Brian and Elaine Weltmer Family Endowment
- Established by
- Jonathan Cordero
- Year Established
- 2026
- College
- District
- About this Endowment
- This scholarship is a thank you to my friend Brian, given while thanks can still be
heard. It honors Brian and Elaine by supporting students who want their education
to make them more capable, more thoughtful, and more useful to the world around them.
That is how Brian has used his own education, and that is the example behind this
scholarship.
I met Brian Weltmer at my first engineering job, and we have remained friends ever since. For more than twenty-five years, he has been the first person I call when I need direction.
We used to call him “Wiki-Brian” because he usually had the answer long before LLMs became part of everyday life. But the answer was never his real gift. The gift was the judgment behind it. Brian is calm when others are noisy, useful without making a show of it, funny in the dry way that catches you a beat late, and fair even when fairness is inconvenient. He values competence over display, utility over pedigree, and loyalty over convenience. He has the curiosity of someone who takes real pleasure in finding things out, and the discipline of someone who chooses difficult work because it is hard, not in spite of it.
Some friends are remembered because they were fun when life was easy. The lasting ones matter because they are steady when life is not. They are the people you look up to, and the people you are proud to call your friend.
Brian is that kind of friend.
Do not forget to thank the people who helped you get where you are. Good friends make life better. Brian certainly has.
We invite you to make a tax-deductible contribution to this fund. If you prefer to donate by check, please indicate the fund in the check memo field, and mail to: West Valley-Mission Foundation, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070