Scholarship Winner 2025
College: Fresno State
Career goal: Mechanical Engineer
About Lizbet: Lizbet Robledo says that attending Duncan Polytechnical High School motivated her to pursue mechanical engineering. Through Duncan’s manufacturing pathway, she immersed herself in computer-aided design, programming, electrical, and operating machines like the CNC router, a machine designed to carve out complex shapes. One of Lizbet’s favorite memories at Duncan was being able to go to an actual jobsite as part of a class.
During her time at Duncan, she received Awards of Excellence for Video Production, AP Calculus AB, and AP Spanish Literature and Culture. She was also awarded the Mathias “Matty” Matoian Award from Fresno State, given to business and nursing students.
Lizbet’s family (mom, dad, and three brothers) have always been her cheerleaders. She credits her mom as her biggest supporter, consistently pushing her to do better and to always be grateful for the opportunity to get an education. This fall, Lizbet will head to Fresno State to study engineering. In 10 years, she sees herself with a completed college education and working in the manufacturing industry in the Central Valley.
In Lizbet’s words: “Be who you needed when you were younger.”
