 Roy A. Gustafson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Award Criteria:
Average Amount of Award
$3000
Average Number of Awards
3
Financial Need
Yes
GPA Requirement
No Minimum GPA
College / Major / Area of Study
Law
Student Profile
Graduated from any Ventura County high school; currently attending any law school in the State of California, having successfully completed 1st year of law school and will continue at such a school next year.
Other Special Requirements
Must have graduated from any public or private high school in Ventura County and will have successfully completed the first year of law school (submit transcript) at an accredited college or university in the state of California and be continuing at that California law school in the next academic year.
Established by: James C. Basile
Established on: May 4, 2000
Purpose of the fund: The primary purpose of the Roy A. Gustafson Memorial Scholarship Fund shall be to provide a memorial of Roy A. Gustafson by awarding a scholarship for a needy student who has completed the first year of law school in the state of California, and to encourage young people to become good lawyers in the tradition of Roy A. Gustafson through scholarship, proficiency and ethics.
Background: Roy A. Gustafson was born in Minnesota in 1918. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 1940 and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1942. Roy served in the U.S. Naval Reserve as Lieutenant Commander from
1942-1946. He served as the Ventura County District Attorney from 1951-1961. In 1968, he was appointed as a judge to the Ventura County Superior Court by Governor Ronald Reagan. In 1969, he became an Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 1 and remained in the position until his retirement in 1971. James C. Basile established this fund in honor of Roy A. Gustafson’s service to Ventura County as a D.A. and judge.
Grants distributed:
Mr. John R. Bamford—04/25/2002
Mr. Dominique C. Quevedo—04/25/2002
Mr. Joshua C. Travers—04/25/2002
Maureen Blair—05/05/2003
Jesse Jacobs—05/04/2004
Mr. Farhaad Azimi—05/03/2005
Mr. Ira G. Clary Jr.—05/03/2005
Mr. Christopher Conant—05/03/2005
Mr. Kristopher M. Cronin—05/03/2005
Mr. Devin Pace—05/03/2005
Mr. Devin Pace—05/02/2006
Mr. Erik S. Velie—05/02/2006
Mr. Edward B. Elrod—05/01/2007
Mr. Michael R. Fostakowsky—05/01/2007
Ms. Gina M. Herkel—04/23/2008
Ms. Sara M. Brucker—04/23/2008
Mr. John Q. Khosravi—04/23/2008
Ms. Erin K. Mayo—04/23/2008
Mr. Andrew J. Paulson—04/23/2008
Ms. Katherine T. Hause—05/05/2009
Ms. Aimee Kelley—05/05/2009
Ms. Amy C. Poyer—05/05/2009
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