Inspired by his Peace Corps experience and with the assistance of fellow Colombia Peace Corps volunteer Maureen Orth, we have established an engineering scholarship for a Colombian student
at the leading technological university in Medellin, Colombia. Donations can be made by visiting www.MarinaOrthFoundation.org and clicking on the Donate Here for Steve Bergren Colombia Scholarship button, or by writing a check to the Marina Orth Foundation, 5185 MacArthur Blvd. NW #619, Washington D.C., 20016, specifying Bergren Scholarship.

Update from Cristina: We have our first Steve Bergren Scholar! Maureen’s wonderful organization put a lot of time and effort into vetting the candidates and interviewing the families, with the goal of selecting someone who has a high likelihood of successfully

completing the five-year engineering program. Many thanks to all of you who contributed. The cost of one scholarship is only $40,000 and we have raised $73,000, so we are well on our way to our second scholar next year. Steve’s brother, Scott, and I intend to fill out the second year and then fund this scholarship every year around Steve’s birthday, which is June 20. We are grateful for your support thus far. Please let us know if you would like to join us in the future, at any level, or receive an annual update.