29 Aug Press Release 2024-2025 Recipients
Army Scholarship Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards for 2024-2025 Academic Year
The Army Scholarship Foundation announced today the awarding of three hundred fifty-eight scholarships to children of US Army soldiers and veterans and spouses of active-duty enlisted soldiers. Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year were awarded to deserving Army family members as follows:
The Colonel Urey Woodson Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Colibri Sanchez of Hohenfels, Germany.
The Arthur AJ Amundson Memorial Scholarship to Isabel Celedon of Lawton, OK.
The Lieutenant Colonel Walter Russell Bowie Memorial Scholarship to Kaden Cobb of Clarksville, TN.
The Lieutenant Keirn C. Brown Memorial Scholarship to Savanah Rowland of Fayetteville NC.
The Lieutenant General Jack Costello Memorial Scholarship to Jelayra Taylor of Kaiserslautern, Germany.
The Alan Robert and Veronica Lenox Cotariu Memorial Scholarship to Luis Maldonado of Poquoson, VA.
The Captain (USN) Gerald Delk Honorary Scholarship to Derek Odar of Deerfield Beach, FL.
The Captain James and Ruby Eheman Memorial Scholarship to Ezekiel Krumnacher of Greenville, NC.
The Lieutenant Colonel J. Allan Green Memorial Scholarship to Madison Bell of Grafenwoehr, Germany.
The Staff Sergeant John F. Kusior Memorial Scholarship to Claire O’Keefe of Lago Vista, TX.
The Lieutenant Scott Love Memorial Scholarship to Isabella Hipp of Fort Liberty, NC.
The Captain Jennifer Schafer-Odom Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Trynity Scott of Sun Prairie, WI.
The Perot Family Scholarship to Landon Clements of Burns, TN.
The Sergeant Andrew Topham Memorial Scholarship to McKenzie Christian of Aubrey, TX.
The Colonel (USAF) Robert Winston Stephens Memorial Scholarship to Rodrigo Fierro of Killeen, TX.
The Lieutenant George C. Bass Memorial Scholarship to Ella Griffin of Wiesbaden, Germany.
The Captain David O. Byars III Memorial Scholarship to Sara Woodard of Louisburg, NC.
The Lieutenant Thomas A. Dellwo Memorial Scholarship to Alex French V of Milledgeville, GA.
The Captain Jerome R. Hackett Memorial Scholarship to Jayden Levinsky of Conway, SC.
The Lieutenant Guy W. Hester, Jr. Memorial Scholarship to Hayden Hickman of Coeburn, VA.
The Captain Glen S. Ivey Memorial Scholarship to Jacary Lightsey of Fayetteville, NC.
The Lieutenant Thomas P.B. King Memorial Scholarship to Kyle Bygness of Colorado Springs, CO.
The Colonel Ronald L. McAdoo Memorial Scholarship to Keira Johnson of Colorado Springs, CO.
The Lieutenant Carl B. McGee Memorial Scholarship to Natel Whitaker of Benton, AR.
The Lieutenant Arthur S. Nabben Memorial Scholarship to Audrey Ubernosky of Guyton, GA.
The Captain Edwin G. Northup Memorial Scholarship to Aniela Laskowski of Goodyear, AZ.
The Lieutenant Terrence P. O’Boyle Memorial Scholarship to Logan Garcia of Dyer, IN.
The Captain Frank G. Oliver Memorial Scholarship to Alexis French of Milledgeville, GA.
The Colonel John E. Oristian Memorial Scholarship to Jacob White of Saint Paul, MN.
The Lieutenant William A. Pahissa Memorial Scholarship to Natalie Crayton of Fort Eisenhower, GA.
The Captain Paul C. Sawtelle Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Sean Woodmansee of Marshall, TX.
The Lieutenant Colonel Henry J. Schroeder Memorial Scholarship to Janelle Gates of Elk Grove, CA.
The Lieutenant Jonathan C. Shine Memorial Scholarship to Aiyana McCollum of Indianapolis, IN.
The Lieutenant Joseph A. Silva Memorial Scholarship to Katherine Morrison of Granbury, TX.
The Lieutenant James L. Smith Memorial Scholarship to Taylor Schultz of Roberts, MT.
The Captain Harry L. Thain Memorial Scholarship to Nataleigh Burtts of Cabot, AR.
The Captain John J. Woodrum Memorial Scholarship to Elizabeth Troxel of Wiesbaden, Germany.
The Major Kenneth J. Yonan Memorial Scholarship to Gerald Palmer of Phenix City, AL.
The Lieutenant Colonel Henry Bessimer Richmond III Memorial Scholarship to Chloe Mackey of Denham Springs, LA.
The Lieutenant Colonel Linda Foss Memorial Scholarship to Shelbie Fore of Heber Springs, AR.
The Sergeant Ford Memorial Scholarship to Leila Rivera-Page of Korea.
The Technical Sergeant John Paul Callaghan, Sr. Memorial Scholarship to Riley Welsch of Hummelstown, PA.
The Association of the US Army Audie Murphy North Texas Chapter Honorary Scholarship to Sierra Williams of Ennis, TX.
The BAE Honorary Scholarship to Christopher Ross of Columbia, SC.
The Bell Honorary Scholarship to Jaydin Conner of Aberdeen, MD.
The Elbit Systems of America Honorary Scholarships to Benjamin Hill of Charleston, WV and to Natalie Plascencia of Arlington, TX.
The General Dynamics Corporation Honorary Scholarship to Jacob Boyett of Fairfax, VA.
The KBR Honorary Scholarship to Kyla Davis of Apple Creek, OH.
The Mary Kay Corporation Honorary Scholarship to Danielle Devins of Belton, TX.
The Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Scholarship to John Squier of Aberdeen, NC.
The Planet Home Lending LLC Honorary Scholarship to Nona Burrier of Arlington, TX.
The Raytheon Company Honorary Scholarship to Torah Delaney of Colorado Springs, CO.
The USAA Honorary Scholarship to Anna Gathright of Fayetteville, NC.
The 173d Airborne Brigade Scholarships to Cassie Dick of Waynesburg, KY; Macy McLeod of Vicenza, Italy; and McKenzie Quaal of Fountain Inn, SC.
Fluor Corporation Honorary Scholarships were awarded to ten Army family member students:
Alastair Baker of Madison, AL.
Jaylen Davis-Hart of Arlington, VA.
Alejandra Escobar of Fort Belvoir, VA.
Bailey Spaans of Armour, SD.
Genesis Valcin of Spring, TX.
Nyla Cole of Riverdale, GA.
Eva Reyes of Spring Lake, NC.
Arthur Walczak of Spring Hill, FL.
Gwilym Newman of Wylie, TX.
Ava Napier of El Paso, TX.
Association of FDIC Alumni Scholarships were awarded to four Army Family Member Students:
Ethan Hall of Rineyville, KY.
Vaunna Gower of Lithonia, GA.
Gabriel Sorensen of Vilseck, Germany.
Anthony Davis of Montgomery, AL.
Morton H. Meyerson Honorary Scholarships were awarded to six Army family member students:
Anna Beamesderfer of Kempner, TX.
Diego Fierro of Killeen, TX.
Benjamin Lho of Hewitt, TX.
Hannah Martin of Flower Mound, TX.
Joseph Rodriguez of Converse, TX.
Saniya Demars of Fate, TX.
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Memorial Scholarships were awarded to 50 Army family member students:
Mikaela Appin of Cibolo, TX.
Anna Bartosh of Greencastle, IN.
Jasmine Bellinger of Atlanta, GA.
Kaitlyn Bradley of West Deptford, NJ.
Carlos Bravo Rio Rico, AZ.
Brianna Brayman of Dearborn Heights, MI.
Deborah Brower of Anchorage, AK.
Joshua Brower of Anchorage, AK.
Abigail Castillo of Maineville, OH.
Lakayla Cleveland of Sunset, LA.
Dominic DiLeonardo of North Chesterfield, VA.
Julianna Dine of Fort Moore, GA.
Paige Dugas of Flint, MI.
Kymri Euell of Puyallup, WA.
Arianna Ferguson of Rockford, IL.
Shelby Fricks of New Brockton, AL.
Sean Garcia of Dyer, IN.
ZaNya Green of Dayton, OH.
Leila Griffin of Petersburg, VA.
Jackson Griggs of Rainbow City, AL.
Jocelyn Gutierrez of Richmond Hill, GA.
Anastasia Herberger of Harker Heights, TX.
Mark Hettinger of Johnstown, OH.
Grayson Inman of Savannah, GA.
Emily Jacques of Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
Ella Jones of Evanston, IL
Rianna Joseph of Lacey, WA
Alexander Judson of Locust Grove, GA.
Sarah Kramer of Mohrsville, PA.
Madison Kurth of Victoria, TX.
Jakob Linenberger of Oklahoma City, OK
Ariel Martin of Arvada, CO.
Marisa McGraw of Helena, AL
Kyle McKee of Clinton, NC.
Katherine McKenzie of Canton, GA
Grace Pedigo of El Paso, TX.
Sydney Pilger of Annandale, VA.
Izabella Pitaniello of Honolulu, HI.
Skylar Rogers of Gainesville, GA.
Kenneth Ventress of Benton, AR.
Eric Vickers of Vincennes IN.
Howard Woodard of Saint Louis, MO.
Regan Baker of Madison, AL.
Caleb Chung of El Paso, TX.
Hunter Clouthier of Christiana, TN.
Kylee Duessler of Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Ana Escobar of Fort Belvoir, VA.
Michael Frimpong of Fort Drum, NY.
Elina Kuang of Murrieta, CA.
Ryan Lankford of Fairhope, AL.
Merit Scholarships were awarded to 234 Army family member students:
Sierra Davis of Essex, MD.
Devonne Gallion of Fort Riley, KS.
Trinity Laribo of Manhattan, KS.
Sandra Louis of Colorado Springs, CO.
Anita Overton of Fort Knox, KY.
Felicita Resto-Torres of US Army Korea
Margaret Roe of Fort Liberty, NC.
Megan Steele of Hinesville, GA.
Theo Vaughn of Fort Sill, OK.
Hector Aponte of Tauton, MA.
Kevin Arellano of Belton, TX.
Kiyla Arnold of Romulus, MI.
Raven Atkinson of Waterford, CT.
Nadine Ayers of Kettering, OH.
Christian Bess of Gainesville, GA.
Kiera Bierstedt of Highlands Ranch, CO.
Emma Bohnert of Raeford, NC.
Ian Bohnert of Raeford, NC
Kaitlynn Butler of Coeur d’ Alene, ID.
Ania Calbough of Pace, FL.
Kira Cook of Escondido, CA.
Amerie Cowart of Valencia, CA.
Noelle Cunningham of Hagerstown, MD.
Campbell Dixon of Pembroke, MA.
Chloe DuBois of Fayetteville, NC.
Will Dupree of Wolcott, CT.
MacKenzie Gaudette of Lincoln, RI.
Madison Giese of Evans, GA.
Addison Gilbert of McAdenville, NC.
Aniya Godsey of Jonesboro, AR.
Paris Goodman of Spotsylvania, VA.
Cade Hertzendorf of Skaneateles, NY.
Liliana Hogan of Longmeadow, MA.
Karis Hong of Boca Raton, FL.
Mary Kemmer of US Army Europe.
Noah Klimp of Clayton, NC.
Ryan Klimp of Clayton, NC.
Chrystal Lee of Dittmer, MO.
Lillian Lee of Ypsilanti, MI.
Lakyn Leupold of Hiawatha, KS.
Jaden Lewis of Stafford, VA.
Katelyn Lippert of Katy. TX.
Julia Love of Blue Ash, OH.
Molly Love of Blue Ash, OH.
Eric Lunger of Sussex, NJ.
Caitlin Magennis of Fort Moore, GA.
Natalie Mangen of Bowie, MD.
Kaylin Manley of Puyallup, WA.
Calin Martin of Comanche, OK.
Bailey McNitt of Reedsville, PA.
Lucy Mentrak of Canton, OH.
Kade Miers of Cincinnati, OH.
Meadow Mikrut of Hereford, AZ.
Kassandra Moore of Greenville, MI.
Malynn Moreland of Crane, MO.
Austin Neeley of Severance, CO.
Grace Negrette of Billings, MT.
Thor Newsome of Elizabethtown, KY.
Meagan Nocheherly of Marietta, GA.
Rochelle Oliveros of Malvern, PA.
Kinsey Overdeer of Clarksville, TN.
Joanna Pauley of Canton, MS.
Aidan Phillips of Pearland, TX.
Clara Pitkin of Manhattan, KS.
Hayden Poole of Cameron, NC.
Zachary Potts of Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Madeline Pusey of Whaleyville, MD.
Raymond Rayburn of Edmond, OK.
Liam Riley of Greenwood, SC.
Conner Robidoux of East Longmeadow, MA.
Nikita Rose of Veneta, OR.
Jackson Sabo of Midland, NC.
Jessica Salan of San Antonio, TX.
McKenna Smith of Iron Mountain, MI.
Stacie Smith of Columbus, GA.
Kaitlyn Soleski of San Bernardino, CA.
William Sperry of Spanaway, WA.
Ayden Spriggs of North Lewisburg, OH.
Laura Steffen of Farmersville, IL.
Tatum Stennett of Allison Park, PA.
Madison Stidum of Villa Rica, GA.
Tenley Stone of Temple, TX.
Alayna Storey of Cedarville, MI.
Hailey Strzelec of Jefferson Township, PA.
Cole Taylor of Broken Arrow, OK.
D’Shawn Thomas of Raeford, NC.
Ava Tippmann of Fort Wayne, IN.
Naomi Todd of Watertown, TN.
Logan Tull of Seymour, TN.
Robert Wagner of Aiken, SC.
Lily Warren of Beavercreek, OH.
Maya Wassenberg of Enterprise, AL.
Cheyenne Welker of Marengo, IL.
Jackson Werry of Norfolk, VA.
Jasper Werry of Norfolk, VA.
Joshua Whan of Coventry, OH.
Erik Wieboldt of Oceanside, CA.
Micah Wilkes of Vass, NC.
Klani Williamson of Atlanta, GA.
Saylor Wilterding of Kearney, NE.
Cameron Woodard of Edmond, OK.
Nicolas Yerace of Big Sur, CA.
Jaysha Young of Linden, NC.
Keelyn Allen of DuPont, WA.
Faith Almond of Apex, NC.
Riley Anderson of Daphne, AL.
Sunshine Aofia of New Braunfels, TX.
Lauren Arthurs of Belmont, NC.
Bailey Miles of Boise, ID.
Roland Barnes of La Plata, MD.
Corinna Barts of Greenwood, IN.
Ayla Bayer of Tipp City, OH.
Makayla Beckett of Killeen, TX.
Jacob Bibeau of Keene, NH.
Ashlyn Blackmore of Bear Lake, MI.
Audrey Bolin of Auburndale, FL.
Kyleigh Boone of Paragould, AR.
Lauren Boyett of Fairfax, VA.
Kylee Branch of Bauxite, AR.
Addison Branham of Lehi, UT.
Maya Brantley of Woodbridge, VA.
Zora Brantley of Woodbridge, VA.
Shawn Brower of Lynchburg, VA.
Geogia Bryant of Katterbach, Germany
Olivia Chang of Harker Heights, TX.
Adrian Coert-Metcalf of Grafenwoehr, Germany
Maya Cohen of Newport News, VA.
Jeremy Coonley of Virginia Beach, VA.
Emily Cordero of Louisville, KY.
Elizabeth Corn of Ontario, OH.
Zachary Courtney of Hesperia, CA.
Karsen Crook of Columbia. IL.
Emily Crysler of Middletown, PA.
Anthony Cuzzola of Erie, PA.
Zoe Drake of Clarksville, TN.
John Erle of Vass, NC.
Jade Escobar of Pearland, TX.
Hunter Essary of Butler, PA.
Kaitlyn Fife of Kadena, Japan
Megan Fife of Kadena, Japan
Alyx Fisk of Richmond, TX.
Ava Fredericks of San Antonio, TX.
Chenel Gainey of Little River, SC.
Jada Gibson of Columbus, GA.
Alexis Grawvunder of Park Falls, WI.
Caleb Gray of Appleton, WI.
Lamaya Green of Arlington, TX.
Madyson Grenz of Lovelock, NV.
Kierah Harper of Winona, MS.
Ella Harris of Jonesboro, AR.
Justin Hatcher of Whispering Pines, NC.
Sofia Helmick of Fayetteville, NC.
Cooper Henry of Bel Aire, KS.
Hannah Herrmann of Hilton, NY.
Molly Hickey of Rutland, VT.
Everett Hines of Temple, TX.
Emma Holgado of Austin, TX.
Barrett Hudson of Katy, TX.
Justin Iriarte of Camp Zama, Japan
Cadence Ives of Bullard, TX.
Olivia Jauregui of Roseboro, NC.
Joanna Jernigan of Clarksville, TN.
Dominic Jimenez of Kansas City, MO.
Aspen Jones of Cambridge, OH.
Jaila Jones of Reynoldsburg, OH.
Sophia Klonowski of Grove City, PA.
Chase Lewis of Fayetteville, NC.
Madilyn Lewis of Mount Vernon, KY.
Nicholas Linch of Redding, CA.
Ashlyn Long of Clayton, OH.
Jordan Lucas of Pembroke, VA.
Matthew Lunger of Sussex, NJ.
Elysee Mahfoufi of Nebo, NC.
Erick Maldonado of Puerto Rico
Makenna Marples of British Columbia
Dalila Martinez of Niceville, FL.
Ulyssa Mata-Ponce of Oklahoma City, OK.
Amelia McCrory of Ramstein, Germany
Amanda McFadyen of Pinehurst, NC.
Laila McWhite of Valdosta, GA.
Dacien Montford of Fayetteville, NC.
Abigail Moore of New Bern, NC.
Anna Moore of Stafford, VA.
Gavin Moore of Urbandale, IA.
Charles Morehouse of New Braunfels, TX.
Emma Nair of Moore, OK.
Kai NeSmith of Evans, GA.
Reed NeSmith of Evans, GA.
Skye Newsome of Elizabethtown, KY.
Jill Newton of LaGrange, TX.
Charity Nieskens of Cardwell, MT.
Melanie O’Connor of Fayetteville, NC.
Savannah Odom of Yadkinville, NC.
Maximillian Perham of Edwardsville, IL.
Gabriel Persing of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Alice Pickett of Westfield, IN.
Ann Piskator of Vicenza, Italy
Emma Pitts of Ozark, AL.
Audry Ramirez of Azusa, CA.
Jayden Ramirez of Lexington, SC.
Zy’lra Redhead of North Plainfield, NJ.
Isabel Reisz of Dulles, VA.
Jeremiah Reniva of Dothan, AL.
Gavin Richmond of Canfield, OH.
Jadieana Robinson of Hephzibah, GA.
Hannah Rodriguez of Lansing, KS.
Sofi Rodriguez of Chicago, IL.
Joshua Rogers of Cibolo, TX.
Alexander Romanov of Spotsylvania, VA.
Alice Rose of Greenville, NC.
Emma Sanders of North Lima, OH.
Ohemaa Sarpong of Junction City, KS.
Alice Scott of Rochester, NY.
Elijah Seligman of Arden, NC.
Dylan Sharp of North Yarmouth, ME.
Mya Short of Columbia, SC.
Yazmine Simmons of Jacksonville, NC.
Isabella Souza of Shawnee, KS.
Mallory Stallings of Richmond Hill, GA.
Melanie Swanson of Meridian, ID.
Ethan Tanguay of Midlothian, VA.
Aniya Taylor of Granger, IN.
Mercedes Todd of Woodsboro, MD.
Wynton Vaughn of Lexington, SC.
Cadence Ventress of Benton, AR.
Samara Weatherly of Austell, GA.
Gabrielle Weaver of Greenwood, IN.
Lea Wever of New Braunfels, TX.
Makayla Whitfield of San Clemente, CA.
Anthony Williams of Stockbridge, GA.
Boston Wybrant of Porter, OK.
The Army Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2001 by concerned Army veterans who desired to continue their service to the Nation and to support and assist families of Army soldiers. The Army Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships to deserving sons and daughters of US Army soldiers and Army veterans, as well as to spouses of serving active duty enlisted soldiers. The Foundation is operated by an all-volunteer staff, with overhead costs of less than 5%. The Foundation is sustained by the generous donations of its supporters. Tax deductible donations can be sent to the Army Scholarship Foundation, 1700 Preston Road, Suite 660-301, Dallas, Texas 75230 or online at www.ArmyScholarshipFoundation.org
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