$3,000 1st Place Scholarship Award Winner
Anna A.
St. Louis, MO
University of Chicago
Anna will be attending the University of Chicago in the fall, with a prospective major in economics or public policy.
She enjoys learning about other cultures, playing tennis, and playing the piano. She hopes to pursue community outreach and social justice activities, ultimately building up to a career in the non-profit sector.
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$2,000 2nd Place Scholarship Award Winner
Theresa G.
Itasca, IL
Michigan State University
Theresa will be attending Michigan State University in the fall with a prospective double major in comparative cultures and politics and in journalism. She has a passion for traveling and recently traveled to Spain to participate in a cultural immersion program.
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$1,000 3rd Place Scholarship Award Winner
Alesa D.
Belleville, IL
University of Southern California
Alesa will be starting her undergraduate career this fall at the University of Southern California. At present, she intends to study communications with a pre-law track.
She enjoys learning about other cultures and religions, volunteering in the communities in which she lived, and spending free time with friends and family.
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$1,000 4th Place Scholarship Award Winner
Johnathan R.
Longmont, CO
Colorado State University
Johnathan has always been fascinated in studying how and why things work. He is currently following his dream of discovering why the cosmos operates the way it does and what makes systems work by pursuing a major in engineering science with an aerospace emphasis at Colorado State University.
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$1,000 5th Place Scholarship Award Winner
Jessica Z.
Vassar, MI
Northwood University
Jessica will begin her undergraduate studies at Northwood University where she intends to study business. She hopes to work as a financial advisor. She is a very active person and enjoys running, skiing, volleyball, hiking, and canoeing.
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$1,000 6th Place Scholarship Award Winner
Melissa M.
Bel Air, MD
University of Maryland
Melissa will be attending University of Maryland, College Park in the fall. She has not declared a major but has interests in government and politics and the sciences, and also hopes to pursue creative writing.
Melissa enjoys sports and was a member of her high school field hockey team. She also plays the violin, and spends her free time scrapbooking, swimming in the ocean, or hanging out with family and friends.
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$1,000 7th Place Scholarship Award Winner
Julie V.
Camp Hill, PA
Lebanon Valley College
Julie will begin her undergraduates studies at Lebanon Valley College. She intends to major in biology and has immense interest in genetics research.
Julie enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle through music and sports. She enjoys playing the violin and was a member of the school soccer and basketball teams. She plans to continue playing soccer at the college level.
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$5,000 1st Place Scholarship Award Winner
Race W.
Orland Park, IL
University of Chicago
Race is a recent homeschool graduate who will be attending the University of Chicago in the fall, with a prospective major in Economics.
Race enjoys playing most sports, especially soccer, and has competed in speech and debate for most of his highschool career, placing at the national level in policy debate and extemporaneous speaking. Race also enjoys reading, playing chess, listening to good music and hanging out with friends.
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$2,500 2nd Place Scholarship Award Winner
Cassidy W.
Redmond, WA
University of Washington @ Seattle
Cassidy is a student at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She plans on majoring in either bioengineering or international studies, with specific interests in stem cell research and Pacific Rim relations.
In her spare time, Cassidy enjoys sewing, hiking, studying East Asian languages, and playing with her dog, "Random".
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$1,000 3rd Place Scholarship Award Winner
Sara S.
Metairie, LA
Tulane University
Sara will be starting her undergraduate career this fall at Tulane University in New Orleans. At present, she intends to major in Political Science and minor in English Literature and Judaic Studies. She hopes to one day pursue a career as a politician, but looks forward to dabbling in secondary English education and a variety of community service projects.
Sara fully intends to contribute to the rebirth and renewal of New Orleans so that she, her parents, and her three younger siblings can continue to enjoy life as "die-hard New Orleansians".
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$1,000 4th Place Scholarship Award Winner
Kamal E.
New York, NY
Georgetown University
Kamal was born in Brooklyn and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 2006. Kamal plans to study international relations and economics in college.
In his free time, Kamal enjoys playing soccer and participating in Model United Nations.
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$1,000 5th Place Scholarship Award Winner
Nicholas C.
Encinitas, CA
Georgetown University
Nicholas lives outside of San Diego, California. In the fall, he will be attending Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he plans to major in chemistry.
Outside of academics, Nick enjoys playing tennis, soccer, and the violin.
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