Mary Dimond Scholarship

The Mary Dimond Scholarship was established in honor of Ms. Mary Berthina Brooks Dimond who served as Foreign Student Advisor at Lewis & Clark from 1966 until her retirement in 1980. In 1982 the College chose to honor Mrs. Dimond’s long-time service and many contributions to international education by establishing a scholarship for international students in Mrs. Dimond’s name.

The criteria for the scholarship are based on the same qualities that Mrs. Dimond set as an example in her own life and work: excellent scholarship, a well-rounded personality, a special commitment to community service, and involvement in campus activities and organizations.

Initial contributions to the scholarship came from family, colleagues, and friends of Mrs. Dimond. A number of Friendship Families, a program that Mrs. Dimond established, also contributed. For many years following her retirement, Mrs. Dimond served on the selection committee for the scholarship. She continued to make contributions to the College and to international education until her death on April 18, 2006.

Eligibility

Only selected international students are invited to apply for the Mary Dimond Scholarship. The selection process occurs in the fall semester for the following academic year. To qualify for an invitation, students must: (1) have earned between 29 and 93 semester hours. (2) currently receive need-based financial aid from Lewis & Clark; (3) plan to enroll for both semesters of the next academic year; and (4) have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The amount of the scholarship award varies according to market conditions, but in recent years it has been approximately $5,000.

Application

Applications for the 2025-26 Mary Dimond Scholarship will be sent in November 2024 to eligible students.

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Mary Dimond Scholarship Winners
Name	Country	Year
Sonali Gunasekera	Sri Lanka	86-87
Joy Assefa	Ethiopia	87-88
Peter Andrews	Australia	88-89
Carol Thong	Indonesia	89-90
Fakrudeen Husein	Sri Lanka	90-91
Fatub Al-Jallad	Syria	91-92
Siew Mei-ho	Malaysia	92-93
Nalin De Mel	Sri Lanka	92-93
Nalin De Mel (repeat winner)	Sri Lanka	92-93
Shazeb Jillani	Pakistan	93-94
Akane Suzuki	Japan	94-95
Imran Bhuduri	Bangladesh	95-96
Luisa Quinoy	Spain	96-97
Petar Obradovic	Croatia	96-97
Carsten Schlichting	Germany	97-98
Dhruv Dayal	India	98-99
Elena Khorganova	Russia	99-00
Viktoria Salnikova	Russia	00-01
Moe Uema	Japan	01-02
Tea Franich	Croatia	01-02
Patricia Lee	Philippines	02-03
Cathrine Magelssen	Norway	03-04
Usman Ally	Pakistan	04-05
Makoto Uchiyama	Japan	04-05
Dmitri Gurkins	Latvia	05-06
Boris Todorov	Bulgaria	06-07
Joseph Bae	Korea	07-08
Ching Li Chan	Singapore	08-09
Rebecca Stuart	Jamaica	09-10
Mahmood Khan	Afghanistan	10-11
Yu Zheng	China	11-12
Neha Kumthekar	India	12-13
Lin Jiang	China	13-14
Minjia (Jasmine) Yan	China	14-15
Yu-Tzu (Grace) Huang	Taiwan	15-16
Helena Lam	Macau	16-17
Qianli (Lionel) Miao	China	17-18
Nhi Ho	Vietnam	18-19
Irina Angelova	Bulgaria	19-20
Macarena Vives	Spain	20-21
Macarena Vives	Spain	21-22
Sujhad Amado Aguad	Peru	22-23
Sujhad Amado Aguad	Peru	23-24
Sofia Piva	Costa Rica	24-25