2018
scholarship recipients
"Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength, and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you."
- Barack Obama
Faith McGowen
High School: Renaissance School of Arts and Technology at Olympic High School
College: Duke University
Parents: James Gowen Jr. and Andrea McGowen
Highlights: "WInning the National Center for Women in information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. I am also a part of several honor societies and serve as a math and reading tutor."
Memento: NCWIT National Award for Aspirations in Computing
Gavin Rodriguez
High School: Rocky River High School
College: New York University
Parents: Robert and Tawanda Mathis
Major: Photography and Imaging
Intended Career: Location scout for films/TV shows, travel and documentary photographer, director, filmmaker, screenwriter
Kayla McLaurin
High School: Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Major: Pre-health
Minor: Spanish and journalism