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LOS ANGELES – The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) is awarding scholarships to 55 students nationwide in celebration of its 28th anniversary. Twenty-nine graduate students will each receive a $3,750 scholarship, while 26 undergraduate students will each receive a $2,500 scholarship. Of the recipients, 35 will receive TLF’s traditional scholarship, while 20 will be awarded scholarships through the recently launched Healthcare Marketing and Communications Scholarship Program.
The LAGRANT Foundation is proud to recognize the following graduate and undergraduate recipients of this year’s scholarship:
Graduate Students:
1. Tineer Ahmed (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Business | Georgetown University
2. Merom Arthur (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Media, Medicine, and Health | Harvard Medical School
3. India Bland (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Marketing | Duke University
4. Rosie Bui (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Health Administration in the Department of Health Policy and Management | Columbia University
5. Elizabeth H. Carr (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Master’s in Integrated Marketing & Communications | Northwestern University
6. Baljot Chahal (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Environmental Health Sciences | University of California, Irvine
7. Brianna Jessica Chavez – Communications | Baruch College
8. Tiesha Davis – Public Relations Innovation: Strategy and Management | University of Southern California
9. Eliza K. Dolgins (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Public Health, Marketing | Columbia University
10. Kalani M. Dunn – Digital Media Management | University of Southern California
11. Randall C. Erwin (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Health Policy and Management | Columbia University
12. Nicol Gomez – Business Administration/Marketing | University of San Francisco
13. Maya-Lin Green – Public Relations | Georgetown University
14. Malik Jarrell-Miller (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Communications, Public Relations, and Organizational Communications | Wayne State University
15. Brooke Jones (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Public Relations and Communications | University of Cincinnati
16. Darren D. Le – Branding Integrated Communication/ Strategy Management Track City | City University of New York (CUNY)
17. Royer A. Lopez – Business Administration/Marketing | University of Colorado, Boulder
18. Nacilia McCarthy – Branded Integrated Communication City | City University of New York (CUNY)
19. Jiawei (Johnny) Miao – Business Administration/Marketing | Columbia University
20. Lane Palmer – Business | Northwestern University
21. Edward Porter III (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Marketing | Northwestern University
22. Simona M. Rivero (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Mass Communication | University of Florida
23. Tasnim Salam (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Public Health, Marketing| George Washington University
24. Casmiera A. Thorman (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Health and Risk Communication | Michigan State University
25. Allyson Velez (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Public Affairs | Princeton University
26. Catherine E. Veloz – Business Administration/Marketing | Florida International University
27. Erica J. Villarreal – Business Administration/Marketing | University of Houston – Clear Lake
28. John W. Whitman – Business Administration/Marketing | University of Washington
29. Chufue Alexander Yang – Project Management | Metropolitan State University
Undergraduate Students:
1. Mohammed Alin – Marketing | Baruch College
2. Nasaiah A. Algarin – Public Relations and Strategic Communications | American University
3. Emely Arce Alzate – Marketing | University of Connecticut
4. Amorion Armstrong – Marketing | University of North Carolina at Charlotte
5. Ean M. Bowie – Strategic Communication | Ohio State University
6. Eileen Caivinagua – Advertising | Syracuse University
7. Maya Campo – Communications | University of California, Los Angeles
8. Carolina Cardozo – Marketing | University of Florida
9. Nicole K. Chien (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Public Health, Marketing | University of California, Los Angeles
10. Diana Adamaris Cruz – Marketing | University of Texas at Dallas
11. Kadiatou B. Diawara – Business Administration/Marketing | North Carolina State University
12. Abigail M. Galenko – Public Relations | University of Florida
13. Adrian Gomez – Advertising | The University of Texas at Austin
14. Mariana Hernandez Martinez (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) –Marketing | Wingate University
15. Lexi G. McDonnough – Marketing | University of Florida
16. Esther Moyosoreoluwa Ajofoyinbo (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) –Public Health and HealthCare Marketing | Texas A&M University
17. Olivia G. Nelson – Public Relations | Rutgers University
18. Kennedy O. Pemberton – Marketing | Boston College
19. Xavier E. Ramirez – Public Relations | University of Southern California
20. Mimosa A. Ryan – Communications | University of Alabama
21. Joie C. Solano – Art, Communication Design | California State University, Northridge
22. Ethan Stewart – Advertising | School of Visual Arts, New York
23. Cassie N. Sun (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Journalism | Northwestern University
24. Isabella Wright (Healthcare Marketing & Communications Scholarship Recipient) – Public Health, Marketing | University of California, Berkeley
25. Arslaan Zahid – Business | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
26. Wanying (Emily) Zhang – Marketing | University of Pennsylvania
Recipients of the traditional scholarship will be honored at the foundation’s annual scholarship and donor recognition reception in May at the P&G headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. They will also participate in a multi-day program featuring exclusive events and career and professional development workshops hosted by MMC, MSL, and Procter & Gamble.
Recipients of the Healthcare Marketing and Communications Scholarship will take part in a four-day program in New Jersey in May. This program includes exclusive events and career and professional development workshops hosted by Bayer, Porter Novelli, Burson, and Real Chemistry.
About The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF)
The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase representation in the fields of advertising, marketing, and public relations by providing scholarships, career opportunities such as internships, fellowships, co-ops, entry-level roles, career and professional development workshops, and mentorship opportunities to undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students from historically underrepresented communities.
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