
Supporting bold dreams
Meet our Wentcher Scholars

Meet Joe
Wentcher Scholar
Maine South High School, 2017
Oakton Community College, 2019
Illinois State University projected 2021
“The personal touch of the Wentcher Foundation has been an enormous motivator and self-esteem booster for me throughout college.”
Joe first attended Oakton Community College where he received the Oakton Wentcher Scholarship and will be completing his bachelor’s degree this spring at Illinois State University with support from the Oakton Wentcher Transfer Scholarship. He is very active on campus at ISU; he works as a Peer Advisor, and is a member of Phi Sigma Phi and the National Society of Leadership and Success. His bold dreams include a career in sports marketing.

Meet Jocelyn
Wentcher Scholar
Farragut Career Academy, 2018
University of Illinois Chicago projected 2022
“School has always been my safe haven. When I realized I was able to continue that because of the Wentcher Foundation, it was life changing.”
Jocelyn is a fellow at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. She served as the University of Illinois’ Student Government Diversity and Inclusion chair, and ran a voter outreach and solidarity campaign for the 2020 election. She’s currently studying public policy with a focus on education and community. Among Jocelyn’s bold dreams, she hopes to one day become a judge.
Wentcher scholars represent the fullness and diversity of Chicago
Our current class of scholars attended 70 area public high schools and hail from 61 of the 77 Chicago community areas.
Wentcher Scholars come from every Chicago neighborhood and suburban high schools connected to Oakton Community College. We are intentional about increasing educational equity for high character, high-achieving students of every race and ethnicity from selective enrollment, charter, vocational, career academy, military and neighborhood public high schools. Scholars attend universities and colleges throughout the country, as well as study abroad. Our scholars are making an impact on their campuses, in their neighborhoods and in the communities where they reside following college graduation.

Blue: Chicago Public High Schools of current CPS Wentcher Scholars
Green: Suburban schools of current Oakton Wentcher Scholars
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CURRENT WENTCHER SCHOLARS
First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
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Samir | Al-Ali | Northside College Prep HS | Yale University |
Ahmed | Al-Zubaidi (Hamid) | Senn HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Estrella | Alanis | Taft HS | St Olaf College |
Ngozi | Amadikwu | Jones College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
John | Banna | Northside College Prep HS | University of Michigan |
Crystal | Cervantes | Crane Medical Prep HS | Loyola University Chicago |
Ryan | Chang | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Nakia | Chappelle | South Shore International College Prep HS | Marquette University |
Andy | Chen | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Jorge | Cisneros | Thomas Kelly HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Jacob | Clohisy | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Michigan |
Jacob | Cosby | Northside College Prep HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Jalen | Crump | Air Force Academy HS | University of Chicago |
Arturo | Cuevas | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Marissa | Edwards (Hall) | South Shore International College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Yalemzewod | Enqubahry | Amundsen HS | Loyola University Chicago |
Gerardo | Flores-Galves | Infinity Math Science & Technology HS | University of Southern California |
Anthony | Frazier | Kenwood Academy | Morehouse College |
Lauryn | Freeman | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | Washington University in St. Louis |
Maeve | Gilbert | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Nailah | Golden | George Westinghouse College Prep | Rhode Island School of Design |
Kiana | Gomez | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Mireya | Gomez | Walter Payton College Prep | Denison University |
Gabriela | Granados | Taft HS | St Edwards University |
Franklin | Guachichulca | Thomas Kelly HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Jasmine | Guzman | Farragut Career Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Dylan | Haugh-Ewald | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Michigan |
Gustavo | Herrera | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Illinois Chicago |
Jiawei | Huang | Thomas Kelly HS | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Isabel | Isquierdo | Senn HS | Cornell University |
Camryn | Jankowski | Taft HS | Ball State University |
Faith | Jones | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Massachusettes Institute of Technology |
David | Kierpiec | Jones College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Alexandra | Kzeski | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Michigan |
Justin | Lau | Noble – Muchin | University of Illinois Chicago |
Cristina | Marila | Northside College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Gustavo | Martinez | Kennedy HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Justin | Martinez | Lincoln Park HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Hommy | Medina | Noble – Golder | Albion College |
Carter | Mei | Kenwood Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Noel | Miranda | Lane Technical College Prep HS | North Park College |
Lesley | Mizhquiri | Northside College Prep HS | Dartmouth College |
Peter | Motyka | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Elizabeth | Murillo-Romero | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Emily | Neeson | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Adamaris | Nunez | Lincoln Park HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Abisola | Olawale | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Stanford University |
Christine | Oliva | Northside College Prep HS | University of Pennsylvania |
Andrea | Ortega | Noble – DRW Trading | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Aisha | Owens | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | DePaul University |
Sergio | Paredes-Bautista | Noble – Chicago Bulls | Illinois State Universiity |
Fabian | Patino | Phoenix Military Academy | Loyola University Chicago |
Tue | Pham | Rickover Naval Academy | DePaul University |
Jacques | Potts | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Bradley University |
Carlos | Reyes-Zgarrick | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Cincinnati |
Jose | Rodriguez | Carver Military Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Alfredo | Rosado | World Language HS | Loyola University Chicago |
Anthony | Rucker | CICS Longwood | DePaul University |
Shania | Santana | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Stanford University |
Jailene | Santiago | Instituto – Health | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Sejahari | Saulter-Villegas | Kenwood Academy | New York University |
Khadeeja | Shadid | Uplift Community HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Zhixin | Shou | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Brown University |
Jacob | Soltys | Kennedy HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Yaira | Soriano | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Boston College |
Guadalupe | Tovar | Kennedy HS | Kalamzoo College |
David | Tseung | George Westinghouse College Prep | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Tyler | Wilson | Chicago Tech Academy | University of Illinois Chicago |
Ariana | Zambrano | Juarez Community Academy | Augustana College |
Lawrie | Zhang | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Xiaolin | Zhao | Kenwood Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Chinguun | Batchuluun | Glenbrook South HS | Oakton Community College |
Allan | Curea | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College |
Olivia | Feldkamp | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College |
Jake | Greifelt | Oak Park River Forest HS | Oakton Community College |
Phoebe | Kohl | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College |
Thomas | Prieto | Niles West HS | Oakton Community College |
Dasha | Raguimov | Glenbrook South HS | Oakton Community College |
Nora | Sorejian | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College |
Emily | Tracy | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College |
Piotr | Zator | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College |
Gabriella | Fragale | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College, Northern Illinois University |
Aysha | Mahmood | Glenbrook South HS | Oakton Community College, Dominican University |
Eliza | Palarz | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College, University of Illinois Chicago |
RobynRose | Schulman | Niles West HS | Oakton Community College, University of Illinois Chicago |
Joseph | Skolak | Maine South HS | Oakton Community College, Illinois State University |
Jidapa | Thia | Glenbrook South HS | Oakton Community College, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
John | Timperley | Maine South HS | Oakton Community College, Northeastern Illinois University |
First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
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Meitav | Aaron | Senn HS | Maryland Institute College of Art |
Anthony | Angeles | Roosevelt HS | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Jocelyn | Aranda | Farragut Career Academy | University of Illinois Chicago |
Valente | Arroyo | Noble – Golder | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Salma | Barhoumeh | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Northwestern University |
Patrick | Bogusz | Taft HS | DePaul University |
Karla | Bonilla | Carl Schurz HS | DePauw University |
Eric | Brzeski | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Joshua | Bustos | Curie Metropolitan HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Carolina | Carmona | Acero-Garcia | Bates College |
Nuo | Chen | Jones College Prep HS | Northwestern University |
Noa | Choi | Northside College Prep HS | Harvard College |
Frederick | Ciesla | Taft HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Latisha | Council | Bronzeville Scholastic Institute | Spelman College |
Bailey | DuBoe | Northside College Prep HS | Northwestern University |
Ciara | Evans | Kenwood Academy | Morgan State University |
Sydney | Garcia | George Westinghouse College Prep | Dominican Univeristy |
Tiera | Gladney | DeVry University Advantage Academy | Ferris State University |
Grzegorz | Golba | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Adeel | Iqbal | Amundsen HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
William | Jalocha | Taft HS | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Na’imah | John-Charles | King College Prep | Smith College |
Ernst | Jourdain | Kenwood Academy | Emory University |
Hernan | Juarez | Lake View HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Wendy | Jung | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Rochester |
Angela “Ari” | Kelo | Northside College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Christopher | Khoshaba | Taft HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Helen | Laboe | Jones College Prep HS | University of Notre Dame |
Steven | Li | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Juliana | Lin | Curie Metropolitan HS | Swarthmore College |
Jessica | Llangari | Lake View HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Ricardo | Magana | Noble – Chicago Bulls | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Robert | Martin | Phillips Academy HS | Augustana College |
Terri | Martin | South Shore International College Prep HS | Emory University |
Janell | Mason | Morgan Park HS | University of Missouri |
Eryn | McCallum | Jones College Prep HS | Emerson College |
Garrett | Miller | Kenwood Academy | Howard University |
Gabrielle | Mingolelli | Lincoln Park HS | Smith College |
Ousaf | Moqeet | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Emory University |
Michelle | Morales | Juarez Community Academy | School of the Art Institute Chicago |
Daniel | Moreno | Lincoln Park HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Madeline | Mortell | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Ra-Zakee | Muhammad | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Pomona College |
Rifah | Nanjiba | Northside College Prep HS | Duke University |
Ly | Nguyen | Mather HS | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Lauren | Noisette | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Isabella | Nuno | Kennedy HS | Lake Forest College |
Nnaemeka | Nwankpa | Kenwood Academy | Cornell University |
Cede | Onyango | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Xavier University of Louisiana |
Eric | Osaro | South Shore International College Prep HS | Marquette University |
JuanCarlos | Paez | Noble – Muchin | University of Illinois Chicago |
Pratik | Patel | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Karimah | Preston | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | NC A&T State University |
Amber | Pugh | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Southern California |
Keely | Reardon | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | Villanova University |
Jazline | Rebollar | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | St Olaf College |
Emilio | Reyes | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Stanford University |
Ricardo | Reyes | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Stanford University |
Camille | Rodriguez | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Pittsburgh |
Alexander | Roman | Kenwood Academy | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Adamaris | Saavedra | Hubbard HS | DePaul University |
Vibyana | Sacluti | Taft HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Beatrice Nicole | Salas | Crane Medical Prep HS | Georgetown University |
Amal | Salem | Hancock College Prep HS | Northwestern University |
Moises | Salgado | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
Jada | Shavers | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | Depauw University |
McClaran | Shirley | Walter Payton College Prep | Occidental College |
Alexis | Smith | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Dylan | Spector | Jones College Prep HS | Dartmouth College |
Kress | Stewart | Walter Payton College Prep | Vanderbilt University |
Andre | Taylor | George Westinghouse College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Marco | Vazquez | Noble – Muchin | Colgate University |
Spencer | Vazquez | Lincoln Park HS | Bard College |
Petar | Veljkovic | Lincoln Park HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Daniel | Vogwill | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Annie | Zhou | Walter Payton College Prep | Occidental College |
Isabella | Big-Herrera | Glenbrook South HS | Oakton Community College |
Richard | Czajka | Glenbrook North HS | Oakton Community College |
August (Jack) | Dupuis | Glenbard South HS | Oakton Community College |
Julian | Fulea | Niles West HS | Oakton Community College |
Nathan | Mendez | Maine South HS | Oakton Community College |
Patrick | Mozdzierz | Maine South HS | Oakton Community College |
Parthvi | Rana | Maine Township HS East | Oakton Community College |
Suha | Saba | Maine Township HS East | Oakton Community College |
Julia | Salabaj | Glenbrook North HS | Oakton Community College |
Kristina | Scavelli | Maine South HS | Oakton Community College |
Abigail | Afriyie | Evanston Township HS | Oakton Community College, School of the Art Institute Chicago |
Caitlin | Chan | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College, Oakton Nursing |
Shaira | Pascua | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College, Northern Illinois University |
Shree | Patel | Maine West HS | Oakton Community College, Northern Illinois University |
Alexander | Wagner | Maine South HS | Oakton Community College, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale |
First Name | Last Name | HS | College | |
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CPS 2023 | Tehila | Abdiel | George Westinghouse College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Iman | Adetunji | Northside College Prep HS | Washington University in St. Louis |
CPS 2023 | Doyin-sola | Ajijola | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | New York University |
CPS 2023 | Ali | Alotbi | Simeon Career Academy | Oberlin College |
CPS 2023 | Bryam | Alvarado | Northside College Prep HS | Princeton University |
CPS 2023 | Santiago | Alvarenga | Intrinsic Schools | University of Illinois Chicago |
CPS 2023 | Madison | Barrera | Jones College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Eiffel | Bayaban | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago |
CPS 2023 | Paola | Beltran | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Raymond | Bernardo | Mather HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Julian | Brown | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Georgetown University |
CPS 2023 | Lauren | Calvin | Kenwood Academy | Columbia University NY |
CPS 2023 | Amado | Candelario | Solorio Academy HS | Harvard College |
CPS 2023 | Haley | Cao | Chicago HS for the Arts | Columbia University NY |
CPS 2023 | Czar | Carson | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Cornell University |
CPS 2023 | Kelvin | Castro | Solorio Academy HS | Emory University |
CPS 2023 | Justin | Chen | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Northwestern University |
CPS 2023 | Wendy | Chen | Walter Payton College Prep | Northwestern University |
CPS 2023 | Amari | Craig | Phoenix Military Academy | Luther College |
CPS 2023 | Serena | Echols | Morgan Park HS | Spelman College |
CPS 2023 | Anthony | Elizalde | Phoenix Military Academy | Notre Dame University |
CPS 2023 | Amy | Exposito | Amundsen HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Lillian | Gaskin | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Omar | Gomez | Noble – ITW David Speer Academy | Skidmore College |
CPS 2023 | Salifu | Habib | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Jack | Hansen | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
CPS 2023 | Alana | Hernandez | Kennedy HS | Stanford University |
CPS 2023 | Andrea | Hernandez | Phoenix Military Academy | University of Dayton |
CPS 2023 | Jacqueline | Hernandez | Back of the Yards College Prep HS | DePaul University |
CPS 2023 | Roberto | Hernandez Jr | Curie Metropolitan HS | Illinois Institute of Technology |
CPS 2023 | Teri | Hill | Kenwood Academy | University of Southern California |
CPS 2023 | Spencer | Huynh | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Illinois Chicago |
CPS 2023 | Atlas | Illescas | Intrinsic Schools | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
CPS 2023 | Joshua | Johnson | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Wash University in St. Louis |
CPS 2023 | Lauren | Kim | Northside College Prep HS | Harvard College |
CPS 2023 | Grant | Koch | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point |
CPS 2023 | Mendy | Kong | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Priscilla | Kwan | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Dakota | Lane | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Loyola University of Chicago |
CPS 2023 | Gabriel | Laniewski | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Princeton University |
CPS 2023 | Jonathan | Lee | Northside College Prep HS | Stanford University |
CPS 2023 | Angie | Li | Walter Payton College Prep | Northwestern University |
CPS 2023 | TC | Littrice | King College Prep | University of Missouri |
CPS 2023 | Catalina | MacLaughlin | Walter Payton College Prep | Syracuse University |
CPS 2023 | Adam | Maguire | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Middlebury College |
CPS 2023 | Millie | Martinez | Steinmetz College Prep | Loyola University of Chicago |
CPS 2023 | Tamara | Mazets | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Fordham University |
CPS 2023 | Jada | McDuffey | Noble – Baker | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
CPS 2023 | Yi Rong | Mei | George Westinghouse College Prep | Georgetown University |
CPS 2023 | Nicole | Meimaris | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Michigan |
CPS 2023 | Llorenz | Meliton | Northside College Prep HS | Cornell University |
CPS 2023 | Diana | Miller | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
CPS 2023 | James | Mulvaney | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Northwestern University |
CPS 2023 | InYoung | Nah | Northside College Prep HS | Kenyon College |
CPS 2023 | Campbell | O’Conor | Northside College Prep HS | Brown University |
CPS 2023 | Mercy | Oladipo | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Massachusettes Institute of Technology |
CPS 2023 | Elizabeth | Paniagua | Acero-Garcia | Illinois Institute of Technology |
CPS 2023 | Natividad | Perez | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Carleton College |
CPS 2023 | Olivia | Pfeiffer | Jones College Prep HS | George Washington University |
CPS 2023 | Cade | Pinalto | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Baylor University |
CPS 2023 | Arianna | Pulido-Zavala | Kennedy HS | Franklin & Marshall College |
CPS 2023 | Joseph | Radinsky | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Carleton College |
CPS 2023 | Alejandro | Rodriguez | Phoenix Military Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Yunuen | Rodriguez | Hubbard HS | Illinois Institute of Technology |
CPS 2023 | Julieanna | Rueda | Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville | Knox College |
CPS 2023 | Myka | Savage | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | Hampton University |
CPS 2023 | Rilwan | Shittu | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Vanderbilt University |
CPS 2023 | Royal | Shrestha | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Daniel | Soto | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Ema | Takahashi | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Alivia | Thomas | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
CPS 2023 | Reyna | Villada | Walter Payton College Prep | Stanford University |
CPS 2023 | Jonathan | Wells | Perspectives – IIT Math & Science | Cornell University |
CPS 2023 | Taylor | Wilson | Kenwood Academy | Fisk University |
CPS 2023 | Jason | Yu | Jones College Prep HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
---|---|---|---|
Mariam | Ajeigbe | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Josephine | Aladesuru | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Deena | Al-Ali | Northside College Prep HS | Loyola University Chicago |
Laura | Arroyo | Lake View HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Felipe | Assumpcao | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Natalia | Awisha | Mather HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Olamide | Babayeju | Northside College Prep HS | University of Southern California |
Duljo | Bardic | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Colin | Belpedio | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | Illinois State Universiity |
Ismael | Beltran | Mansueto HS | Colorado College |
Kameryn | Bilbo | Amundsen HS | North Park University |
Deshun | Britten | Morgan Park HS | Murray State University |
Ruth | Cabrales | Noble – Muchin | University of Texas – Arlington |
Leslye | Calvillo | Prosser Career Academy | DePaul University |
Kent Brylle | Canonigo | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Middlebury College |
Cristian | Carpio | Walter Payton College Prep | Northwestern University |
Valentina | Castro | Kennedy HS | University of Chicago |
Allison | Chhay | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Fiona | Collins | Northside College Prep HS | Tufts University |
Sebastian | Cortes | George Westinghouse College Prep | University of Illinois Chicago |
Amaja | Craft | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Loretto | Crofton | Whitney Young Magnet HS | School of the Art Institute Chicago |
Maxwell | Curry | Kenwood Academy | Howard University |
Robert | Daulton | Jones College Prep HS | Bob Jones University |
Ashley | Delgado | Hubbard HS | Macalester College |
Ababacar | Diagne | Curie Metropolitan HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Khaylah | Dotson | Noble – Gary Comer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Britney | Duong | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Ewan | Evans | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Katarina | Fleischer | Steinmetz College Prep | Loyola University Chicago |
Jeremiah | Gavin | Noble – Muchin | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Nathaniel | Gomes | Kenwood Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Maya | Grant | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Salome | Habtemichael | Senn HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Sabahat | Haidari | Northside College Prep HS | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
Schyler | Hodgen | Taft HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Damani | Hood | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Southern California |
Jonathan | Howell | Walter Payton College Prep | Connecticut College |
Kyla | Hubbard | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Florida A&M |
Davonte | Hudson | Noble – Chicago Bulls | Tufts University |
Ismael | Irizarry | Noble – Noble Street | Trinity College |
Sara | Jacobs | Walter Payton College Prep | Notre Dame University |
Angel | Jimenez | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
George | Krippner | Disney II Magnet HS | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
Michael | Kuton | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Maia | Lee | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | Cornell University |
Johnneisha | Lee | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Bowdoin College |
Isabelle | Lemma | Northside College Prep HS | Colorado State University |
Cierra | Lemott | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | Columbia College Chicago |
Steven | Li | Walter Payton College Prep | Stanford University |
Nancy | Limon | Infinity Math Science & Technology HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Jacqueline | Lopez | Phoenix Military Academy | Agnes Scott College |
Kaylie | Lopez | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Lawrence University |
Fernando | Marin | Amundsen HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
Jada | McClain | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Syracuse University |
Anna | Mei | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
Neema | Morris | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | Notre Dame University |
Monfaye | Nabine | Northside College Prep HS | Boston University |
Eric | Nieto Gonzalez | Curie Metropolitan HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Emmanuel | Nodal | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Chicago |
Owen | OConnor | Kenwood Academy | University of Southern California |
Amalachukwu | Okoye | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | Loyola University Chicago |
Rogelio | Renteria | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Gabrielle | Rienks | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Bukola | Rinola | South Shore International College Prep HS | George Washington University |
Alison | Roberson | George Westinghouse College Prep | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |
Viareli | Roman | Noble – Golder | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Oliver | Rosales | Senn HS | DePaul University |
Aaron | Rosario Brown | Intrinsic Schools | Bradley University |
Monica | Sanchez | Lane Technical College Prep HS | Knox College |
Olivia | Sconyers | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Howard University |
Angelina | Sergis | Mather HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Angel | Serrato | Hubbard HS | DePaul University |
Raquel | Simpson | Walter Payton College Prep | Howard University |
Summer | Smith | Kenwood Academy | New York University |
Paris | Somerville | Whitney Young Magnet HS | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville |
Brenton | Sykes | Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy | St Olaf College |
Chloe | Thorpe | Whitney Young Magnet HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Alexa | Torres | Curie Metropolitan HS | University of Chicago |
Cristian | Tovar | George Westinghouse College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Katherine | Volovodovskaya | Lane Technical College Prep HS | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
Dwayne | Williams | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Loyola University Chicago |
Jillian | Zicca | Chicago HS for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Marcus | Zinke | Northside College Prep HS | Wake Forest University |
WENTCHER SCHOLAR SUPPORT
The Wentcher Foundation’s programs offer support to scholars to help them thrive through college.
In addition to the financial award, the Wentcher Foundation offers hands-on guidance and resources for social, emotional and academic support, such as digital tutoring and access to online personal support.
The Wentcher Foundation has focused career development efforts in assisting its scholars to secure paid summer internship opportunities in the Chicago area to build up both our scholars’ skills and experience, but also to ensure their diverse talent is reinvested in their home community.