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TOP CONSERVATIVE STUDENT ACTIVISTS AWARDED $131,000 IN 12TH ANNUAL PHILLIPS FOUNDATION RONALD REAGAN COLLEGE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIPS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             CONTACT: Jeff Hollingsworth, 202-677-4628 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 26, 2011 --- The Phillips Foundation today announced the winners of $131,000 in merit-based scholarships for academic year 2011-2012 under its Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program.  The program offers renewable and one-time scholarships to college undergraduates who demonstrate exceptional achievements as campus leader-activists against “political correctness” and ideological conformity, and for freedom, American values, and Constitutional principles on their campuses.  

 

There are 46 first-time scholarship winners and 13 students receiving scholarship renewals for academic year 2011-2012.   Renewable scholarships are awarded to sophomores at the start of their junior year.  They may seek a renewal for the senior year.  Also, one-time awards are made to current juniors for their senior year.

 

The Phillips Foundation, based in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to advance Constitutional principles, a democratic society, and a vibrant free enterprise system.   In addition to the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program, the Foundation administers the Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program which awards grants to print and online journalists early in their careers.

 

Recipient of a one-time $7,500 scholarship:

  • Justin Kingsolver, Fishers, Ind., a junior at Indiana University.

Recipient of a renewable $6,000 scholarship:

  • David Hoogmoed, Ada, Mich., a sophomore at the University of Michigan.

Recipients of renewable $5,000 scholarships:

  • Timothy Duffy, Jr.,  Milwaukee, Wis., a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-

Eau Claire,

  • Joy Welborn, Stamford, Conn., a sophomore at George Washington University.

Recipients of one-time $5,000 scholarships:

  • Danelle Gagliardi, Canfield, Ohio, a junior at Ohio State University,
  • Gabriella Hoffman, Laguna Niguel, Calif., a junior at the University of California-

San Diego,

  • Lydia Mazuryk, Danville, Calif., a junior at the University of California-Los Angeles,
  • Vinciane Ngomsi, Kansas City, Mo., a junior at Truman State University,
  • Alison Parker, Cincinnati, Ohio, a junior at Pepperdine University.

Recipient of a one-time $3,000 scholarship:

  • Kristen Grieg, Marietta, Ga., a junior at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Recipients of renewable $2,500 scholarships:

  • Nicholas Barbknecht, Portage, Ind., a sophomore at Manchester College,
  • Brett Carr, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a Bucknell University sophomore,
  • Michael Cunningham, Lawrenceburg, Ind., a sophomore at Purdue University,
  • Emily Hammon, Pensacola, Fla., a sophomore at Baylor University,
  • Kaylyn Krzemien, Alexandria, Va., a sophomore at Creighton University,
  • David Milstein,  McLean, Va., a sophomore at Dickinson College, 
  • Tucker Morgan, Irvine, Calif., a sophomore at the University of California-Irvine,
  • Zachary Weston,  Grand Rapids, Mich., a sophomore at Cedarville University. 

Recipients of one-time $2,500 scholarships:

  • Austin James, Butte, Mont., a junior at the University of Montana,
  • Amy Martin, Mill Creek, Wash., a junior at Seattle Pacific University,
  • Eric Schmitz, Mount Airy, Md., a junior at Towson University,
  • Susannah Thomas, Charlotte, N.C., a junior at the University of North Carolina-

Chapel Hill,

  • Alice Wang, San Diego, Calif., a junior at Yale University.

Recipients of renewable $2,000 scholarships:

  • Samuel Dettman, Milwaukee, Wis., a University of Notre Dame sophomore,
  • Virginia Haggerty, Williamsburg, Va., a sophomore at the College of William

and Mary.

Recipients of renewable $1,000 scholarships:

  • Samantha Adams, Glendale, Ky., a sophomore at Union University
  • Joshua Hindman,  Sioux City, Iowa, a sophomore at Briar Cliff University,
  • Nicholas Kowalski, Waterford, Mich., a sophomore at Michigan State University,
  • Brendan Marasco, Washington, Pa., a Grove City College sophomore,
  • Heath Mayo, Whitehouse, Texas, a sophomore at Brown University,
  • Maxford Nelsen, Silverdale, Wash., a sophomore at Whitworth University,
  • Robert Rosamond, Jr., New Orleans, La., a sophomore at the University of the South,
  • Brian Rose, Middletown, Ohio, a University of Kentucky sophomore,
  • Chelsea Rudiger, Amherst, Wis., a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-

Stevens Point,

  • Lewis Taylor, Charleston, W. Va., a sophomore at the University of Charleston,
  • Karissa Woienski, Belgrade, Mont., a University of Chicago sophomore,
  • Stephen Wu, San Marino, Calif., a Georgetown University sophomore.

Recipients of one-time $1,000 scholarships:

  • Ross Berry, Houston, Texas, a junior at the University of the South,
  • Lydia Bronstein, Clifton, Va., a junior at Case Western Reserve University,
  • Sondra Clark, Bellingham, Wash., a junior at Azusa Pacific University,
  • Brooke Cook, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., a junior at the University of California-

Los Angeles,

  • Anthony Dent, Lumberton, N.C., a junior at the University of North Carolina-

Chapel Hill,

  • Ronisha Ferrin, Rustburg, Va., a junior at Liberty University,
  • Rebekah Sherman, Ashland, Ohio, a junior at Ashland University,
  • Kyle Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich., a junior at Hillsdale College,
  • Benjamin Walters, Pensacola, Fla., a junior at the University of West Florida.

The Trustees renewed the scholarships of 13 students who received awards under the program last year.  They are:

  • $2,500 scholarships: Zaid Abuhouran, Secaucus, N.J. (Rutgers University),  Michael Fincher, Atwater, Calif. (University of California-Merced), Claire M. Gillen, Naples, Fla. (University of Notre Dame), Emily E. Lofgren, Muscatine, Iowa (Drake University), and Daniel G. Woltornist, Neshanic Station, N.J. (Franciscan University of Steubenville).
  • $2,000 scholarship:  Nicole C. Frazer, Morgantown, Ind. (Patrick Henry College).
  • $1,500 Scholarship: Carly Wilson, Lithia, Fla. (University of Florida).
  • $1,000 scholarships: Tiffany Bates, Lachine, Mich. (Hillsdale College), Kelly Bowers, Manteca, Calif. (University of California-Los Angeles), Nicholas Daniels, Eugene, Ore. (Bowdoin Henry College), Christopher M. Duckworth, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Yale University), Stacy A. Litz, Philadelphia, Pa. (Drexel University), and James Van Eerden, Stokesdale, N.C. (Grove City College).