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Read more about the article Roderick E. Jefferson

Roderick E. Jefferson

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 24, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Even as a child, Roderick always seemed more interested in reading a book or watching some educational program on television rather than partaking in activities becoming of a child, such…

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Read more about the article Robert M. Kabera

Robert M. Kabera

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 23, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Robert Kabera was named to the 2018 Global US Forbes Under 30 List in the Energy Sector. Under the Obama Administration’s Power Africa Program, Robert was the Chief Consultant for…

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Read more about the article Fatima B. Loeliger

Fatima B. Loeliger

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 22, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Fatima Busaat Loeliger was born on October 21, 1989 to her jubilant East African mother Sadiya Alilire in Salinas, California. Fatima’s mother knew that Fatima was born to shake the…

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Read more about the article Neveen H. Mahmoud

Neveen H. Mahmoud

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 21, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Neveen Mahmoud, from Aldan Pennsylvania, graduated from The Agnes Irwin School and went on to attend Stanford University where she earned a BA in Psychology with a concentration in Mind, Culture,…

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Read more about the article Nicholas L. Newsome

Nicholas L. Newsome

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 19, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Nicholas Newsome, from Oakland, California, graduated from the University of Southern California in 2011, with a degree in Business & Cinematic Arts. Shortly after, Nicholas moved to the mountains of…

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Read more about the article Catherine C. Ntube

Catherine C. Ntube

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 18, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Catherine Ntube, from Austin, Texas, attended Lanier High School and then went on to graduate summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2011, with a degree in History and Literature.…

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Read more about the article Alan D. Wesson

Alan D. Wesson

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 14, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Flown to the Northeast by hurricane Katrina, Alan Wesson Suárez, a New Orleans native, graduated from Yale University and currently works as the Public Purpose Program Director for a private…

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Read more about the article Derrick Asiedu

Derrick Asiedu

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 13, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

As an individual whose life has taught him lessons in the value of perseverance and free thought, Derrick tries to incorporate these ideals into both his thoughts and his actions.…

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Read more about the article Peter A. Boyce

Peter A. Boyce

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 11, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Peter is a Partner at General Catalyst; a venture capital firm that invests in powerful, positive change that endures. Since joining General Catalyst in 2013 as one of the first…

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Read more about the article Dora I. Duru

Dora I. Duru

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 10, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Though her life goals have changed over the years, one thing has always remained constant: her desire to improve her society for herself and for future generations. She understands that…

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Read more about the article Raymond D. Grissom

Raymond D. Grissom

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 9, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Raymond's passion for life, education, and success comes from one person: his mother. Emulating her resiliency and dedication, he has turned a life of struggles into the food for his…

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Read more about the article Kani Keita

Kani Keita

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 8, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Kani is a Vice President at TPG Capital, focused on private equity investments in the Industrials sector. Prior to TPG, Kani spent eight years at Goldman Sachs, six of which…

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Read more about the article Osha Kondori

Osha Kondori

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 7, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Her small frame, an embodiment of diversity, with African, Iranian, Scottish and Chinese blood rushing through her veins, Osha was born in the Osho Ashram of Pune, India. She arrived…

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Read more about the article Daren W. Miller

Daren W. Miller

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 5, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Faced with adversity at the immature age of five years old, Daren gained a sense determination and self motivation early in life. He was challenged academically and had to prove…

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Read more about the article Ethan G Monreal-Jackson

Ethan G Monreal-Jackson

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 4, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Ethan Monreal-Jackson is a tech entrepreneur whose startup, Zenny, is working to increase savings and wealth among underbanked and underserved people.Ethan has spent the majority of his career working in fintech,…

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Read more about the article Desiree C. Montgomery

Desiree C. Montgomery

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 3, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future..." Jeremiah…

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Read more about the article Diana A. Ofosu

Diana A. Ofosu

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 2, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

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Read more about the article Bradley D. Pough

Bradley D. Pough

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:July 1, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Bradley looks at each of his life’s obstacles as an opportunity to better himself. With each passing day he works to grow…

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Read more about the article Jonte D. Craighead

Jonte D. Craighead

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 20, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Jonté’s childhood in rural Franklin County, Virginia was marked with a great degree of exposure and he quickly developed an interest in reading and computers, somewhat simultaneously, both of which…

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Read more about the article Sebastian B. Flores

Sebastian B. Flores

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 18, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Sebastian Flores was born to a home brimming with love, but afflicted by many of the societal pressures common to low-income households throughout the United States.  Drug abuse was perhaps…

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Read more about the article Aaron L. Gravely

Aaron L. Gravely

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 17, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

At a young age, Aaron was always “that kid” who wouldn’t keep still, constantly bursting with energy and always eager to participate in anything that would keep him on his…

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Read more about the article Alexandra M. Sailsman

Alexandra M. Sailsman

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 14, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Alexandra Sailsman has spent seven years working with metal, ceramic, and composite materials. She received her BS in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT in 2013. Her work has ranged…

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Read more about the article Rashawn Dye

Rashawn Dye

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 8, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

The product of a selfless mother and grandparents who taught him to keep God first, Rashawn was blessed with a strong support system. The oldest of four with his father…

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Read more about the article Frederik Groce

Frederik Groce

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 7, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Frederik is a Partner at Storm Ventures, an early stage focused B2B venture capital firm. At Storm he focuses on leading investments outside of the Bay Area that focus on…

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Read more about the article Danai Kadzere

Danai Kadzere

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 6, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Danai is an undergraduate student at Harvard University, concentrating in Molecular and Cellular Biology. An aspiring neurosurgeon, Danai has conducted research at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine as…

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Read more about the article Javaughn Lawrence

Javaughn Lawrence

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 5, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Javaughn is an investor at Eniac Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm. Eniac Ventures is a $100m fund that investors in audacious entrepreneurs building the future with technology; it's portfolio includes Airbnb,…

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Read more about the article Lyric McHenry (1992-2018)

Lyric McHenry (1992-2018)

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 4, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

One definition of the word lyric reads “having the form and musical quality of a song.” Lyric McHenry’s life is a very eclectic song. She loves hip-hop, especially Lupe Fiasco;…

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Read more about the article Melanie Newell

Melanie Newell

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 3, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

When Melanie was younger, her father told her that she could one day go to Harvard, and that despite the odds, she could be successful in whatever field she desired.Growing…

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Read more about the article Joshua Sibblies

Joshua Sibblies

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 2, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Joshua Sibblies has always been curious. Most of the stories of his childhood involve him tinkering with something: taking apart all the remote controls in the house and trying, with…

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Read more about the article Maya Torain

Maya Torain

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:June 1, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

The youngest of three girls growing up in Baltimore, MD, Maya Torain learned from an early age the value of rising beyond set expectations. Deeming them all “smart, pretty girls,”…

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Read more about the article Dextina A. Booker

Dextina A. Booker

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 30, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Reared in Brooklyn with very Caribbean values, Dextina’s mother instilled in her a hunger to succeed very early, which was only strengthened when her family moved to Guyana. While in…

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Read more about the article Desmond C. Garner

Desmond C. Garner

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 29, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Desmond Garner hopes to take advantage of every opportunity that Vanderbilt University has to offer him while having a blast all the while. He aspires to combine his interests in…

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Read more about the article Maia Roberson Green

Maia Roberson Green

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 27, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Maia has come to believe that the term “terminally unique” describes her better than she ever could have imagined. She is a black American woman raised in a female-headed single…

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Read more about the article Zachary T. Hall

Zachary T. Hall

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 26, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Zachary Hall is an optimist. That is one of the most defining features about him because he tirelessly tries to find that beauty which surrounds him, not that which could…

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Read more about the article Brandon R. Hill

Brandon R. Hill

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 25, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

November 4th, 2008. On this day, the spirit of a nation and the struggle of a people culminated in a grand display of perseverance and patriotism. On this day, the…

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Read more about the article Esther O. Owolabi

Esther O. Owolabi

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 24, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Esther Owolabi is a senior at Georgetown University studying Government with minors in Education, Inquiry, and Justice and African American Studies. As the daughter of a teacher in Chicago’s inner-city,…

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Read more about the article Hana C. Page

Hana C. Page

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 23, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

To Clover Park High School senior Hana Page, the most important purpose in life is to obtain the best education possible and use the education she acquired to help others…

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Read more about the article Robert L. Poole

Robert L. Poole

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 21, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Robert Poole is more than his hair. Clean cut, professional, and short – yes, but he is a fun-filled toy box of possibilities. He is not his height, eye color,…

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Read more about the article Brianna R. Sullivan

Brianna R. Sullivan

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 18, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

While still in her mother’s womb, it was prophesized that Brianna Sullivan would be a blessed and gifted child. Growing up, she has been nothing less than that. She has…

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Read more about the article Aubrey J. Walker

Aubrey J. Walker

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 17, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

From birth, Aubrey and his triplets siblings, Charles and Nicole, have always pushed one another to succeed. They competed in nearly everything: from who could complete the summer reading list…

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Read more about the article Chigozie Akah

Chigozie Akah

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 15, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Most people know her as Chigozie. In fact, her closest friends call her Chicki, Chuck, or Chika. In reality, her full name is Victoria Florence Chigozie Nwamaka Akah. Chigozie was…

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Read more about the article Alister Bent

Alister Bent

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 14, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

April 14th, 1994, was a day like any other day, except for the Bent family, who had just added their 3rd child, a boy named Alister Bent.At the age of…

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Read more about the article David Boone

David Boone

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  • Post published:May 13, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Born and Raised in inner-city Cleveland, David Boone Jr. is the inaugural salutatorian at MC2 STEM High School, a Minds Matter participant and a school record-holding runner. David’s interests are…

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Read more about the article SallyAnn Garvey-Lumumba

SallyAnn Garvey-Lumumba

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 12, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

If you asked SallyAnn Garvey-Lumumba about the most formative decisions that she has made over the last eighteen years, she would reply that one of them was as simple as…

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Read more about the article William Humphrey

William Humphrey

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 11, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

William Humphrey graduated from Brown University in 2016 with a B.A. in Health and Human Biology with a focus on social contexts of disease and health. While immediately jumping into…

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Read more about the article Faith Jackson

Faith Jackson

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 10, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Her name is Faith Angela Imani Tamara Hope Nebechi Jackson. Her first five names are an acronym for FAITH, and yes, they all appear, along with her other two names,…

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Read more about the article Kelsey Miller

Kelsey Miller

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 7, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Throughout her life, Kelsey Miller has learned that life is often a journey in taking what we are given. Her own personal journey has been a series of gifts both…

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Read more about the article Tyrell Russell

Tyrell Russell

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  • Post published:May 6, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

An Aspiring Physician Scientist, Tyrell Russell has worked tirelessly to become an exceptional individual both within his school and throughout his community. Early on, Tyrell noticed that science stood out…

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Read more about the article Mohammed Toure

Mohammed Toure

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  • Post published:May 5, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

Mohammed was born in the forest region of Guinea, a region wedged in between Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Liberia, where his parents sought refuge for about sixteen years from…

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Read more about the article Rassan Walker

Rassan Walker

  • Post author:RBSP Staff
  • Post published:May 4, 2020
  • Post category:No Grad School/Ron Brown Scholar

If one were asked to describe the character of Rassan Walker, the word “diverse” would likely be included in his assessment. Rassan, of Louisville, Kentucky, is the type of person…

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"The Ron Brown Scholar Program is the gift that keeps on giving. More than ten years ago, when I became a Ron Brown Scholar, I had no idea that the Program would be such an integral part of my life - a source of lasting relationships that grow year to year, mentorship and guidance, opportunities to serve and to learn. It has been an immeasurable blessing to be a part of this family. I plan to give back to it for years to come.”
Karla Hardy
Karla HardyRBS 2001
"Whenever I find myself describing the Ron Brown Scholar Program (RBSP), one certain phrase always finds its way in: ‘Ron Brown is not a scholarship - it’s a family.’ I am so very blessed to have had the opportunity to become one tiny piece of this extraordinary ‘Network of Scholars & Friends for Good. I will continue to make sure to pay it forward."
Kani Heita
Kani HeitaRBS 2008
"There were times when I would often wonder, ‘What is it about the Ron Brown Scholar Program that enables it to exude such a familial presence?’ Over the years, my question has been readily answered as the Program continues to serve as a vital aspect of my life. I found that the RBSP embodies what most organizations seldom encompass: a 1) nurturing, 2) mentoring, and 3) networking component-all which are made possible by compassionate and dedicated leadership, staff, and friends. These individuals inspire and empower us as Scholars to understand and live out the depth and breadth of our varied vocational calls while providing us the space and guidance to come together and revitalize one another through the expression of our shared passions and interests.”
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Eddie Martin Jr.RBS 2000
"The Ron Brown Scholar Program taught me that social change begins with individual action; policy is only as good as those faithfully carrying it out. That’s why I teach, to instill in my students the sense of curiosity, wonder and healthy skepticism necessary for them to become individuals of action, making the world of their children better.”
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"I think we all grow up with dreams of what we want to do when we grow up. I think most people let go of these dreams as they enter adulthood. I’ve found that more than anything else, having this deep network of mentors and peers emboldens me to take adventures, to take risks, and challenge myself . . . to actually become the person that I described in my application back in 1997. . . I will always be grateful for the advice and love that has been shared over the years."
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