We are excited to announce that Mateo Ocampa of California, Gabriela Riquino of Florida, and Boden Clark of Washington are the 2023 winners of our Evan Lindberg & Erik Ludwinski College Scholarship Program. They will each receive $2,500 per year for four years of their college careers ($10,000 total for each recipient). Mateo, Gabi and Boden were selected out of 46 applicants from 23 states. Mateo is a survivor of B-Cell Leukemia and will attend Santa Clara University and study to become an anesthesiologist, specializing in pediatrics. Gabriela Riquino, a survivor of Bilateral Retinoblastoma, will attend the University of Florida and study to become a clinical geneticist, specializing in pediatrics. Boden Clark is a B-Cell Leukemia survivor who will attend Mercyhurst University and study to become an occupational therapist helping children with cancer and Special Olympic athletes. Congratulations to our three outstanding recipients! Thank you to The EVAN Foundation supporters for making all of this possible!

Gabriela Riquino

“We are honored to be The EVAN Lindberg & Erik Ludwinski College Scholarship Program Class of 2023. Thank you to The EVAN Foundation and their donors for this incredible support. Our scholarships are impactful for two reasons. First, they enable us to pursue our education and advance our collective goal of helping children with cancer as healthcare professionals. Second, they connect us to Evan and Erik in a very meaningful way. Thank you again!”

Boden Clark