About the Recipients
Every year, thousands of students apply to Orange Coast College scholarships.
SEKA recipients are chosen they are innovative environmentalists in the making.
2026
Audrey Brown Gibbons
Audrey is interested in the restorative nature of microbial communities. After her first year at OCC, she is pursuing a degree in Microbiology, leaning into language on the OCC Speech and Debate Team, and just returned from an Art and Archeology study abroad program in Rome.
2025
Sara Joan Franklin
Sara is a standout student at Orange Coast College. As a future environmental lawyer, she draws on her dual citizenship and passion for justice to advocate for sustainability across borders.
2024
Priscilla Tso
Priscilla came to Orange Coast College as a non-traditional learner balancing school, work, and family. She wants to bring more environmentalism to early childhood education.
2023
Yu Yu Hlaing
Yu Yu (Yvonne) Hlaing studied at OCC as an international student from Myanmar. She is interested in language, technology, and the environment.