The TowerCares Foundation has expanded its scholarship program from 10 to 15 $5,000 scholarships. Since 2018, TowerCares has awarded $200,000 in college scholarships to 40 students. More than half of this year’s winners have parents who currently serve or have served in the U.S. Military.
The 2022-23 scholarship winners are:
Imani Ghoush, of Boyds, Md., is excited to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.
Stella Szostak, of Chevy Chase, Md. Szostak is entering her freshman year at Princeton University with a major in Mechanical Engineering. Her father is a U.S. Air Force Veteran.
Dylan Bradford, a freshman at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, planning to study Computer Engineering. His parents currently serve or have served in the U.S. Air Force.
Lily Gaston, a freshman at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, planning to study Public Health. One of her parents currently serves or has served in the U.S. Air Force.
Courtney Kim, a freshman at Northwestern University in Illinois, planning to study Environmental Science.
Sofia Konkolics, a freshman at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, studying to be a Physician’s Assistant.
Natalie Mangen, a freshman at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, planning to study Architecture. One of her parents is a U.S. Army Veteran.
Olivia Preston, a freshman at University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, planning to study Biology. One of her parents currently serves or has served in the U.S. Air Force.
Janet Ruan, a freshman at University of Maryland–College Park, planning to study Biology.
Colby Snyder, a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, planning to study Chemical Engineering.
Alexander Tong, a freshman at University of California-Berkeley, planning to study Chemical Engineering.
Morgan Trechter, a junior at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., studying Civil Engineering. Both of her parents currently serve or have served in the U.S. Air Force.
Margaret Tyson, a freshman at California State Polytechnic University, planning to study Architecture. Both of her parents currently serve or have served in the U.S. Navy.
Lauren Weaver, a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, planning to study Biology.
Kaitlyn Williams, a freshman at Duke University in North Carolina, planning to study Environmental Science. Both of her parents currently serve or have served in the U.S. Marine Corp.
The annual scholarship program starts in April and is open to all current high school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are studying STEM or Foreign Language Linguistics majors. Winners are selected by an independent judging organization based upon academic performance, leadership and participation in school/community activities, work experience and career/educational goals and objectives.