DECA Scholarship Recipients 2017-2018

Mar 20, 2018

DECA is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 scholarship recipients. Each year, DECA and its corporate partners award over $300,000 in scholarship to DECA members. Recipients who will be present at the 2018 International Career Development Conference will be recognized on stage. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

Association of International CPAs (AICPA)                                  

  • Katie Casserly, South Plantation High School, FL
  • Carli Smith, Air Academy High School, CO

Bob Foehlinger Memorial                                                          

  • Benjamin Smith, Hudson Senior High School, WI

Central Region                                                                          

  • Leah Hoffman, Central Region Vice President, IL
  • Andrew Langford, Avon High School, IN
  • Ellie Madsen, New London High School, WI
  • Namrita Narula, Highland Park High School, IL

DECA Legacy                                                                              

  • Haley Schaefer, University of Missouri, MO
  • Madison Truscan, Auburn Mountainview, WA

DECA Inc.                                                                                  

  • Rhea Chawla, Flowery Branch High School, GA
  • Chloe Ching, Blue Valley Northwest, KS
  • Olivia Hermanspan, Algonquin Regional, MA
  • Sean Lin, Henry M. Gunn High School, CA
  • Jaron May, Executive President, MA
  • Miranda Silva, Chaparral High School, CO

Don DeBolt

  • Scott Luk, West Career and Technical Academy, NV
  • Ioana Pitu, St. Francis Xavier SS, Ontario

Dr. Edward L. Davis                                                                    

  • William Bradley, South Forsyth High School, GA
  • Caitlin Brightman, Foxboro High School, MA

Ed Fleming Memorial

  • Savannah Crosby, Harrison Central High School, MS

Hilton Worldwide                                                                      

  • Grace Chen, Issaquah High School, WA
  • Chad Doback, Brandon High School, FL
  • Pamela Hosey, Richland High School, MS
  • Elizabeth McCormick, Burnsville Senior High School, MN
  • Bailey Shuster, Rocky Mountain High School, CO

Journeys

  • Aakash Shah, Ed W. Clark High School, NV
  • Sunny Wang, The Woodlands School, Ontario
  • Stephanie Zhang, Henry M Gunn, CA

Larry Lorenzi Memorial

  • Katherine Whittington, Sissonville High School, WV

Leonard Pokladnik Memorial                                                    

  • Grace Chialiva, Brookfield Central High School, WI

M&M Productions USA

  • Stephen Cozzone, Washington Township High School, NJ
  • Jillian Eder, Hanford High School, WA

Marriott International, Inc.

  • Heather Assi, Barry Goldwater High School, AZ
  • Kyla Gwen Bayani Dominguez, Southwest Career and Technical Academy, NV
  • Brooke Deering, Wellington Community High School, FL
  • Emily Kushner, Cypress Bay High School, FL
  • Collin Swords, West Career and Technical Academy, NV

National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA)

  • James Armstrong, Downingtown STEM Academy, PA
  • Jessica Bradley, Hoover High School, AL
  • Lucious McDaniel IV, Wakeland High School, TX
  • Adam Meadows, V. Sue Cleveland High, NM
  • Anna Sumpter, Petoskey High School, MI
  • Sarah Conery, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, WI
  • Troy DeLong, Kettering University, MI
  • Nina McKee, William Woods University, MO
  • Sarah Reed, Endicott College, MA
  • Saylor Sisemore, Farmington Career Academies, AR

National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS)

  • Addele Hargenrader, Richard Montgomery High School, MD
  • Susan Fendt, Great Neck South High School, NY
  • Matthew Johnson, Spring Mills High School, WV

National Technical Honor Society

  • Saige Clay, MacArthur High School, TX
  • Victoria Lee Mapa, Okkodo High School, Guam

North Atlantic Region

  • Mason Smith, North Atlantic Region Vice President, DE

Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc.

  • Erik Anderson, Fargo North High School, ND
  • Chelsea Cocozza, Southington High School, CT
  • Maria Guerrero, Cypress Bay High School, FL
  • Cody Harris, Lake Travis High School, TX
  • Margaret Langheim, North Gwinnett High School, GA
  • Robert Levine, Carmel High School, IN
  • Pooja Parmar, North Gwinnett High School, GA
  • Nithin Ravi, Mountain Ridge High School, AZ
  • Shelby Rumer, Lambert High School, GA
  • Morgan Wojciechowski, Republic High School, MO

Pat DiPlacido Memorial

  • Kylie Rogers, DeForest Area High School, WI

PDC Productions

  • Emily Nguyen, Klein Oak High School, TX

PepsiCo Chilled

  • Carlie Bell, Wahpeton Senior High School, ND
  • Austin Dasher, Burlington County Institute of Technology, NJ
  • Faith Putman, Lake Travis High School, TX

Publix Super Markets, Inc.

  • Jonathan Bennett, Chelsea High School, AL
  • Loren Bentley, Apex High School, NC
  • Brandon Brenner, Monarch High School, FL
  • Mia Dina, Heritage High School, NC
  • Alexis Hebron, Charles W. Flanagan High School, FL

Sonya Dismuke Memorial

  • Sharika Menon, Vista Ridge High School, TX

Southern Region

  • Marjorie Sproul, Southern Region Vice President, TX

Western Region

  • Paige Avery, North Thurston High School, WA
  • Kaitlyn Curtis, Corner Canyon High School, UT
  • Westin Dawe, Sunrise Mountain High School, AZ
  • Hayley Haas, Western Region Vice President, NV
  • Ashton Lam, Amador Valley High School, CA

Questions?

Cindy Allen
Director of Sponsorships
cindy@deca.org

Cindy Allen is DECA's director of sponsorships. In this role, she develops strategic corporate partnerships and serves as liaison between DECA Inc. and its partnering organizations. She also manages DECA’s scholarship program, coordinates advertising and exhibits and works with special event activities.

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