Woman's Opportunity Award
This award aids women seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education. Who as head of their households must enter or return to the workforce, or improve their employment status in order to support themselves and their families. There are two (2) level awards as specified in the Club budget. Club application deadline is December 15. Region deadline is February 1.
Application (PDF, 602k)
Reference Form
Honoring Recipients
2010- 2011
| 2010 - 2011 Awards Banquet |
 Left to Right: Soroptimist Judy Phearson, Soroptimist Linda Davenport, Trudy Novak, Amand Krueger, LaBeads Yahwee, Amanda Dittmeyer, Kelsie Quick, Soroptimist Nancy Dey |
Amanda Dittmeyer is the 2010 - 2011 First Place Winner. Amanda is currently attending KCC and plans to graduate 9/2011. Her plans are to transfer SOU to get a Bachelors in Applied Psychology. Amanda has overcome severe health issues due to an accident and is a cancer survivor and is a single mother. Our best wishes to Amanda as she pursues her dreams.
Labeads Yahwhee is the Second Place Winner. Labeads is also a KCC student with criminal justice as her major, graduating in Fall 2012. She is also attending the Klamath County Sheriffs Reserve Academy. Labeads lost her mother at a young age and her brother two years ago from the H1N1 Virus. She is the mother of two children.
2009 - 2010
| Award Winners |
 From left to right: Salli Zavala, Teresa Perry, Shannon Houston, Wanda Scheer and our current Soroptimist President, Kristi Redd. |
The years winners are Teresa Perry and Sally Zavala.
2008 - 2009
1st - $1500 - Melissa Ann Hawkins - Univ of Phoenix (online)
2007 - 2008
| Award Winners |
 From left: Aimee Wallack, Grace Rusth, Johanna Morris, with Felice Koblos, Soroptimist Opportunity Award Chairperson. |
Aimee Wallack of Phoenix, Oregon, is the recipient of the First place award of $1,500.00. Amiee lost both of her parents when she was only 12 years old. She became a widow at the age of 27. She had 3 young children, and made the decision to pursue her degree in dental hygiene at Oregon Institute of Technology. Her children are all in elementary school now, and she expects to graduate in June, 2009.
The second place award of $1,000.00 is going to Johanna Morris of Merrill. Johanna is divorced with 2 children. She is currently enrolled at Klamath Community College and is pursuing a degree in Special Ed.
The recipient of the third place award of $750.00 is Grace Rusth of Klamath Falls. She is divorced and has a 4 year old son. She is scheduled to graduate in June, 2009, from Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelor of science in Applied Psychology