LOS
ANGELES, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Continuing its mission to empower youth through education,
The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) today announced
the ten winners of its 2024 Exceptional Youth Scholarship (EYS).
Since 2015, the award has recognized high school seniors who have
shown a commitment to both academics and community service.
The Foundation for Global Sports
Development today announced the ten winners of its 2024 Exceptional
Youth Scholarship. Each will receive a $10,000 award to help offset tuition and other
associated expenses of attending a US-based four-year college or
university.
The 2024 Exceptional Youth Scholarship recipients are:
- Morgan Berry (New York, NY) – The Clinton School –
Syracuse University
- Noah Crites (Okinawa, Japan) – Kadena High School – Georgia Southern University
- Ryan Downs (Litchfield Park, AZ) – BASIS Goodyear –
University of Arizona-Tucson
- Mary Ling (Aurora, CO) – Hinkley
High School – Colorado
University-Denver
- Debrah Ogutu (Apple Valey, CA) –
Highland High School – UCLA
- Estefani Orozco (Houston, TX) – MacArthur Senior High School –
University of Rochester
- Charles Pitner (Lubbock, TX) – Frenship High School –
Texas A&M University-College
Station
- Kayla Thompson (Flagstaff, AZ) – Flagstaff High School –
Northern Arizona University
- Ding Wen (Vancouver, WA) –
Union High School – Purdue
University
- Alya Yamani (Grand Forks, ND)
– Red River High School –
Boston University
Each will receive a $10,000 award
to help offset tuition and other associated expenses of attending a
US-based four-year college or university.
"This year's cohort is our tenth group of EYS scholars. Like
those before them, the 2024 winners have excelled academically
while still finding time to give back to their schools and
communities. They deserve to be celebrated for that. I'd like to
congratulate each of this year's winners on behalf of the whole GSD
team and let them know they're an example to us all," said
David Ulich, executive board member
of The Foundation for Global Sports Development. "It's been
extremely rewarding to see what past recipients have gone on to
accomplish, and I know this group will be no different. Dream big!"
he added.
The next EYS cycle will open in March
2025. Like previous years, applicants will be evaluated on
academics, character, leadership, and service.
To learn more about the Exceptional Youth Scholarship and The
Foundation for Global Sports Development, please visit their
website at http://www.GlobalSportsDevelopment.org.
About The Foundation for Global Sports Development
Established in 1996, The Foundation for Global Sports Development
delivers and supports initiatives that promote accessible, fair,
and abuse-free sport for youth, through grants, awards, and
educational projects. In 2015, the Foundation launched its
non-profit media division, Sidewinder Films, to inspire and educate
audiences through films that highlight remarkable, untold stories
of sports and life.
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