USA Funds awards $166,500 in scholarships

Awards recognize 111 graduating high-school seniors as USA Funds Scholars

USA Funds awards $166,500 in scholarships

INDIANAPOLIS — USA Funds^®, the nation's leading education-loan guarantor, announces the award of scholarships totaling $166,500 to 111 graduating seniors from high schools in communities in which USA Funds has offices. Each of the USA Funds Scholars will receive $1,500 one-time scholarships for postsecondary studies. The students were selected by staff at their high schools based on the student's academic performance, participation in extracurricular activities or community service, exemplary personal character and financial need.

"We are pleased to award these scholarships to deserving students in communities in which USA Funds' staff live and work," said Carl C. Dalstrom, USA Funds president and CEO. "In addition to this community scholarship program, we will announce the recipients of our $3.5-million national scholarship program later this summer."

The following students, listed by their state of residence and the high school that they attend, are 2003 USA Funds Scholars:

Arizona
Coconino High School: Joshua McCauley
Coronado High School: Ignatius Jackson
Glendale High School: Melissa Garcia
Maryvale High School: Elizabeth Primero
Mesa High School: Duni Cummings-John, Tiffany Oliphant
Sunnyside High School: Heidi Hofer
Tempe High School: Katherine T. Ringler
Tucson High Magnet School: Daniel Bohme
Westwood High School: Nicholas Vaidyanathan

Washington, D.C.
Anacostia Senior High School: Shanette Britton, Derwin Fields
Francis L. Cardozo Senior High School: Katrice Pitts, Janette Reyes
Spingarn High School: Darlene Blackson, Stephen Pearson

Hawaii
Aiea High School: Grace Wong
James B. Castle High School: Erin Kimura
James Campbell High School: Rowena A. R. Rivera
Leilehua High School: Erin Jones
Nanakuli High and Intermediate School: LeiAnn Yocom
President William McKinley High School: Chase Sy-Fuu-Lee
Radford High School: Sheila Esquerra
Waianae High School: Lina Siu
Waipahu High School: LeiAnn Cadiz

Indiana
Arlington High School: Nicholas Carothers, Khadijah Siddeeq, Maranda Summers
Arsenal Technical High School: Heather Fisher, Ian Smith, Anna M. Sullivan
Ben Davis High School: Carrie Gray, Elizabeth A. Jarrett, Rachel J. Lewis
Broad Ripple High School: Madison Casey, Deborah Cook, Chad Winston Williams
Carmel High School: Zachary Lipps, Rhemma Payne, Matthew Uminski
Decatur Central High School: Andrew Allgood, Amanda J. Cook, Deanna R. Pickett
Emmerich Manual High School: Scott R. Cothron, Aaron W. Ray, Alan Traxler
Franklin Central High School: Mary Beth Arnold, Lorraine D. Fisher, Sarah Southworth
Hamilton Heights High School: Joseph A. Hoover, Elizabeth M. Tenbrook, Kyra A. Waltz
Hamilton Southeastern High School: Megan Hill, Molly Moyer, Kyle Schulenborg
Lawrence Central High School: John Bruce, Phuong Hong, Sequoia Rent
Lawrence North High School: Shawnda Brodnex, Christine Lindner, Lauren Smith
Noblesville High School: Armonda Hassler, Molly McShane, Bryan Welsh
North Central High School: J. Emerson Barnett, Jennifer A. Rhinehart, Mary K. Rousopoulos
Northwest High School: Dawn Crittenden, Sharell Hendricks, Raymond Riddle
Perry Meridian High School: Frank Duerson, Daniel Hanley, Shelby Nelson
Pike High School: Priya J. Patel, Courtney L. Smith, Kristen K. Walker
Sheridan High School: Katie Carr, Drew Colvin, Levi West
Southport High School: Amanda Bade, Lauren Miller, Jessica Wiley
Speedway High School: Marinko Josipovic, Aaron Pedigo, Rebecca Roundtree
Warren Central High School: Adam Bocik, Lourenzo Giple, Nathaniel Saloh
Westfield High School: Jerica Derr, Sarah Moran, Barbara J. Sloan

Kansas
Baldwin High School: Sherah L. McCurry
Eudora High School: Mary E. Johnson
Highland Park High School: Sharon Sturgeon
Jefferson West High School: Laci Heller
Lawrence Free State High School: Madeline Rake
Lawrence High School: Twynnin Brown
Ottawa High School: Jarod Sigmond
Pomona High School: Brett D. Gilliland
Topeka High School: Jennifer Hoover
Topeka West High School: Erin E. Iams

North Carolina
East Forsyth High School: Christina Lamm
Glenn High School: Ghatna C. Shah, Stephanie Yandell
Independence High School: Kendra Hardee
Mount Tabor High School: Leah Giles, Margie Jefferson
North Forsyth High School: Sarah Long
Parkland High School: Shalanda Ingram
R.J. Reynolds High School: Jennifer Banks
West Forsyth High School: Brittany R. Wooten