86 Named Joyce Ivy Summer Scholars, Largest Cohort to Attend On Campus Summer Programming
03.31.23
ANN ARBOR, MI, March 31, 2023 – The Joyce Ivy Foundation today announced the names of eighty-six young women selected to receive scholarships to participate in summer pre-college academic programs at the Foundation’s partner colleges and universities, including Barnard College, Brown University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smith College, Spelman College, and Yale University. For the first time in three years, the Foundation expects all of the Scholars to participate in on-campus programming. This cohort of eighty-six young women represents the largest cohort in Foundation history to exclusively attend on-campus programming. The 2023 Summer Scholars come from all seven of the Midwestern states currently supported by the Foundation – Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota – and attend 65 different secondary schools. The Summer Scholars Selection Committee was chaired by two Summer Scholar Alumnae: Katharine Janes, JIF ‘12 and Abril Rangel Pacheco, JIF ‘13. The Committee included members of the Foundation’s senior leadership, as well as five additional Summer Scholar Alumnae who serve on the Board of Directors and Associate Board of Directors. “This year’s review cycle was one of the most competitive to date,” said Brittany Knight, Executive Director of the Joyce Ivy Foundation. “We not only saw a 20% increase in applications from last year, but the number of applicants receiving our highest rating in committee nearly doubled. Every one of the eighty-six young women chosen as a 2023 Summer Scholar should feel incredibly proud. We are honored to have them as the newest members of our community.” For Scholars who come from schools that calculate GPA or class rank, 65% reported a 4.0 GPA or higher and 10 rank first or second in their high school class. The 2023 Summer Scholars are representative of a variety of lived experiences and perspectives: nearly 60% identify as women of color, including seventeen Black Scholars, eighteen Asian Scholars, twelve Latina Scholars, and two Multiracial Scholars. Nearly 40% are first generation to attend college and over half qualify for the highest level of need-based scholarship. “I’m very moved to see so many talented young women eager to join the Joyce Ivy community and embrace the values of the organization. This year’s cohort is extremely impressive, consisting of young women with diverse backgrounds, interests, and accomplishments,” said Abril Rangel-Pacheco, JIF ‘13 and member of the Associate Board of Directors. “I’m incredibly excited to welcome these young women to the Joyce Ivy community and see them continue to achieve excellence in all aspects of this summer and beyond.”Two of the 2023 Summer Scholars will also be recipients of special named awards, including the Mary Vandewiele Leadership Award and the Joyce Ivy Alumnae Supported Scholarship. The Foundation will announce the 2023 award recipients next week.A total of six 2023 Scholars are participants in Minds Matter, a national organization that provides lower-income students with multi-year college preparatory mentoring and support. The Joyce Ivy Foundation, Minds Matter Cleveland and Minds Matter Twin Cities will jointly fund the scholarships for the Minds Matter Scholars, in collaboration with the summer program partners. In addition, one 2023 Scholar is a student at the University Prep Charter Network in Detroit. Through a joint partnership, the Joyce Ivy Foundation and UPrep Schools will fund the scholarship for the University Prep Scholar.The 2023 Summer Scholars will be honored during the annual Summer Scholars Gala on Saturday, May 20, at the Mint at Michigan First Conference Center in Lathrup Village, Michigan. The Gala will feature an address by the 2023 Joyce Ivy Foundation Leader of the Year, Dr. Jennifer Carlson, 2022 MacArthur Fellow and Associate Professor of Sociology and Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. The Foundation will also honor two Woman of Impact award recipients: Dr. Sydney McKinney and Dr. Sally Nuamah. Ticket sales and sponsorship for the Gala can be found here. The 2023 Summer ScholarsMichiganMusammat Aktar, Cass Technical High School Jade Alpert, St Joseph High School Ishwari Bhatt, Portage Central High School Joie Blakey, Mercy High SchoolAlea Casipit, Herbert Henry Dow High School Camryn Durr, Cranbrook High School Flora Harper, Loy Norrix High School Cayla Hicks, University Prep High School Huong Huynh, Portage Northern High School Elisia Juzswik, Redford Union High SchoolMylie Kelly, Benzie Central High School Prajna Kishore, Washtenaw International High School Ana Mahaud, Lake Orion High School Morgan Mathis, Greenhills SchoolSophie McLaren, Benzie Central High School Melinda Mei, Huron High School Alethea Oakley, Houghton High SchoolSage Porter, Grosse Pointe South High School Reeya Sannake, Rochester Adams High School Amany Sayed, Dearborn High SchoolLindsi Scott, Walled Lake Western High School Maria Sedano Camacho, Notre Dame Preparatory Sandra Smith-Johnson, The Roeper SchoolKayden Stokes, Lighthouse Connections Academy JoAnn Tu, Troy High SchoolCarrington Wash, Mercy High School Ava Williams, Wayne Memorial High SchoolIrmina Wladyszewska, Novi High School Faylinn Wong, Farmington High School Hye-rin Yoo, Washtenaw International High School OhioSreeja Akula, New Albany High SchoolSelima Aousheva, Walnut Hills High School Kayshla Caradine, Bard High School Early CollegePranitha Sri Vaishnavi, Dublin Coffman High School Rebecca Chin, Hawken School Jasmine Ellul, Villa Angela Saint Joseph High School Kylie Fowler, Jackson High School Ella Goyzman, Chagrin Falls High School Kanyah Green, Columbus International North High School Xinrui Han, Athens High SchoolAlina He, Solon High SchoolJaden Idris, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Miranda Li, Sylvania Northview High School Erica Liu, Hudson High School Nadia Mukasine, Lincoln West Science and Math High SchoolSeyi Odeleye, Pickerington High School Central Abigail Plants, Jackson High SchoolTrinity Pruitt, Cleveland School of Science and Medicine Natalia Rubin-Alvarez, Oakwood High School Willow Shannon, Walnut Hills High School Annika Slotterbeck, Maumee Valley Country Day School Keliyah Spiva, Beaumont SchoolAudrey Stankunas, Granville High School Ella Stricklen, Athens High SchoolVeronica Talan, Saint Joseph Academy Prechha Tiwari, Fairfield Senior High School Andrea Tlahuel Flores, St Francis DeSales High School Maria Tracy, Saint Joseph Academy Sadie Urso Kriska, Saint Joseph Academy Kayla Vo, Fairfield Senior High SchoolAnya Williams, Bard High School Early CollegeQiwen Wu, Hawken School Alexia Zelada, Cleveland School of Science and Medicine NebraskaAndrea Elizarraga Joya, Omaha South High School Giovanna Franco, Omaha South High School Magaly Gonzalez-Lopez, Omaha South High School Romina Herrera-Baro, Omaha South High SchoolLitzy Ortega Quinonez, Omaha South High School Jennifer Ramos, Omaha South High School Alejandra Rodriguez Ruiz, Omaha South High School Evalina Sain, Central High School Sara Wilhelm, Omaha South High School MissouriKennedi Bryant, Hazelwood West High School Megan Campbell, Kirkwood High SchoolAyanna Owens, North Kansas City High SchoolAnoushka Popuri, Francis Howell High School Mary Stockard, Jackson Senior High School MinnesotaNajat Ahmed, South High SchoolKulani Jurru, Eden Prairie High SchoolAnisa Kahin, St Louis Park High SchoolEmily Oberleitner, Eden Prairie High School Sadie Peterson, St Paul Central High School Pajtshiab Yang, Harding High School North DakotaAlexandria Lade, Central Cass High School South Dakota Sampada Nepal, Brookings High SChool Angeth Mayen, Jefferson High School About The Joyce Ivy FoundationThe Joyce Ivy Foundation seeks to provide exposure, encouragement, and financial assistance to young women who have the academic, intellectual, and leadership potential to attend the nation’s most selective institutions of higher education. Funding for the Joyce Ivy Foundation is provided by individuals, other foundations, and corporations. Since its founding in 2006, the Foundation has named 1,136 students from Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota as Joyce Ivy Scholars, providing scholarships for them to attend summer educational programs at partner college summer programs, and providing or leveraging $6 million in scholarship funding. For more information, please visit www.joyceivyfoundation.org or contact the Joyce Ivy Foundation at info@joyceivyfoundation.org or (734) 661-0229.
