2017 has proven to be one of the most successful scholarship seasons in our 30+ year history. This year we awarded 30 scholarships and book awards to an amazing group of students. On June 17th we celebrated the 2017 awardees with a luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club.

The guest speaker, a 2003 scholarship recipient gave the students a powerful message asking them to make choices today that will ensure their success tomorrow.

This year’s students were not only excited about their future careers, but they also expressed the desire to return to their community and pay it forward by reaching back to help others.  After an exhausting look at this year’s applications and interviews, thirteen $1000.00 scholarship and thirteen $500.00 book awards were given to high school seniors entering college this fall.

This year, for the first time, four college students were awarded book awards.  All too often students run into financial difficulties after a year or two of college. Some of our sponsors recognize the importance of helping these students as well.

$1000.00
Awardees

Kiersten Wilcher
SOUTHFIELD HS

Nyah Kidd
BENJAMIN CARSON HS

Hunter Phelps
CASS TECH

Rico Ozuna-Harrison
CASS TECH

Mariah Stevens
UNIVERSITY PREP

Shelbie  McSpadden
CASS TECH

Ameer Baraka Echols
CASS TECH 

Kennedy Montgomery      

Mecca Vance
CASS TECH

Iffat Saiyara
CASS TECH

Erin Danielle Martin
MARTIN LUTHER KING

Ta’Mia Morrissette
CASS TECH

Fahmida Khatum
CASS TECH

$500.00
Awardees

Mariah May-McBurrows
CASS TECH

Nicole Herring
MARTIN LUTHER KING

Adrienna Adams
CRANBROOK HS

Kaitlyn Gamble
CASS TECH

Stephanie Haliburton
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY (DIA)

Malik Taylor
RENAISSANCE HS

Nanaya-Asabea Kirkland
MERCY HS

Jamilah Willis
RENAISSANCE HS

Diamond Buchanan
CASS TECH

Anna McKay
HOME SCHOOLED

Raikisha Fleming
CASS TECH

Scoyauna Fullen
RENAISSANCE HS

Kaylynn Fowler
COMMUNICATION & MEDIA ARTS (CMA)

$500.00 College Awardees

Alesandra D’Abre Hines
Wayne State U

Nicholas Mutebi
Wayne State U

Terrance Hood
Wayne State U

Chloe White
Central Michigan


 

How can we do this each year?

Our concerned sponsors make it possible to give these scholarships to deserving, hard-working students.  Our tomorrow depends on them.

Pressley & Hattie Green Scholarship

Herman B. Howard Scholarship

Sommers Schwartz P.C. Scholarship

Judge Alex J. Allen, Jr. Scholarship

Joel and Delta Gibson Scholarship

Bennie Grier Esq. Scholarship

Detroit Area Agency on Aging Scholarship

The Technician Award (in Honor of Edgar l. Perkins)

The Tommy Diggs Family

Henry Ford Health Systems

Communities In Schools of Metro Detroit

Debra D. Cromer College Awards

Nadine and Floyd Polk

Vincent and Betty Little Book Award

Reasonover Best Scholarship

Alvin Robinson Educational Legacy

The Hull Award