Belem Oseguera College of DuPage Esmeralda Morales Lone Star College System Khaldoun Abou Tay City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Renee King City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Graci Buxton-Netterville Lumberton High School Savannah Stover Volunteer State Community College Helen Chen Westview High School Sukya Williams Medgar Evers College Preparatory High School Natalia Serrano-Chavez John C Fremont High School Jhovani Gallardo Moreno Arvin High School Joshua Furlough Pitt Community College, Laurette Kameni Pouani Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Melissa Fonseca Nightingale-Bamford School Dorinda Kyeremateng Carnegie Vanguard High School Meghan Ratliff Johnson Central High School, Taylor Allen Benjamin Franklin High School Abdul Kizito Washtenaw Community College Tracy Zhang Central High School, Michael Ochoa Bishop Hendricken High School, Shon Green Scotts Branch High School Jackie Liu Vernon Hills High School Yahya Habib Meadowcreek High School Imani Myers Olympia High School Asonme Fozong City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Jack Kent Cooke (October 25, 1912 - April 6, 1997) was a Canadian-American businessman in broadcasting and professional sports. Maame Forson Mount Vernon STEAM Academy Veshal Konnar Northeast High School, Sonora Halili Thomas Jefferson School Eleonore Kiriza Brooks School Joyce Lin Francis Lewis High School Shea Linton Cheraw High School Sidra Hassan M.L. Alyssa Fromelius Truckee Meadows Community College High School, Nalissa Blanc Union County Vocational Technical Schools Eddie Rodriguez Carnegie Vanguard High School Bethelhem Kebede District of Columbia International School, Ashley Adirika Miami Beach Senior High School Michelle Chen Smithfield-Selma High School Davidson Valmyr Central Piedmont Community College Isabel Perez Hartnell College Galilea Rodriguez Sam Rayburn High School Kimberly Marti Cardinal OHara High School, Leonardo Zambrano-Tapia Escuela Secundaria Especializada en CIMATEC, Ashanti Gonzalez Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex, Rheem Abbas West Ashley High School Emani Stanton North Atlanta High School Hamzeh Hamdan Coronado High School This scholarship awards transfer students with up to $55,000 per year. Cat Cespedes Bell High School Antoinette Martinez Southwestern Illinois College Isaac Carreno Wayne School of Engineering competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, receiving the $120,000 community college award in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020. AhJada Ingram Montgomery County Early College Miguel Cacho-Tafolla San Diego City College Elise Baumgartner Bob Jones High School We are especially impressed by the incredible perseverance and drive these students have exhibited during such an unprecedented year.. Isabela Contreras San Marcos High School The 2021 Cooke College Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Lansdowne, VA (January 25, 2021) - The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced, today, the selection of 496 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship Program. Josephine Elumeze City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Emily Flores Elgin High School Students must be currently enrolled in community college and residing in the United States. Grace Humble Georgetown Junior-Senior High School Javier Perez North Mesquite High School Christelle Valentin Central Piedmont Community College Ethan Garcia Santa Teresa High School Lazarus Blacksmith Keene Central School ability and achievement, service, leadership, persistence, and financial need. Jashhvanth Tamilselvan Kunthavai North Royalton High School Jessica Hernandez-Beltran College of the Desert Kaelee Rowan Homeschooled This years 406 semifinalists were chosen from a pool of over 1,500 applicants attending 398 community colleges in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Savannah Hagen Ohbi Asheville High School Jada Hunter-Hays Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Math and Science in Kentucky Andrea Velazquez South Broward High School The semifinalists were chosen from a pool of 5,860applicants and represent 428 different high schools. Askar Bashirov MiraCosta College Conchita Espino Albuquerque High School Gerald Richardson Moorpark College Nylah Ductan Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology Akliesia Teshome Paint Branch High School Hema Patel John P Stevens High School Daelyn Pena Williamsburg Charter High School Belinda Kumi Blessed Trinity Catholic High School Saddat Nazir McNair Academic High School Eight students at Georgia State University's Perimeter College recently were named as semifinalists for the 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.Finalists will be announced later this spring. Natalia Bautista George Westinghouse High School Santiago Finol Valencia College Mariana Gracia Leon Lone Star College System Fraz Javed Union High School Robert Bennett MiraCosta College Agnes Liang Mission High School Jade Thomas Park Tudor School, Hananeel Morinville Shawnee Mission North High School Mohamed Elhassan Hammond High School Jasleen Sihota Venture Academy Thalia Vincent Metro Academic and Classical High School, Angel Ndubisi Advanced Technologies Academy Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announces latest cohort of college scholars April 12, 2022 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in Lansdowne, Virginia, has announced the 100 recipients of its 2022 Cooke College scholarships, which are awarded to high-achieving high school seniors. McKenzie Russell Fullerton College James Crawford Mount San Jacinto College Marbella Deininger Alexander W. Dreyfoos School Of The Arts Sarah Rad Baltimore City College Maria Ramirez Mount Zion High School Christina Greenwood Victor Valley College, Isabella Sharpensteen Colorado Mountain College Jessica Hay Ridgefield High School Venezia Garza Orange County High School of the Arts Mehjabin Rahman Los Angeles Valley College Kaycee Hoelzel Park Vista Community High School Isabel Rubin-Alvarez Oakwood High School Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race, or ethnicity. UNG News Sophomore is named a Jack Kent Cooke semifinalist March 8, 2021 Susana Olivo Sandoval was selected as a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Transfer scholars are selected on a range of factors including exceptional academic Joshua Elizondo Santa Monica College Anthonella Mendoza York Comprehensive High School Megan Anderson Seminole State College of Florida Nahed Elberry Hayfield Secondary School Leo deJong Chapel Hill High School Stephanie Visoso The Westminster Schools, Montana Lagat Kamehameha Schools: Hawaii Campus, Maria Mendoza Community School Danilo Navarro Espinosa Miami Dade College Taylor Hall Atlanta Girls School Mahima Chiles William J Palmer High School Mishel Almaleh South Broward High School Jorge Martinez Vanguard Academy Nick Vela Taravella J P High School Leah Santiago Gateway Regional High School, Ronny Abdullah Edsel B. Ford High School Brenda Fernandez Martinez El Camino College Kenny Chundu Northern Virginia Community College Charly Gutierrez Jimenez Santa Fe College Jayden Galvan Gregory-Portland High School Yasmin Leon-Mateo North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Florence Onyiuke Seminole High School Muna Al Haj Ali Waubonsee Community College, Heather Merrill Marshalltown Community College Justin Dominic Loyola High School Precious Johnson Atlantic High School Justus Wilhoit Indian Trail High School And Academy. Victoria Ignacio Cypress College Bobbie Schreiner Prairie School, Jonathan Brown The Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy Layth Alkhani Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Sofia Barnett Centennial High School Imani Ackerman Suffolk County Community College Keidy Palma Ramirez El Dorado High School Dina Fakhar Hillsborough High School Tucker Bundy Idabel High School Michelle Yu Hunter College High School Jessica Jiang Stuyvesant High School Taz Amin Fitzgerald High School Halona Dantes Fayetteville Technical Community College Lansdowne, VA The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The money will be used to transfer to a four-year institution pursuing any area of study. Omolara Atoyebi Wendell Phillips High School Academy Allison Martinez Martinez Miami Dade College Indy Rodriguez Kipp Academy Lynn Collegiate Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race or ethnicity. Bereket Birbo White Station High School Daniella Clayborn Alpharetta High School Ajhane Kindle Muskegon Community College Joel Castro Herbert Hoover High School Christine Nguyen Los Angeles City College Gabriela Vilas Miami Dade College Katherine Arriola Animo Venice Charter High School Reyhan Umurhan I H Kempner High School Bianca Braun of Shrub Oak, NY became the eleventh student in Westchester Community College history to win the highly competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Leslie Gordon Highline College Coby Garcia Roncalli High School Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. David Han Arnold O. Beckman High School Evelin Ortiz-Munoz Jordan Matthews High School Alejandro Toro Monrroy City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Crystal Zhang Brooklyn Technical High School, Wyatt Carter Salisbury High School Rosy Rodriguez Lake Nona High School Giuliana Cabrera Archimedean Upper Conservatory Margaret Schwartz Holyoke Community College Maria Reyes Fabregat Foothill College Emily Rodriguez Duval Charter High School At Baymeadows March 10, 2022 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships program selected four BCC students from 1,200 applicants at 180 community colleges in 35 states as semi-finalists to receive a scholarship worth $55,000 per year. Victoria Flores-Almazan City University of New York: Kingsborough Community College Anita Zahiri Benjamin Franklin High School, Rebekah Alemayehu John F. Kennedy High School Kareena Patel Sulphur High School Casey Lin Wooster High School a bachelors degree program at a four-year college or university. Julia McEvily City College of San Francisco Chela Cunningham Severn School Dannie Barbour Orange County Community College that community college students who transfer to selective institutions have equal to or higher graduation rates as students who enrolled directly from high school or transferred from four-year institutions. Nick Jimenez William R Boone High School Angel Rodriguez-Renneberg Gaston Early College High School Anthony Lopez Islip High School Rose Dania Jean Miami Jackson Senior High School Lucas Bautista Arvin High School Destiny Carrera Grand Rapids Community College Miliani Smith Charlotte Country Day School, Katerine Amaya Hernandez Hunters Lane High School Jaslin Aguirre Saint Saviour High School drive these students have exhibited during such an unprecedented year.. Srista Tripathi Henrico High School Vanessa Iwuoha Essex County Vocational School Aug 2020 - Present2 years 8 months. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $230 million in scholarships to more than 2,930 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising and other support services. Paul Calvo Fresno City College Camron Stewart Nova High School Diana Montalvo Miami Dade College Isaidy Medina All City Leadership Secondary School Catherine Shaffer TCC Southeast Early College High School Lauren Smith Union City High School Alexia Guevara Prince Georges Community College Mia Hurts Phillis Wheatley High School Jonathan Chung Smithtown High School Eastern Campus Nimra Iqbal Community College of Denver were chosen from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants at 398 community colleges in Alexis Faucette Bowie High School Jason Chen Lowell High School Sorina Szakacs Los Angeles City College Erick Torres North Salinas High School Hang Chen Midwood High School at Brooklyn College Deborah Bong Cedar Ridge High School Erica Hughes Fort Payne High School The email says it is part of the selection process and each student will be asked to speak briefly. Jordan Lee North College Hill Junior-Senior High School Brendan Lan Ripon High School Jialin Jiang Independence High School Genesis Capellan Bergen Community College Favour Akingbemi George Washington Preparatory High School Sean Galloway Community College of Philadelphia Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Juan Renteria Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Kylie Cianciolo Cuyahoga Community College Cesar Hernandez City Colleges of Chicago: Richard J. Daley College Yamileth Alvarez Haro Stone Ridge Christian High School Setareh Harsamizadeh Tehrani Ohlone College Nine additional Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity. Mia Ginsberg Gulf Coast High School Katie Figueroa Beltran East High School Mahia Rahman Washington-Liberty High School Xiao Ting Chen Academy At Palumbo Jordyn Middleton Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Sophia Abolfathi Deland High School David Guiracocha Aviation High School Kenneth Black Jr. Carver Early College Ethan Hansen Cape Cod Community College Lisa Choe Buckeye Valley High School Grace Dossou North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Yoonie Yang Signal Mountain Middle-High School, Amara Anyanwu William B Travis High School Yazmin Rocha Delgadillo Contra Costa College Joel Deville San Augustine High School Searita Chen Sycamore High School Nanati Safawo Oregon Episcopal School Eduardo Silva Alonso Hillsboro High School Thomas Brickhouse First Flight High School Lauren Kraft Evans High School Alexa Figueroa Northwestern High School Jamison Costolnick John P Stevens High School Primera Hour Discovery High School 44 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Jessica Gao Ruben S Ayala High School Oumy Camara Columbus International High School Kate Barnes Seminole High School Bethany Milner Natchitoches Central High School Sama Allam Tempe Preparatory Academy Sonia Molinero Martinez Hartnell College Hannah Kim Summit Public School K2 Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race or ethnicity. The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. A list of the semifinalists can be found below. Qurat Ain Everett Community College Francisco Eujenin Campos Madison Area Technical College Mamadou Diallo City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Merlin Dsouza Casa Grande Union High School Brenna Brown Young Womens Leadership Academy Laila Metwaly Bergen Community College Maia Roothaan Evanston Township High School Dear NCC current students and recent graduates,The Jack Kent Cooke Foundations Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship provides up to $55,000 per year for up to three years, making it the largest private [] NCC Main Website . Danie Hernandez Maywood Center for Enriched Studies Claire Haslett Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School Kimberly Cardenas De Anza High School Enrique Baranda Mount San Jacinto College Joey Tan City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College David Villavicencio Corinth Holders High School, Jelise Anderson Kinlock Northmont Senior High School Abram Toledo Berkmar High School Diem-mi Tra Central Piedmont Community College Jayant Namdhari Plano East Senior High School Nathan Kim Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Marlissa Archie Hot Springs World Class High School All of the applicants will be an asset to the colleges and universities they attend in the fall.. Grace Mulumba Lupandu Nibert Dallas College Richland Campus This years semifinalists should be particularly proud of their success in the face of a challenging year, said Executive Director Seppy Basili. Perform administrative duties such as scheduling and planning meetings and appointments, filing volunteer and student . Anna Peeples Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Alexis Aguirre Tucson Magnet High School Karley Yung Washtenaw International High School, Edward Adams Blake School Northrup Campus Nakia Alexander School for Advanced Studies Wolfson Juan Briseno Saddleback High School Audrey Ralphs Renaissance High School, Marbella Aguilar Mansueto High School Edwyn Lozano University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy Nancy Garcia Villa Surry Early College High School of Design Jose Escalante Vasquez Memorial High School Ayo Ogunsanya McDonough High School Ilona Demura-Gregory Walters State Community College, Kaothar Olateju Dallas College Brookhaven Campus Maria Santibanez Cesar E Chavez High School Allen Lin Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Math and Science in Kentucky The Foundation has also provided $119.5 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Michaell Santos Paulino Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice Over the past two decades, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has supported thousands of students with financial need by providing scholarship dollars so they can reach their educational goals. Magali Romero Lopez Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy Vinh Nguyen Klein Oak High School Amaree Walker Central Gwinnett High School Hayden Nguyen Lone Star College System Marcos Rivas Miami Dade College Imaan Chaudhry Saint Catharine Academy Migchalee Gonzalez Tarrant County College Deqa Muse Thomas Jefferson High School 2021. Nayeric Cairo Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter High School Tanisha Narine Young Womens Leadership School, Queens Eduardo Pinto Sheridan Technical High School Graciana Doster Enterprise High School Karla Cardoso Garcia Miami Dade College Gerardo Leal Hudson County Community College Isaac Yoo Creekview High School In addition to financial support, selected Cooke Transfer Scholars will receive comprehensive educational advising from the Foundation to guide them through the process of transitioning to a four-year school and preparing for their careers. Michelle Li CAM Academy Visit here to view the national announcement for the 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Maria Leal Baton Rouge Magnet High School Anita Bassey Paulding County High School Yixin Lao Walter Johnson High School Research. Jessica Welsh Diablo Valley College for their academic achievements, said Seppy Basili, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundations Tammy Le Wilson Central High School Anna Hampton Rogers Heritage High School Wisdom High School The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Jack Kent Cooke College Scholar . Eliza George Clear Horizons Early College High School Ariela Asllani Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Nicksie Lordeus Lorenzo Walker Technical High School Students must be current high school seniors residing in the United States. Julie Chen Kingston High School Kathryn Price Lone Star College System Metztli Carbajal Southwest High School Brianna Jarvis Lone Star College System Natalie Yang Newark Charter School, Temitayo Adeola Eastern Senior High School Fatima Roy MiraCosta College Haleema Aslam Community College of Baltimore County Makayla Suina Bernalillo High School, Roselyn Azcue Urban Assembly Charter High School For Computer Science guidance and opportunities for internships, study-abroad programs, and graduate school Dana Bisher City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College Paula-Marie Brown Science Park High School Paola Calleyro Miami Dade College From this year's pool of 1,200 applicants from 35 states, five MiraCosta students were selected as semi-finalists for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship including Alma Cuevas, Inayah. Davian Rodriguez Boston Latin School Yuliana Chavez El Rancho High School Christian Pierre Trenton Central High School She was one of 406 semifinalists chosen from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants. Susie Cray Linn-Benton Community College Rem Johannknecht Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Alexander Mcneilly Maine Township High School South Yonas Mekonnen Bunker Hill Community College Cindy Ren Hillsborough High School Manraj Gill Rajinder Singh College of San Mateo Ashanti Matthews Thornton Township High School Edward Kong North Penn High School Michelle Ramos IDEA Welasco College Prep Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces Semifinalists for High-Achieving Four-Year College Scholarship Posted February 3, 2022 | By Julia Florence Lansdowne, VA - The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the selection of 411 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship. Pedro Moranchel Hudson County Community College Mayle Sobieski Cuyahoga Community College 17 additional Cooke College Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity. Abdullah Ali Valley Stream South High School Kailey Morand Clear Springs High School Diana Zamarripa The Energy Institute High School, Sophie Christensen Orem High School Coby Yang Ocoee High School The Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship opportunity open to high-achieving high school seniors with financial needs who wish to enroll in and graduate from the nation's top four-year institutions and universities.