11.01.2023
Sallie Mae Awards $250,000 in Scholarships to Increase Access to Higher Education
To commemorate National Scholarship Month, Sallie Mae announced the latest recipients of its Bridging the Dream Scholarship for High School Seniors. The Sallie Mae Fund, the company’s charitable arm, has partnered with Thurgood Marshall College Fund for the last three years to award scholarships to deserving under-resourced and underrepresented students.
This year’s 27 deserving high school students were awarded up to $10,000 each to access higher education.
The diverse and impressive Bridging the Dream scholarship recipients were selected from more than 1,100 applicants nationwide and a majority are attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. They are pursuing a diverse range of degrees, including criminal justice, musical theater, social work, engineering, and more.
Meet this year’s outstanding students.
2023-2024 Bridging the Dream Scholarships Recipients
Mohamed Adam
Hometown: New Hyde Park, N.Y.
College: Stony Brook University
Major/Minor: Political Science and Economics
Nicholas Allen
Hometown: Milton, Ga.
College: North Carolina A&T University
Major/Minor: Biology, Business Finance and Engineering
Azhyia Clemons
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
College: North Carolina Central University
Major/Minor: Pre-Law, Political Science and Accounting
Madison Corzine
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
College: Spelman College
Major/Minor: Political Science
Emery Delbridge
Hometown: McDonough, Ga.
College: Savannah State University
Major/Minor: Environmental Science
Na’Zari Donegal-Pringle
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
College: Delaware State University
Major/Minor: Business
Nyela Harrison
Hometown: Hayward, Calif.
College: Hampton University
Major/Minor: Systems, Organization and Management
Nakeia Jones
Hometown: Conway, Ark.
College: Middle Tennessee State University
Major/Minor: Audio Production
Anna Kaplan
Hometown: Centreville, Va.
College: Oakland University
Major/Minor: Musical Theatre
Victoria Latino
Hometown: Mine Hill, N.J.
College: Niagara University
Major/Minor: Criminal Justice
Dominic Lee
Hometown: Kennesaw, Ga.
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major/Minor: Pre-Law, Business, Marketing, Communications and Spanish
Marcellus Odum
Hometown: Lake Cormorant, Miss.
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Major/Minor: Mechanical Engineering and Public Policy
Nydia Phillips
Hometown: Texas, Ala.
Major/Minor: Southern University and A&M College
Major/Minor: Business
Andrew Pierre
Hometown: Lanham, Md.
College: Bowie State University
Major/Minor: Computer Science and Engineering
Reyna Porter
Hometown: Lithonia, Ga.
College: Howard University
Major/Minor: Theatre Arts and Sports Medicine
Chayil Rattler
Hometown: Stockbridge, Ga.
College: Jackson State University
Major/Minor: Mass Media Arts, Theatre
Tyson Redding
Hometown: Fontana, Calif.
College: University of Hawaii of Manoa
Major/Minor: Education, Business and Animation
Maya Stepnick
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
College: The Ohio State University
Major/Minor: Environmental Science or Social Work (Undecided)
Jared Wilder
Hometown: North Charleston, S.C.
College: Hampton University
Major/Minor: Physics and Biology
Sydney Wright
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
College: Norfolk State University
Major/Minor: Broadcast Journalism
Makaila Young
Hometown: Oswego, Ill.
College: Xavier University of Louisiana
Major/Minor: Biology, Chemistry and Spanish
Ka’Mya Anderson
Hometown: Horn Lake, Miss.
College: Alabama A&M University
Major/Minor: Biology
Sienna Stewart
Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio
College: Kentucky State University
Major/Minor: Environmental Science
Alexander Young
Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.
College: Morehouse College
Major/Minor: Cybersecurity
Devin Dixon
Hometown: Ellenwood, Ga.
College: Tuskegee University
Major/Minor: Veterinary/Animal Sciences
Matthew Payne
Hometown: Jonesboro, Ga.
College: Fort Valley State University
Major/Minor: Electrical Engineering
Milan Rothe
Hometown: Lakeway, Texas
College: Howard University
Major/Minor: Herbal Medicine, African Studies and Business Marketing
