2025 Stim Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship

The Foundation is pleased to announce this year's three winners!

In its twelfth year, the Stim Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship honors the legacy of the late library supporter, community leader, and activist Stimson Bullitt, who believed that civic leadership could make a lasting positive impact on society. The contest challenges local high school and college students to write an essay about an individual or group from our state who demonstrated the courage to advance an important community issue at great personal, political, or professional risk.

First-place winner Noah Magallanes and runners-up Anahi Hernandez and Reagan Ricker each won tuition support from the Foundation by writing essays on courageous Washingtonians who improved their communities by fighting for their ideals.

Each year, $10,000 is divided among three outstanding students and their essays are permanently cataloged in The Seattle Public Library’s Seattle Room.

We are grateful for the time and efforts of the authors who judged the finalists: Stacy D. Flood, Susan Lieu, and Kristen Millares Young.

Congratulations to our winners!

Noah Magallanes (he/him)
$5,000 scholarship
School: Lakeside
Library branch: Broadview
Read the essay: “Gordon Hirabayashi: Civic Courage Exemplified”

Anahi Hernandez (she/her)
$2,500 scholarship
School: Seattle University
Library branch: West Seattle
Read the essay: “Dr. Ben Danielson: A Champion of Health Equity and Civic Courage in Washington State”

Reagan Ricker (she/her)
$2,500 scholarship
School: Lakeside
Library branch: Capitol Hill
Read the essay: “The Black Student Union of the 60s at UW”