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Meet our Wentcher Scholars
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Meet Joe
Wentcher Scholar
Maine South High School, 2017
Oakton Community College, 2019
Illinois State University, 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.
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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.
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Meet Czar
Wentcher Scholar
Lindblom Math & Science Academy, 2019
Cornell University, 2022
"I knew that getting this [scholarship] meant that I was going into an organization that really cared about me and cared about my success."
Czar has extended his love of computer science and gaming to his studies at Cornell University. He gives back to young students through the Compass program providing computer science after school enrichment at local elementary schools
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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
CPS Scholars
| First Name | Last Name | HS | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yomileigh | Abdi | Northside College Preparatory High School | University of Pennsylvania |
| Shakira | Abuali | DeVry University Advantage Academy | DePaul University |
| Hashim | Abu-Shanab | Phillips Academy High School | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Sadrish | Acharya | Northside College Preparatory High School | Dartmouth College |
| Reem | Al-Ali | Northside College Preparatory High School | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Leslie | Alvarado | Hubbard High School | DePaul University |
| Jorge | Anzaldo | DeVry University Advantage Academy | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Jasmine | Auyeung | Walter Payton College Prep | Northwestern University |
| Aruba | Awan | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Asma | Awass | Kenwood Academy | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Julia | Bafia | Kennedy High School | Boston University |
| Grevelle | Bladen IV | Chicago Tech Academy | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
| Samuel | Bock | Amundsen High School | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach |
| Nyla | Bowers | Walter Payton College Prep | Cornell University |
| Maricela | Camargo | Lane Technical College Prep High School | Connecticut College |
| Mia | Carbine | Amundsen High School | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Aisha | Carothers | Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy | Trinity College |
| Baoyi | Chen | Lincoln Park High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| David | Chilchoa | Noble – Golder | George Washington University |
| Jullian | Cole | Air Force Academy High School | Howard University |
| Anjonae’ | Coleman | Kenwood Academy | Loyola University Chicago |
| Luciana | Costanzo | Walter Payton College Prep | American University |
| Maeve | Daley | Jones College Prep High School | Barnard College |
| David | Danso | Amundsen High School | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Cecilia | Delgado | Noble – Muchin | Washington University in St Louis |
| R’riyon | Draine | Jones College Prep High School | Cornell University |
| Melissa | Espinosa | Lane Technical College Prep High School | DePaul University |
| Uriel | Estrada | Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Alexis | Folds | Catalyst – Maria | American University |
| Kobe | Forbes | Morgan Park High School | Cornell University |
| Jose | Garcia | Solorio Academy High School | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Darian | Gomez | George Westinghouse College Prep | University of Miami |
| Ricardo | Gutierrez | Lincoln Park High School | Denison University |
| Chandis | Hamilton | Curie Metropolitan High School | Spelman College |
| Sean | Haran | Kennedy High School | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus |
| Janeli | Hernandez | Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School | Loyola University Chicago |
| Jocelyn | Herrera | Curie Metropolitan High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Ricardo | Herrera | Curie Metropolitan High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Angela | Ho | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Chelsea | Hurtado | Northside College Preparatory High School | St Olaf College |
| Aleksandra | Jacewicz | Jones College Prep High School | Wesleyan University |
| Zainab | Kazmi | Northside College Preparatory High School | North Park University |
| Grace | Kim | Northside College Preparatory High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Sean | Ko | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Julia | Kryca | Lane Technical College Prep High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Meg | Li | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Randy | Lin | Thomas Kelly High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Jaylen | Lockhart | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Middlebury College |
| Angel | Lopez (Juarez) | Juarez Community Academy | University of San Francisco |
| Angel | Lopez (Kelly) | Thomas Kelly High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Jessica | Mai | Walter Payton College Prep | Emory University |
| Jacqueline | Martinez | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Emory University |
| Kaleia | Maxey | Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | Purdue University-Main Campus |
| Anthony | Mazzone | Taft High School | Ohio University-Main Campus |
| Isabel | McGuigan | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Alissa | Medina | Roosevelt High School | Soka University of America |
| Jasper | Mitchell | Kenwood Academy | Morehouse College |
| Evelyn | Morales | Chicago Math and Science Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Imani | Muse | Kenwood Academy | University of Alabama |
| Charlie | Nguyen | Lane Technical College Prep High School | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Grace | Nwankwo | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Southern California |
| Damilare | Olusoga | Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy | Illinois State University |
| Angel | Padilla | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Cassius | Palacio | Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy | University of Southern California |
| Mia | Palmer | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Devaunn | Parker | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | DePaul University |
| Dhruv | Patel | Amundsen High School | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Israel | Pena | Kennedy High School | Ohio Northern University |
| Miranda | Prieto Leon | Amundsen High School | George Washington University |
| Ezra | Pruitt | Dyett Academic Center | Oberlin College |
| Guadalupe | Quinones | Northside College Preparatory High School | Emory University |
| Alondra | Quiroga | EPIC Academy Charter High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Kennedi | Rawls | Noble – Muchin | Howard University |
| Coriss | Redmond | DeVry University Advantage Academy | Morehouse College |
| Andres | Rios | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Columbia College Chicago |
| Emma | Robinson | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
| Aylin | Rosales | Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy | Illinois State University |
| Jangael | Rosales | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | Connecticut College |
| Marcus | Russell | Jones College Prep High School | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Jovanny | Salinas | Senn High School | DePaul University |
| Kevin | Serrano | Jones College Prep High School | DePaul University |
| Andrew | Shi | Walter Payton College Prep | University of Pennsylvania |
| Sarai | Stewart | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Florida Memorial University |
| Jakiya | Sutton | Fenger Academy High School | Governors State University |
| Ayodele | Thomas | Lindblom Math & Science Academy | Morehouse College |
| Cristina | Torres | Curie Metropolitan High School | Cornell University |
| John | Turner | Kenwood Academy | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Luis | Vasconez | Taft High School | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Braulio | Villegas | Noble – Muchin | University of Miami |
| Christopher | Watson | Kenwood Academy | Cornell University |
| Kristan | Williams | John Marshall Metropolitan High School | Illinois State University |
| Brian | Zhagui | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyani | Abarca | Taft HS | DePaul University |
| Jelila Adedoyin | Surakat | South Shore International HS | University of Southern California |
| Amer | Almhtechem | Taft HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Ailyn Amaro | Gonzalez | Curie HS | Lewis University |
| Wajeeha | Amir | Von Steuben HS | George Washington University |
| Daniel Angel | Andrade | Jones HS | Columbia University |
| Alonda | Bardney | Steinmetz HS | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Keonte | Bardney JR. | U of Chicago Woodlawn HS | Northern Illinois University |
| Adrian | Becerra | Hancock HS | Marquette University |
| Violet | Berlin | Jones HS | University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
| Aspen | Bilton-Gregorie | Whitney Young HS | University of Missouri |
| David | Blackmon | Lindblom HS | Virgina Tech |
| Peter | Bremer-Feit | Whitney Young HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Joia Fayanna | Brewington | Lincoln Park HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Kennedy | Brown | Crane Medical HS | Pomona College |
| Alexander | Calderon | Westinghouse HS | University of Michigan |
| Kamren | Cale | Kenwood HS | Howard University |
| Gisselle | Cambron | Posser HS | Loyola University |
| Anyiah | Chase-Mayfield | Payton HS | Howard University |
| Mandy | Chen | Payton HS | Cornell University |
| Fatima | Choudhrey | Northside College Prep HS | DePaul University |
| Olivia | Crofton | Whitney Young HS | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Douglas | Da Silva | Kennedy HS | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Ndeye | Diagne | Lindblom HS | University of Southern California |
| Oliva | Dobrenko | Lane Tech HS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Nayeli Ortega | Dominguez | Back of the Yards HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Amer | Dzankovic | Von Steuban HS | University of Chicago |
| Adam El | Orch | Von Steuban HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Michael | Esquivel | Noble Academy HS | Colorado College |
| Derrick | Gaddy III | Crane Medical HS | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Alondra | Gallardo | Payton HS | Kalamazoo College |
| Thitiyaphon (Sunny) | Ganchan | Westinghouse HS | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Alejandra | Garcia | DeVry HS | Middlebury College |
| Ivan | Garcia | DeVry HS | Loyola University |
| Victoria | Gasienica | Taft HS | University of Michigan |
| Marlene | Gonzalez | Intrinsic HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| John | Green | Chicago Agricultural HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Makari | Green | Taft HS | Loyola Marymount University |
| Robert D. | Gutierrez | Intrinsic HS | University of Iowa |
| Savannh | Guzman | Intrinsic HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| K’Leyon | Hampton | Kenwood HS | Marquette University |
| Gwendolyn | Henson-Myers | Chicago Arts HS | Oregon State University |
| Ashley Noemi | Hernandez | Intrinsic HS | Dominican University |
| Cristian | Hernandez | Von Steuben HS | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Veronica | Herrera | Rickover Military HS | North Park University |
| Jakia | HInes | South Shore International HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Johnny | Hu | Lincoln Park HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Zainab | Ibrahim | Von Steuben HS | DePaul University |
| Londyn | Jefferson | Brooks HS | Vanderbilt University |
| Noye’eahzari | Johnson | Kenwood HS | Cornell University |
| Angelina | Johnston | Chicago Agricultural HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Abdullah Irfan | Khan | Chicago Math & Science HS | Loyola University |
| Ali | Khan | Mather HS | Harvard College |
| Milton Alvieri | Landaverde | Noble Academy HS | Illinois State University |
| Edward | Li | Lincoln HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Julie | Lopez | Noble – Noble HS | Harvard College |
| Santos | Marchan | Morgan Park HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Isabel | Marroquin | Lincoln Park HS | Columbia University |
| Joshua Lopez | Martinez | Clemente HS | Bradley University |
| Evelyn | Medina | Noble – Muchin HS | Villanova University |
| Fionn L. | Meehan | Amundsen HS | Knox College |
| Janice | Mel | Payton HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Miriam | Mel | Payton HS | Northwestern University |
| Erek | Mirque | Northside College Prep HS | University of Michigan |
| Darwin | Mizhquiri | Northside College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Karla | Moreno | Amundsen HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Oliwia | Mucha | Northside College Prep | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Nghia | Nguyen | Northside College Prep HS | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Rachel | Nguyen | Payton HS | Pomona College |
| Kehinde H. | Oseni | Senn HS | Notre Dame University |
| Grace | Pena | Peyton HS | Stanford University |
| Julia | Podgorni | Curie HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Yanet | Pulido | Noble HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Nancy | Razo | DeVry HS | Columbia College Chicago |
| Isabela Karina Avila | Rios | Lane Tech HS | University of Chicago |
| Alexis D. | Rosales | Washington HS | New York University |
| Mahrhoztal | Rosier | Jones HS | University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
| Ahmod | Sahtout | Lincoln Park HS | DePaul University |
| Justin Robert Penaranda | Salas | Lane Tech HS | Lewis University |
| Celeste | Sanchez | Lindblom HS | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Adeline | Sanjana | Mather HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Taylor | Sellers-Varela | Whitney Young HS | DePaul University |
| Anmol | Singh | Northside College Prep | Cornell University |
| Makai | Singleton | Jones HS | University of Southern California |
| Taniya K. | Singleton | Payton HS | Emory University |
| Carel | Smith | Morgan Park HS | Western Illinois University |
| Delaiah | Sneed | Lane Tech HS | Spelman College |
| Liam | Sommers | Jones HS | University of Minnesota |
| Joseph | Spaulding | King HS | Truman State University |
| John | Strus | Kennedy HS | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Kamlin Subido | Dunn | Von Steuben HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Alyssa | Valdes | Kelly HS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Michelle | Valencia | Hancock HS | St. Francis University |
| Liliana | Valerio | Phoenix Military HS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Rogelio | Vazquez | Hubbard HS | Bradley University |
| Cecil | White | Goode HS | Loyola Marymount University |
| Sophie | Xie | Whitney Young HS | University of California Berkeley |
| Kaixin | Xue | Lincoln Park HS | University of Michigan |
| Oliva | Ybarra | Taft HS | University of Wisconsin Whitewater |
| First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayesha | Abdiel | Westinghouse High School | Cornell University |
| Jaylin | Aguilar | Muchin College Prep | Lewis University |
| Peter | Albu | Walter Payton College Preparatory High School | Florida State University |
| Gabrielle | Anchondo | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | Middlebury College |
| Kibito | Ariyoshi | Senn High School | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Christopher | Arzuaga | Schurz High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Ilderina | Astafa | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | DePaul University |
| Laila | Bahena | Steinmetz College Prep | Dominican University |
| Norion | Ballard | Hyde Park Academy High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dejiah | Beatty | Kenwood Academy High School | University of Michigan |
| Elise | Borelli | Lane Tech College Prep High School | Pennsylvania State University |
| Mandy | Bu | Northside College Prep | Northwestern University |
| Faith | Buggs | Jones College Prep | University of Southern California |
| Courtney | Burress | Kenwood Academy High School | Columbia University |
| Earnest | Carver | John Hancock College Preparatory High School | University of Notre Dame |
| Jenny | Chen | Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School | University of Michigan |
| Haozhi | Chen | Thomas Kelly College Prep | University of Michigan |
| Devon | Cleary | Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Jace | Cooper | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | Morehouse College |
| Mohammed | Danial | Amundsen High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Chyna | Dotson | Kenwood Academy High School | Howard University |
| Jaleel | Drones-Akins | Kenwood Academy High School | University of Michigan |
| Clement | Dunn | Walter Payton College Preparatory High School | Northwestern University |
| Madelyn | Feliciano | William Howard Taft High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Deisy | Flores | Westinghouse High School | The University of Chicago |
| Jazmin | Garcia | Prosser Career Academy | Loyola University |
| Faith | Gay | Ogden International School of Chicago | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Matthew | Gomez | Lane Tech College Prep High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Amarantha | Gonzalez | Muchin College Prep | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Luis | Gonzalez | Carver Military Academy | DePaul University |
| Kayla | Griffin | Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy | Spelman College |
| Jordan | Hart | Advantage Academy of DeVry University | University of Wisconsin |
| Jenin | Hattab | William Howard Taft High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Yitian | Huang | The Noble Academy | University of Michigan |
| Leo | Huang Su | Muchin College Prep | University of Michigan |
| Chidinma | Ike | Richard T. Crane Medical Prep | Middlebury College |
| Carmen | Jacobo | Lincoln Park High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Aaron | Johnson | Kenwood Academy High School | University of Wisconsin |
| Aaron | Juarez | Schurz High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Lina | Khattabi | William Howard Taft High School | University of Michigan |
| Sonya | Ko | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | University of Michigan |
| Damianos | Koliarakis-Bridges | Walter Payton College Preparatory High School | Northwestern University |
| Affan | Leebe | Northside College Prep | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Jacianna | Lendor | Kenwood Academy High School | Lewis University |
| Josie | Li | Lincoln Park High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Wilhelm | Lord | Hyde Park Academy High School | Ball State University |
| Ashley | Martinez | John F. Kennedy High School | Kenyon College |
| Elizabeth | Martinez | Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy | Loyola University |
| Maya | Martinez | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | The University of Chicago |
| Sydney | Mathis | Senn High School | Howard University |
| Maximillian | Matthes | Lane Tech College Prep High School | University of Southern California |
| Carlton | McDaniels | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Luis | Miranda | Lane Tech College Prep High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Alexander | Moran | Pritzker College Prep | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Kristina | Muharremaj | Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dennis | Nailer | Chicago Bulls College Prep | University of Michigan |
| Leyna | Nguyen | Northside College Prep | University of Michigan |
| Evelyn | Nunez | Westinghouse High School | Duke University |
| Henry | Nwankwo | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | North Carolina A&T University |
| Gizelle | Ojeda-Ericksen | Rauner College Prep | Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Anaya | Okonmah | Richard T. Crane Medical Prep | Howard University |
| Chaniya | O’Neal | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | North Carolina A&T University |
| Zaid | Orduno | Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Samantha | Pantaleo | William Howard Taft High School | Saint Louis University |
| Iliana | Perez | Northside College Prep | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Jayden | Reddins | Kenwood Academy High School | Morehouse College |
| Caleb | Redic | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Andre | Rodriguez | Muchin College Prep | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Yousra | Sadiq | Lane Tech College Prep High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Mumtaz | Sajwani | Mather High School | Loyola University |
| Enrique | Sanchez | Advantage Academy of DeVry University | DePaul University |
| Ximena | Sanchez | Solorio Academy High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Gavin | Shanholtzer-Moore | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | Michigan Technicological University |
| Simeon | Shedd | Senn High School | Wheaton College |
| Johnson | Shou | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Brown University |
| Joshua | Skelton | Kenwood Academy High School | University of Southern California |
| Melvin | Slater | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | Howard University |
| Jai | Spicer | Lindblom Math and Science Academy | Tuskegee University |
| Italy | Staches | Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville |
| Thomas | Szyszka | Lane Tech College Prep High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Gerardo | Torres | Rauner College Prep | Lycoming College |
| Magdalena | Trzupek | Northside College Prep | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Zaynab | Vahora | Lane Tech College Prep High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Stephanie | Vega | Noble Street High School | The University of Chicago |
| Alejandro | Vilchez | Schurz High School | DePaul University |
| Edgar | Vilchez | Intrinsic High School | Cornell University |
| Chelsey | Wallet | Westinghouse High School | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Charlotte | Weissman | Lane Tech College Prep High School | Emerson College |
| Elmer | Yam | Westinghouse High School | University of Michigan |
| Muhammad | Zeshan | Northside College Prep | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Yasmine | Zmali-Meftah | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Loyola University |
| Yongyan | Zou | Westinghouse High School | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
OAKTON SCHOLARS/ OAKTON TRANSFER SCHOLARS
| First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Abregana | Maine Township High School East | Oakton College |
| Alexander | Badiola | Glenbrook South High School | Oakton College |
| Adiel | Detoito | Maine Township High School East | Oakton College |
| Sophia | LaCoppola | Maine South High School | Oakton College |
| Antonio | Mercado | Niles North High School | Oakton College |
| Ishika | Patel | Maine Township High School East | Oakton College |
| Jill | Schnabel | Maine West High School | Oakton College |
| Justin | Sienes | Glenbrook South High School | Oakton College |
| Clare | Stangel | The Willows Academy | Oakton College |
| Katherine | Szczepanski | Maine Township High School East | Oakton College |
| Teerada | Thia | Glenbrook South High School | Oakton College |
| Madelyn | Yatvin | Maine South High School | Oakton College |
| First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle | Cartagena | Glenbrook South HS | Oakton College |
| Richard J. | Czajka III | Oakton College | Lake Forest College |
| Hafasa | Ansari | Niles North HS | Oakton College |
| Kamil Tadeusz | Czarnik | Maine West HS | Oakton College |
| Joyselyn Odjmer | Herrera | Maine East HS | Oakton College |
| Grace | Hanson | Maine West HS | Oakton College |
| Bansari | Bodiwala | Maine East HS | Oakton College |
| John | Fulea | Oakton College | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Julia | Salabaj | Oakton College | University of Wyoming |
| Parthvi | Rana | Oakton College | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Kristina | Scavelli | Oakton College | Elmhurst University |
| Ayann | Siddiqi | Niles West HS | Oakton College |
| Christopher | Smoron | Glenbrook South HS | Oakton College |
| Sheba Elizabeth | Thomas | Maine East HS | Oakton College |
| Krystal Tiffany | Viola | Glenbrook North HS | Oakton College |
| First Name | Last Name | HS | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azra | Music | Maine West High School | Oakton College |
| Celeste | Ramirez | Niles North High School | Oakton College |
| David | Jimenez | Maine West High School | Oakton College |
| Eleanor | Cassata | Willows Academy | Oakton College |
| Emma | Weitzel | Maine South High School | Oakton College |
| Jessica | De La Rose | Maine East High School | Oakton College |
| Jonlloyd | Sienes | Glenbrook South High School | Oakton College |
| Maria | Vallipparampil | Glenbrook South High School | Oakton College |
| Patel | Noorbi | Maine South High School | Oakton College |
| Ishika | Patel | Oakton College | |
| Alexander | Badiola | Oakton College | |
| Antonio | Mercado | Oakton College | |
| Michael | Abregana | Oakton College |
Meet our Scholars class of 2027
Aaron Johnson
Aaron Juarez
Affan Leebe
Alejandro Vilchez
Alexander Badiola
Alexander Moran
Amarantha Gonzalez
Anaya Oknomah
Andre Rodriguez
Antonio Mercado
Ashley Martinez
Ayesha Abdiel
Azra Music
Caleb Redic
Carlton McDaniels
Carmen Jacobo
Celeste Ramirez
Chaniya O'Neal
Charlotte Weissman
Chelsey Wallet
Chidinma Ike
Christopher Arzuaga
Chyna Dotson
Clement Dunn
Courtney Burress
Damianos Koliarkis-Bridges
David Jimenez
Deisy Flores
Dejiah Beatty
Dennis Nailer
Devon Cleary
Earnest Carver
Edgar Vilchez
Eleanor Cassata
Elise Borelli
Elizabeth Martinez
Elmer Yam
Emma Weitzel
Enrique Sanchez
Evelyn Nunez
Faith Buggs
Faith Gay
Gabrielle Anchondo
Gavin Shanholtzer-Moore
Gerado Torres
Gizelle Ojeda-Ericksen,
Haozhi Chen
Henry Nwankwo
Ilderina Astafa
Illiana Perez
Ishika Patel
Italy Staches
Jace Cooper
Jacianna Lendor
Jai Spicer
Jaleel Drones-Akins
Jayden Reddins
Jaylin Aguilar
Jazmin Garcia
Jenin Hattab
Jenny Chen
Jessica DeLaRose
Johnson Shou
Jonlloyd Sienes
Jordan Hart
Joshua Skelton
Josie Li
Kayla Griffin
Kibito Ariyoshi
Kristina Muharremaj
Laila Bahena
Leo HuangSu
Leyna Nguyen
Lina Khattabi
Luis Gonzalez
Luis Miranda
Madelyn Feliciano
Magdalena Trzupek
Mandy Bu
Maria Vallipparampil
Matthew Gomez
Maximillian Matthes
Maya Martinez
Melvin Slater
Michael Abregana
Mohammed Danial
Muhammed Zeeshan
Mumtaz Sajwani
Norion Ballard
Patel Noorbi
Peter Albu
Samantha Pantaleo
Simeon Shedd
Sonya Ko
Stephanie Vega
Sydney Mathis
Thomas Szyszka
Wilhelm Lord
Ximena Sanchez
Yasmine Zmail-Meftah
Yitian Huang
Yongyan Zou
Yousra Sadiq
Zaid Orduno
Zaynab Vahora
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.