25th-annual-scholarship-awards-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"APSEA 25th Annual Scholarship &#038; Awards Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/apsea-25th-annual-scholarship-awards-dinner\/img_9514\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?fit=2000%2C824&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,824\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?fit=474%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?resize=474%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_9514\" width=\"474\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?resize=1024%2C422&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?resize=768%2C316&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?resize=1536%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9514.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>By Joyce Eng<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Wednesday, April 30, 2025 CACS Foundation Board President Franc Martinez, CACS Council Chair Alex Eng and Treasurer Joyce Eng attended and supported APSEA 25th Annual Scholarship &#038; Awards reception at the House Kitchen &#038; Bar on Capital Mall.  Franc presented the $1,000 CACS Foundation Scholarship to Michelle Han.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Han is a senior attending Benicia High School with a 4.75 GPA.  She has committed to Princeton University, where she plans to major in Molecular Biology.  Afterwards she intents to intern in the Bay Area and secure a position at a biotechnology firm, focusing on genetically modifying plants to increase yields, enhance disease resistance, and climate adaptation.  She enjoys physical activity and hoped to develop a workout routine to prepare for the biking and walking she need to navigate Princeton&#8217;s campus.  Additionally, Michell aims to learn how to cook her mother&#8217;s traditional Chinese dishes to enjoy home-cooked meals in college.  <\/p>\n<p>The same evening Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen was awarded the APSEA President&#8217;s Award, Ralph Black accepted the APSEA&#8217;s Member of the Year Award and Jason Jong, APSEA Foundation&#8217;s Community Leadership Award.  Congratulations all!  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/apsea-25th-annual-scholarship-awards-dinner\/img_1912\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?fit=2000%2C1481&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1481\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?fit=474%2C351&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?resize=474%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_1912\" width=\"474\" height=\"351\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?resize=1024%2C758&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?resize=1536%2C1137&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1912.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/apsea-25th-annual-scholarship-awards-dinner\/img_9536\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?fit=2000%2C1968&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1968\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?fit=474%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?resize=474%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_9536\" width=\"474\" height=\"466\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?resize=1024%2C1008&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?resize=768%2C756&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?resize=1536%2C1511&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9536.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joyce Eng On Wednesday, April 30, 2025 CACS Foundation Board President Franc Martinez, CACS Council Chair Alex Eng and Treasurer Joyce Eng attended and supported APSEA 25th Annual Scholarship &#038; Awards reception at the House Kitchen &#038; Bar on Capital Mall. Franc presented the $1,000 CACS Foundation Scholarship to Michelle Han. Michelle Han is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/apsea-25th-annual-scholarship-awards-dinner\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">APSEA 25th Annual Scholarship &#038; Awards Dinner<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9XFUK-fq","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":960,"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions\/960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cacsweb.org\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}