Alexis Gosselin Escamilla Santa Monica College Haya Chehada Cerritos College Tala Alahmar Oakland Community College Rolando Sanchez-Suarez McGregor High School Daniela Gomez Everett Alvarez High School Fatima Jalloh Paxon School for Advanced Studies Joshua Furlough Pitt Community College, Laurette Kameni Pouani Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Rose Dania Jean Miami Jackson Senior High School Learn more about the College Scholarship Program. Alyssa Fromelius Truckee Meadows Community College High School, Nalissa Blanc Union County Vocational Technical Schools Yuliia Lane Oakland Community College Christopher Hughes Jackson High School Jesse Bishop Washtenaw Community College Pasadena, California, United States. Kailey Morand Clear Springs High School Dana Bisher City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Yeabsira Moges Wheaton High School James Crawford Mount San Jacinto College Audrey Hall Montgomery College 88% of 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars are PTK We are thrilled to congratulate the 2021 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars! Julia Pak Gainesville High School Rehab Jadallah Fordson High School Gabrielle Rodgers Valencia College Ayo Ogunsanya McDonough High School Justin Dominic Loyola High School Layth Alkhani Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Leah Shvedova Washington-Lee High School Emani Stanton North Atlanta High School Omolara Atoyebi Wendell Phillips High School Academy John Venegas Juarez YES Preparatory Schools: Southeast Eric Wang Central High School, Faith Anderson Our Lady Academy We are especially impressed by the incredible perseverance and drive these students have exhibited during such an unprecedented year.. Cody Chou Early College Academy At Southridge Esteban Cifuentes Coyoy Park View High School Cohen Schroeder Pewamo-Westphalia High School, Dennis Eum Blake School Northrup Campus Omar Espiricueta IDEA College Preparatory San Juan Bella DeLullo Walnut Grove High School I am honored to recognize these students for their hard work and achievements.. Jennifer Haggerty Lincoln Land Community College Tess Zagorski Los Angeles Valley College Yuttichai Sommala Rio Rancho High School, Esmeralda Abreu Jerez Saint Vincent Ferrer High School Mardet Mulugeta Wakefield High School Gavin Scott Checotah High School, Rena Howard South Albany High School Gerald Richardson Moorpark College Abby Macenat J. M. Wright Technical School We are so happy to help more students achieve their long-term academic goals. Mia Schaubhut Lutcher High School, Erika Abumere New Town High School This scholarship awards transfer students with up to $55,000 per year. Juan Escamilla Vargas Valor College Prep Ajhane Kindle Muskegon Community College Vanessa Iwuoha Essex County Vocational School executive director. Mu Hsi Smyrna High School Mia Ginsberg Gulf Coast High School Today, nearly half of postsecondary students begin their college journey at a two-year institution. Joel Coria Reyes Diablo Valley College Jonathan Torres-Tomas North Henderson High School Rani Chor Glen A Wilson High School Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. John Ponce Atlantic Community High School This highly competitive scholarship through the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards each recipient up to $55,000 . March 10, 2022 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships program selected four BCC students from 1,200 applicants at 180 community colleges in 35 states as semi-finalists to receive a scholarship worth $55,000 per year. Bryce Springfield Boca Ciega Senior High School Javier Alcantar Thornton Fractional South High School Asonme Fozong City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Jan 5 There's still time to submit your application for the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship! The prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Announces 2021 Semifinalists. Andrik Garcia Roma High School Tabitha Macharia Michael E. Debakey High School of the Health Professions Christelle Valentin Central Piedmont Community College Cindy Ren Hillsborough High School Yuliana Chavez El Rancho High School Shekinah Glory Peter Mba East Orange Campus High School Jakey Mawas College of the Desert Venezia Garza Orange County High School of the Arts Anthony Flores-Alvarez Manual Arts Senior High School Brandon Rios Miami Dade College Kimberly Munoz Bard High School Early College II Deqa Muse Thomas Jefferson High School Leah Santiago Gateway Regional High School, Ronny Abdullah Edsel B. Ford High School Reyhan Umurhan I H Kempner High School Maria Santibanez Cesar E Chavez High School Mandy Chen Walter Payton College Preparatory High School The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Justus Wilhoit Indian Trail High School And Academy. Lauren Smith Union City High School The research is clear: our community colleges are full of talented students with Cecilia Bachmann Pasadena City College Donna Nestor St. Petersburg College Cynthia Castellano Miami Dade College Muna Al Haj Ali Waubonsee Community College, Heather Merrill Marshalltown Community College Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announces latest cohort of college scholars April 12, 2022 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in Lansdowne, Virginia, has announced the 100 recipients of its 2022 Cooke College scholarships, which are awarded to high-achieving high school seniors. Jesus Perez Guerrero Iraan High School Jessica Gao Ruben S Ayala High School Eliana Gomez Romero Kipp Austin Brave High School Elias Marcet Miami Dade College Alaya Kiser West Branch High School Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $222 million in scholarships to over 2,800 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising and other support services. Barbara Moreno Madison Area Technical College Daysi Duarte Benito Lone Star College System Paola Reyes Thomas Jefferson High School Bianca came to WCC in large part due to its . Fardowsa Hassan Georgia Perimeter College Viv Li Belleville High School This year again holds great promise because a record five Hartnell students have been selected as semi-finalists for 2021. Jasleen Sihota Venture Academy Alora Orr May River High School Dina Fakhar Hillsborough High School Olivia Ye David Douglas High School, Cydney Brown Abington Friends School Gabrielle McClanahan Palomar College Perimeter students represent all but one of the semifinalists from Georgia for the national scholarship. Rosa Sanchez Hartnell College Janelle Ariel Chan East Los Angeles College Dechen Cohen Georgia Cyber Academy Isa Alvarado Coral Reef Senior High School Umang Bhojani Washtenaw Community College Hadassah Johnson Onondaga Community College Kristy Pham Elite Scholars Academy Charter School Kynnedy Smith Hawken School, Nabaa Al Hashimi Norman High School Soloman Khan-Syed Cedar Cliff High School Alina Dau Alfred M Barbe High School Jessica Davis Northampton Community College, Halima Ibrahim Community College of Rhode Island, Troy Butler Spartanburg Community College, Zarina Gurley Columbia State Community College Kenneth Nguyen Gretchen Whitney High School Debra Owens Gateway to College Gianni Tipan Mater Lakes Academy High School Daelyn Pena Williamsburg Charter High School Grace Mulumba Lupandu Nibert Dallas College Richland Campus AhJada Ingram Montgomery County Early College Isabelle Staco Brockton High School Bryant Simmons Wallace State Community College at Hanceville, Gennesee Peabody Chandler-Gilbert Community College Breana Fowler North Mecklenburg Senior High School Javier Cunat Christopher Columbus High School Carlin Taylor Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Lizette Rivera Santa Barbara City College Taz Amin Fitzgerald High School Jordan Zhang North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Seventy-two high-achieving community college students received the prestigious scholarship this year, and 63 are Phi Theta Kappa members nearly 88 percent of them. Altrim Mamuti City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Victoria Aderibigbe Essex County College Shumaila Khan MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, Nicholas Djedjos Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Juliana Bodhert Fort Myers High School BROOKLYN, NY Emigrating from Acapulco, . Alexis Hernandez School for Advanced Studies Homestead Susie Cray Linn-Benton Community College Melanie Charron Klein High School In addition to financial support, selected Cooke Transfer Scholars will receive comprehensive educational advising from the Foundation to guide them through the process of transitioning to a four-year school and preparing for their careers. Oumou Traore City University of New York: Hostos Community College Abshir Mohamed North Hennepin Community College, Diana Salinas Itawamba Community College Fizza Afreen Lone Star College System Students must be current high school seniors residing in the United States. Nicole Giraldo-Meneses Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush High School Transfer scholars are selected on a range of factors including exceptional academic Kieu Dao Cape Coral High School Abby Godwin Stuart W Cramer High School Nina Velasco Etowah High School Cristofer Arellano Acosta Arvin High School Isaiah DeLeon Jersey Village High School The final Jack Kent Cooke scholars will be announced in April. Basilia Oferbia Science Technology Research High School at Erasmus Paul Calvo Fresno City College Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and newspapers in Canada. Ezinne Mba Nevada High School Victor Albanez Southwest High School Yasmin Leon-Mateo North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Andres Moreno Mancos High School Shenille Francois Essex County College Imani Ackerman Suffolk County Community College They are among just 406 chosen from more than 1,500 applicants at Evan Etienne Miami Dade College Tu Kha Bui Berkeley City College Cooke Transfer Scholars are selected based on their exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, service, and leadership. Harmony Hudson Saint Charles West High School Nick Tracy Montgomery College Yumna Ahmed Mater Lakes Academy High School Tanisha Narine Young Womens Leadership School, Queens Paola Rodriguez All City Leadership Secondary School Gideon Melvin Georgia Perimeter College Marcos Rivas Miami Dade College Indy Rodriguez Kipp Academy Lynn Collegiate Laura Santos Miami Dade College Danna Chacon Elizabeth High School Amaree Walker Central Gwinnett High School Trevor Fortier Archbishop Hannan High School Imaan Chaudhry Saint Catharine Academy Hadley Kronick University Laboratory School Auria Lee South Eugene High School Bethany Milner Natchitoches Central High School Aashvi Patel Melbourne High School Belinda Kumi Blessed Trinity Catholic High School Khadra Omar Northern Virginia Community College Daniel Kocot Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Cesar De Oleo High School of Computers and Technology The Foundation has also provided $119.5 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Lina Shammas Valhalla High School Janah Richardson Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Yet, at the nations top colleges, only five percent have transferred from a community college.