Our Scholars
In 2024, the Bernie Scholarship Awards Program selected 20 scholars. Learn more below about where they are enrolled as students and the fields they plan to focus on in their studies.
Veronica Arroyo
Howard University
Major: Social work
Chloe Ayoola
Marie London Spa
Training: Certification in oncology skincare
Benne Badon
Clark Atlanta University
Major: Business administration and management
Abigail Bediako
University of Maryland
Global Campus
Major: Criminal justice
Kelci Cunningham
Morgan State University
Major: Political science
and economics
Raven Davis
Prince George’s
Community College
Major: Nursing
Tabitha Davis
University of Maryland
Global Campus
Major: Psychology
Michael Endale
University of Maryland
Baltimore County/
Georgia Tech
Major: Computer engineering
Journee Finney
Bowie State University
Major: Psychology
Anike Fortune-Banks
Towson University/
McDaniel University
Graduate certificate: Autism studies (Towson)
Master's program: Public administration and policy (McDaniel)
Tsedenia Haile
Eastern University
Master's program: MBA in organizational management
with a concentration in
project management
Joy Hart
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Major: Nursing
Bodur Hassan
Towson University
Major: Speech-language pathology
Joelle Hounyovi
George Mason University
Major: Finance
Kangmin Kim
Virginia Tech
Major: Biological sciences
Amira Mohamed
University of Maryland, College Park
Major: Public policy
Jamie Sagustame
Towson University
Major: Biology
Mushiya Tshibaka
Chamberlain University
Major: Nursing
Cheryl-Devon Twyman
Bowie State University
Major: Cyber operations engineering
Ruth Woldegebriel
Towson University
Major: Information technology