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Urban League of NWI Scholastic Achievement Luncheon 2023 scholarship winners

Urban League of NWI Scholastic Achievement Luncheon 2023 scholarship winners

Attorney Rogelio “Roy” Dominguez Scholarship 1- ($2000)

Arely Aguilar – East Chicago Central High School

Anthony Courtney Corvette Club Scholarships 3 – ($1000)

Trinity Allen – Merrillville High School

Teresa Burzynski – Munster High School

Kayla Campbell – Michigan City High School

Culer Gilliam Scholarships 2 ($500) and 1 – ($1000)

Erika Ekblaw ($500) – Chesterton High School

Raven Sellers ($500) – Valparaiso High School

Bria Ealy ($1000) – Merrillville High School

Dare to be Different “Fashion with a Purpose” Scholarships – 2 ($500)

In Memory of Lewis Moore

Arely Aguilar – East Chicago Central High School

Cedrica Harris– 21st Century Charter School

Diane Lewis Education Scholarships – 2 ($1000)

Trinity Allen – Merrillville High School

Lizzie Mendoza – East Chicago Central High School

Dr. Bruce Hillman Legacy Scholarship – 3 ($500)

Megan Hudson – Munster High School

Lizzie Mendoza – East Chicago Central High School

Thomas Pagan – Edison Jr. /Sr. High School

Dr. Connie Horton Scholarship – 1 ($1000)

1 - $1000 scholarship for a senior graduating from a high school in Gary, Indiana

Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc. Scholarship- 1 ($500)

Shirnice Spence – Gary Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy

Kinaya Upshaw – West Side Leadership Academy

Gary Game Changers Scholarships – 2 ($500)

Teresa Burzynski – Munster High School

Lizzie Mendoza – East Chicago Central High School

Hendricks Black Education Scholarships – 2 ($500)

Asia Dunham – Andrean High School

Kinaya Upshaw – West Side Leadership Academy

Hendricks Black Service Scholarships – 2 ($500)

Lizzie Mendoza – East Chicago Central High School

Tyler Newell – Gary Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy

Horizon Bank Midyear Scholarships – 5 ($1000)

Trinity Allen – Merrillville High School

Vanessa Del Real – Crown Point High School

Jose Torres – Whiting High School

Brianne Simmons – IU South Bend

William Murry – 21st Century Charter School

Horizon Bank Scholarships – 5 ($1000)

Gretta Burke – Chesterton High School

Megan Hudson – Munster High School

Sanaaiya West – 21st Century Charter School

Chloe Wisniewski – Chesterton High School

Halle Hood – Crown Point High School

Joseph Trent Morrow Scholarships

2 - $2500 Scholarships for high school seniors graduating from Gary Community School Corporation, School City of East Chicago and School City of Hammond Indiana

Love Laila NURSING Scholarship – 1 ($1000)

Shirnice Spence – Gary Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy

Mary Morris Leonard Scholarships – 1 ($1000)

Jacqueline Rios – East Chicago Central High School

Braedon Morgan – East Chicago Central High School

Brandy Bonds – Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

Michael L. Suggs S.T.E.M. Youth Leaders Scholarship – 1 ($1500)

Jose Torres – Whiting High School

National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Gary Section-Bethune Education Scholarship – 1 ($500)

Trinity Allen – Merrillville High School

National Hook Up of Black Women Inc. (NHBW) Scholarship – 1 ($500)

Bria Ealy – Merrillville High School

NIPSCO “STEM” Power Scholarships – 1 ($1000)

Joseph Zook - Michigan City High School

Special Scholarship Awards– TBD ($1000)

Cameron Hosek – Valparaiso High School

Dane Kniola – Michigan City High School

Kristen Slade – Crown Point High School

Lauren Steed (MS) – Bennett Day School

Old National Bank Diversity Scholarship – 1 ($1000)

Erika Ekblaw  – Chesterton High School

Senator Carolyn B. Mosby/NIPSCO Scholarships – 6 ($1000)

Trinity Allen – Merrillville High School

Victoria Allen – Andrean High School

Brandy Bonds – Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

Senee George – Morton Senior High School

Lakita Cosey – 21st Century Charter School

Amari Greenwood – Morton Senior High School

Senator Eddie Melton Future Leaders Scholarships – 2 ($500)

Brandy Bonds – Thea Bowman Leadership Academy

Thomas Pagan – Edison Jr./Sr. High School

Sheriff Oscar Martinez Scholarship -2 ($500)

Senee George – Morton Senior High School

Sanaaiya West – 21st Century Charter School

Chief Charles Boone Legacy  - 1 ($500)

Cedrica Harris – 21st Century Charter School

Timothy Lamar Johnson Foundation Scholarship - 1 ($1000)

Laila Sanders – 21st Century Charter School

Guthrie Family Scholarships
West Side Leadership Academy Graduates/Alums
($2000 per recipient)

First year 

  • Jerrina Bernard
  • Milton Green
  • LaMiya Newell
  • Kinaya Upshaw

Second Year

  • MaKayla Riley
  • Lyric Williams

Third Year

  • DeMarion Newell
  • Damari Rozier

Fourth Year

  • Kennedy Rozier