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Scholarships
Each year, we award scholarships to deserving ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C Students. These scholarships help students pay for a high-quality education – everything from tuition and fees, to books and supplies
News & Updates
Community Excellence Grant Program Update: Spring 2025
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C Foundation Board of Directors and Staff have made the difficult decision to not offer grants for this next fiscal year. For more information on this decision, please email pccfoundation@pasadena.edu.
Congratulations to Ernie Posey, recipient of the Bernard Osher Philanthropist of the Year for 2024-2025
On Wednesday, May 7th, the Foundation for California Community Colleges will present the Bernard Osher Philanthropist of the Year Award to Mr. Ernie Posey, who has donated over $1 million over the years in support of nursing students. Please join us at 4:30pm at the Westerbeck Auditorium to celebrate this wonderful achievement.
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C Foundation Welcomes Dr. Amy Carnes to the Staff!
Amy M. Carnes, Ph.D. currently serves as Director, Operations and Development at Pasadena
City College. Prior to joining ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C, Dr. Carnes worked at Human Rights Watch and the
University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation.
During her 15-year tenure at USC Shoah Foundation, Dr. Carnes designed and delivered educational programs around the world, codified a visitor experience program for the organization’s new global headquarters, built a monitoring and evaluation system to demonstrate the Shoah Foundation’s impact, partnered with the advancement team to support fundraising efforts and the work of the board of councilors, and ultimately served as Chief of Staff to multiple leaders.
Dr. Carnes’ academic expertise is related to the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and her content knowledge of testimony-based education and genocide studies has had her presenting around the world at conferences, colloquia and other forums.
She earned her Master’s and Doctorate degrees from UCLA in French and Francophone Studies, following a B.A. at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in French. A budding ceramic artist and dog lover, she lives in Claremont with her spouse, Joel, and their two children.