Scholarship
2014 DYF Scholarship Recipients
Diamond Youth Foundation Scholarship Program - Eligibility requirements for 2014 were that student candidates needed to have a minimum cumulatitve grade point average of 2.5 or better, based upon a 4.0 grade scale. Primary consideration was given to students residing in the Northwestern, Western and Southwestern suburbs of Chicago.
Brittany Carson
- South Elgin High School
- 4.87 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 30 ACT
- University of Missouri at Columbia
- Biochemistry
Christopher Fragosa
- Bolingbrook High School
- 3.64 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 23 ACT
- Northern Illinois University
- Accountancy
Ashley Givhens
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- 4.16 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 22 ACT
- Hampton University
- Biology/Pre-medicine
Malik Hughes
- Waubonsie Valley High School
- 3.60 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 23 ACT
- Northern Illinois University
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jessica Porter
- Neuqua Valley High School
- 3.69 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 25 ACT
- University of Missouri at Columbia
- Journalism
Lauren Ransom
- Plainfield East High School
- 3.95 (Weighted) /5.0 GPA, 22 ACT
- Howard University
- Psychology
Devonte Sanders
- Bolingbrook High School
- 3,31 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 20 ACT
- North Central College
- Electrical Engineering
Malcolm Smith
- Bolingbrook High School
- 4.40 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 29 ACT
- University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
- Pre-Physical Therapy
Tyler Smith
- Plainfield South High School
- 4.00 (Weighted) /5.0 GPA, 24 ACT
- Morehouse College
- Psychology
James Weaver, IV
- Bolingbrook High School
- 3.38 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 23 ACT
- Hampton University
- Business Administration
Taylor Withers
- South Elgin High School
- 4.22 (Weighted) /4.0 GPA, 23 ACT
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Biochemistry