By Glen Milner
The Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship was awarded to three recipients in the Seattle Peace Park on July 1, 2021.
Elsabeth Assaye (Roosevelt High School)
Nelson Kuang (Franklin High)
Aviv Pinker (Garfield High School)
Each of the students received an award and $2,000. All three recipients have been involved in numerous activities for the social good as well as in school programs involved in social issues.
Glen Milner with Peace Prize recipients at Seattle Peace Park on July 1, 2021 (Photo by Karol Milner)
Elsabeth Assaye will be attending New York Institute School.
Nelson Kuang will be attending the University of Washington
Aviv Pinker will be attending Yale University.
The Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship was established in 1997 for graduating seniors showing exceptional humanitarian qualities toward others in the pursuit and interest of world peace. Floyd Schmoe was a sixth-generation Quaker and peace activist. During World War I, Floyd Schmoe carried wounded soldiers off French battlefields with the Red Cross. After the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, Floyd Schmoe took volunteers to rebuild homes in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Floyd Schmoe passed away on April 20, 2001, at the age of 105, in Kirkland, WA. We know that his spirit and inspiration live on.
Floyd Schmoe at Peace Park in Wallingford that he helped establish (Courtesy of The Seattle Times/Harley Soltes)
Recipients of the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship were able to meet with Mr. Schmoe. Past years’ recipients have received their awards at the Peace Park in Seattle, built by Mr. Schmoe.
The Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship was expanded in 2005 to include graduating high school seniors in Seattle Public Schools and Shoreline Public Schools geographical areas.
In 2013 the scholarship program was paused due to a lack of funds. It was restarted in 2021 after Fumiko T. Lee provided a generous bequest in memory of her husband, Robert Lee.
This year’s awards were made possible, in part, when the Ground Zero Community became the administrative sponsor for the Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship program.
Most of the funding for the scholarship comes from individual donors. 100 percent of all funds received are awarded to student recipients. No received funds go to overhead or to the administrative costs for this scholarship.
The Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship is Now Accepting Applications for Class of 2022 High School Seniors. Information and application forms are available at the website.
You can learn more about the Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship at www.peacescholarship.org. Email your questions to info@peacescholarship.org.
Editor’s Note: Banner photo of Peace Prize recipients by Karol Milner.
