The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is pleased to announce the awarding of $100,000 in college scholarships to 20 outstanding applicants. The AG Bell College Scholarship Committee was challenged to choose only 20 scholars from a pool of truly excellent students. All of our scholars are deaf and hard of hearing and use listening and spoken language. The average unweighted GPA of these 20 awardees is more than 3.86, and each shared a wealth of leadership and achievements through the application process. Scholarships range from $2,500 to $10,000.
We extend our wholehearted congratulations and celebrate the accomplishments of:
Connor Boike of Michigan, attending the University of Michigan
Garrett Brown of Florida, attending the University of Florida
Ellaine Chou of California, attending Cornell University
Spencer Elliott of Arizona, attending Arizona State University
Riley Gideon of Ohio, attending the University of Michigan
Daniel Gonzalez Cunningham of Texas, attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kira Holton of Minnesota, attending Gustavus Adolphus College
Marie Johnson of Virginia, attending Hillsdale College
Rachit Kumar of Ohio, attending Georgia Institute of Technology
Evan Mercer of Georgia, attending Vanderbilt University
Nicholas Minton of Florida, attending Carnegie Mellon University
Courtland Priest of Massachusetts, attending Tufts University
Logan Remington of Minnesota, attending the University of Minnesota
Young Jae Ryu of California, attending Columbia University
Zachary Schuhmann of Kentucky, attending the University of Louisville
Jaehoon Sung of North Carolina, attending Duke University
Hugh Thorner of New York, attending the University of Virginia
Willa Tsao of Wisconsin, attending Cornell University
Patrick Walter of Ohio, attending Ohio State University
Alyssa Wciorka of Wisconsin, attending the University of Wisconsin
Sixteen of our scholars are entering college as freshman, while four are continuing their studies. The majority of our scholars are pursuing study of the sciences, predominantly engineering and biomedical studies.
Congratulations 2016 AG Bell Scholars!
