Chase Hartman

High School Graduation Year: 2024
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2021, Walter L. Sickles High School
Sponsored by: Dr. Stephen Barth

Chase is a civic-minded leader and entrepreneur who is passionate about educational equity and the environment. When he was 10 years old, Chase co-founded an award-winning book distribution project called read.repeat., which later evolved into a non-profit called Eco Brothers.  Focusing on improving literacy rates, Chase has distributed 225,000 books to 65,000 students in Hillsborough County, Florida.  His work even contributed to raising a school’s average literacy score from an F to a B!  He also advocates for more books with diversity and dual-language books in schools to help engage readers. Additionally, he has raised $165,000 to fund his projects, mobilized hundreds of volunteers and provided over 10,000 service hours to teens. He is currently building a global Youth Council within Eco Brothers to provide mentorship and service opportunities to youth ages 13-23.  Chase is proud of his involvement as an Eagle Scout, Student Body president, swim team captain and Gold Medal Congressional Award recipient.  Chase is a 4-time Carson Scholar, a Coca-Cola Scholar and the national recipient of the National Honor Society Service Award. He is also a member of the prestigious Lombardi & Stamps Scholars Program at the University of Florida’s Honors College, where he is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a minor in Spanish. In the future, he plans to start a business that provides all students with equal educational resources through college courses, internships and fellowships.