DEBARTOLO FAMILY FOUNDATION HONORS
32 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WITH SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
A Total of $80,000 Given to Tampa Bay Area Graduating Seniors
Tampa, Fl. (May 5, 2008) – The DeBartolo Family Foundation (DFF) announced today the 2008 recipients of the Foundation’s annual high school scholarship awards. The scholarship winners honored are Tampa Bay area high school graduating seniors.
The DeBartolo Family Foundation scholarship award was established in 2001 to recognize those students who have achieved academic excellence despite certain financial and personal obstacles. A $2,500 college scholarship will be awarded to each of the 32 graduating high school seniors (listed below) for a 2008 scholarship total of $80,000. In 2007, 30 students were awarded a total of $75,000 in scholarships from the foundation.
2008 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Award Winners (In Alphabetical Order):
- Nourhan Abdel-Rahim - Durant High School
- Fatimah Ali - King High School
- Mallek Al-Qaryouti - Hope Christian School
- Tiarra Anderson - Jefferson High School
- Johairis Ayala - East Bay High School
- Brialle Brewton - Howard W. Blake High School
- Chelsea Cahill - Hope Christian School
- Adrian Cherry - Middleton High School
- Jean Faustin - Middleton High School
- Daniel Guillen - Durant High School
- Rushane Harris - East Bay High School
- Jeremy Harris - Middleton High School
- Jasmyn Hendricks - Durant High School
- Jou Her - East Bay High School
- Martin Hernandez - Leto High School
- Luis Jaimes - Lennard High School
- Kayla Langford - East Bay High School
- Brittany Lyp - East Lake High School
- Breanna Madden - Wesley Chapel High School
- Kerby Mellon - Middleton High School
- Shazia Mitha - Hillsborough High School
- Christopher Overholt - East Bay High School
- Russell Price - Hope Christian School
- Crystal Retamozo - Pinellas Park High School
- Ivonne Rodriquez - Tampa Bay Technical
- Lisa Shumac - Armwood High School
- Sheena Smith - Middleton High School
- Luke Thomas - Zephyrhills High School
- Samantha Tienda - Palm Harbor University High School
- Truong Tran - Armwood High School
- Domonick Turt - Boca Ciega High School
- Dawn Walker - Blake High School
“On behalf of the DeBartolo family we wish each one of these exemplary students a future filled with success and prosperity,” said Lisa DeBartolo, Executive Vice President of DeBartolo Holdings, LLC. “They have worked extremely hard through their high school years to earn this recognition given to them today. We are very proud of their accomplishments both on a personal level and in the classroom.”
The DeBartolo Family Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation created by the members of the Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. family to benefit local communities. The Foundation annually awards scholarships to high school students, provides grants to individuals and organizations with exceptional requirements, and presents the Spirit of Humanity Award, honoring non-profit organizations that provide extraordinary assistance to Tampa Bay residents with special needs. For more information, visit the Foundation’s Web site at www.debartolofamilyfoundation.com or call the Foundation office at 813.964.8302.
Click here to see past scholarship recipients:
2007 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2006 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2005 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2004 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2003 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2002 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2001 DeBartolo Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients |
