The Professional Lifeguard Foundation is a non-profit organization, founded
in 1996, which provides scholarship awards to Los Angeles County Lifeguards who are enrolled in full-time college or graduate course work.
The Professional Lifeguard Foundation has honored many distinguished and accomplished men and women. We are in the process of composing a short biography for each individual.
2009
Lacey Beattie
Laura Johnson
John Halushka
John Lane
Laura Johnson
John Halushka
John Lane
Sophomore UCLA and majoring in Geography/ Environmental Science
Freshman Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York University PhD Candidate in Law and Society
Senior LMU majoring in Business
Freshman Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York University PhD Candidate in Law and Society
Senior LMU majoring in Business
Co-Top Honor
Co-Top Honor
Co-Runner-Up
Co-Runner-Up
Co-Top Honor
Co-Runner-Up
Co-Runner-Up
2008
Kari Lyman
Paloma Slezak
Clara Lee
Ronnie Pezeshk
Zahra Shahalayi
Paloma Slezak
Clara Lee
Ronnie Pezeshk
Zahra Shahalayi
Undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor’s in Nursing at C.S.U. Channel Islands
Master’s Candidate in Sports Psychology at Cal State Long Beach
Undergraduate studying Environmental Biology at UC Berkeley
Second Year medical student at St. George’s School of Medicine
Undergraduate El Camino College enrolled in the Registered Nurse Program
Master’s Candidate in Sports Psychology at Cal State Long Beach
Undergraduate studying Environmental Biology at UC Berkeley
Second Year medical student at St. George’s School of Medicine
Undergraduate El Camino College enrolled in the Registered Nurse Program
Top Honor
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
2007
Thomas Zimmerfaust
Corinne Hieatt
Jeff Hart
Zachary Barton
Corinne Hieatt
Jeff Hart
Zachary Barton
Ph.D. candidate in Economics at University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Human Biology UCSD
Undergraduate Cal State University Northridge Honorable Mention
Cal State University Channel Islands
Undergraduate Human Biology UCSD
Undergraduate Cal State University Northridge Honorable Mention
Cal State University Channel Islands
Top Honor
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
2006
Chelsey Colleen Hutchison
Christine Paige Gallos
Catherine Rush Wong
Corinne Parrish
Christine Paige Gallos
Catherine Rush Wong
Corinne Parrish
Masters of Education, Pepperdine University
Masters, Marriage and Family Therapy, USC
Undergraduate, UCLA
Undergraduate, UCSD
Masters, Marriage and Family Therapy, USC
Undergraduate, UCLA
Undergraduate, UCSD
Top Honor
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
2005
Matthew David Pifer
Brian Millar
Ryne Niner
James Parrish
Jonathan Wheeler
Brian Millar
Ryne Niner
James Parrish
Jonathan Wheeler
Undergraduate, El Camino College
Masters Degree in Physical Education
Masters Degree in Physical Education
Top Honor
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
2004
Kyle Brooks
St. George’s Medical School
Top Honor
2003
Joshua Goldberg
Jason Brooks
Jake Chanin
Stephen Isbell
Romina Mosquera
Jason Brooks
Jake Chanin
Stephen Isbell
Romina Mosquera
Second year, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
University of Wisconsin, Madison’s Law School
Sophomore in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania
Junior at UCSB, majoring in Chemical Engineering
Studying to be a translator at UCLA
University of Wisconsin, Madison’s Law School
Sophomore in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania
Junior at UCSB, majoring in Chemical Engineering
Studying to be a translator at UCLA
Top Honor
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Runner-Up
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
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