GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. (GRASP), a non-profit, education organization, headquartered in Glen Allen, recently awarded 124 Last Dollar scholarships totaling $125,000 to Virginia high school students graduating in 2015.
“GRASP is delighted to be able to assist students in achieving their postsecondary education dreams, and our Last Dollars Scholarships often help cover the gap in costs between a school’s financial aid package and the total amount of money that is needed to attend that particular school.,” said Bob Holsworth, Chairman, GRASP Board of Directors. “We are especially grateful for our supporters and donors who make these scholarships possible. The Last Dollar Scholarships are another avenue GRASP uses to ensure that every student has an equal opportunity for continuing education after high school.”
GRASP is dedicated to helping primarily low income and disabled students overcome financial and social barriers to attending college or vocational education after high school. Supported by individual, foundation and business donations, GRASP has advisors in 76 public and private schools throughout Virginia and provides services and scholarship assistance, free of charge, to students and their families. In the most recent school year, GRASP advisors assisted more than 6,000 students and their families in developing post-secondary education game plans and leveraged more than an estimated $69 million in financial aid.
GRASP salutes the 2015 Last Dollar scholarship winners. Many of this year’s Last Dollar scholarship winners will be the first members of their families to attend post-secondary education. All have learned about the importance of continuing their educations as the next step for their future successes. The 2015 GRASP Last Dollar scholarship winners are, as follows:
Augusta County Public Schools
Kelsey Basham
Haley Garnett
Erin Marion
Joshua Matheney
Emily McMillion
Victoria Prevette
Sterling Woods
Bath County Public Schools
Emily Hall
Mikahla Puffenbarger
Brunswick County Public Schools
Tia Fields
Jenipher Singleton
Buckingham County Public Schools
Casey Hunt
Cassie Wharum
Charles City County Public Schools
Adrienne Miles
Caylin Stewart
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Cindy Aguilar-Hernandez
Shakiema Barrett
Kellie Beville
John Cichocki
Brenna Dascoulias
Stephanie Davenport
Fantasia Day
Elly English
Mark Felice
Shakierah Harris-Freemantle
Yesenia Hernandez
Jocelyn Ingram
Nicholas King
Meghana Lokesh
Kirestiena Mahrous
Lawrence Marfo
William Midgette
Katie O’Brien
Kathryne Olsen
Jaiona Owen
Elizabeth Parsons
Joshua Rhem
Aliyah Rivers
Walter Tum-Bernal
Colonial Beach Public Schools
Brandon Buzby
Colonial Heights Public Schools
Kaitlyn Brown
Christopher Rodulfo
Brandy Williamson
Cumberland County Public Schools
Michael Turner
Essex County Public Schools
Tristan Edwards
Goochland County Public Schools
Kamryn Crompton
Marisa Graziosi
Rosewell Jones
UMFS Charterhouse School
Dejenee Gee
Hanover County Public Schools
Robert Brickey
Tyler French
Hannah Johnson
Devon VanBuskirk
Emily Wills
Henrico County Public Schools
Kyra Anderson
Tameasha Blair
Meredith Dean
Lazarus Joyner
Vy Le
Anthony Lofton, Jr.
Arrafi Manzer
Deja McGhee
Evelia Meza
Mai Anh Nguyen
Morgan Olivo
Elijah Rose
Lashawnda Ross
Ereny Shawki
Markiesha Smith
Lauren Steinruck
Airelle Thornhill
Michael Turner
Highland County Public Schools
Logan Adams
Hopewell City Public Schools
Dominique Harrison
Samuel Krise
Nicholas Lozano
King William County Public Schools
Lisa Edwards
King and Queen County Public Schools
Rishyne Gaines
Sherronda Robinson
Lancaster County Public Schools
Tristopher Palmer
Rodesha Veney
Lunenburg County Public Schools
MicQuan Bland
Maggie Walker Governor’s School
Hayden Hubbard
Nelson County Public Schools
Tristan Fitzgerald
Paulina Paulino
Skylar Pippin
Presely Pippin
Charles Strimel
New Kent County Public Schools
Alec Bailey
Northstar Academy
Paul Woolard
Northumberland County Public Schools
Kyndia Riley
Petersburg City Public Schools
Shaquira Martinez
Scarlett Maysonet-Fanas
Raven Parham
Powhatan County Public Schools
Austin Conway
Keeana Hargraves
Prince George County Public Schools
Carlos Littles
Kathryn Reith
Richmond City Public Schools
Perry Anderson
George Anthony
Briana Bates
Marquelle Benn
Kiara Brown
Teerra Gillespie
Marnesha Jones
Felicia Mathis
Ricardo Montero
Justice Neason-Ford
Alexis Noble
Douglas Smith III
Tyra Talbott
Jimesha Telfair
Richmond County Public Schools
Charles Johnson
Bruce Smith
Staunton City Public Schools
Angela Bailey
Dalton Dabney
Mary-Peyton Kouchinsky
Chelsea Smith
Claire Venn
Sussex County Public Schools
Danicia Boone
Ebonee’ Byrd
Virginia Home for Boys and Girls
Cameron Hensley
Waynesboro City Public Schools
Shelly Bukoskey
Westmoreland County Public Schools
Kathryn Beddo
For more information about GRASP, visit the organization’s website at www.grasp4va.org. Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GRASPFlash and Facebook at GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program (GRASP).
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