Over 500 Top Community College Students are Cooke Scholar Semifinalists
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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