Living Legacy: 30 Years, 30 Scholars
From 1996 to Today — Celebrating the Scholars Who Inspire Us All
Dr. Javaneh Jabbari
Dr. Javaneh Jabbari was 3-time Carson scholar, who was awarded in 2005. After high school she went on…
Vishnu Kannan
Vishnu Kannan is a 2-time Carson Scholar from Clarksville, MD. As a senior at River Hill High School,…
Javier Rodriguez
Javier Rodriguez was a 2023 Carson Scholar who was awarded when he was a junior in high school,…
Denim Fisher
Denim Fisher is a three-time Carson scholar who was first awarded in 2022. Denim is also a 2-time…
Gitika Gorthi
“Receiving the Carson Scholarship in high school was transformational. It helped me realize at a young age that…
Carol Shea Linton
Carol Shea Linton, a 2020 Carson Scholar, is a passionate advocate, public speaker, and aspiring pediatrician whose drive…
Gitanjali Rao
Gitanjali Rao, a 4-time Carson Scholar and TIME’s first-ever Kid of the Year, is an internationally recognized young…
Samantha Leggieri
Samantha Leggieri is a five-time recognized Carson scholar who first received the award as a fifth grader in…
Ally Dilworth
Allyson Dilworth, a 2017 Carson Scholar, went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in public relations from Messiah…
Matthew Dormus
Matthew Dormus is a 7-time Carson Scholar and a 2024 Carson Scholars Hall of Fame Inductee. Matthew was…
Achaiah Abul
Achaiah Abul is a two-time Carson Scholar, first awarded in 2015 as a junior in high school. He…
Elizabeth Wesdock
Elizabeth Wesdock, a 7-time Carson Scholar first awarded in 2014, brings a full-circle perspective to her role as…
Alexandra Vlk
Alexandra Vlk, who earned her Carson Scholarship in eleventh grade, joined our recognition program in 2013 as a…
Megan Ronnfeldt
Megan Ronnfeldt, a 2-time Carson Scholar first awarded in 2012, is a retired lieutenant from the U.S. Navy.…
Jaida Boggerty
Jaida Boggerty was awarded a Carson Scholarship in 2011 when she was in fourth grade. She shared the…
Lillian Needam
Lillian Needam is an 8-time Carson Scholar, first awarded in 2010 when she was in fifth grade. After…
Dr. Cassie Mae Argenbrigh
Dr. Cassie Mae Argenbright was a 2-time Carson Scholar, first awarded in 2009. In 2016, Dr. Argenbright graduated…
Adleena Sibande
Adleena is an Army Woman Veteran and two-time Carson Scholar who was first awarded in 2008. Today, she…
Frederica Smith
Frederica Smith is a 2007 Carson Scholar, now making her mark on the world through epidemiology. She earned…
Else Drooff Valenzuela
Else Drooff Valenzuela is a 5-time Carson Scholar, first awarded the scholarship in 2006. In 2013, Else served…
Dr. Bowen Jiang
Dr. Bowen Jiang, a 2004 Carson Scholar, is a highly accomplished neurosurgeon, primarily dedicated to practicing and advancing…
Kiera Matlock
Kiera Matlock was awarded a Carson Scholarship in 2003 as an eighth grader. Her academic journey led her…
Tanaira (Cullens) Tuffour
Tanaira (Cullens) Tuffour was named a Carson Scholar in 2001 when she was in fifth grade. After graduating…
Anthony LeCounte
Anthony Derek LeCounte, who goes by Rek, was awarded a Carson Scholarship in 2000 when he was in…
Dr. Lisa Thomas
Dr. Lisa Thomas is a 1999 Carson Scholar and served as the Carson Scholars Fund’s Alumni Chair from…
Bart Fennemore
Bart Fennemore was named a Carson Scholar in 1998. Since then, he has committed himself to pursuing a…
Eric Davidson
In 1997, Eric Davidson was awarded a Carson Scholarship. After graduating high school, Eric went on to Virgina…
Brittany Parrish DeFrehn
Brittany Parrish DeFrehn is a four-time Carson Scholar, first awarded in 1996 when she was in fifth grade.…
Michi Synn
Kimberly Omeda Snowden
