LANSDOWNE, VA – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation today announces the 39 recipients of its 2015 Graduate Scholarships. Selected for their academic achievements, unmet financial need, and demonstrated leadership and engagement in their communities, these outstanding Cooke Scholars will receive up to $50,000 per year for up to four years to pursue graduate degrees at some of the most prestigious institutions in the world.
All of the Graduate Scholars previously received highly competitive Cooke Foundation undergraduate scholarships, nine through the College Scholarship Program for undergraduates and 30 through the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship for community college students who seek bachelor degrees.
“These scholars are some of the most talented and driven students in the country who we know will go on to make invaluable contributions to our nation,” said Executive Director Harold O. Levy. “Our very generous graduate scholarship ensures that lack of financial means will not become a barrier to reaching their obviously great potential.”
This fall, six Graduate Scholars will begin studies in medicine, five in engineering, two in law, and three in social work and services. The rest will enter programs for business, dentistry, divinity, psychology, library science, communications, international development, humanities, social sciences, education, and visual and performing arts.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation congratulates the following 2015 Graduate Scholars:
Neam Alazawi
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
Graduate Institution: Ross University
Carla Alvarez Valverde
Undergraduate Institution: Columbia University
Graduate Institution: Institute d’Etudes Politique de Paris
Yasmine Arrington
Undergraduate Institution: Elon University
Graduate Institution: Howard University
Oyudari Baatartsogt
Undergraduate Institution: University of Minnesota
Graduate Institution: University of Minnesota
Ali Bacharouch
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
Graduate Institution: University of Michigan
Marybeth Banks
Undergraduate Institution: Wellesley College
Graduate Institution: New York University- Paris
Pawsansoe Karen Bree
Undergraduate Institution: Hartwick College
Graduate Institution: Webster University
Brian Chantrupon
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
Graduate Institution: Cornell University
Candice Clark
Undergraduate Institution: University of Alabama, Huntsville
Graduate Institution: Oregon State University
Mayra Cruz
Undergraduate Institution: George Washington University
Graduate Institution: Columbia University
Yiqing Dong
Undergraduate Institution: Northwestern University
Graduate Institution: University of Chicago
Abigail Escatel
Undergraduate Institution: North Central College
Graduate Institution: Northern Illinois University
Timothy Gaura
Undergraduate Institution: Amherst College
Graduate Institution: Yale University
Rama Gerig
Undergraduate Institution: University of Saint Thomas
Graduate Institution: University of Houston
Edward Graff
Undergraduate Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Graduate Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Kelsey Greenwood
Undergraduate Institution: Bennington College
Graduate Institution: Champlain College
Anna Groves
Undergraduate Institution: George Mason University
Graduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Olga Homonchuk
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Graduate Institution: University of Oxford
Elissa Jennings
Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University
Graduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Travis Johnson
Undergraduate Institution: San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Graduate Institution: University of Texas at Austin
Stephanie Lee
Undergraduate Institution: Valparaiso University
Graduate Institution: University of Florida
Ahmad Lewis
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University
University of Southern California
Larry Liam Ching Liu
Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Institution: University of Oxford
Anthony Lombardo
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Martin
Undergraduate Institution: Indiana University
Graduate Institution: TBD
Lindsey Narmour
Undergraduate Institution: Hollins University
Graduate Institution: University of Auckland
MyLien T. Nguyen
Undergraduate Institution: Tulane University
Graduate Institution: Academy of Art University
Kelli Niemeyer
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wyoming
Graduate Institution: University of Colorado
Maryknoll Palisoc
Undergraduate Institution: Ohio State University
Graduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Tung Phan
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Institution: California Institute of Technology
Isaac Powell
Undergraduate Institution: Columbia University
Graduate Institution: California Lutheran University
Adhithya Rajasekaran
Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
Clara Ramirez
Undergraduate Institution: Texas Christian University
Graduate Institution: University of North Texas Health Science Center
Satcha Robinson
Undergraduate Institution: American University
Graduate Institution: Georgetown University
Suellen Sa
Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida
Graduate Institution: University of Florida
Kadiata Sy
Undergraduate Institution: Emory University
Graduate Institution: St. Andrews University
Karis Tang-Quan
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University
Graduate Institution: Texas A & M University
Danielle Tate-Maccaroni
Undergraduate Institution: Converse College
Graduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Stanley Yuan
Undergraduate Institution: Princeton University
Graduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. By offering the largest scholarships in the country, comprehensive counseling and other support services to students from 7th grade to graduate school, the Foundation is dedicated to ensuring high-performing, low-income students have the support necessary to develop their talents and excel educationally. In addition to its scholarship programs, the Foundation provides grants for innovative, high-impact initiatives that benefit such students. By doing so, the Cooke Foundation seeks to use its resources to end the Excellence Gap, the disparity between the number of low and high income students who reach the top levels of academic performance. Founded in 2000, the Foundation has awarded $130 million in scholarships to 1,900 students and over $80 million in grants. www.jkcf.org
