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Fifty-two Pennsylvania Students Awarded Esteemed Horatio Alger State Scholarship
The Neubauer Family Foundation Provides $260,000 in Scholarships to Teens for Overcoming Adversity

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2011 – The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is pleased to announce that it has awarded scholarships to 52 outstanding high school students in Pennsylvania. Each scholar will receive $5,000 toward their college education. The students were selected for the Horatio Alger Pennsylvania Scholarship because they persevered in overcoming adversity while succeeding academically, contributing to the community and exhibiting exemplary character.

“We are privileged to provide scholarships to the deserving students from Pennsylvania to attend college and achieve the American dream,” said Tony Novelly, president and chief executive officer of the Horatio Alger Association. “These students have overcome significant challenges in their lives and have become stronger, more determined people because of it.”

The state scholarships are made possible by the Neubauer Family Foundation which has sponsored the Horatio Alger scholarships for nine years.

The scholarships provided by the Horatio Alger State Scholarship Programs range from $2,500 to $20,000 and are sponsored by Horatio Alger members and friends. In 2011, the programs are awarding more than 850 state scholarships to students throughout the country. This marks the first year that the state scholarships are assisting students in all 50 states.

Horatio Alger scholars are provided with numerous resources to ensure a successful college career. Each student receives:

• Financial aid guidance to assist in the selection of, and preparation for, college.
• Access to the association’s website, where students can create online profiles, search for fellow scholars, update their personal information, submit disbursement requests and direct questions to the association.
• Access to a toll-free information line, to speak to program coordinators for assistance with questions about their scholarships and other educational programs.

The 2011 Pennsylvania recipients are:

• Arantxa Abreu, Philadelphia Community Academy, Philadelphia
• Nicole  Andrus, Port Allegany Junior-Senior High School, Port Allegany
• Taylor  Barrett, Middletown Area High School, Middletown
• Chelsea Bateman, Conrad Weiser Area High School, Robesonia
• Ryan Burkhardt, R A G Memorial Junior-Senior High School, Wilkes Barre
• Crystal Casiano, Central High School, Philadelphia
• Kerri Chambers, Central High School, Philadelphia
• Kayla Clem, Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Pittsburgh
• Hanna  Coulson, New Oxford High School, New Oxford
• Marin Cypher, Kiski Area High School, Vandergrift
• Mark Decker, Roman Catholic High School, Philadelphia
• Kadafi El-kardah, Delaware Valley High School, Philadelphia
• Danielle Estevez, Governor Mifflin Senior High School, Shillington
• Alicia Gartland, Southern Huntingdon County High School, Three Springs
• Megan Gates, Cornell High School, Coraopolis
• Justin Greiss, Kutztown Area High School, Kutztown
• Rachel Grim, Bermudian Springs High School, York Springs
• Tyler Hall, Mount Pleasant Area High School, Mt. Pleasant
• Ashley Henry, West Chester Bayard Rustin High School, West Chester
• Ashley Hernandez, Philadelphia High School Girls, Philadelphia
• Freddy Hernandez, W. William Bodine High School, Philadelphia
• Alyssa House, South Williamsport Junior-Senior High School, South Williamsport
• Timothy Jensen, Elk Lake School, Dimock
• Atef Khurshan, Central High School, Philadelphia
• Brian Lam, R J Masterman Lab Dem School, Philadelphia
• Shelby Lander, North Clarion County School, Tionesta
• Marcella LeBlanc, Athens Area High School, Athens
• Austin LoCicero, Honesdale High School, Honesdale
• Naeemah Myrick, Germantown Lankenau Motivation High School, Philadelphia
• Jordan Nowacki, Tamaqua Area Senior High School, Tamaqua
• Michael Oh, Cheltenham High School, Wyncote
• Daniel  Ott, Greensburg-Salem High School, Greensburg
• Aubrey Pace Pottsgrove High School, Pottstown
• Esther Park, McDowell High School, Erie
• Vinisha Patel, Central High School, Philadelphia
• Sara Payo, Upper Saint Clair High School, Upper St. Clair
• Lauren Plaza, John W. Hallahan Catholic High School, Philadelphia
• Sarah Plowman, Otto-Eldred Junior-Senior High School, Duke Center
• Lena Powell, Girard College, Philadelphia
• Angel Pun, Pottsville Area High School, Pottsville
• Alexus Robinson, Central High School, Philadelphia
• Jason Rodriguez, W. William Bodine High School, Philadelphia
• Edward Ross, Roman Catholic High School, Philadelphia
• Alesha Shatley, Port Allegany Junior-Senior High School, Port Allegany
• Natalie Shovlin-Bankole, Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster
• K'la Sigler, Constitution High School, Philadelphia
• Tyler Smith, Port Allegany Junior-Senior High School, Port Allegany
• Justin Sumpman, Eastern York High School, Wrightsville
• Megan Szymanski, Ridgway Area High School, Ridgway
• Crystal Vega, Central High School, Philadelphia
• Rebecca Vu, W. William Bodine High School, Philadelphia
• Amy Xiao, Huntingdon Area High School, Huntingdon

To view the complete list of Horatio Alger scholars and members, visit our website at www.horatioalger.org. The 2012 Horatio Alger Scholarship Application will be available beginning August 1 – October 30, 2011 at www.horatioalger.org/scholarships.

About the Horatio Alger Association:
Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans continues to fulfill its mission of honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded in spite of adversity and of encouraging young people to pursue their dreams through higher education. The Horatio Alger Association offers three annual scholarship programs: the National Scholarship Program, state scholarship programs, and graduate grants. The association will have awarded more than $87 million in scholarships through 2012 to deserving young people determined to earn college degrees. The association is a Combined Federal Campaign participant; # 77062. For more information, please visit www.horatioalger.org

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