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Scholarship

2017 DYF Scholarship Recipients

Diamond Youth Foundation Scholarship Program - Eligibility requirements for 2017 were that student candidates needed to have a minimum cumulatitve grade point average of 2.75 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.
Mark Bennett

- Bolingbrook High School

- Indiana University

- Economics

Jael Coleman

- Perspectives Leadership Academy

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

- Undecided

Kelvin Cross, Jr.

- South Elgin High School

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

- Undecided

Jalen Crump

- Air Force Academy High School

- University of Chicago

- Astrophysics

Kamryn Cutler

- Plainfield East High School

- Howard University

- Computer Sciences

Lindsey Pina Garcia

- Bolingbrook High School

- University of Illinois at Chicago

- Psyhcology

Ashley Hollis

- Metea Valley High School

- University of Iowa

- Political Science/Pre- Law

Kiara Joseph

- Naperville Central High School

- University of Minnesota Twin Cities

- Nutrition Sciences

Alia Kabba

- Plainfield East High School

- Purdue University

- Mechanical Engineering Technology

Giovany Morales

- East Aurora High School

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

- Undecided

Xavier Morris

- South Elgin High School

- DePaul University 

- Computer Science

Derrick Ousley

- Mount Carmel High School

- DePauw University       

- Biochemistry

Kiersten Rasberry

- Oswego East High School

- Princeton University

- Pre- Med

Jadelyn Steward

- Bolingbrook High School

- Alabama A&M or Florida A&M University

- Pre-Med

Laureen Toussaint

- South Elgin High School

- Howard University

- Political Science

Christopher Wilson

- Bolingbrook High School

- University of Illinois at Chicago

- Computer Science

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