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Everything You Need to Know
Overview
Each year, the West Linn Lions Club (WLLC) and the Eric Egland family grant scholarships to West Linn graduating high school seniors who are continuing on with further education. Scholarships are available to students majoring in various disciplines and with various school destinations. A key component of the scholarship fundraising success has been that every dollar raised goes directly to scholarships.
WLLC scholarships are now $13,000 annually and have totaled more than $160,000 in the last 18 years to numerous West Linn recipients. We are proud of the impact our scholarships make on student education opportunities. Our primary scholarship funding mechanism has been our annual wine raffle. For details, please refer to the Events/Wine Raffle webpage.
Process
West Linn resident students enrolled at West Linn High School, Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences, Riverside High School, or home-schooled are eligible to apply. Easy-to-complete scholarship applications are available usually in April each year. Students submit applications for the category(ies) of their choice to the WLHS counselor overseeing the application process. We pare applications to a manageable level (typically 3-5) for interviews. We interview the selected applicants by a panel of 3 judges who make their selection for each category of scholarship offered. We announce winners of each scholarship category at the WLHS Evening of Excellence usually in May. WLHS delivers the scholarships directly to the winner's college or university to support their tuition.
How to Apply
If you have a Naviance Student/parent account, go online and search for the West Linn Lions or Eric Egland scholarships. If you don't have an account or if you have problems finding information on Naviance, email the WLHS College and Career Coordinator, Kami Vermillion at VermillK@wlwv.k12.or.us. Or, contact us through this website and we will email you a copy. Our calendar has the the applications availability and submit dates. Before the submit deadline, you can submit them to Kami Vermillion or mail the completed application to West Linn Lions Club, 19363 Willamette DR. Box #163, West Linn OR 97068.
For Eric Egland applications, the easiest way to apply is to fill out an application online, go to https://forms.gle/3ms9aqbY6SzquWNw6. This will submit your Google forms application directly to the Egland family. Or, use the process described above.
Scholarship Categories
- $3,000 Community Service - The Lions International slogan is WE SERVE so this scholarship emphasizes that and WLLC's commitment to serving our community since 1953.
- $2,500 Health and Planet Care - This scholarship is an attempt by the Club to emphasize the need to balance human health in a healthy environment.
- $2,500 Industrial and Engineering Systems - This scholarship includes electrical and industrial engineering, robotics, math, systems design, etc.
- $2,500 Communication, Art, Music, and Drama - This scholarship includes human communication in all forms including performing arts, graphic art, journalism, web design, etc.
- $2,500 Overcoming Challenges - Lions International focuses on two major health issues – sight and hearing. This scholarship incorporates those and other factors that have made an individual's personal scholastic endeavors even more difficult.
- $3,000 Eric Egland - student interested in pursuing a career in Business (with a proven track record in Community Service)
Endowments
The Club has established multiple endowments to provide a more permanent funding source for our scholarship grants. We accept tax-deductible donations through our Lions Foundation of West Linn, a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit entity. You many donate to any of these endowments to further our ability to grant scholarships.
We have 4 active scholarship related endowments available for donations:
- WLLC Endowment - formed by the club,
- Reynolds-Riverview Memorial Endowment - formed by the Verie Reynolds family and ex-Riverview Lions Club members,
- Egland Family Endowment - formed by the Egland family,
- Adams Family Endowment -formed by Ron Adams, a long-time member of the WLLC.
WLLC and Egland Scholarship Past Winners
2025 Graduating Seniors
THE WEST LINN LIONS CLUB AWARDED $16,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO WLHS GRADUATING SENIORS AT THE SCHOOL'S EVENING OF EXCELLENCE.
The five WLLC scholarships for those intending to pursue further education included:
- Community Service - $3,000.00 Katavia Sauer
- Industrial and Engineering Systems - $2,500.00 Duncan Duffield
- Art, Music, Drama, Communication - $2,500.00 Mia Harmon
- Health Care and Planet Care - $2,500.00 Simone Del Carlo
- Overcoming Challenges - $2,500.00 Gianni Tiganescu
The Egland Family awarded its scholarship to:
- Eric Egland Scholarship - $3,000.00 Evelyn Morlan
Egland Family Scholarships
Overview
The Egland Family offers $3,000.00 to a West Linn high school senior interested in pursuing a career in Business (with a proven track record in Community Service).
History
In partnership with the West Linn Lions Club, this scholarship remembers Eric GlenAlan Egland; a resident of West Linn for 27 years. Eric attended the University of Oregon and graduated from Portland State University with a degree in Business. He was a beloved husband of nearly 44 years, father of 4 West Linn High School graduates, and grandfather of two. Eric was a long-time member of the West Linn Lions Club and unselfishly volunteered his time, talent, and treasure in many ways to positively impact the world around him.
Donations
The primary scholarship funding mechanism has been through family and friend’s donations. Online or cash contributions are encouraged through the Lions Foundation of West Linn (a 501(c)(3) organization) with confirmation available for tax purposes. The Egland Family has established asn endowment within the Foundation to fund scholarships. A key component of the scholarship fundraising success has been that every dollar raised goes directly to scholarships.
Selection Process
Received applications are reviewed for completeness. Depending on the number of applications received, the Egland Family selects finalists to be interviewed. Alongside the West Linn Lions Club interviews at WLHS, the Egland Family will interview each finalist via Zoom or in person. They will then deliberate to select a winner of this year's scholarship. Winners are announced at the WLHS Evening of Excellence along with the Club's winners.