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 Isabella Kim $500 Key To Travel IsabIsabella Kim $500 Key To Travel Isabella Kim is currently a senior at Virginia Tech majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Medicine and Society. At Virginia Tech she serves as the Student Conduct Committee Chair, Student Advisory Board for Career Services, undergraduate teaching assistant for VT Biology, and a global International Service Learning ambassador. After graduation, she hopes to attend Physician's Assistant school. |  Lauren Cossel $1000 IVETT ScholarLauren fell in love with nonprofits while working for AmeriCorps. She is pursuing her Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management at the University of Central Florida |  Sarah Thompson $500 Get CreativedfSarah will be a freshman at William & Mary majoring in music & Neuroscience. Sarah plays several instruments including the ukulele, clarinet, violin, & piano. She has been playing instruments since 6 years old. She has actively been a part of the Gloucester Marching Dukes Band & the Gloucester Wind Ensemble. She was involved in the TRI-M Music Society, the National Honors Society, and BETA club, National Honors Society, National Spanish Honors Society, and the Courthouse Community Orchestra. |
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 Kiarra Terry $500 Turntine ScholarKiarra has extreme perseverance and is currently on Deans List at Radford University. She is pursuing a degree in Human Performance & Sports Administration while pursuing her dream of coaching for a professional NBA team. She currently works two jobs while in school. |  Tyana Jernigan $1000 IVET ScholarTyana Jernigan $1000 IVET Scholar |  Evan Chase $500 Military ScholarWhile he was a student at Lake Braddock Secondary School Evan was part of the National Honor Society, an AP Scholar with Distinction, a National Merit Commended Student, and received Lake Braddock’s Principal’s Award. He has been involved in Cross Country and Track since the 8th grade, helping his Lake Braddock teams win two 6A Virginia State Cross Country championships. He is now a freshman at Georgia Tech. |
 Evan Chase $500 military scholarshipWhile he was a student at Lake Braddock Secondary School Evan was part of the National Honor Society, an AP Scholar with Distinction, a National Merit Commended Student, and received Lake Braddock’s Principal’s Award. He has been involved in Cross Country and Track since the 8th grade, helping his Lake Braddock teams win two 6A Virginia State Cross Country championships. He is now a freshman at Georgia Tech. |  Johana Lachere $350 Latino LeaderJohana was part of the Technology Student Association as the secretary in 10th grade, then as the vice-president in 11th grade and finally as the President in 12th grade. She has been a part of the Professional Peruvian Dance Institutions, Centro Cultural Peru, and Ritmos del Peru and Raices y Expresiones del Peru. Since becoming a DACA student she has worked incredibly hard and is achieving above a 3.0 GPA. She is a student a Tidewater Community College majoring in Engineering. |  Ben Atteberry $500 Latino LeaderBen was a recipient of the Latino Leader award as a senior in Kecoughtan High School Architectural and Applied Arts Governor’s STEM Academy. He currently attends Virginia Tech as a freshman majoring in Architectural Engineering. |
 Jocelyn Edwards $500 Learning DifferJocelyn was the recipient of the $500 Learning Differently Scholarship as a student with autism. She aspires to become a certified public accountant and currently has a 3.8 GPA. In High School she was part of the Anime Club, Tri-M Honor Society, National Honor Society, and the school Choir. She currently attends Longwood University. |  Johana Lachere $350 Latino LeaderJohana was part of the Technology Student Association as the secretary in 10th grade, then as the vice-president in 11th grade and finally as the President in 12th grade. She has been a part of the Professional Peruvian Dance Institutions, Centro Cultural Peru, and Ritmos del Peru and Raices y Expresiones del Peru. Since becoming a DACA student she has worked incredibly hard and is achieving above a 3.0 GPA. She is a student a Tidewater Community College majoring in Engineering. |  Erika Hernandez $350 Latino LeaderErika is currently attending Virginia Commonwealth University majoring in Biology and Pre-Physical Therapy. She was the Treasurer for the student class of 2017 at Robert E. Lee High School and was part of Lee Leaders, and the student Prom Committee and Pep Club. Working with Impact VA she did mission work to rebuild low-income homes, packed meals for children of low-income families. |
 Kevin Wiggins $300 College SuccessKevin won the $300 raffle scholarship during College success Day. He is a member of The National Beta Club, the high school Scholastic Bowl team, played on the Varsity Volleyball tam, and was in the International Baccalaureate Program. He will attend Old Dominion University as a freshman this year majoring in Communications. |  Grady Flint $500 Raffle WinnerGrady Flint, was a senior at Ocean Lakes High School when he won the Scholarship Raffle at the Scholarship Fair. He is now a freshman studying atmospheric science and meteorology at Old Dominion University. |  Micalah Morrison $1000 IVETT ScholarMicalah is currently studying a triple major in Biomedical engineering, Mechanical engineering, and Robotics at Widener University. She hopes to create prosthetic limbs for veterans after graduation since she herself is a military child. |
 Elijah Chusan $350 Latino LeaderElijah was the JV/Varsity football team captain, and an AVID student. He volunteers with the Red Cross, and the Freshman Homecoming Court. He currently has Bluefield College as his top choice school and is interested in majoring in business. |  Aaron Hodges $1500 IVETT ScholarAaron is attending Harvard this year as a freshman majoring in Bio-Medical engineering. |  Teresa Hickman is a Junior at ArmstrTeresa Hickman is a Junior at Armstrong High School. She attended the 2016 College Success Day where she won the scholarship raffle. Teresa will be a freshman at Radford University to pursue a medical degree and become a neonatal surgeon. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Skills USA, & the National Technical Honors Society due to her academics at the Richmond Technical Center. She also won 2nd place in the City of Richmond's Poster Contest for National Crime Victims' Rights Week. |
 Gabrielle Redcross $500 ScholarshipGabrielle received a $500 Community Service Scholarship for her immense amount of volunteerism in the community. She was an Inter-baccalaureate student at Garfield High School when she received the award. She currently attends Bridgewater College studying Digital Media Marketing with an emphasis on Nonprofit Communications. |  Chase Cohen $500 Raffle WinnerChase received a $500 scholarship which was randomly raffled during our Scholarship Fair. This was sponsored by Innovative Twist a local company supporting our community. He is a High School Freshman at Green Run Collegiate where he is an International Baccalaureate student. He is planning on becoming a scientist and engineer. He is heavily involved in Boy Scouts and will soon become an Eagle Scout. He loves scuba diving, snowboarding, and learning about Greek and Roman mythology. |  Alex Montanez $300 ScholarshipAlex is a recent graduate of the Virginia Arts Institute of Virginia Beach with his Bachelors in Media Arts and Animation. He is now pursuing his Masters of Fine Arts in Visual Effect and a minor in video games design at the University of Savannah College of Art and Design. He received the $300 Get creative scholarship for beautifully designing the logo for Scholarship Sharing. He has also since redesigned our website to become for user friendly. |
 Rylee Charbeneua $500 ScholarshipRylee received the $500 Christian Sidings scholarship for her elevator pitch at the 2015 Scholarship Fair. She was a High School Senior enrolled at Floyd E. Kellam High School. She is currently at La Salle University majoring in nutrition and dietetics. |  Ezoza Nomazova $500 ScholarshipEzoza is a Sophomore in the honors college at VCU studying Bio-medical Engineering. She volunteers at Johnston-Willis Hospital, & plays piano at the assisted living facility Spring Arbor. She is the Scholarship Chair at Enhancing Children’s Living, & the Public Co-Chair at Health Occupations Students of America. Being trilingual in Russian, English, Uzbek she assists translating for refugee families through Catholic Charities. She dreams of opening her own medical practice as an obstetrician. |  Madeline Manion $500 ScholarshipMadeline was a VCU Junior who is majoring in Pre-Health when we awarded her this scholarship. She recently was accepted to her Doctor of Physical Therapy at University of California San Francisco. While completing rigorous yoga teacher training, countless workshops and continuing education classes she developed a wholehearted love of anatomy and a deep interest in injury treatment and prevention. |
 Mercedez was a Junior at VCU when shMercedez was a Junior at VCU when she received our award. She was studying Exercise science to pursue a career in Physical therapy with a minor in psychology. She was a Dean's List student for three consecutive years and was awarded the outstanding international baccalaureate award in psychology. She works part time in the VCU student commons break-point where she won the Employee of the month designation. |  Khudai Tanveer $500 ScholarshipKhudai is Senior at Meadowbrook High as an International Baccalaureate Candidate and will graduate with two consecutive diplomas. She plans to attend VCU as a dual major in Pre-med Biology & Foreign Affairs with a concentration in International Studies. Her goal is to one day become a cardiologist, and be able to advocate for those in need internationally. She is president of The Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society co-president, and is the secretary for Delta Epsilon Chi. |  Agustin Hussain $500 ScholarshipA VCU sophomore in Criminal Justice with a minor in Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness with a 3.56 gpa. He is currently building his career by interning in the uniform division of the FBI. He is a member of Eta Lambda Sigma and Filipino Americans Coming Together. His senior year at Curtis HS he received the Varsity letter for over 340 hours of community service, working with youth in juvenile diversion court & the sheriff community academy. |
 Alyssa currently is a Junior at SpelAlyssa currently is a Junior at Spelman College. She recieved the award as a Cosby High School Senior enrolled in Honors, Dual Enrollment, and AP classes with a 4.09 GPA. A member of the Junior Varsity and Varsity cheering team, National Honors Society, BETA, and DECA. |  Anna Gomez, $600 ScholarshipAnna received this scholarship Junior year at VCU while studying Bilingual Business Administration. She has since graduated and now work as a professional interpreter for the Hispanic community, especially for individuals in low income areas. She was the first college graduate in her family. As the oldest of three her goal is to be a good role model for her siblings so one day they will also aspire to achieve a higher education. |  Jacob Cardwell $500 ScholarshipJake received our award while a sophomore at the Math and Science High School. He will major in Engineering & Computer Science at U of R. He took all honors courses, as well as AP courses achieving a 4.46 GPA. He stays active in his community by volunteering at the local food bank, and plays the Bass Guitar in the Youth Band at Ironbridge Baptist Church. He is also a member of the Clover Hill Cross Country team and an 11 year swimmer and current team captain of the Chester Dolphins Swim Team. |
 Tom Godon $500 ScholarshipTom is a Junior at Cosby High School & hopes to attend Christopher Newport University to study mass communication with a focus on advertising. He has been an Honor Roll Student since 2011 & has a GPA 3.76 GPA with an Advanced Diploma Curriculum. He is a leader in Boy Scouts of America including Range Chief, Historian, Patrol Leader. After completing over 130 hours of service he received Gold Palm Rank. He has a black belt in Taekwondo, plays lacrosse, & is part of the INTL Thespian Society. |  Alexander is a graduate of the AmeriAlexander is a graduate of the Americas Bicultural School with a 3.6 GPA. He currently attends the Art Institute of Houston. He is an aspiring digital arts animation & motion picture arts major. He was the Head of the school advertisement team & the president and founder of the Business Entrepreneur's team. His organization received 1st place Junior Achievement at the business competition through his school, and 2nd place in the University of Monterrey National Business competition. |  Carlos Gonzales $500 ScholarshipCarlos won this scholarship as a Freshman at the University of Maryland studying Computer Science and Finance. He will be graduating with his B.S. in Computer Science and B.A. in Economics this Fall. He has won 2nd place in the national Ability One Design Challenge competition for Outstanding Engineering Design. He interned at NIH doing bioinformatics research. He also received the College Board Award for outstanding performance and the National AP scholar award. |
 Nicole Page $500 ScholarshipNicole was a sophomore at Old Dominion University when she received this award. She will graduate this year with her Bachelors in Mass Communications with aspirations to one day become a journalist. She loves to volunteer her time in the community and is a mentor to freshman students in the "Monarch2Monarch" program. She has also volunteered with The Union Missions Ministries in Norfolk to help gather and arrange clothing for those in need. |  Christina Garland $250 SChristina was a Senior at VCU studying Foreign Language with a Spanish concentration. She received her Translation and Interpretation Certification in May 2013, & graduated with her Masters in Teaching Elementary Education in 2014. She volunteers as a Adult English teacher at the Bridge ECN, & was a mathematics & reading tutor through Richmond Public Schools. She was a Student Aid through the Beulah Elementary School ESL program. She was a Track Team member, & INTL Golden Key Honor Society. |  Lo-Ann Francois $500 ScholarshipLo-Anne was a Junior at Henrico High when she received this award. She is an aspiring OBGYN! She is currently enrolled in at James Madison University. In High school she attended a Nurse Aid class and maintained a 3.8 Gpa while taking 3 honors courses. She volunteered to refurbish homes on mission trips. She is a member of Hockey & Softball, Key Club, Gospel Choir, and Tech Ethics. She also works two part time jobs to save for her college education.Lo-Ann Francois $500 Scholarship |
 Olivia received the Charles Barker COlivia received the Charles Barker Champions for Kids Scholarship awarded at our 2015 Scholarship Fair. She was a Deep Creek High School senior with a 4.1 GPA. She is a Freshman at Hawai'i Pacific University majoring in International Relations. She created the Adopt-A-Child program within her high school where she has helped dozens of Foster Care children to receive Christmas presents each year, and started a tradition which will continue even after her graduation. |
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