ARCATA, Calif. -- Cal Poly Humboldt's Social Equity & Accountability (SEA) Committee recently announced the recipients of their annual scholarship. This year's scholarship recipients are Marley Johnson from women's basketball and Seth Uson from men's soccer.
"Receiving the SEA scholarship is a huge privilege and honor," stated Johnson. "I am extremely grateful to receive this aid to put towards my tuition but also to be a part of a committee that prioritizes social justice in athletics."
The scholarship was created with the intention of making athletes think critically about their positions as leaders in the campus and local communities, while also awarding scholarship money to help ease financial burden so they can best pursue their athletic and academic endeavors on campus.
"I am very honored and grateful to have been a recipient of this award," said Uson. "With receiving this award it wouldn't have been possible by just myself. It was all thanks to first and foremost my lord and savior Jesus Christ, who really taught me many things and is always and is still shaping my character every single day. I can say truly that without Him I am nothing. Along this journey it was also the people who have been placed in my life that have also made an impact on my life. Teaching me and equipping me with their knowledge and experience establishing a foundation to chase my dreams whether in this student-athlete career or in life. So then again, thank you to the SEA Committee and the Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics/University for allowing me to receive such a scholarship! Go 'Jacks!"
Applicants must be a student-athlete on an active/official Cal Poly Humboldt NCAA Division II athletic team roster at the time of application and must be eligible to compete in the upcoming academic year to receive this award. They were asked to submit a personal statement addressing the following: What does social, equity and accountability mean to you? How do you demonstrate these principles in your athletic and academic pursuits? How do they inform your leadership in these domains and beyond?
The two winners were chosen by the SEA Committee. For more information on SEA go to www.humboldtathletics.com/sea. If you would like to help support this scholarship fund, please visit https://giving.humboldt.edu/jacks-social-equity-accountability-sea-scholarship-fund.
