Over 500 Top Community College Students are Cooke Scholar Semifinalists

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Over 500 Top Community College Students Advance as Semifinalists in Nation’s Largest Transfer Scholarship Program

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards up to $40,000 scholarships to help exceptional community college students with financial need transfer to four-year schools

LANSDOWNE, Va. (December 19, 2017) – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has selected 534 high-achieving community college students from across the U.S. as semifinalists to compete for its Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, from a pool of nearly 2,500 applicants. This highly competitive scholarship will offer selected finalists as much as $40,000 per year for up to three years to complete their bachelor’s degrees at selective four-year colleges and universities.

Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars will be selected in April, based on their academic performance, leadership, perseverance, and service to others. “Community colleges hold many of the nation’s most gifted students,” said Harold O. Levy, Executive Director of the Cooke Foundation. “Yet too often these students are denied the opportunity to fulfill their potential due to lack of adequate resources and support. Our scholarships help to remove these barriers so that talented students with financial need have a chance to complete their college education and pursue their goals and dreams.”

Cooke Scholarships fund the costs of attending college not covered by other financial aid, plus intensive academic advising, stipends for internships, study abroad opportunities, and the ability to network with other Cooke Scholars and alumni. After earning a bachelor’s degree, these Cooke Scholars will also be eligible to apply for a scholarship for graduate school worth up to a total of $75,000.

A list of the semifinalists by state – including their community colleges – can be found below. To learn more about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship and our other Cooke Scholarship programs, visit the website here.

 

Alabama

Jonathan Joiner
Northeast Alabama Community College

Diana McCutcheon
Gadsden State Community College

Gavin Medley
Chattahoochee Valley Community College

 

Arizona

Andrew Benally
Mesa Community College

Justin Bennett
Glendale Community College

Ana Carlon
Mesa Community College

Cynthia Dorfsmith
Coconino Community College

Karem Gonzalez
Estrella Mountain Community College

Gabriela Irra
Glendale Community College

Amberly Jarrard
Yavapai College

Sofya Pangburn
Central Arizona College

Justin Quinn
Pima Community College

Amber Sampson
Scottsdale Community College

Maria Sckaff Santos Lazaro
Cochise College

Heather Tropin
Mesa Community College

Holly Vera
Scottsdale Community College

Chase Wiles
Arizona Western College

Savannah Windes
Yavapai College

 

Arkansas

Karl Lowry
National Park Community College

 

California

Tanuomaaleu Ah You
Long Beach City College

Georgine Akpuh
Los Angeles Valley College

Hanan Ali
Southwestern College

Samantha Alvarez
Mt San Antonio College

Zahra Amiri
Sacramento City College

Ryan Ang
Santa Monica College

Donald Arrington
College of the Redwoods

Roberto Arteaga
Yuba College

Restileon Asuncion
San Diego Mesa College

Alan Badel
Palomar College

Grace Balistreri
Monterey Peninsula College

Kevin Bernal-Rivera
Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Robert  Brantley
Fullerton College

Sonia Bustos Barocio
Los Medanos College

Anjalee Buwanekabahu
Pasadena City College

Victor Canales
Fullerton College

Marilu Casillas
San Diego City College

Blanca Castaneda
Los Medanos College

Noe Cebreros
Mt San Jacinto Community College District

Carissa Clark
College of the Redwoods

Alvin Cook
Southwestern College

Julia D’Antonio
City College of San Francisco

William Deeley
San Diego Miramar College

Tahmineh Dehbozorgi
Los Angeles Pierce College

Tuong Do
Orange Coast College

Brenna Enos
Los Medanos College

Aaron   Finley
Santa Monica College

Gael Flores
Contra Costa College

Daniel Garcia
Mt San Antonio College

Hannah Gehrels
Los Angeles City College

Matin Ghavamizadeh
Los Angeles Valley College

Nefry Godoy
West Los Angeles College

Daniel Gomez
East Los Angeles College

Valeria Gomez Gamboa Galbert
Santa Monica College

Jennifer Grant
San Diego City College

Elhan Hernandez
Contra Costa College

Jasmine Hernandez
Los Angeles Valley College

Yaritza  Hernandez
Reedley College

Stephen Hoefler
Mission College

Haley Housel
Feather River Community College District

Peihan Huo
De Anza College

Donia Javidi
Santa Monica College

Lily Keshishian
Los Angeles Pierce College

Andrew Kim
Santa Monica College

Wing Sum Lam
Ohlone College

Wismmy Lee
San Diego Miramar College

Ju Eun (Lydia)  Lim
Pasadena City College

Karina Linares Herrera
Long Beach City College

Claudia Liu
City College of San Francisco

Jennifer Lopez
Chaffey College

Josue Luna
MiraCosta College

Tara Makabi
Los Angeles Pierce College

Andrea Marin Contreras
West Hills College-Lemoore

Briana Martin
Saddleback College

Cole McDaniel
San Diego Mesa College

Lucas Meier
Santa Barbara City College

Caleb Mertz-Vega
San Diego City College

Khodamorad Moradpour
Diablo Valley College

Anthony Musick
MiraCosta College

Leeor Nehardea
Foothill College

Nancy   Nguyen
Orange Coast College

Belinda Ochanji Mt.San
Jacinto Community College

Zhenye Pan
City College of San Francisco

Carlos Penuelas Lopez
Santa Monica College

Stevan Perea
Santa Monica College

Karla Perez Reyes
Saddleback College

Adriana Perez-Munuzuri
East Los Angeles College

Jonathan Portillo
Los Angeles Valley College

Ikromjon Rahmatov
Skyline College

Francisca Rivera
Citrus College

Julianne Rodriguez
Citrus College

Kevin Rojas De Leon
Santa Rosa Junior College

Kim Roxas
Fullerton College

Noel Salvador
Hartnell College

Michelle Sandoval
College of San Mateo

Amarae Sansing
Los Medanos College

Cassandra Santiago-Amzallag
Santa Monica College

Sarah Schwab
MiraCosta College

Muhammad Shahbaz
American River College

John Song
MiraCosta College

Karan Soni
College of San Mateo

Daniel Sosa-Porter
San Diego City College

Eunice Sou
Fullerton College

Vanessa Sumpter
College of the Desert

Linda Berenice Sylverain
De Anza College

Yuanming Tang
MiraCosta College

Caitlyn Thomasson
Santa Rosa Junior College

Michael To
Fullerton College

Aaron Tolopilo
MiraCosta College

Gabrielle Tornero
Moorpark College

Son Tran
Golden West College

David Tschan
De Anza College

Sthefanie Urquilla
Las Positas College

Kristin Wannemo
Santa Monica College

Vanessa Williams
Santa Rosa Junior College

Yuniba Yagues
San Diego Miramar College

Daria Zavyalova
San Diego Mesa College

 

Colorado

Anthony Kosovich
Red Rocks Community College

Yesenia Martinez
Community College of Aurora

Ulises Venegas-Rivera
Community College of Aurora

 

Connecticut

Morgan Gillette
Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Johanna Idrovo-Sarmiento
Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Abdulhameed Kutubi
Gateway Community College

Alexandra Norton
Manchester Community College

 

Delaware

Kevin Ellis
Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton

 

Florida

Brian Abreu
Miami Dade College

Alina Aftab
Broward College

Jadd Ahmad
Broward College

Rodrigo Alcalá
Seminole State College of Florida

Jose Aleman-Galano
Miami Dade College

Arletis  Alfonso Hernandez
Hillsborough Community College

Charlie Alguera
Palm Beach State College

Daniela Alvarez
Miami Dade College

Yisbell  Alvaro
Miami Dade College

Casey Amaya
Miami Dade College

Gabriela Anziani
Valencia College

Daniel Arrioja Azuaje
Valencia College

Taylor Barrocas
Miami Dade College

Sebastian Betancourt
Miami Dade College

Kenneth Brown
Daytona State College

Fedelene Camille
Miami Dade College

Abigail  Castillo
Miami Dade College

Mariantonieta Chavez Alfonso
Miami Dade College

Dorcas  Chura Ruiz
Palm Beach State College

Shauna Clifton
Valencia College

Brenda Coromna
Miami Dade College

Gabriela Da Rosa Masiero
Valencia College

Shawn  Darling
Miami Dade College

Kathya  De la Fuente
Broward College

Milagros De Pasquale
Miami Dade College

Wyatt Deihl
Indian River State College

Rock Desjardins
Palm Beach State College

Michelle Diaz
Palm Beach State College

Khodi Dobson
Broward College

Ayoub El Fandalaoui
Valencia College

Joshua Elias
Miami Dade College

Abraham Elmir
Miami Dade College

Rachel Fernandez Diaz
Miami Dade College

Felesha Francis
Miami Dade College

Ernesto Garcia Vazquez
Miami Dade College

Sabrina Gonzalez
Santa Fe College

Michael Gruber
St. Petersburg College

Jacqueline Healy-Rinehart
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

Katelyn James
College of Central Florida

Suren    Jeevaratnam
St. Johns River State College

Luigh Joseph
Broward College

Nedge   Joseph
Miami Dade College

Maliha Kareem
Seminole State College of Florida

Ashley Kirkland
Miami Dade College

Ekaterina Koptenko
Broward College

Huyen Le
Broward College

Elizabeth Maraj
Broward College

Francisco Marchi de Azevedo Lourenco
Santa Fe College

Diego Martinez Castaneda
Miami Dade College

Max Matheu
St. Petersburg College

Dakota McCollum
Hillsborough Community College

Teresa Medina
Seminole State College of Florida

Andres Mijares Uribe
Broward College

Jose Muguira
Miami Dade College

Wilkin Munoz
Miami Dade College

William Ortola
Miami Dade College

Joshua Parker
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

Malena Pendola
Miami Dade College

Cesar Perez
Seminole State College of Florida

Kelli Perkins
Valencia College

Marjorie Piani
Palm Beach State College

Reilly Pierson
Seminole State College of Florida

Luis Prieto
Miami Dade College

Jason Prosper
Broward College

Nicholas Ramirez
Miami Dade College

Luis Ravelo
Miami Dade College

Adil Riahi
Valencia College

Phylicia Richardson
Miami Dade College

Emily Roche
Florida College

Gabriela Rodriguez
Miami Dade College

Laura Rodriguez
Miami Dade College

Osvy Rodriguez
Miami Dade College

Luis Rodriguez-Perez
Miami Dade College

Sabrina Romero
Miami Dade College

Yitzchak Rosenberg
Broward College

Alexandra Ruiz
Miami Dade College

Eric Rykard
North Florida Community College

Dana Salerno
Broward College

Cesar Sarmiento
Miami Dade College

Candice Sedano
Seminole State College of Florida

Yanae Simon
Hillsborough Community College

Mathis  Thoerrisen
Hillsborough Community College

Laura Torlaschi
Broward College

Vanshit Udernani
Palm Beach State College

Dana Vernot
Palm Beach State College

Benedicte Vielot
Palm Beach State College

Vinicius Wagner
Palm Beach State College

Miguel Zamudio
Miami Dade College

Felipe Zwanzger
Miami Dade College

 

Georgia

Amadou Bah
Georgia Perimeter College

Chad Curtiss
Georgia Perimeter College

Alexandra Deaton
Georgia Highlands College

Laura Diaz-Villaquiran
Georgia State University

Gillian Gilbert-Wason
Georgia Perimeter College

 

Illinois

Priscilla Akpabio
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Curtis Ballard
Olney Central College

Autumn Brandenburg
Lake Land College

Makenzie Chaney
Shawnee Community College

Alejandra Cosio
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Anastasia Ellison
Carl Sandburg College

Michelle Feigler
William Rainey Harper College

Dede Golda Gbikpi-Benissan
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

Kathryn Glascott
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Gaby Ishak
Oakton Community College

Julie Jachym
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Jessica  Jamaica
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Amanda Jiang
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Breanna Olson
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Deyna   Parvanova
College of DuPage

Chintankumar   Patel
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Anthony Pellegrino
Moraine Valley Community College

Gina Robinson
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

Mili Tomar
William Rainey Harper College

Madeleine Trinco
College of DuPage

Faustas Udrenas
William Rainey Harper College

Isabella Warmack
Illinois Valley Community College

Indiana

Jeithsa Gedler
Ivy Tech Community College

Emerald Greene
Ivy Tech Community College

Kala Guillaume
Ivy Tech Community College

Verasha Pomart
Ivy Tech Community College

Rebekah Sherwood
Ivy Tech Community College

 

Iowa

Claudia Cueva Escobedo
North Iowa Area Community College

Samantha Schupanitz
North Iowa Area Community College

 

Kansas

Ja’Mour Allison
Coffeyville Community College

Obinna Muoh
Highland Community College

 

Louisiana

Phung Mai
Delgado Community College

 

Maine

Caleb Morton
Southern Maine Community College

 

Maryland

Sofiah Ali
Chesapeake College

Alanna Anderson
Hagerstown Community College

Ferdinand Anokwuru
Baltimore City Community College

Duha Awad
Baltimore City Community College

Shahid Awel
Montgomery College

Caroline Azadze
Montgomery College

Almas David
The Community College of Baltimore County

Asma Khan
The Community College of Baltimore County

Sazzad Mahamud
Howard Community College

Timothy Manik
Montgomery College

Josephine McKinley
The Community College of Baltimore County

Nirav Mehta
Montgomery College

Alexus Moore
Prince George’s Community College

Kevin Paton-Cole
Prince George’s Community College

Amanda Potgieter
Montgomery College

Ursan Tchouteng Njike
Montgomery College

Rose Ti Frere
Montgomery College

Jennifer Willett
Hagerstown Community College

Kateryna Yakusheva
Montgomery College

 

Massachusetts

Rizel Bobb-Semple
Bunker Hill Community College

Aeffia Feuerstein
Roxbury Community College

Dahlia Joseph Albanna
Bristol Community College

Matthew Medina
Holyoke Community College

Courtney Morin
Northern Essex Community College

Andrea Patino Galindo
Middlesex Community College

Shiv Thakur
Bristol Community College

Veshal Venkat
Massasoit Community College

 

Michigan

Alexandra Briggs
Northwestern Michigan College

Kelly Burrows
Grand Rapids Community College

Ahmad Jomaa
Henry Ford College

Ala Kaymaram
Washtenaw Community College

Lily Kozicki
Monroe County Community College

Seefun Nega
Wayne County Community College District

Adaora Nwaka
Wayne County Community College District

Elijah Paparella
Grand Rapids Community College

Amanda Ratliff
Schoolcraft College

Maria Salazar
Washtenaw Community College

Caitlyn  Webster
Oakland Community College

 

Minnesota

Sarah Brakebill-Hacke
Rochester Community and Technical College

Shuhan Gao
Century College

Tanner Garity
Rochester Community and Technical College

Sommer Meyer
Inver Hills Community College

Nathan Onstad
Minnesota State Community and Technical College

 

Mississippi

Ashlee Bennett
Holmes Community College

Lorenzo Catlett
Pearl River Community College

Hunter  Holley
Itawamba Community College

Cody Hudson
Pearl River Community College

Morgan Husley
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Said Otwane
Pearl River Community College

Hannah Weir
Pearl River Community College

 

Missouri

Amar Khalsa
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Concilia Ndlovu
Saint Louis Community College

Carmen Proctor
Saint Louis Community College

Vikas Yadav
Crowder College

 

Nevada

Madina Kamolova
College of Southern Nevada

 

New Jersey

Clinton Ankomah
Warren County Community College

Brian Burger
Union County College

Karen Correa Faro
Essex County College

Miko DiGiacomo-Castillo
Passaic County Community College

Gissella Gamboa
Union County College

Ariana  Gutierrez
Hudson County Community College

Philip Halek
Union County College

Dorothy Helmken
Warren County Community College

Edward Hemmings
Rowan College at Gloucester County

Remila  Jasharllari
Bergen Community College

Barbara Kania
Raritan Valley Community College

Eniola Kolawole
Essex County College

Mayan Lad
Middlesex County College

Natacha Lima
Essex County College

Alex Medina Sosa
Passaic County Community College

Diego Neira
Essex County College

John Nwankwo
Essex County College

Patricia Ott
Warren County Community College

Sibora Peca
Bergen Community College

Keri Pentek
Raritan Valley Community College

Elda Pere
Bergen Community College

Letticia Perez
Hudson County Community College

Antonio Petrazzuolo
Bergen Community College

Dereck  Retana Carias
Essex County College

Leonardo Ruales
Essex County College

Kimberly Steed
Passaic County Community College

Laura Veloso
Bergen Community College

Kirstin  Waldmann
Union County College

Jasmine Winns-Canterbury
Union County College

 

New York

Krystal Ali
CUNY Bronx Community College

Karen Alvarez Julian
CUNY Bronx Community College

Mateo Arbelaez
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Etty Ausch
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Manzour Bakere
CUNY Bronx Community College

Khadijatou Baldeh
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Joel Brach
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Angel Dario Cabrera Pereira
SUNY Westchester Community College

Kevin Carr
SUNY Broome Community College

Habiba Choudhury
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Robert  Cleary
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Andre Curtis
CUNY Bronx Community College

Thierno Diallo
CUNY Hostos Community College

Estefania Galarza
CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Emily Gibson
SUNY Broome Community College

Brandon Grech
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Mehrab Habib
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Shivanie Harry
CUNY Bronx Community College

Govher Hemrayeva
Genesee Community College

Zoë Hodge
Monroe Community College

Shaiku Jalloh
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Daniel Jimenez
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Renita Johnson
Orange County Community College

Jade Killean
Suffolk County Community College

David Kou
Nassau Community College

Eric Lee
Monroe Community College

Or Levy
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Mary Martinez Nunez
CUNY Bronx Community College

Jose Mazariego
Rockland Community College

Serina Morales
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Evelyn Morales Valverde
Suffolk County Community College

Fadimatou Mossi
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Muhammad Mughal
Nassau Community College

Sofia Mvokany
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Luis Ortiz Vasquez
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Nancy Osei
CUNY Hostos Community College

Joshua  Otero
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Panusha Patel
CUNY Queensborough Community College

Sivika Persaud
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Irene Politis
CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Jaimee  Prass
Monroe Community College

Cassandra Quito
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Johanne Ramos
Suffolk County Community College

Dahlia   Rodriguez
CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Eleni Romano
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Julio Salas
CUNY Queensborough Community College

Malcolm Sowah
CUNY Bronx Community College

Katie Tate
Dutchess Community College

Raphael Wedd
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Amy Wells
Suffolk County Community College

Xiang Feng Wu
Dutchess Community College

Xiaofang Yu
CUNY Queensborough Community College

Younes Zerhouni
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Alain Zoma
CUNY LaGuardia Community College

 

North Carolina

Sarah Allevato
Wake Technical Community College

Analuz Carrillo
Richmond Community College

Jennifer Holcomb
Davidson County Community College

Hannah Matthews
Gaston College

Cerita Mattison
Nash Community College

Belkys Munoz-Hernandez
Durham Technical Community College

Mariana Orrego
Coastal Carolina Community College

Rebecca Tulloch
Cape Fear Community College

Rebekah Waldrop
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

 

Ohio

Malena Grigoli
Cuyahoga Community College District

Violet Johnston
Sinclair Community College

Stephen Twum Barimah
Cuyahoga Community College District

 

Oklahoma

Brianna Darrow
Tulsa Community College

Darcy George
Western Oklahoma State College

Salma Morales
Oklahoma City Community College

Rosa Zavaleta
Tulsa Community College

 

Oregon

Nicholas Carmack
Portland Community College

Brittany Judson
Lane Community College

Neila Kerkebane
Umpqua Community College

Stephanie Kim
Portland Community College

Stephen Lankford
Rogue Community College

Kalpana Naicker
Umpqua Community College

Millena Riffe
Clatsop Community College

Kien Truong
Portland Community College

Jordi Varela-Carrillo
Portland Community College

 

Pennsylvania

Mouaz Alhindi
Montgomery County Community College

Ryan Armbruster
Northampton County Area Community College

Tiana-marie Blassingale
Community College of Philadelphia

Amie Croteau
Reading Area Community College

Alina Kvasnovska
Manor College

Victoria Martine
Northampton County Area Community College

Navya Mathew
Manor College

Thu Huong Viola Nguyen Doan
Community College of Philadelphia

Melisa Phung
Manor College

Bram Woolley
Lehigh Carbon Community College

 

Tennessee

Virginia Clark
Pellissippi State Community College

Erika Haynes
Pellissippi State Community College

Sydney Holcombe
Walters State Community College

Hannah Jones
Chattanooga State Community College

Timothy Perkins
Chattanooga State Community College

Horace Shultz
Walters State Community College

Hailey Weise
Columbia State Community College

Megan Wesemann
Walters State Community College

 

Texas

Saida Adaya
Lone Star College System

Michael Aguilar
Lone Star College-CyFair

Mueed Ahmad
Lone Star College System

Naahanna Akahara
Richland College

Tammy Alford
Lone Star College System

Natalia Arizmendi
Lone Star College System

Ana Arriola
Mountain View College

Aysegul Ates
Richland College

Diana Avila Hernandez
Tarrant County College District

Aderonke Ayokanmbi
Lone Star College System

Heber Bibang
Mountain View College

Clelia Bizumuremyi
Tarrant County College District

Emily Blumentritt
Lee College

Blake Butschek
Lone Star College System

Daniela Caballero Rubio
El Paso Community College

Tonia Cansler-Merideth
Lone Star College System

Alicia Cantrell
Northeast Texas Community College

Nhut Cao
North Lake College

Marco Chacon
Lone Star College System

Patrick  De Paula
Lone Star College System

Melanie Del Real
Lone Star College-North Harris

Mariam Diakite
Tarrant County College District

Anthony D’Souza
Lone Star College System

Keeley  Elliott
Tyler Junior College

Chioma Esther  Ezenagu
Tarrant County College District

Jacob Files
Lone Star College System

Josue Flores Chavez
North Lake College

Francisco Gallardo
Laredo Community College

Cindy Gasca
Lone Star College System

Geoffrey Gbwocha
Tarrant County College District

Brenda Godoy
Northeast Texas Community College

Edyeris Gonzalez
Brookhaven College

Trey Grizzard
Tarrant County College District

Eleazar Herrera Hernandez
Austin Community College District

Kyley Hidalgo
Lone Star College System

Glory John
Houston Community College

Summer Johnson
Lone Star College System

Rachel  Jordan
Northeast Texas Community College

Brandon Kelley
Tarrant County College District

Katrina King
Northwest Vista College

Aishat Lawal
Hill College

Enrique Lopez-Salinas
Northwest Vista College

Tamara Mambo
Richland College

Jeniffer Mendez Malgon
Tarrant County College District

Bailey Miley
Tyler Junior College

Asal Moini
Collin County Community College District

Alice Muhindura
Tarrant County College District

Cilah Ndofor
Lee College

Chiamaka Offor
Houston Community College

Favour Okoro
Houston Community College

Desmond Orgazi
Richland College

Aima Ovai
Tarrant County College District

Racheal Owen
Brookhaven College

Neisha  Pander
Alvin Community College

Zehe Plamin
Brookhaven College

Camila  Pombo Perez
Lone Star College

Andrea Porras Portillo
El Paso Community College

Stephanie Quinto
Richland College

Adriana Rodriguez
Northeast Texas Community College

Gabrielle Saleh
Tarrant County College District

Trazie H Barbara Serra
Mountain View College

Sarah Elizabeth Stockman
Houston Community College

Maryam Tahir
Lone Star College System

Jairo Tec
Tyler Junior College

Jacquelyn Trott
Lone Star College System

Cassidy Watkins
Northeast Texas Community College

Ashley  Williams
McLennan Community College

Adelaida Zyla
Houston Community College

 

Virginia

Ashly Barrenechea
Northern Virginia Community College

Amir Bigdeli
Northern Virginia Community College

Alejandra Caceres Blanco
Northern Virginia Community College

Donald Cooper
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Legkey Dhonden
Northern Virginia Community College

Heather Eney
Lord Fairfax Community College

Rebecca Holmes
Thomas Nelson Community College

Shahroz Imtiaz
Northern Virginia Community College

Ayda Mengistie
Northern Virginia Community College

Sarah Nanziri
Northern Virginia Community College

Colin Peppler
Northern Virginia Community College

Francesca Raoelison
Northern Virginia Community College

Clarissa Ribeiro Bittes
Piedmont Virginia Community College

Samuel Snarr
Lord Fairfax Community College

Kelvin Thukha
Northern Virginia Community College

Juan Venegas
Northern Virginia Community College

Monika Woldegiorgis
Northern Virginia Community College

 

Washington

Kassi Blanchard
Everett Community College

Naol Debele
Edmonds Community College

Jessica  Howard
Edmonds Community College

Lawrence-Terence Kimura
Spokane Falls Community College

Chhavi Mehra
South Seattle College

Tina Rajabi
Edmonds Community College

Ngagne Samba
Tacoma Community College

Cara Stacy
Highline College

 

Wisconsin

Annette Cornell
University of Wisconsin – Waukesha

Andrew Fedosky
Madison Area Technical College

Rayven Hao
Lakeshore Technical College

MaryJo Kanelos
University of Wisconsin – Waukesha

Sylvia Ruiz
Madison Area Technical College

Jenna Stienstra
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Ivy Sutek
University of Wisconsin-Marinette

 

Wyoming

Mark Star
Central Wyoming College

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The Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the foundation has awarded $175 million in scholarships to more than 2,300 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive counseling and other support services. The foundation has also provided over $97 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. www.jkcf.org

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