Melia Kapua is the first recipient of the Cheri Folk Scholarship, presented to a young woman exhibiting the qualities that Folk brought to her community, the business world, and her family.

Folk had been chosen as a AAUW Breaking Barriers Award winner for her achievements when her death and the pandemic prohibited appropriate recognition. Seaside AAUW has chosen to award a scholarship in her name this year.

Kapua is a graduate of Warrenton High School and Clatsop Community College and will be attending Oregon State University in the fall.

While in high school, Melia had excelled both athletically and scholastically having been team captains for softball, volleyball, and basketball and first team all league in volleyball and softball. In addition, she had been an active student council and National Honor Society member. She has been attending Clatsop Community College and working in order to take this next step. She will be pursuing a degree in public policy with a focus in criminology.

Scholarships applications for women are available at website: seaside-or.aauw.net.