Past Awardees
Scholarship Recipients 2023-2024
Taylor Sconiers
Hampton University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning WFF Scholar Taylor Sconiers, expected class of 2026, is from Bloomfield, New Jersey. Taylor is studying Sports Management at Hampton University. In the summer of 2024, she was proud…
Taylar Davis
North Carolina A&T State University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning WFF Scholar Taylar Davis, expected class of 2026, is from Charlotte, North Carolina. Taylar is studying Psychology at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. In the summer of…
Joshua Wallington
Alabama A&M University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning WFF Scholar Joshua Wallington, expected class of 2025, is from Troy, Michigan. Joshua is studying Computer Science at Howard University. In the summer of 2024, he interned at Google…
Sanai Neblett
Hampton University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning WFF Scholar Sanai Neblett, class of 2025, is from Dacula, Georgia. She is studying Psychology (Pre-med) at Hampton University. In the summer of 2024, she enrolled in 2 summer…
Ashley Pryor
Morgan State University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning WFF Scholar Ashley Pryor, expected class of 2025, is from Bowie, Maryland. She is studying Computer Science at Morgan State University. In the summer of 2024, she interned at…
Lauren Jenkins
Albany State University
Funded by:
Black Nurse Collaborative
Lauren Jenkins, expected class of 2025, is from Stockbridge, Georgia. She is studying Nursing at Albany State University. In the summer of 2023, Lauren was on campus completing some nursing…
Wisdom Talley
Howard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship
Returning Awardee Wisdom Talley, expected class of 2024, is from Elon, North Carolina. She is studying Nursing at Howard University, where she has maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA. In the…
Tye Compton
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Tye Compton, expected class of 2024, is from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is studying Political Science at Howard University. In the summer of 2023, Tye worked at the University of Michigan…
Sydnee Haynes
North Carolina A&T State University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Sydnee Haynes, expected class of 2024, is from Brandywine, Maryland. She is studying Bioengineering at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. In the summer of 2023, Sydnee completed a…
Nya Morgan
Spelman College
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Nya Morgan, expected class of 2024, is from Bowie, Maryland. Nya is an International Studies student at Spelman College. In the summer of 2023, Nya worked in Los…
Nya Love
Dillard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning Awardee Nya Love, expected class of 2024, is from Little Rock, Arkansas. Nya is a Biology student at Dillard University. In the summer of 2023, Nya participated in The…
Helena Stewart
North Carolina A&T State University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Helena Stewart, class of 2026, is from Bowie, Maryland. She is studying Construction Management at North Carolina A&T University (NCA&T). In summer 2023, Helena worked for DPR Construction, one of…
Courtney Miller
Spelman College
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Courtney Miller, expected class of 2024, is from Bolingbrook, Illinois. Courtney is studying Psychology at Spelman College. In the summer of 2023, Courtney worked two jobs this summer to afford…
Jordan Alexander
Howard University
Returning awardee Jordan Alexander, expected class of 2024, is from Detroit, Michigan. Jordan is studying Nutritional Science at Howard University. In the summer of 2023, Jordan participated in a paid…
Jessikah Tassin
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Jessikah Tassin, expected class of 2024, is from Dallas, Texas. Jessikah is studying Political Science at Howard University. In the summer of 2023, Jessikah continued her internship with…
Tahjanae Gray
Lincoln University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Tahjanae Gray, expected class of 2025, is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is majoring in Criminal Justice at Lincoln University. In the summer of 2023, Tahjanae took four online summer classes…
Charis Haynes
Howard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Charis Haynes, expected class of 2024, is from Covington, Georgia. Charis is studying Honors Biology, Political Science at Howard University. In the summer of 2023, she participated in two internship…
Myah Yancey
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Myah Yancey, expected class of 2026, is from Suffolk, Virginia. Myah is studying Theatre Arts and Dance at Howard University. In the summer of 2023, she developed a dance program,…
Déja Daniel
Howard University
Funded by:
Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship
Returning awardee, Déja Daniel is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship, annually awarded to the highest scoring applicant. Déja Daniel, expected class of 2024, is…
Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023
Joshua Wallington
Alabama A&M University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning WFF Scholar Joshua Wallington, expected class of 2025, is from Troy, Michigan. Joshua is studying Computer Science at Howard University. In the summer of 2024, he interned at Google…
Laten Jordan
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Laten Jordan, class of 2023, is from Columbus, Ohio. He is studying Honors Political Science (Pre-Law) at Howard University. In summer 2022, Laten served as a Diversity, Equity,…
Kyla Mayo
Dillard University
Returning Awardee Kyla Mayo, expected class of 2024, is from Vacherie, Louisiana. Kyla is studying Biology (Pre-Med) at Dillard University. In the summer of 2022, Kyla traveled to Boston University…
Khloe Kelley
Howard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Khloe Kelley, expected class of 2025, is from Henderson, Nevada. Khloe is studying Biology at Howard University. In the summer of 2022, Khloe was a Research Intern at the University…
Jayla Thornton
North Carolina A&T State University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Jayla Thornton, expected class of 2024, is from Fort Washington, Maryland. Jayla is studying Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, where she has maintained a 4.0…
Jaden Petrus
Howard University
Funded by:
Washington Gas Lighting Company
Returning Awardee Jaden Petrus, expected class of 2023, is from Brooklyn, New York. Jaden is a Nursing student at Howard University. In the summer of 2022, Jaden worked at the…
Derrick Webb
Dillard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning Awardee Derrick Webb, expected class of 2023, is from Montgomery, Alabama. Derrick is a Biology (Pre-Med) student at Dillard University. In the summer of 2022, Derrick participated in the…
Cheyenne Riley
Lincoln University
Returning Awardee Cheyenne Riley, expected class of 2023, is from Capitol Heights, Maryland. Cheyenne is studying Biology at The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. In summer 2022, she attended the Academy…
Britteny Cherestal
Florida A&M University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Britteny Cherestal, expected class of 2023, is from Ocala, Florida by way of Haiti. Brittany is studying Pharmacy at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. In the summer of 2022, Britteny…
Wisdom Talley
Howard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship
Returning Awardee Wisdom Talley, expected class of 2024, is from Elon, North Carolina. She is studying Nursing at Howard University, where she has maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA. In the…
Nya Morgan
Spelman College
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Nya Morgan, expected class of 2024, is from Bowie, Maryland. Nya is an International Studies student at Spelman College. In the summer of 2023, Nya worked in Los…
Nya Love
Dillard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning Awardee Nya Love, expected class of 2024, is from Little Rock, Arkansas. Nya is a Biology student at Dillard University. In the summer of 2023, Nya participated in The…
Jordan Alexander
Howard University
Returning awardee Jordan Alexander, expected class of 2024, is from Detroit, Michigan. Jordan is studying Nutritional Science at Howard University. In the summer of 2023, Jordan participated in a paid…
Déja Daniel
Howard University
Funded by:
Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship
Returning awardee, Déja Daniel is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship, annually awarded to the highest scoring applicant. Déja Daniel, expected class of 2024, is…
Scholarship Recipients 2021-2022
Eryka Anabell Clarke
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Eryka Anabell, expected class of 2023, is from Queens, New York. Eryka Anabell is an Honors Political Science student at Howard University. She is a Student Assistant in…
Meiyah Hill
Central State University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Meiyah Hill, expected class of 2022, is from Cleveland, Ohio. Meiyah studies English (Pre-Law) at Central State University. Meiyah has been inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors…
Maya Solomon
Florida A&M University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Maya Solomon, expected class of 2023, is from Detroit, Michigan. Maya studies Sociology (Pre-Law) at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. In Detroit, Maya is a Co-Founder of DAYUM,…
Janiya Brooks
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Janiya Brooks, expected class of 2023, is from Capitol Heights, Maryland. Janiya is studying Biology at Howard University. Janiya is a participant in the Mayo Clinic Undergraduate Plummer…
Taylor Owens
Howard University
Taylor Owens, expected class of 2023, is from Baltimore, Maryland. Taylor studies Health Management at Howard University. Within the College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences (CNAHS), Taylor is the…
D’nai Thomas
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee D’nai Thomas, expected class of 2022, is from Atlanta, Georgia. D’nai is studying Clinical Laboratory Science at Howard University. D’nai is the Secretary and Graphic Designer of the…
Serina McMillian
Howard University
Returning Awardee Serina McMillian, expected class of 2023, is from Sacramento, California. Serina is studying Psychology at Howard University. Serina serves as a Teaching Assistant in local preschool classrooms with…
Gabriella Forchion
Howard University
Returning Awardee Gabriella Forchion, expected class of 2021, is from Clayton, New Jersey. Gabriella is studying Biology at Howard University. Gabriella has attended the Research Institute Summer Scholars program at…
A’Maiya Allen
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
A’Maiya Allen, expected class of 2022, is from Bolingbrook, Illinois. A’Maiya is a Public Relations student at Howard University. A’Maiya is the founder of SincerelySinclair.com, a lifestyle and productivity blog…
Troy Wilson
Lincoln University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Troy Wilson, expected class of 2023, is from Blakeslee, Pennsylvania. Troy is studying Mass Communications at The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. Troy has been inducted into the National Society of…
Jayden Rush
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Jayden Rush, expected class of 2022, is from Charlotte, North Carolina. Jayden is a Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications student at Howard University. At Howard, Jayden is an award-winning attorney…
Khyla Turner
Hampton University
Khyla Turner, expected class of 2022, is from Boston, Massachusetts. Khyla is studying Kinesiology at Hampton University, where she has maintained a 3.96 cumulative GPA. Khyla is certified in Emergency…
Kelsey Johnson
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Kelsey Johnson, expected class of 2022, is from Mesa, Arizona. She is studying Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications at Howard University, where she has maintained a 4.0 cumulative…
Nijel Brown
Florida A&M University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Nijel Brown, expected class of 2024, is from Jacksonville, Florida. Nijel is a Mechanical Engineering student at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Nijel has experience as a summer intern for…
Demarco Smith
Xavier University of Louisiana
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Demarco Smith, expected class of 2023, is from New Orleans, Louisiana. Demarco is studying Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Xavier University of Louisiana. Demarco is a Teaching, Volunteering, and Site…
Laten Jordan
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Laten Jordan, class of 2023, is from Columbus, Ohio. He is studying Honors Political Science (Pre-Law) at Howard University. In summer 2022, Laten served as a Diversity, Equity,…
Kyla Mayo
Dillard University
Returning Awardee Kyla Mayo, expected class of 2024, is from Vacherie, Louisiana. Kyla is studying Biology (Pre-Med) at Dillard University. In the summer of 2022, Kyla traveled to Boston University…
Jaden Petrus
Howard University
Funded by:
Washington Gas Lighting Company
Returning Awardee Jaden Petrus, expected class of 2023, is from Brooklyn, New York. Jaden is a Nursing student at Howard University. In the summer of 2022, Jaden worked at the…
Derrick Webb
Dillard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning Awardee Derrick Webb, expected class of 2023, is from Montgomery, Alabama. Derrick is a Biology (Pre-Med) student at Dillard University. In the summer of 2022, Derrick participated in the…
Cheyenne Riley
Lincoln University
Returning Awardee Cheyenne Riley, expected class of 2023, is from Capitol Heights, Maryland. Cheyenne is studying Biology at The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. In summer 2022, she attended the Academy…
Nya Morgan
Spelman College
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Nya Morgan, expected class of 2024, is from Bowie, Maryland. Nya is an International Studies student at Spelman College. In the summer of 2023, Nya worked in Los…
Nya Love
Dillard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Returning Awardee Nya Love, expected class of 2024, is from Little Rock, Arkansas. Nya is a Biology student at Dillard University. In the summer of 2023, Nya participated in The…
Déja Daniel
Howard University
Funded by:
Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship
Returning awardee, Déja Daniel is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship, annually awarded to the highest scoring applicant. Déja Daniel, expected class of 2024, is…
Scholarship Recipients 2020-2021
Lakiyah Durham
Tuskegee University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Lakiyah Durham, expected class of 2023, is originally from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She is studying Animal Poultry & Veterinary Sciences at Tuskegee University. At Tuskegee, Lakiyah is a member of…
Zuri Godfrey
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Zuri Godfrey, expected class of 2021, is originally from Hampton, Virginia. He is studying Business Management at Howard University. Zuri has interned with the Perkins Entrepreneurship Training and…
Zhane Austin
Hampton University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee, Zhane Austin, expected class of 2021, is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is currently studying Political Science at Hampton University. Zhane has a plethora of pre-law experience with…
Na’Charlesia Floyd
Xavier University of Louisiana
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee, Na’Charlesia Floyd, expected class of 2022, is originally from Americus, Georgia. Na’Charlesia is studying Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana. At…
Brittany Davis
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Brittany Davis, expected class of 2021, is originally from Brooklyn, New York. Brittany is studying Acting at Howard University. She has served as a Brand ambassador for Vie Towers and…
Indigo Passariello
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Indigo Passariello, expected class of 2021, is originally from Scarsdale, New York studying Jazz at Howard University. Indigo is an independent guitar instructor and a social media manager. She has…
Abrianna Canyon
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Abrianna Canyon, expected class of 2023, is originally from Los Angeles, California. She is studying Marketing at Howard University, where she currently has a 4.0 GPA. Abrianna has served as…
Virgil Parker
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Virgil Parker, expected class of 2021, is originally from Rochester, New York. Virgil is studying Journalism at Howard University. Virgil has had several internship positions at Goldman Sachs, the U.S…
Khristina Cassanova
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Khristina Cassanova, expected class of 2021, is originally from Montclair, New Jersey. She is studying Nutritional Science at Howard University. At Howard, Khristina is very involved as she is a…
Jenai Frenette
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Jenai Frenette, expected class of 2021, is originally from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is a Nursing major at Howard University. Jenai has extensive volunteer experience with organizations like the…
Christyn Carr
North Carolina A&T State University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Christyn Carr, expected class of 2022, is originally from Johns Creek, Georgia. Christyn is studying Nursing with a 4.0 cumulative GPA at North Carolina A&T State University. She…
Cameron Kee
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Cameron Kee, expected class of 2022, is originally from Lawnside, New Jersey. He is studying Supply Chain Management at Howard University. Cameron has interned for the District Office of House…
Eryka Anabell Clarke
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Eryka Anabell, expected class of 2023, is from Queens, New York. Eryka Anabell is an Honors Political Science student at Howard University. She is a Student Assistant in…
Maya Solomon
Florida A&M University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Maya Solomon, expected class of 2023, is from Detroit, Michigan. Maya studies Sociology (Pre-Law) at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. In Detroit, Maya is a Co-Founder of DAYUM,…
Janiya Brooks
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Janiya Brooks, expected class of 2023, is from Capitol Heights, Maryland. Janiya is studying Biology at Howard University. Janiya is a participant in the Mayo Clinic Undergraduate Plummer…
D’nai Thomas
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee D’nai Thomas, expected class of 2022, is from Atlanta, Georgia. D’nai is studying Clinical Laboratory Science at Howard University. D’nai is the Secretary and Graphic Designer of the…
Serina McMillian
Howard University
Returning Awardee Serina McMillian, expected class of 2023, is from Sacramento, California. Serina is studying Psychology at Howard University. Serina serves as a Teaching Assistant in local preschool classrooms with…
Gabriella Forchion
Howard University
Returning Awardee Gabriella Forchion, expected class of 2021, is from Clayton, New Jersey. Gabriella is studying Biology at Howard University. Gabriella has attended the Research Institute Summer Scholars program at…
Kelsey Johnson
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning Awardee Kelsey Johnson, expected class of 2022, is from Mesa, Arizona. She is studying Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications at Howard University, where she has maintained a 4.0 cumulative…
Wisdom Talley
Howard University
Funded by:
The Vallee Foundation, Inc.
Honorable Louis Stokes HBCU Scholarship
Returning Awardee Wisdom Talley, expected class of 2024, is from Elon, North Carolina. She is studying Nursing at Howard University, where she has maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA. In the…
Scholarship Recipients 2019-2020
Summer Williams
North Carolina A&T State University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Summer Williams, expected class of 2022, is from Columbia, Maryland. Summer is earning a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering at North Carolina A&T State University, a public, historically black,…
Olivia Aiken
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Olivia Aiken, expected class of 2020, is majoring in business administration and accounting at Howard University. Olivia has traveled across the country from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to attend Howard University…
Noah Nicholas
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Noah Nicholas, expected class of 2020, is from Stone Mountain, Georgia and will graduate from Howard University, a high research activity institution. While at Howard University, Noah is…
Marvellous Oke
Morgan State University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Marvellous Oke, expected class of 2020, is originally from Ogun State, Nigeria. She currently attends Morgan State University, where she is majoring in Psychology (research and medicine track). Prior to…
Julia Nichols
Edward Waters College
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Julia Nichols, expected class of 2020, is a computer information systems major at Edward Waters College and has maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA. Julia is originally from North Little Rock,…
Jemiah Williams
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Jemiah Williams, expected class of 2021, is from Arlington, Texas. Jemiah will graduate from Howard University, a Tier 1 national university by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR). Jemiah is…
Elijah Rutland
Florida A&M University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Elijah Rutland, expected class of 2021, hometown is Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah is currently a graphic design student in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communications at Florida A&M University, an…
Amy Challe
University of the District of Columbia
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Amy Challe, expected class of 2019, immigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone, Africa. She is pursuing an associate degree at the University of the District of…
Zuri Godfrey
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Zuri Godfrey, expected class of 2021, is originally from Hampton, Virginia. He is studying Business Management at Howard University. Zuri has interned with the Perkins Entrepreneurship Training and…
Zhane Austin
Hampton University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee, Zhane Austin, expected class of 2021, is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is currently studying Political Science at Hampton University. Zhane has a plethora of pre-law experience with…
Na’Charlesia Floyd
Xavier University of Louisiana
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee, Na’Charlesia Floyd, expected class of 2022, is originally from Americus, Georgia. Na’Charlesia is studying Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana. At…
Jenai Frenette
Howard University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Jenai Frenette, expected class of 2021, is originally from Waterbury, Connecticut. She is a Nursing major at Howard University. Jenai has extensive volunteer experience with organizations like the…
Christyn Carr
North Carolina A&T State University
Funded by:
WFF Scholar
Returning awardee Christyn Carr, expected class of 2022, is originally from Johns Creek, Georgia. Christyn is studying Nursing with a 4.0 cumulative GPA at North Carolina A&T State University. She…
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Our Goal is to raise enough for 26 scholorships before December 31, 2024. With 20 already created this year, we only have 40 days left to raise enough for 6 more scholorships.