In its 25th year, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Names 467 Semifinalists for Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Amid rising barriers to college affordability, the Foundation’s transfer scholarship offers community college students a debt-free pathway to a bachelor’s degree
Last year’s cohort of 2024 Cooke Transfer Scholars celebrate at the annual Scholars Weekend conference in Northern Virginia
LANSDOWNE, VIRGINIA (MARCH 6, 2025) – Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation named 467 community college students as semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This transformative scholarship empowers exceptional community college students with financial need to transfer to the nation’s top four-year institutions while avoiding the burden of student debt. The award, which is last dollar funding after all institutional aid, can provide as much as $55,000 per year for two to three years to complete a bachelor’s degree at any accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the U.S.
“Our Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship represents a lifeline for exceptional community college students to actualize their academic dreams,” said Giuseppe “Seppy” Basili, Executive Director of the Cooke Foundation. “This year’s semifinalists exemplify the extraordinary talent found within community colleges across America, and we’re excited to congratulate this group as we celebrate a quarter century of work as a Foundation.”
The 467 semifinalists were chosen from a pool of more than 1,600 applicants and attend 212 community colleges in 43 states. The rigorous selection process assesses candidates on their exceptional academic ability and achievement, demonstrated financial need, perseverance, and leadership.
The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship provides comprehensive support that extends far beyond financial assistance, recognizing that admission and enrollment are only the beginning. This scholarship is designed to help students not only reach college but successfully navigate and complete their journey. Selected Cooke Transfer Scholars receive personalized educational advising from the Foundation’s Deans of Scholar Support, who guide them through the transition to a four-year institution and help prepare them for future careers. Scholars also gain access to transformative opportunities including internships, study abroad experiences, and graduate school funding, as well as inclusion in a thriving community of more than 3,400 fellow Cooke Scholars and Alumni who provide mentorship and networking connections throughout their academic and professional lives.
A list of this year’s Cooke Transfer Scholar semifinalists and their respective community colleges can be found below. The Foundation will announce the 2025 Undergraduate Transfer Scholars in May. To learn more about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, visit the website here.
Alabama
Jack Burns – Faulkner State Community College
Rosemary Nicholaus Duhia – Shelton State Community College
Heather Scanlon – Columbia State Community College
Dylan Schloerb – Bevill State Community College
Vianney Verdin Maldonado – Wallace State Community College at Hanceville
Arizona
Jennifer Alvarado – Phoenix College
Alexandra Belford – Pima Community College
Alicen Carter – Paradise Valley Community College
Miguel Fragoso – Cochise College
Jesse Lopez Martin – Phoenix College
Yaneth Montoya – Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Malyssa Shaw – Pima Community College
Rebecca Ursule – Pima Community College
Arkansas
Judah Tate – Northwest Arkansas Community College
California
Joubin Afshar – Foothill College
Briana Aguilera Liera – Southwestern College
Rabia Ali – Cerritos College
Bryan Alvarado – Diablo Valley College
Celine Ama – Citrus College
Devi Amarsaikhan – Foothill College
Soraya Amin – American River College
Anthony Antohe – Fullerton College
Vanya Arakelian – Glendale Community College
Karen Aranha – Ventura College
Kyi Lei Aye – College of San Mateo
Asiya Ayoubi – San Diego Mesa College
Siddarth Baiju – Santa Monica College
Leah Balakrishnan – Las Positas College
Chloe Bassirat – Los Angeles Pierce College
Daniel Begel – College of the Canyons
Taylor Bernal – Mount San Antonio College
Blessing Beyang – Mount San Jacinto College
Kaylie Brehm – Antelope Valley College
Tristan Brennan – San Jose City College
Paula Cantu – San Diego Mesa College
Daryan Zen Carasig – Los Medanos College
Daphne Chen Yang – East Los Angeles College
Eunji Choi – Los Angeles City College
Carissa Coane – Glendale Community College
Milad Davaran – Saddleback College
Christopher Duong – Orange Coast College
Alexander Eberhard – Skyline College
Hadia El Hallou – San Diego City College
Selbi Ernepesova – Snow College
Monika Eskander – San Diego Mesa College
Joseph Fasheh – Mt. San Antonio College
Tatyana Fateyeva – College of Marin
Amely Feiler – College of Marin
Jose Gadea – Pasadena City College
Nicole Garcia Delgado – San Diego City College
Kriztel Garcilazo Hurtado – East Los Angeles College
Ta’Ron Glascoe – Los Angeles Valley College
Christian Gonzalez – Mira Costa College
Valerie Gutierrez – Los Angeles City College
Taron Hakobyan – Glendale Community College
Marlene Hannalla – College of the Canyons
Laurel Harned – Moreno Valley College
Alexander Herman – West Valley College
Jasmin Herrera-De Anda – East Los Angeles College
Me Me Hlaing Oo – Skyline College
Justin Howard – Long Beach City College
Thant Zayar Htut – Skyline College
Susana Islas – Mount San Antonio College
Farrukh Israilov – Folsom Lake College
Mercedes Jackson – Mount San Antonio College
Natalia Jaramillo Becerra – De Anza College
Vanessa Jellison – Santa Rosa Junior College
Sara Ketabi – Santiago Canyon College
Muhammad Khan – Los Angeles Pierce College
Codie Lai – Skyline College
Moe Sithu Maung Maung Lay – De Anza College
Benjamin Lee – Cerritos College
Scott Lee – Sacramento City College
Sharlize Lemus Terron – Cerritos College
Pyae Phyo Lin – Skyline College
Nicole Llerena – Los Angeles Pierce College
Megan Lohans – Mount San Antonio College
Hailey Ly – San Diego Miramar College
Zara Manesh – Los Angeles Valley College
Winnie Ann Masaoy – Glendale Community College
Salma Medina – East Los Angeles College
Orion Mena – Fullerton College
Charles Metzler – Diablo Valley College
Brandon Mills – San Diego City College
Rue Moe – Skyline College
Cheyenne Mosley – Victor Valley College
Santhusha Mudannayaka – Golden West College
Arturo Muyshondt Gutierrez – Santa Monica College
Yasaman Nassab – Irvine Valley College
Halena Neyazi – Los Medanos College
Dang Nguyen – El Camino College
Konatsu Okita – Canada College
Hector Palacios – Lake Tahoe Community College
Rhema Palencia – Skyline College
Ashley Porter – Oxnard College
Marcus Rahman – Pasadena City College
Ashley Ramirez – Cerritos College
Melvin Reeves – Los Angeles City College
Ken Reyes – Skyline College
Cosima Ritter – Los Angeles City College
Araceli Robles – Sacramento City College
Michelle Romero – San Diego City College
Aylan Rosales – West Los Angeles College
Yaretzi Rubio Martinez – San Diego City College
Yahir Salas – San Diego Miramar College
Ali Salehi – Los Angeles Harbor College
Prisma Santiago – East Los Angeles College
Amir Erfan Shahla – College of the Canyons
Deanna Shen – East Los Angeles College
Dani Silva – Mount San Antonio College
Cynthia Smith – Feather River College
Naw Shanyda Soe – Los Medanos College
Sohail Sohail – Sacramento City College
Sofia Tarazona Dominguez – Mira Costa College
Ryanne Teng – Long Beach City College
Joshua Terranova – Los Angeles Mission College
Phyu Phyu Theint – Skyline College
Jeanine Torres – West Los Angeles College
Leonardo Tovar – Hartnell College
Samuel Tuckett – Crafton Hills College
Dereck Vallin Foglio – Grossmont College
Fernanda Velasco – Irvine Valley College
Arthur Veloso Nepomuceno da Silva – Skyline College
Vanessa Vincent – Crafton Hills College
Christina Virchis – Los Angeles Pierce College
Tony Vong – Pasadena City College
Charles Wilson – West Los Angeles College
Brianna Wolf – Los Medanos College
Shahriya Xikeliya – Orange Coast College
JiaJie Yang – Citrus College
Ennyo Yasugi – Orange Coast College
Ying Zhang – Mission College
Tati Zhaven – Moreno Valley College
Alan Zheng – De Anza College
Colorado
Mosab Abdalla – Community College of Denver
Maeve Royer – Front Range Community College
Connecticut
Wania Fatima – Housatonic Community College
Jahlani Ustanny – Capital Community College
Delaware
Jeremiah Waid – Delaware Technical Community College: Stanton/Wilmington Campus
Florida
Rime Abdelmaaboud – Valencia College
Paola Aranguren – Miami Dade College
Olga Borrero – Broward College
Paola Cedeno – Palm Beach State College
Lusmat Charles – Palm Beach State College
Roberto Corona – Palm Beach State College
Oren Dajci – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Nicolas Depetris – Miami Dade College
Danelia Diaz Verdia – Miami Dade College
Victoria Ferrera Petit – Valencia College
Daniela Fonseca Leal – Miami Dade College
Victoria Garcia – Valencia College
Claudia Gomez – Miami Dade College
Ana Henriquez – Valencia College
Zoey-Ann Layne – Valencia College
Susanna Li – Miami Dade College
Paola Lopez Rojas – Miami Dade College
Geovanny Marcos-Pedro – Miami Dade College
Jasmine Mendez – Valencia College
Victor Michel Gonzalez – Miami Dade College
Felipe Augusto Nascimento Pinto – Valencia College
Carlos Paez Jerviz – Miami Dade College
Isabel Paz – Miami Dade College
Paula Pazos – Miami Dade College
Raul Rivero – Miami Dade College
Diana Rodriguez – St. Petersburg College
Kevin Romero – Broward College –
Maite Roque Franco – Miami Dade College
Bryan Rowland – Santa Fe College
Ancia Saint Jean – Valencia College
Grace Solis – Miami Dade College
Kishan Streete – Palm Beach State College
Andrea Torres – Miami Dade College
Michael Vargas – Miami Dade College
Daniel Yantani Coto – Miami Dade College
Yelyzaveta Yurchevska – St. Petersburg College
Santiago Zambrano Bermeo – Hillsborough Community College
Daniel Zambrotta – Seminole State College of Florida
Georgia
Paloma Hodje – Perimeter College at Georgia State University
Abubakar Jidda – Perimeter College at Georgia State University
Bisma Malik – Perimeter College at Georgia State University
Prosper Olusegun-Joseph – Perimeter College at Georgia State University
Rakeb Tesfassellasie – Perimeter College at Georgia State University
Soe Wai Yan – Perimeter College at Georgia State University
Idaho
Lou Munoz – North Idaho College
Valeria Rodriguez – College of Southern Idaho
Illinois
Osama Abdel Fattah – Moraine Valley Community College
Benny Acar – City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College
Kofoworola Ajadi – Prairie State College
Mubashir Aleem – City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College
Farshid Azarvash – Triton College
Daniel Bamidele – Prairie State College
Kayla Bentley – City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College
Danna Bodero – City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College
Mario Bradley – City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College
Hugo Correa – City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College
Glory Daniels – City Colleges of Chicago: Malcolm X College
Bruno Diaz – Harper College
Valerie Dutan Molina – City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College
Stevie Elliot – Ozarks Technical Community College
Marbella Flores – City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College
Dejen Gebremichael – City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College
Cristian Guarnizo – City Colleges of Chicago: Malcolm X College
Chella Hairston – City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College
Wengipreye Indiamaowei – Harper College
Jiheon Kang – Oakton Community College
Michael Kattner – City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College
Erum Khan – City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College
Annette Lee – Harper College
Osmar Mora – City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College
Alexis Murphy – City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College
Suzi Ngafo Kengne – City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College
John Ogan – College of DuPage
Juan Romero – Prairie State College
Priyanka Saroya – Harper College
Phillip Sears – Prairie State College
Lorenzo Tagliapietra Schons – Carl Sandburg College
Kimberlyn Villeda – City Colleges of Chicago: Malcolm X College
Dale Wright – City Colleges of Chicago: Malcolm X College
Zoe Zhang – City Colleges of Chicago: Richard J. Daley College
Indiana
Britney Khan – Ivy Tech Community College: Bloomington
Jeff Tomasic – Ivy Tech Community College: Central Indiana
Iowa
Sevrin Brown – Scott Community College
Jose Jaurena – Des Moines Area Community College
Braylee Kimberley – Marshalltown Community College
Dorcas Mensah – Kirkwood Community College
Veronica Sure – Des Moines Area Community College
Kansas
Jevaan Govender – Neosho County Community College
Kentucky
Marissa Graham – Somerset Community College
Louisiana
Samuel George – Delgado Community College
Maine
Joseph McGlaughlin – Eastern Maine Community College
Maryland
Carlton Allen – Howard Community College
Zakiyyah Brown – Howard Community College
Kyle Clarke Echeverria – Community College of Baltimore County
Kit Davenport – Community College of Baltimore County
Danae Flores-Tene – Montgomery College
Rachel Haymes – Hagerstown Community College
Jai’Tiah Jeter – Community College of Baltimore County
Denisia Jocktane-Akagah – Montgomery College
Espina Lupili – Montgomery College
Mudiwa Mawema – Howard Community College
Marinobi Medrano – Montgomery College
Nour Miswadeh – Community College of Baltimore County
Oluwadamilola Ogunbiyi – Prince George’s Community College
Nafeesah Owodeyi – Montgomery College
Ahnora Ozor – Prince George’s Community College
Molly Rist – Community College of Baltimore County
Rodin Ruiz – Montgomery College
Rafael Sampaio Brazil – Howard Community College
Zahra Sarfraz – Montgomery College
Jannatul Tapashi – Montgomery College
Yesho Vir – Montgomery College
Massachusetts
Jalen Cortes – Holyoke Community College
Chia Hsu – Bunker Hill Community College
Jordan Little – Massasoit Community College
Max Mello – Bristol Community College
John Poland – Middlesex Community College
Michigan
Jacob Frost – Mid Michigan Community College
Ahmad Habbas – Washtenaw Community College
Maggie Jagielski – Schoolcraft College
Jean Marie Mbalanda – Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Tarangarirwa Mushonga – Grand Rapids Community College
Steven Nkurunziza – Grand Rapids Community College
Cortney Rinehart – Henry Ford Community College
Rose Rogers – Montcalm Community College
Skyler Umney – Schoolcraft College
Minnesota
Pattarapol Muepae – Saint Paul College
Moniroattana Say – Normandale Community College
Anderson Soth – Normandale Community College
Mississippi
Marissa Barajas – Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Makayla Herberger – Pearl River Community College
Naomi Williamson – Pearl River Community College
Nebraska
Jessica Soler – Western Nebraska Community College
Nevada
Kristen Gibson – College of Southern Nevada
New Hampshire
Max Jovanovich – Manchester Community College
New Jersey
Faris Areiqat – Union County College
Alexandra Badaway – Middlesex County College
Odudu Ekpenyong – Union County College
Joseph Frazier – Mercer County Community College
Arthur Fumarola – Brookdale Community College
Lidia Khayrulina – Hudson County Community College
Laela Lawal – Essex County College
Emmanuel Lewechi – Rowan College at Burlington County
Gabriela Lopez – Essex County College
Matt Luciani – Bergen Community College
Luke Menabdishvili – Raritan Valley Community College
Amira Merino – Mercer County Community College
Michael Ogbinaka – Essex County College
Stephania Orantes Castillo – Bergen Community College
Samir Perez – UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ
Kaylie Quezada – Bergen Community College
Anna Quezada – Raritan Valley Community College
Fransheska Rodriguez – Passaic County Community College
Ryan Ruiz-Varela – Bergen Community College
Cristy Daniela Sarmiento Anaya – Passaic County Community College
Angela Mae Villaroman – Bergen Community College
New Mexico
Clarisse Coelho – New Mexico Military Institute
New York
Mahumevo Gael Godwin Akpo – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Marco Alvarez – City University of New York: Hostos Community College
Orlenny Alvarez de Leon – City University of New York: Bronx Community College
Ieesha Ansar – City University of New York: Queensborough Community College
Freda Asiedu – Suffolk County Community College
Anwarul Azim – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Natalia Benitez Levina – SUNY: Rockland Community College
Robert Biersack – Dutchess Community College
Dio (Dionysus) Brown – Onondaga Community College
Tyrese Brown – SUNY Adirondack
Lorena Chiribao – City University of New York: Bronx Community College
Emily Contreras Cruz – SUNY: Westchester Community College
Clara Dabrowski – SUNY: Westchester Community College
Valeria Daffarra – City University of New York: Kingsborough Community College
Pedrocia De-Sosoo – City University of New York: Queensborough Community College
Udya Dewanamuni – Suffolk County Community College
Abdoulaye Diallo – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Armando Encinas – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Reni Fashipe – SUNY: Rockland Community College
Anne Samuele Francois – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Jessica Gallegos – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Esmeralda Garcia – Suffolk County Community College
Jerome Gayman – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Lyvia Hawks – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Leah Htwe – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Shuanglin Huang – Monroe Community College
Fatimata Jagana – City University of New York: Bronx Community College
Tanzeela Jahangir – City University of New York: Kingsborough Community College
Melanie Jerez Cruz – City University of New York: Queensborough Community College
Jean Stephane Kakou – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Ian Kim – City University of New York: Queensborough Community College
Francis Koroma – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Haofeng Lin – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Htet Aung Lin – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Liam Lotz – City University of New York: Kingsborough Community College
Shani Malul – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Katherine Martinez Diaz – Suffolk County Community College
Bruce Miller – Suffolk County Community College
Toe Htin Lin Nyo – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Ford O’Neill – Suffolk County Community College
Pyae Paing – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Miguel Posada Perez – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Luis Perez-Gomez – City University of New York: Bronx Community College
Daniela Primera – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Carlos Romero Astacio – Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Kristel Saraci – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Shelby Servis – City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Julianna Soares De Almeida – SUNY: Westchester Community College
Tabia Tarannum – City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College
Cassie Wisniewski – Monroe Community College
North Carolina
Catalina Aldana-Archila – Guilford Technical Community College
Marjorie Carihua Vela – Central Piedmont Community College
Michael King – Cape Fear Community College
Jason Nguyen – Durham Technical Community College
Gustavo Sarmiento – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Carolina Servin – Gaston College
Ohio
Heisenberg Francis – Columbus State Community College
Shoaib Mezher – Columbus State Community College
Oklahoma
James Hayes Robinson – Rose State College
Dynasty Poire – Rose State College
Bradlee Sanchez – Oklahoma City Community College
Jacqueline Sears – Tulsa Community College
Oregon
Jessica Bahl – Clatsop Community College
Emily Bates – Clatsop Community College
Adrian Cassidy – Portland Community College
Diego Lobato – Portland Community College
PJ Penland – Lane Community College
Yuka Sato – Lane Community College
Mirai Sato – Lane Community College
Pennsylvania
Dani Arcos Narvaez – Montgomery County Community College
Amin Bacon – Community College of Philadelphia
Angela Caldero Perez – Reading Area Community College
Shenandoah DeNardo – Lehigh Carbon Community College
Needah -e- fatema Gangji – Delaware County Community College
Gwendalyn Myers – Butler County Community College
Angie Orozco-Rasique – Community College of Philadelphia
Josh Reid – Montgomery County Community College
Kamal Rhodes – Community College of Philadelphia
Fatoumata Sacko – Community College of Philadelphia
Olivia Schade – Community College of Philadelphia
Anthony Spaziani – Northampton Community College
Rhode Island
Kelly Grace – Community College of Rhode Island
South Carolina
Angel Rockhill – Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Tennessee
Kate Casell – Northeast State Community College
Shanna Holt – Northeast State Community College
Matthew Hughes – Northeast State Community College
Charles Root – Northeast State Community College
Texas
Halel Adimnikem – Dallas College: Eastfield Campus
Rosemary Adio – Tarrant County College
Aws Alezzi – San Jacinto College
Zahra Alrekabi – Tarrant County College
Vanessajane Bayna – Northeast Texas Community College
Warda Binte Zahid – Lone Star College System
Mang Cin – Dallas College: Richland Campus
Mialexa Mariae Cruz – Lone Star College System
Alejandro Dominguez – Dallas College: Eastfield Campus
Malak Elkady – Dallas College: Richland Campus
Mari Eslora – Palo Alto College
Naomi Felder – Lone Star College System
Anel Flores Ibarra – San Antonio College
Gabriela Galue – Lone Star College System
Jaquelyn Galvan – Lone Star College System
Angela Garrity – Dallas College: North Lake Campus
Beth Glasscock – Amarillo College
Brynnen Heep – Tarrant County College
Shiva Heidari – Kilgore College
Daylen Heidt – Lone Star College System
Maria Hernandez – Lone Star College System
Khai Huynh – Dallas College: Richland Campus
Fabian Infante – Lone Star College System
Jada-Kai Johnson – Lone Star College System
Beth Lasco – Lone Star College System
Mahmoud Masoud – Lone Star College System
Yoseline Mendoza – Lone Star College System
Yasmin Moreno Rivera – Lone Star College System
Gabriela Ortiz – Lone Star College System
Georgina Palomo – Lone Star College System
Mia Pierson – Lone Star College System
Jonathan Rodriguez – Lone Star College System
Ramon Rodriguez – Lone Star College System
Martina Sarabia – Dallas College: Eastfield Campus
Precious Shedrack – Houston Community College System
Daniel Tang – Tyler Junior College
Sandra Chinyere Umezulike – Houston Community College System
Lan Vu – Dallas College: Richland Campus
Ishaq Wadhvania – Dalls College: Mountain View Campus
Utah
Faye Ademhamed – Snow College
Tawananyasha Dzenga – Salt Lake Community College
Virginia
Malak Abdelaziz – Northern Virginia Community College
Ana Conner – Richard Bland College
Najem Deban Abou Jaoude – Northern Virginia Community College
Adriana Garcia – Northern Virginia Community College
Melia Grady – Richard Bland College
Osman Khalid – Northern Virginia Community College
Ghezal Kohestani – Northern Virginia Community College
Ana Leng – Central Virginia Community College
Erick Machado – Northern Virginia Community College
Tajalla Moslih – Virginia Peninsula Community College
Angel Pino Chacon – Northern Virginia Community College
Wilmer Salcedo – Germanna Community College
Siddartha Shakya – Northern Virginia Community College
Laura Vargas – SUNY: Westchester Community College
Charlotte Zatzkin – Northern Virginia Community College
Washington
Kezia Joesoef – Green River Community College
Mazon Langford – Walla Walla Community College
Misha Patel – Walla Walla Community College
Khanh Pham – South Puget Sound Community College
Cuong Pham – South Seattle College
Matias Saenz – Seattle Central College
Arthur Weaver – South Puget Sound Community College
Wisconsin
Carlos Guzman Ramirez – Fox Valley Technical College
Denis Porgo – Madison Area Technical College
Dave Ripp – Madison Area Technical College
Teegawende Segrado – Madison Area Technical College
Wyoming
Abbie Stucki – Northwest College
* Sixteen additional Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity.
About The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded almost $304 million in scholarships to more than 3,400 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising, career pathway counseling and other support services. The Foundation has also provided $136 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. www.jkcf.org