78 Howard Co. Students Receive Community Foundation Scholarships

Columbia MD

27 July, 2021

12:15 PM

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COLUMBIA, MD. — The Community Foundation of Howard County announced Monday it has awarded scholarships to 78 local students. Several students received more than one scholarship; in total, the Community Foundation reports giving close to $79,500 and supplying 87 total scholarships. Twenty-two high school seniors from Howard County public schools will receive scholarships dedicated to their post-secondary education. The foundation says it awarded a total of 31 scholarships to these high school students, totaling $65,500. Also, 56 middle schoolers will receive Carlessia Hussein Minority Scholarships, which are designated for minority male students to participate in certain extracurricular camps and other programs. These scholarships total $14,000. According to the Community Foundation of HoCo, 2021 Howard High School graduate Jillian Lewis earned four scholarships, the most of any recipient. Lewis is attending Sweet Briar College in the fall and plans to study engineering. The full list of high school recipients is as follows: Jordan Abrams of River Hill High School received The Amanda Post "AmandaWins" River Hill High School Student Scholarship.Elli Ahn of Marriotts Ridge High School received the Mark Hollingsworth Scholarship.Isaac Allen of Reservoir High School received the Doug Parker Scholarship and the Robert J. Gaw Memorial Scholarship.Wesley Boateng of Long Reach High School received the Mary-Kathryn Abernathy Memorial Scholarship.Stephen Britten of River Hill High School received the John C. Clegg Scholarship.Eric Cooper of Hammond High School received the Karen and Howard Carolan Scholarship.Alexandra "Lexi" Cucchiaro of Mt. Hebron High School received the Kit Sfekas Memorial Scholarship and the Schnorf Family Special Olympics Volunteer Scholarship.Megan Eich of Howard High School received the Christina and Lawrence Tarbell III Scholarship.Maggie Fan of Atholton High School received the Tropf Family Scholarship.Catherine Fischer of Glenelg High School received the Vision Financial Group Scholarship.Brian Ihejurobi of Wilde Lake High School received the Michael Joseph Deets Scholarship.Chase Johnson of Hammond High School received the Mike Chang Sunshine Scholarship.Esther Kim of Marriotts Ridge High School received the Greg Speelman Scholarship.Jillian Lewis of Howard High School received the Allan Homes Outstanding Student Volunteer Scholarship, The Amanda Post "AmandaWins" Soccer Association of Columbia/Howard County Student Scholarship, the Phyllis Utterback Scholarship and the Schnorf Family Special Olympics Volunteer Scholarship.Daniel Mize of Atholton High School received the Freeman K. Hill Teen Scholarship and the Tropf Family Scholarship.Trajan Mulinazzi of Atholton High School received the Aaron Worley Scholarship.Nile Rankin-Watson of Oakland Mills High School received the Jon Grove Memorial Scholarship and the Tropf Family Scholarship.Katherine Ringer of Glenelg High School received The Amanda Post "AmandaWins" Soccer Association of Columbia/Howard County Student Scholarship.Ama Stott of Hammond High School received the Bob Kittleman Scholarship.Grayson Vintz of River Hill High School received the Lance Christopher Mercy Scholar-Athlete Scholarship.Tim Vuong of Atholton High School received the Tropf Family Scholarship.Camille Young of Long Reach High School received the C. Merritt Pumphrey Scholarship, the Mary Kathryn Abernathy Scholarship and the Wilbon H. and Mary J. Pulliam Scholarship. To read more about the scholarships and recipients, visit the Community Foundation of Howard County website. The Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity that works with donors to help the community.