Benjamin Banneker AHS Class of 2019 Scholarship and Awards
Natnael Abate
Pennsylvania State University $65,580 Promising Futures $5,000 St. John's University $140,736 Temple University $33,888 University of San Francisco $99,388
Natnael Abate $344,592.00
Kierra Avent
Howard University $102,580 Barry University $68,000 DC Teachers Alumni Scholarship $1,000 David M. Rubenstein/Economic Club of Washington DC Scholarship $20,000 Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund $8,000 Old Dominion University $94,380 Trinity Washington University $60,000
Kierra Avent $353,960.00
Doris Avila-Marquez
Trinity Washington University $48,000 Marymount University $50,000
Doris Avila-Marquez $98,000.00
Jonathan Banks
Morehouse College Barry University $50,000 Hampden-Sydney College $28,000 Harrisburg University $60,000 Hood College $54,000 Kutztown University $30,800 McDaniel College $100,000 Mount St. Mary's University $111,800
Old Dominion University $20,400 Ohio University $8,000 Seaton Hall University $22,500 St. John's University $52,000 University of New Haven $48,000 Western New England University $48,000 Wentworth Institute of Technology $38,000
Jonathan Banks $671,500.00
Bruktawit Belete
George Mason University $13,745 University of Illinois at Chicago $30,000 DCTAG $50,000
Bruktawit Belete $93,745.00
Josi Belinga
St. John's University $52,000 North Carolina Wesleyan College $50,000 Washington Adventist University $28,780
Josi Belinga $130,780.00
Nevaeh Bennett
Coastal Carolina University $51,428 Eckerd College $142,580 George Mason University $73,180 Monmouth University $200,000 Promising Futures $2,000 University of North Carolina Wilmington $24,780
Nevaeh Bennett $493,968.00
Taila Bennett
Clark Atlanta University Barry University $70,000 Norfolk State University $4,000 Wingate University $13,200
Taila Bennett $87,200.00
Wendy Blanco
Marymount University $87,380 Barry University $30,000 Mary Baldwin University $56,000 Marymount University $87,380 New England College $92,000 Trinity Washington University $48,000 DCTAG $50,000
Wendy Blanco $363,380.00
Sincere Bolden
Waynesburg University $44,000 Cairn University $94,380 Clarks Summit University $63,380 Eastern Mennonite University $140,908 Eastern Nazarene College $90,180 Geneva University $104,580 Gordon College $127,680 Houghton College $106,780
Bryan College $68,380 King's College $103,136 McDaniel College $138,380 Messiah College $100,760 Taylor University $93,980 Western New England University $108,956
Sincere Bolden $1,385,480.00
Massiah Butler
Spelman University St. John's University $96,000 Temple University $37,748 Washington DC Hall of Fame Society $1,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $40,000 Xavier University of Louisiana $16,000
College Bound Scholarship $2,500 David M. Rubenstein/Economic Club of Washington DC Scholarship $20,000 Herb Denton Scholarship $120,000 Old Dominion University $70,836
Massiah Butler $404,084.00
Josue Campos Reyes
Montgomery College $24,380 DCTAG $50,000
Josue Campos Reyes $74,380.00
Estefany Carranza-Orellana
Montgomery College $24,780.00
Estefany Carranza-Orellana $24,780.00
Brian Castillo
University of Maryland College Park $77,180.00 George Mason University $6000.00 Pennsylvania State University $45,580.00 Temple University $67,392.00
Brian Castillo $196,152.00
Cindy Castro
Old Dominion University $32,000 Adina B. Carter Scholarship Award $500 Albright College $77,476 George Mason University $84,800 Loyola University Maryland $150,000
St. John's University $80,000 Susquehanna University $140,000 Trinity Washington University $60,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $62,000 Adina B Carter Scholarship Award Order of Eastern Star $500
Cindy Castro $686,776.00
Adamaris Chaj
University of Maryland College Park $37,180 Albright College $32,000 Allegheny College $100,000 Arcadia University $68,000 George Mason University $144,000 LaSalle University $44,000 Lebanon Valley College $72,000
McDaniel College $110,000 Old Dominion University $24,000 St. John's University $72,000 Susquehanna University $128,000 Mary Baldwin University $64,000
Adamaris Chaj $895,180.00
Cinque Couch
Pennsylvania State University $37,580 DCTAG $50,000 Rutgers University $115,892 University of Pittsburg Bradford $24,780
Cinque Couch $228,252.00
Zachary Crouch
University of British Columbia University of Ottawa $4,000 University of Victoria $2,000 Hampden-Sydney College $4,000
Zachary Crouch $10,000.00
Diamonte Douglas
Morgan State University Albright College $100,152
Diamonte Douglas $100,152.00
Eladia Elliott
University of Maryland College Park $176,175 Louisiana State University $8,000 Stevenson University $92,000 Washington Adventist University $16,000 Wingate University $102,000
Eladia Elliott $394,175.00
Damian Feliciana
Pennsylvania State University $32,780
Damian Feliciana $32,780.00
Isaiah Francis
George Washington University $284,580 DCTAG $12,500 Susquehanna University $148,000 Washington & Jefferson College $148,180
Isaiah Francis $593,260.00
Jayla Gibson
Albright College Promising Futures $2,000 Wingate University $92,000
Jayla Gibson $94,000.00
Ilianna Gonzales Evans
Savannah College of Art and Design $12,000 Eastern Mennonite University $72,000 Kansas City Art Institute $64,000 Lasell College $112,000 Arcadia University $84,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $40,000 Benjamin Banneker Development Corporation Scholarship $2,500
Ilianna Gonzales Evans $386,500.00
Bryanna Greene
Montgomery College Trinity Washington University $60,000 Albright College $40,000 Allegheny College $124,000 Loyola University Maryland $56,000 Mount St. Mary's University $96,000 Susquehanna University $140,000
Bryanna Greene $516,000.00
Jasmin Gutierrez
Saint Peter s University Albright College $32,000 Caldwell University $80,000 Catholic University of America $92,000 Mary Baldwin University $76,000
Marymount University $54,000 Mount St. Mary's University $96,000 New England College $116,000 Old Dominion University $24,000 Promising Futures $2,000 University of New Haven $64,000
Jasmin Gutierrez $636,000.00
Destiny Halsey
Old Dominion University Abdool S. Akhran Scholarship Program- GFOA of Metropolitan Metro Area $1,000 Barry University $58,000 Mary Baldwin University $56,000 Mount St. Mary's University $16,000
Destiny Halsey $131,000.00
Tavia Halsey-Willie
North Carolina A&T University $46,000 Dillard University $51,200 Hampton University $40,000 Longwood University $40,000 Pennsylvania State University $24,000 St. John's University $96,000
University of North Carolina Greensboro $14,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $40,000 Wingate University $100,000 Xavier University $36,000
Tavia Halsey-Willie $487,200.00
Muaz Hamad
Montgomery College Catholic University of America $24,780 Mount St. Mary's University $117,180 University of Hartford $60,000
Muaz Hamad $201,960.00
London Henderson
Old Dominion University $80,436 University of Massachusetts Lowell $101,980 University of North Carolina Greensboro $41,980 Virginia Commonwealth University $88,780 Virginia State University $26,000
London Henderson $339,176.00
Mayra Hernandez
Northern Virginia Community College Drexel University $134,980 University of Vermont $67,096
Mayra Hernandez $202,076.00
Skylar Hopper
North Carolina Wesleyan College $130,780 Barry University $50,000 Mount St. Mary's University $142,876 New England College $152,380 Trinity Washington University $48,000 Wingate University $92,000
Skylar Hopper $616,036.00
Sydney Hughes
Winston-Salem State University Fayetteville State University $4,000 Old Dominion University $20,236 Wingate University $92,000
Sydney Hughes $116,236.00
Sifan Hunde
Syracuse University $224,996 Albright College $48,000 St. John's University $112,192 University of San Francisco $60,000 Wingate University $102,000
Sifan Hunde $547,188.00
Udonnem Igwe
Howard University $51,800 Arcadia University $116,000 George Mason University $58,400 McDaniel College $110,000 Seton Hall University $58,500 University of Hartford $104,000 University of New Haven $72,000
Udonnem Igwe $570,700.00
Zende James
Emory College $290,404 Herb Denton Scholarship $80,000
Zende James $370,404.00
Oscar Jiron-Lopez
Morgan State University $64,780 DCTAG $50,000
Oscar Jiron-Lopez $114,780.00
Franklin Johnson
Morgan State University
Anya Johnson
Southern University A&M $29,400 Albright College $105,552 Canisius College $50,000 Cheyney University $15,896 Johnson C. Smith University $37,780 Loyola University New Orleans $152,380
Mount St. Mary's University $96,000 North Carolina A&T University $16,580 Old Dominion University $31,780 Radford University $23,780 Virginia Commonwealth University $50,000 Xavier University of Louisiana $23,780
Anya Johnson $632,928.00
Myla Johnson
Northern Virginia Community College Albright College $32,000 DCTAG $12,500 Howard University $45,400 Louisiana State University $53,340
Loyola University Maryland $56,000 Ohio University $58,000 University of Maryland Baltimore County $20,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $62,000
Myla Johnson $339,240.00
Michael Jolfaie
Morgan State University Marymount University $58,000 Roanoke College $88,000
Michael Jolfaie $146,000.00
Cherith Kay
Winston-Salem State University DCTAG $50,000 New England College $108,000 Trinity Washington University $48,000
Cherith Kay $206,000.00
Simi Kelly
Salisbury University
Markia Kiazolu
Westmont College $60,000
Markia Kiazolu $60,000.00
Aakiyrah King
Marshall University Canisius College $38,000 Cheyney University $11,128
Aakiyrah King $49,128.00
Emma Lawrence
Ohio State University $155,584 Franklin & Marshall College $248,792 2019 Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship $40,000 Ohio University $78,448 University of Maryland College Park $63,000 University of Rochester $236,400 US JCI Senate Foundation $1,000
Emma Lawrence $823,224.00
Lucy Lawrence
Simmons University $146,000 St. Mary's College $91,636
Lucy Lawrence $237,636.00
Melissa Lazo-Contreras
Trinity Washington University $70,180 Albright College $119,892 Barry University $105,704
Melissa Lazo-Contreras $295,776.00
Alexander Leonard
Fashion Institute of Technology Advertising and Marketing Communications Mount St. Mary s University $32,000 New England College $92,000
Alexander Leonard $124,000.00
Ishaya Lewis
North Carolina Wesleyan College $128,380 College Bound Scholarship $200
Ishaya Lewis $128,580.00
Lauryn Mallard
Southern University and A&M College Louisiana State University $8,780 Radford University $23,380 Towson University $26,180 Trinity Washington University $63,380 University of Maryland Eastern Shore $31,380
Lauryn Mallard $153,100.00
Rebeca Manzano
Trinity Washington University $40,000 Barry University $44,000 Mount St. Mary's University $137,876 Washington Adventist University $54,180
Rebeca Manzano $276,056.00
Tara Martin
Rutgers University Albright College $40,000 University of Albany $36,000 University of Pittsburgh $34,400
Tara Martin $110,400.00
Fatima Martinez
George Mason University $55,380 Mount St. Mary's University $129,876 New England College $116,000 Old Dominion University $24,000 Susquehanna University $171,380
Fatima Martinez $496,636.00
Jason Matlock
Morgan State University
Jordyn Matlock
North Carolina Wesleyan College $50,000
Jordyn Matlock $50,000.00
Rakiya Maxwell
Morgan State University Old Dominion University $21,724
Rakiya Maxwell $21,724.00
Chinenye Mbanefo
Pennsylvania State University $57,780 Council of School Officers $1,000 Spelman College $21,144 Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award $500 Temple University $97,688 Xavier University $133,780 University of Pittsburg $93,480
Chinenye Mbanefo $405,372.00
Margareth Mbea
Xavier University of Louisiana $72,000 High Point University $40,000 New England College $120,000 University of Illinois at Chicago $31,416 University of Tampa $56,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $70,000 High Bridge Foundation $2,000
Margareth Mbea $391,416.00
Jewel McDonald
North Carolina A&T State University $16,580 DCTAG $50,000 Howard University $33,600 Virginia State University $26,000 Benjamin Banneker Development Corporation Scholarship $2,500 District of Columbia 2019 Hamilton Relay Scholarship $500
District of Columbia Retired Educators Association $4,000 Francis Family Scholarship $800 Nathaniel A. Murray Scholarship $1,000 Lloyd D. Smith $2,000
Jewel McDonald $136,980.00
Jeline McDuffie
Morgan State University $24,780 Barry University $44,000 Frostburg State University $24,780
Jeline McDuffie $93,560.00
Brian Melendez
Catholic University of America $142,850 Albright College $95,988 Barry University $101,940 Pennsylvania State University $26,716 Mount St. Mary's University $137,476 Old Dominion University $48,288
Pace University $132,180 University of Maryland College Park $6,180 Virginia Commonwealth University $6,180 Washington College $174,700
Brian Melendez $872,498.00
Ahlam Mohammad
Virginia State University New England College $185,712
Ahlam Mohammad $185,712.00
Shaela Morgan
North Carolina A&T University $48,980
Shaela Morgan $48,980.00
Erica Morse
Pennsylvania State University $26,000 Old Dominion University $41,316 Pearl and Ivy Educational Foundation $2,500 Benjamin Banneker Development Corporation Scholarship $2,500 College Bound Scholarship $5,000
Drexel University $56,400 Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation $10,000 Howard University $17,400 North Carolina Wesleyan College $72,000
Peoples Church Designated High School Scholarship $1,500 Pepco Guiding Light Leadership Program $2,500 George Mason University $68,800 Abdool S. Akhran Scholarship Program $1,000 Meg Graham Scholarship $2,500 St. John's University $115,632
Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award $500 Temple University $60,000 University of Delaware $103,016 Virginia Commonwealth University $60,000 Wingate University $116,000
Erica Morse $764,564.00
Dakharai Murray
George Washington University $281,940 George Mason University $52,000 Howard University $51,400
Dakharai Murray $385,340.00
Stephanie Nacua
George Washington University $226,180 Albright College $113,888 Allegheny College $199,380 Barry University $76,000 Cedar Crest College $84,000 George Mason University $44,000 Montana State University $48,000
Old Dominion University $24,000 Radford University $32,000 St. John's University $136,348 University of the Pacific $56,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $48,000 Washington & Jefferson College $128,000
Stephanie Nacua $1,215,796.00
Diavionne Newell
Grambling State University $24,380
Diavionne Newell $24,380.00
Andrea Nobles
Virginia Commonwealth University $54,980 Indiana University of Pennsylvania $16,000 Old Dominion University $24,000 University of Tampa $40,580 Virginia State University $26,000 Wingate University $96,000 Xavier University of Louisiana $36,000
Andrea Nobles $293,560.00
Hadnet Okbagabir
Marymount University $89,580 Hood College $54,000 Mount St. Mary s University $64,000 New England College $108,000
Hadnet Okbagabir $315,580.00
Celia Okoro
George Washington University $236,000 Hofstra University $60,000 New England College $116,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $40,000 Albright College $4000
Celia Okoro $456,000.00
Chidera Onyeka
St. John's University $136,624 Fordham University $81,780 George Mason University $24,000 Hofstra University $74,000 Long Island University $112,180 Louisiana State University $213,360 Radford University $23,780 Rochester Insititute of Technology $48,000
Chidera Onyeka $713,724.00
Quincy Page
Frostburg State University $32,400 Drexel University $39,600 Howard University $19,000 Louisiana State University $8,000 University of Kentucky $60,000 University of Maryland Baltimore County $20,000 Benjamin Banneker Development Corporation Scholarship $2,500
Quincy Page $181,500.00
Dana Paige
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $208,104 College Bound Scholarship $10,000 Hollie C. Chapmon - Ivy Foundation of Washington, DC $2,500 North Carolina A&T University $16,000 Temple University $75,760 University of California Los Angeles $114,736
Dana Paige $427,100.00
Miles Peterson
California College of the Arts Art Center College of Design $102,000 Savannah College of Art and Design $16,000
Miles Peterson $118,000.00
Jessica Portillo
Catholic University of America $166,780 Loyola University Maryland $72,000 St. John's University $148,928 Temple University $33,748 West Virginia State University $92,780
Jessica Portillo $514,236.00
Makaia Pugh-Williams
Drexel University $200,380
Makaia Pugh-Williams $200,380.00
Ferany Raja-Bintang
Pace University $80,000
Ferany Raja-Bintang $80,000.00
Janvier Richardson
American University $228,780 Washington College $88,000
Janvier Richardson $316,780.00
Roxan Rockefeller
Montgomery College DCTAG $50,000 North Carolina Wesleyan College $60,000 Xavier University of Louisiana $16,000
Roxan Rockefeller $126,000.00
Daniel Rodriguez
United States Air Force Academy $416,000 Albright College $40,000 George Mason University $24,000 Mount St. Mary's University $104,000 New England College $116,000
Old Dominion University $32,000 Quinnipiac University $80,000 St. John's University $116,000 Wingate University $98,000 University of the Pacific $72,000
Daniel Rodriguez $1,098,000.00
Sidnee Salter
Spelman College $36,380 College Bound Scholarship $6,000 Howard University $84,600 Louisiana State University $8,000 Benjamin Banneker Corporation Scholarship $2500 Pearl and Ivy Educational Foundation $2500 United Negro College Fund $2500
Sidnee Salter $142,480.00
Brayan Sanchez
George Mason University St. John s University $128,736.00
Brayan Sanchez $128,736.00
Luwam Seyoum
George Washington University $177,580 Case Western Reserve University $167,740 DCTAG $12,500 Fordham University $71,780 George Mason University $102,580 North Carolina A&T University $62,980
Seton Hall University $138,580 Temple University $31,295 University of Hartford $145,380 University of Massachusetts Lowell $50,000 University of Virginia $47,136 Wingate University $102,000
Luwam Seyoum $1,109,551.00
Mikayla Sharrieff
Spelman College $13,832 Albright College $40,000 Allegheny College $124,000 College Bound Scholarship $20,000 Old Dominion University $32,000 St. Lawrence University $60,000 Peoples Church Designated High School Scholarship $1500
Susquehanna University $132,000 Trinity Washington University $60,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $40,000 Xavier University $72,000 Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation $15,000 DCTAG $12,500
Mikayla Sharrieff $622,832.00
India Skinner
Spelman College $14,896 Agnes Scott College $100,000 Albright College $48,000 2019 Capital City (DC) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated Scholarship $1,500 Cheyney University $15,896 Elizabethtown College $64,000 Fordham University $51,600
Hampton University $60,000 Howard University $37,400 Old Dominion University $48,000 Pennsylvania State University $4,000 St. John's University $96,000 University of Miami $160,000 Virginia State University $40,000 West Virginia State University $32,000 Xavier University of Louisiana $56,000
India Skinner $829,292.00
Kamoni Smith
Fayetteville State University $4000 College Bound Scholarship $3000 DCTAG $50,000
Kamoni Smith $57,000.00
Bria Snell
Louisiana State University $65,312 Albright College $32,000 Allegheny College $124,000 Old Dominion University $32,000 Trinity Washington University $60,000
University of Miami $40,000 University of San Francisco $52,000 Virginia Commonwealth University $72,980 Wingate University $100,000
Bria Snell $578,292.00
Nya-Simone Spann
New York University $180,000 George Washington University $78,800 North Carolina A&T University $128,000
Nya-Simone Spann $386,800.00
Winston Stewart
Morehouse College
Kamau Stith
Bowie State University Bridgewater College $72,000 Central State University $1,000 McDaniel College $136,180 Mount St. Mary's University $32,000 Stevenson University $74,000 University of Hartford $60,000
Kamau Stith $375,180.00
Nathalia Suero
George Washington University $172,180 Catholic University of America $122,980 George Mason University $80,980 Mount St. Mary's University $104,000 University of Delaware $113,264 Washington College $181,236
Nathalia Suero $774,640.00
Nicholas Taylor
Morgan State University Barry University $58,000 Louisiana State University $53,340 Norfolk State University $28,400 North Carolina Wesleyan College $60,000 Old Dominion University $24,000 Virginia State University $26,000
Nicholas Taylor $249,740.00
Avianna terelst
Xavier University of Louisiana $28,780
Avianna ter Elst $28,780.00
Jaylen Toogood
Mount Saint Mary s University, Los Angeles Barry University $30,000
Jaylen Toogood $30,000.00
Coumba Toure
North Carolina A&T University $33,580 Barry University $70,000 Pennsylvania State University $45,580 Xavier University of Louisiana $36,000
Coumba Toure $185,160.00
Daija Tucker
Lee University $20,000 Promising Futures $2,000 Xavier Universiy $56,000
Daija Tucker $78,000.00
J da Tyler
George Washington University $209,200 Howard University $51,400 North Carolina A&T University $32,000 Old Dominion University $48,000 Spelman College $16,744
Trinity Washington University $60,000 Xavier University of Louisiana $91,796 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill $110,400 Hampton University 80,000
J da Tyler $699,540.00
Ayanna Vann
North Carolina A&T State University Temple University $65,196
Ayanna Vann $65,196.00
Richard Wang
George Mason University $6,000 Manhattan College $89,200
Richard Wang $95,200.00
Beonce Watson
Towson University $60,980 Delaware State University $48,000 Marymount University $109,780 Mount St. Mary's University $16,000
Beonce Watson $234,760.00
Noah White
University of Wisconsin-Madison $130,952 DCTAG $50,000 Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, Inc. $1,000
Noah White $181,952.00
Jennae Whitted
Montgomery College Parkmont Poetry Festival Award
Lapoldeon Williams
Pennsylvania State University $62,400 Howard University $34,200 Johnson C. Smith University $48,000 Peoples Church Designated High School Scholarship $1,500 Albright College $32,000 North Carolina A&T University 14,000
Lapoldeon Williams $192,100.00
Camryn Wilson
Winston-Salem University $22,180 Clark Atlanta University $6,180 DCTAG $12,500
Camryn Wilson $40,860.00
Jaya Wilson
Albright College $115,636 Allegheny College $132,000 Old Dominion University $32,000 Salisbury University $54,000 University of Delaware $118,812
Jaya Wilson $452,448.00
Ramani Wilson
George Washington University Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship $302,732 Milken Scholars $10,000 Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship $2500 Dartmouth College $302,340 DCCAP, Why I Want to Go to College Essay Contest $2500
Howard University $51,400 North Carolina A&T University $32,000 Pearl and Ivy Educational Foundation $2,500 Spelman College $113,440
Ramani Wilson $819,412.00
Janai Yard
North Carolina A&T State University Howard University $51,400 Louisiana State University $61,340 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $130,000 Syracuse University $112,000
Janai Yard $354,740.00
2019 Grand Total $35,220,409.00