For over 50 years, Mr. Towbes was a pillar of the Santa Barbara community, both in business and philanthropy. He was the founder and chairman of the board of The Towbes Group, a construction and property management …
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“The world has changed over the years but a good education is something which remains with you your entire life, and a good education keeps getting more and more expensive.” —MICHAEL TOWBES Mr. Towbes’ commitment to higher education and long-standing support of the Scholarship Foundation are unparalleled. In 1962, Mr. Towbes joined the Scholarship Foundation’s first… Read more »
Yesenia Aldapa, recipient of the Casa Dorinda Scholarship, looks forward to next summer, when she will finish her psychology degree at California State University, Northridge…
The Scholarship Foundation has supported several generations of Santa Barbara County families over the years. Arthur Ludwig and his daughter, Maya Shoemaker, are one such example…
Volunteer tutor. Eagle Scout. Captain of the varsity tennis team. President of the St. Joseph High School underwater robotics team. These are just a few of Andrew Myers’ accomplishments outside of his academic achievements…
Meet the Four Ingenieros, former Santa Barbara City College STEM students who started a local chapter of the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and didn’t stop there…
Edward “Ed” Vernon and his wife, Barbara, were supporters of the Scholarship Foundation for 31 years. The Santa Barbara community was saddened by the loss of this generous couple, who passed within days of each other…
Connie Wang applied to the Scholarship Foundation seeking financial assistance for her academic goals. As she was ranked first in her class with a 4.93 grade point average and had extremely high standardized test scores, she was selected for the Towbes Foundation Honors Scholarship…
One of the hardest things about going to college – besides finding out how to pay for it – is choosing a major. Will it be the right one to launch a career? Will it put a student on the path to success…
This fall and winter, the Scholarship Foundation’s Program Advisors will be holding drop-in appointment times and presenting on several financial aid topics. The full schedule is below. Contact the counseling office to make an appointment. October 11th 8-11:45am: Drop ins October 12th 6-8pm: College Night (Samantha and Ielaf) October 20th 9am-2:30 pm: CalSOAP Financial Aid… Read more »