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Carl's Jr. announces 2021 Founder's Scholarship winners

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August 13, 2021

Tennessee-based Carl's Jr. has selected 10 winners of the 2021 Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founder's Scholarship. Each winner will receive $10,000 toward tuition at the university of their choice, according to a press release.

The 10 high school seniors were selected for academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in both their school and community. The scholarship is available to high school seniors in states where Carl's Jr. operates.

"This year's recipients shared compelling stories that made it easy for our judging panel to make their selections," Ned Lyerly, CEO of CKE Restaurants, parent company to the Carl's Jr. brand, said in the release. "Among our recipients, three are Carl's Jr. crew members, two were valedictorians of their graduating class and eight had a 4.0 GPA. Thank you to our Carl's Jr. franchisees for embracing future generations and making special moments like this possible for these stellar students."

Winners this year are:

• Karen Orozco of Desert Hot Springs, CA, University of California/Irvine.
• Kyle Li of Monrovia, CA, Princeton University.
• Gustavo Valenzuela of McFarland, CA, University of California/Los Angeles.
• Gavin Garcia of Olivehurst, CA, California State University.
• Lydia Belay of Aurora, CO, Harvard College.
• Eric Montes of Denver, CO, Stanford University.
• Henry Trinh of Queens, NY, Harvey Mudd College.
• Tucker Bundy of Idabel, OK, Oklahoma State University.
• Tess Barnett of Salem, OR, Corban University.
• Tofik Hamscho of Brownsville, TX, The University of Texas/Austin.

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. is a privately-held company based in Franklin, Tennessee, operates Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee's Restaurants LLC have more than 3,900 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 42 foreign countries and U.S. territories.