Avys Hathaway Scholarship Award Winners

2024 Awards

This year, we are proud to announce two winners:
 Weina is pursuing a Masters of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington. She is supporting her husband and an 16 month old, while working on her degree. She plans to graduate at the end of spring quarter of 2026.

 Amy lives in Shoreline and is attending Santa Clara University. She is supporting 3 children while working towards her Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry: Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy. She will be receiving her degree in 2026.

2022 Award

Our 2022 Avys Hathaway Award winner is in the final quarter of her two-year graduate program at Bastyr University, in Counseling Psychology, maintaining a 4.0 GPA.  She is a Certified Trauma Professional and has her own clients through her practicum.  She also volunteers at Crisis Connections.  Her professional goals are to continue to work in the mental health field and to volunteer her services to help reduce the barriers to accessing mental health resources in Seattle. 
She unexpectedly became a single parent of a now 14-year-old in 2018 after discovering her husband had been living a double life.  She lost the family business and associated income, requiring her and her child to start over in significantly reduced financial circumstances.  She is described by one of her references as “approaching the world with patience and an open heart”… “is a top student and a dedicated mental health professional”.

SISM is honored and proud to support these amazing woman. Thanks to our partners and supporters for being part of this journey to improve women's lives.