Congratulations to our
2025-2026 Scholarship Honorees!
Thanks to the generosity of Candlelighters donors, thirty-eight scholarships, totaling $45,500, were awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year to a well-deserving group of young adults who have or are battling childhood cancer and their siblings. A special thank you to the Petrie family for their inspiration in helping start the sibling scholarship in 2022. Please meet our extraordinary recipients!
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Addison Oswalt(Sibling)
Utah Tech University
Exercise Science -
Alex Fonte(Sibling)
University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science -
Alivia Stone(Sibling)
Brigham Young University
Human Development -
Alondra Chavez Pelayo(Sibling)
Great Basin College
Radiology -
Anne Valin(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bachelor Degree -
Austin Trueblood(Survivor)
George Mason University
Film Studies -
Britani Stone(Survivor)
Brigham Young University, Idaho
Nursing -
Brooklyn Stone(Sibling)
Brigham Young University
Exercise and Wellness -
Caleb Simpson(Sibling)
Grand Canyon University
Commercial Music Production -
Camila Lausso(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Architecture -
Destiny Brown(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Creative Practice -
Elizabeth Tokarski(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Reno
International Affairs and Criminal Justice -
Elizabeth Waltermeyer(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Reno
Creative Writing -
Emanuel Butron(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mechanical Engineering -
Emeline Belanger(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Psychology -
Gabriella Johnson(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Interior Architecture and Design -
Gabrielle Lowe(Survivor)
Oregon State University
Animal Science -
Hannah Fitzgerald(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Architecture -
Jeneray Navarrete-Pak(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Reno
Mechanical Engineering -
Jeremy Fjelsted(Survivor)
Grand Canyon University
Accounting -
Johanna Childs(Survivor)
Portland State University
English -
Kaila Elder(Survivor)
Maricopa Community College
Illustration and Sequential Art -
Karina Perez(Survivor)
College of Southern Nevada
Radiation Therapy -
Kate Burgett(Sibling)
Brigham Young University
Human Development and Family Studies -
Makenzie Trueblood(Sibling)
University of Oregon
Marine Biology and Veterinary Science -
McKay Burgett(Sibling)
Brigham Young University, Idaho
Business -
Nathan Godkin(Sibling)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Marine Engineering -
Nikolas Davison(Survivor)
College of Southern Nevada
Business Management -
Ramon Juarez(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Business -
Rosa LaRochelle(Survivor)
Clemson University
Chemical Engineering -
Rowdy Balch(Sibling)
College of Southern Nevada
Welding -
Sakura Gastaldo(Survivor)
Clemson University
History -
Shayla Smith(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Theatre Studies -
Sophia Ambroise(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Reno
Public Health -
Sydney Martinez(Sibling)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Music Education -
Tanner Aitken(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Reno
Political Science -
Thomas Tokarski(Survivor)
University of Nevada, Reno
Graphic Design
