"Carl's Jr. was founded and continues to operate under the belief that success occurs as the result of hard work, determination and leadership," said Andrew Puzder, president and CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc. "We are pleased to be able to assist these 60 students who have used those same fundamentals to be successful thus far in their academic careers, and we wish them luck in the next step of their education."
Including the $60,000 in scholarships granted this year, The La Estrella Latina de Carl's Jr. Scholarship Program has granted more than $200,000 in scholarships since the program's inception in 1999. Recipients are selected based on their academic record, school and community leadership and participation, work experience and future goals. Financial need and other family circumstances are also considered. This year, more than 650 applications were received over a two-month period from candidates in four states.
The 2004 La Estrella de Carl's Jr. Scholarship Program award recipients are as follows:
Recipient City, State High School Jesus Gonzalez Shafter, Calif. Shafter High School Biridiana Rios Wasco, Calif. Wasco Union High School Eloy Villanueva Bakersfield, Calif. West High School Itza Beltran San Elizario, Texas San Elizario High School George Gagot El Paso, Texas Burges High School Emanuel Iglesias Tornillo, Texas Tonillo High School Alexis Sein El Paso, Texas Burges High School Maciel Hernandez Hurton, Calif. Coalinga High School Maria C. Hernandez Sanger, Calif. Sanger High School Martin Ortiz Parlier, Calif. Parlier High School Miguel Palomares Fresno, Calif. Sunnyside High School Ivette Gutierrez North Las Vegas, Nev. Rancho High School Gaspar Batres Pomona, Calif. Damien High School Lizbeth Bayardo Thermal, Calif. Coachella Valley High School Erika Cuellar Los Angeles, Calif. Animo Leadership High School Maria Cueva Lawndale, Calif. Bishop Montgomery High School Denise Diaz Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Santa Fe High School Maribel Diaz Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Santa Fe High School Jovanny Enciso Perris, Calif. Rancho Verde High School Tatiana Garcia El Monte, Calif. South El Monte High School Nicolina Hernandez Del Rey, Calif. Sanger High School Sebastian Hernandez Baldwin Park, Calif. Sierra Vista High School Carolina Jauregul Whittier, Calif. Pioneer High School Richell Jose Whittier, Calif. Pioneer High School Christina Melchor La Quinta, Calif. La Quinta High School Maribel Meza Perris, Calif. Perris High School Eva Moreno San Jacinto, Calif. San Jacinto High School Edwin Navarro North Hills, Calif. James Monroe High School Nallely Nunez Carson, Calif. Carson High School Ruben Ordaz Gardena, Calif. Gardena High School Joe Pantoja Los Angeles, Calif. King/Drew Magnet High School Herman Rosiles Hemet, Calif. San Jacinto High School Sonia Soriano Los Angeles, Calif. Abraham Lincoln High School Ana Urzua Garden Grove, Calif. Garden Grove High School Desiree Zamora Corona, Calif. Corona High School Wendy Zendejas San Bernardino, Calif. San Gorgonio High School Alejandra Perez Salinas, Calif. Notre Dame High School Teresita Vega Pedroza Castroville, Calif. North County High School Alberto Alvarado Brawley, Calif. Brawley Union High School Adriana Rodgriguez Calexico, Calif. Calexico High School Luz Contreras Stockton, Calif. Franklin High School Karla Hernandez Madison, Calif. Esparto High School Ruby Horta Atwater, Calif. Atwater High School Lizette Mata Stockton, Calif. Franklin High School Araceli Moya Riverbank, Calif. Riverbank High School Gricelda Alva Oceanside, Calif. Oceanside High School Christian Garcia Valley Center, Calif. Valley Center High School Karina Gonzalez San Marcos, Calif. San Marcos High School Micaela Jimenez San Marcos, Calif. San Marcos High School Stephanie Lopez San Diego, Calif. Sweetwater Union High School Jessica Arteaga Hayward, Calif. Hayward High School Vanessa Flores San Jose, Calif. James Lick High School Michelle Hawks Calistoga, Calif. Calistoga High School Diane Leija Hollister, Calif. San Benito High School Erika Nevarez San Jose, Calif. Mount Pleasant High School Ilianna Vasquez San Francisco, Calif. Immaculate Conception Academy Jenna Wong Pacifica, Calif. Immaculate Conception Academy Martha Alvarez Lompoc, Calif. Lompoc High School Margaret Ford Goleta, Calif. Bishop Garcia Diego High School Elizabeth Tanori Sahuarita, Ariz. Sahuarita High School
The La Estrella Latina de Carl's Jr. Scholarship Program is administered by Scholarship America, a national nonprofit educational support and student aid service organization. Employees, affiliates and franchisees of CKE Restaurants, Inc., Scholarship America, affiliated agencies and their immediate families are not eligible to receive a scholarship pursuant to this program.
Carl's Jr. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its 2004 fiscal year on January 26, 2004, CKE Restaurants, through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,250 franchised or company-owned restaurants in 44 states and in 14 countries, including 1,006 Carl's Jr.(R) restaurants, 2,121 Hardee's(R) restaurants, and 102 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill(R) restaurants.
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