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A group of adults standing and smiling at the 2024 Biden School Celebration of Scholarship
The annual event celebrates the academic accomplishments of Biden School students and the generous alumni and friends who make it possible.

2024 Biden School Celebration of Scholarship

November 08, 2024 Written by Biden School Staff | Photo by Maria Errico

School community comes together to celebrate academic accomplishments

The 2024 Biden School Celebration of Scholarship, held in November at the University of Delaware Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus in Newark, brought the school community together to recognize this year's scholarship and award recipients and the generous alumni and friends who make it all possible. 

2024 award recipients:

Milton & Mary Edelstein Scholarship for Public & Community Service

Isabella Ellingsworth

Frey Family Scholarship

Hoda Bazzi 

Fuerstman Fund

Elizabeth Bowen

Scarlett Feuerstein

Elizabeth Ohakah

Marvin S. Gilman Scholarship

Michael Donahue

Lloyd and Grace Goettler Student Enrichment Fund in Energy & Environmental Policy

Emily Veronica Ortiz

Pauline Loessner Memorial Award

Benedicta Agyare-Aggrey

Daniel Grant Newman Scholarship

Lourdes Agyemang

George and Renee Raffel Endowed Fund for Academic Excellence and Opportunity

Mihret Walelgne

Daniel and Nancy Rich Excellence in Community Engagement Award Endowment

Lexi Haws

James H. Sills Jr. Scholarship

Elizabeth Gray (Latham)

Koontz-Smeriglio Award in the Biden School Master of Public Health Program

Taylor Trapp

Whittington Graduate Fellowship

Chelsia Douglas

Julie Mapes Wilgen Award

Cadence Roy

Lt. Col. Michael C. Wilgen Student Veteran Award

William Capuano

Lynda Woolard Scholarship

Skylar Grey


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