AFSA Scholarship Winners | Celebrating Academic Excellence

2021 – 2022

• Tasfique Ahmed, Tamarc, FL
• Jessie Gibbins, Loveland, OH
• Mackenzie Heuszel, Oologah, OK
• Alexandra Kruzel, Boulder, CO
• Sonya Ortiz, Katy, TX
• Ronan Piontek, Wauwatosa, WI
• Lin Rayes, West Bloomfield, MI
• Abigail Vacca, Somerset, KY
• Zachary Vinitski, Lansdale, PA
• Jasmine Wong, Nacogdoches, TX

2021

• Joana Carreras, Maywood, IL
• Landon Ellington, Weatherford, TX
• Josh Lawless, Chesterton, IN
• Nathan Miller, Union Star, MO
• Ashlynn Oyemola, Haslet, TX
• Victoria Piniella, White House Station, NJ
• Cale Rowley, Guthrie Center, IA
• Emma Shuffield, Austin, AR
• Lauren Trull-Oxendine, Grand Prairie, TX
• Noah Weislo, Orchard Park, NY

2020

• Emmanuel Bryant, Greenville, NC
• Taylor Cook, Clovis, CA
• Nayeli Flores, Porterville, CA
• Lily Jewett, Cumming, GA
• Liam McFarland, Olympia, WA
• Sage Orbell, Riverton, WY
• Bena Patel, Irvine, CA
• Alexandria Self, Lacombe, LA
• Gabriela Shamblin, Lakeland, FL
• Karina Villegas, Paint Rock, TX

2019

• Julia Ahern, San Diego, California
• Rose Cross, Hoagland, Indiana
• Alexandra Dagdag, Middle River, Maryland
• Anna Evans, Denver, Colorado
• Abigail Hershman, LeClaire, Iowa
• Elor Mayan, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Travis McGregor, Kensington, Maryland
• Zuri Reaves-Thomas, Snellville, Georgia
• Morgan Roegner, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
• Taryn Thompson-Garner, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

2018

• Vanessa Castellon, Chula Vista, CA
• Isaac Dienes, Nelsonville, OH
• Katie Kohlman, Beaver Falls, PA
• Lilia Nikoomanzar, Chandler, AZ
• Daniel Popach, Marysville, WA
• India Richardson, Prince George, VA
• Erik Simonsen, Redmond, WA
• Devin Wade, Vandalia, OH
• Haley Wilkerson, Houston, TX
• Zoe York, Cary, NC

2017:

• Miljana Djurovic, Des Plaines, IL

• Zachary Duncan, Okemah, OK

• Karolina Madro, Roselle, Illinois

• Kendall McCulty, Los Angeles, CA

• Emily Miller, Bluffton, IN

• Angela Murillo, Coachella, CA

• Robert Nelson, Winslow, AZ

• Anna Newton, Oxford, NC

• Cameron Smith, Redlands, CA

• Sarah Sutton, Sandwich, MA

2016:

• Sydney Mercier, Wethersfield, CT
• Rachel Wei, West Hills, CA
• Travis Gylling, Cle Elum, WA
• Ayo Dada, Houston, TX
• Abigail Krafsig, Manassas Park, VA
• Kendra Williams, East Lansdowne, PA
• Joon-Bum Kim, Vancouver, WA
• Brianne Hood, Omaha, NE
• Ihotu Ijaola, High Point, NC
• Aribelys Hernandez, Brooklyn, NY

2015:

• Clara Cohoon, Prosper, TX
• Miranda Hyatt, Pullman, WA
• Zachary Like, Little Rock, AR
• Carlos Menzie, Bridgeport, CT
• Aaron Pietraallo, Magnolia, NC
• Hayley Rein, Brooklyn, NY
• Ashley Milan, Myrtle Beach, SC
• Shana Smith, Pembroke Pines, FL
• Krystelle Thomas, Queens, NY
• Veronica Werve, Kempner, TX

2014:

• Sara Desrocher, Eagan, MN
• Kate Gavigan, Dallas, TX
• Jennifer Gohlke, Pewaukee, WI
• Angelika Lowder, APO, AE (living in Germany, military dependent)
• Juana Moreno-Espinoza, Santa Ana, CA
• Robert Pugh, Montgomery, AL
• Erin Saaranen, Bloomington, MN
• Su Trinh, Garland, TX
• George Vang, St. Paul, MN
• Tyler Woody, Central, SC

2013:

• Maya Sadler, Elk Grove, CA
• Samuel Nicely, Roanoke, VA
• Josephine Benson, Bowling Green, OH
• Andrew Billigmeier, Stockton, CA
• Victoria Wojton, Strongsville, OH
• Kevin Wang, Sunnyvale, CA
• David Silva, Alice, TX
• Molly Borden, West Hartford, CT
• Haley Roth, Cordova, TN
• Jocelyn Jenks, Ames, IA

2012:

• Ghena Ghanem, Boca Raton, FL
• Anthony Thornton, Willingboro, NJ
• Madison McLaren, Costa Mesa, CA
• Stephanie Fukui, Arvada, CO
• Alexander Baxter, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Alexandra Wright, Swink, CO
• Adrian Harary, Brea, CA
• Deborah Wendt, Altamonte Springs, FL
• Erin Bishop, Chapel Hill, NC
• Katrina Parnham, Pembroke Pines, FL

2011:

• Rachel Bessire, Arlington, WA
• Jordan Bowker, Savannah, GA
• Amanda Castillo, San Antonio, TX
• Allison Cook, Granite Bay, CA
• Ashley Dolbee, Waterford, CA
• Jonnie Eckles, Scammon, KS
• Omar Guzman, Compton, CA
• Michael Rogers, Chicopee, MA
• Leanna Thomas, Nixa, MO
• Joseph Vitale, Bloomsbury, NJ

2010:

• Charity Myers, Leesville, LA
• Emily L Flahive, Pella, IA
• Jaryd Toohey, Blythewood, SC
• Emily Williams, Birmingham, AL
• Zachary Hearn, Muskegon, MI
• Alexis Leach, White Lake, MI
• Shirlene Obuobi, The Woodlands, TX
• Andre Mahdi, Clarksville, TN
• Kiyah Crittendon, Potomac Falls, VA
• Allyshae Meyers, Vandalia, IL

2009:

• Michael Barrett, Orlando, FL
• Matt Cassidy, Fostoria, OH
• Alexander Chism, Petaluma, CA
• Sonnett Davies, Spanish Fork, UT
• Coreen Donaldson, Riverside, CA
• Kiera Edwards, Menifee, CA
• Jessica Garcia, San Bernardino, CA
• Angela Imbesi, Mesa, AZ
• Erica Kaczmarczyk, Mahanoy City, PA
• Ashton Warner, Kailua, HI

2008:

• Katherine Bennett, Lighthouse Point, FL
• Katherine Courtney, Carpenteria, CA
• Jaeha ‘Janice” han, Plainview, NY
• Annelese Jones, Austin, TX
• Richard Jordan, Amherst, NH
• Kristen Kelly, Narrowburg, NY
• Sam O’Ijeh, Red Oak, TX
• Laura Reasoner, Columbus, OH
• Amber Lutzi, Betheleham, PA
• Patricia Wright, Hebron, OH

2007:

• Danica S. Carew, Miami, FL
• Bri’Ana M. Cropps-Hawkins, Philadelphia, PA
• Carrie E. Fraser, Johnston, RI
• Rachel D. Murray, Saint Cloud, FL
• Ninotchka M. Richardson, North Las Vegas, NV
• Travis J. Trujillo, Westminster, CO
• Miranda L. Wecker, Logan, UT
• Sarah M. Welsh, Shamong, NJ
• Michelle L. Wheelock, Watuaga, TX
• Leydi A. Zapata, Kennewick, WA

2006:

• Kasey Arrington, Hardy, VA
• Leah Johnson, Medford, NJ
• Jenna Thiel, Kalispell, MT
• Jennifer Way, Las Vegas, NV

2005:

• Kristen Frazee, Arlington, TX
• Andrew George, Trappe, MD
• Rachel Pederson, Newport, RI
• Elisha Adkins, Hermiston, OR
• Henry Finkelstein, San Diego, CA
• Colton Rearick, Rapid City, SD
• Katelyn Busmann, Sevierville, TN

2004:

• Jessica Olson, Salt Lake City, UT
• Kerry Bankhead, Mesquite, TX
• Jerrad Koerner, Decatur, AL
• Kendrick Bishop, Needham, MA
• Isabel Gardocki, Hillsdale, NJ
• Tiffany Pedergast, Whittier, CA
• Heather Slinde, Sussex, WI

2003:

• Karen Henspeter, Copper Center, AK
• Mindy Fontenot, Lake Charles, LA
• Sarah Brown, Franklin, NC
• Jamie Boelens, Springfield, VA
• Andrew Kaplan, Leawood KS
• John Riley, Providence, RI
• Randy Sidman, San Diego, CA