Scholarship Winners

Group shot of 2011 scholars

BCF’s 2012 scholarship winners:


Artemis Scholarship ($750 - $1,000)

  • Sarah Blonder, Western High School
  • Maysa Elsheikh, Western High School
  • Emma Hartman, Baltimore City College High School
  • Bahareh Jabbari, Western High School
  • ChardaiChanel Page, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  • Erica Richardson, Western High School

Association of Baltimore City Public School Retirees Scholarship ($1,000)

  • James Mosby, National Academy Foundation High School

BCF Fund for College Scholarships ($2,500 - $5,000)

Generous donors who contribute $5,000 or more to the BCF Fund for College Scholarships make possible a one-time scholarship awarded in the donor's name, or in the name of someone the donor wishes to honor or memorialize:

Davis Family Scholarships ($2,500)
  • Tiffany Gauger, Digital Harbor High School
  • Grace Kearney, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  • Erin Richardson, Western High School
Maggie Feiss Scholarship ($5,000)
  • Marq Harris, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Wolman Family Scholarship ($5,000)
  • Montez Jennings, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Mildred M. Coughlin Scholarship ($1,000 - $2,000)

  • Sarah Blonder, Western High School
  • Maysa Elsheikh, Western High School
  • Bahareh Jabbari, Western High School
  • Jaspreet Samra, Western High School

Digital Harbor High School Community Scholarship ($500 - $2,000)

  • Brandon Adams, Digital Harbor High School
  • Darren Bean, Baltimore City Community College
  • Hillary Bowman, Loyola University Maryland
  • Jean Cedre, Digital Harbor High School
  • David Fox, Digital Harbor High School
  • Tiffany Gauger, Digital Harbor High School
  • Ngozi Gilliam, Digital Harbor High School
  • Alphonso Greene, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
  • Kelsie Hall, University of Maryland – College Park
  • Chartia Hurt, Digital Harbor High School
  • Joseph Jones, Morgan State University
  • Courtney Kaiser, Digital Harbor High School
  • Shane Knickman, Digital Harbor High School
  • Curstie Miller, Stevenson University
  • Mark Miller, Digital Harbor High School
  • Arthur Plummer, Digital Harbor High School
  • Amber Robinson, Digital Harbor High School
  • Yisaiky Serrata-Tavera, Digital Harbor High School
  • Tamar Smith, Towson University
  • Amber Wilson, Digital Harbor High School

Arthur W. Elder II Scholarship ($1,250)

  • Shartia Malloy, Heritage High School

Maureen Ercole Family Nursing Scholarship ($3,000)

  • Channen Conway, Kenwood High Schooll
  • Jade Miller, Eastern Technical High Schooll

Walther H. Feldmann Scholarship in Honor of William R. King ($1,500)

  • Mattew Ekey, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  • Max Frazier, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute 
  • Grace Kearney, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute 
  • Jeanie Lai, University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Stephanie and Erwin Greenberg Community College Scholarship ($2,000)

  • Cynthia Young, W.E.B. DuBois High School

Irvin Ricardo Horne Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Harrison Lee, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Harry Z. Isaacs Scholarship ($1,000 - $2,000)

  • Ali Ahmad, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  • Jahril Bell, Homeschool/Dual enrollment at Baltimore City Community College
  • Brittney Brookins, Western High School
  • Jean Cedre, Digital Harbor High School
  • Lanae Christian, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  • Kori Dean, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  • Max Frazier, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  • Tiffany Gauger, Digital Harbor High School
  • Jourdin Hall, Western High School
  • Malaysia Harris, Western High School
  • Shane Knickman, Digital Harbor High School
  • Jenelle Legge, Baltimore School for the Arts
  • Mark Miller, Digital Harbor High School
  • Tyrone Page Jr., Baltimore School for the Arts
  • Arthur Plummer, Digital Harbor High School
  • Jaspreet Samra, Western High School
  • Nicolas Smith, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  • Amber Wilson, Digital Harbor High School
  • James Young, Stevenson University

Legg Mason's Community College Scholarship ($12,500)

  • Shamia Johnson, Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
  • Rachel Weddington, ConneXions Community Leadership Academy High School

Christa McAuliffe Scholarship ($1,250)

  • Casey Arnone, Williamsport High School
  • Bailey Falk, South River High School

One Step Up Associates Award ($1,500)

  • Cynthia Young, W.E.B. DuBois High School

One Step Up College Scholarship ($10,000 for year 1 / $5,000 year 2 / $3,000 year 3)

  • Jeane Baker, Towson University '13
  • Hillary Bowman, Loyola University Maryland '14
  • Teal Hinton, Western High School
  • Jessica Hurtt, Notre Dame of Maryland University '15

Al Sanders Scholarship for Music Studies ($1,000 - $1,500)

  • George Given Arnold, Baltimore School for the Arts
  • Chikiera Cephas, Western School of Technology and Environmental Science
  • John DeBold, University of Southern California

Eric and Cara Thorn Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)

  • Lindsey Vasko, Huntingtown High School 

Charles R. "Dick" Ward Scholarship ($20,000 over 4 years)

  • Arthur Plummer, Digital Harbor High School
  • Amber Wilson, Digital Harbor High School

WJZ-TV Jerry Turner Broadcast Scholarship ($750 - $1,000)

  • Eunice Ajayi, Old Mill High School
  • Laura Dunn, North Harford High School
  • Brandon Goldner, University of Maryland – College Park
  • Sarah Hermina, St. John’s University
  • Jessica Manuel, Hood College
  • Emily Schweich, Glenelg High School
  • Tashauna Thompson, Delaware State University

Youngsters in Patterson Park get a workout in the neighborhood’s youth soccer league.
One Step Up scholars Sherrone Ricks and Jeane’ Baker celebrate with donors Jonnie-Kay McLean and Norman Morrison.
A Baltimore City student soaks up the sun at North Bay Adventure Camp.
Enjoying the lake at Druid Hill Park. Photo by Middleton Evans.
Dreams do come true: Our Playground at Stadium Place, rebuilt by determined volunteers and generous donors after the original was destroyed by arson. The work was supported by a fund at BCF. 

BCF’s efforts through the Diversity Path will work to rebuild Baltimore’s black middle class.

Baltimore’s vibrant arts and cultural scene boasts innovative projects like the Contemporary Museum’s Mobtown Modern Music Series, which combines classical instruments, jarring visual components and DJ-style electronics into informal performances of works by modern composers. Photo by Robert McIver Photography.
Cyclists atop Federal Hill take in views of the city skyline and bustling Inner Harbor. Photo by Middleton Evans.
Collecting butterflies in the field for a nature study.
In the spring of 2009, an army of dedicated volunteers worked to rebuild Our Playground at Stadium Place, which had been destroyed by arson in September 2008. Photo by Kristine Buls.
Enjoying one of the simple pleasures of summer at a neighborhood camp.
BCF’s Human Services Path emphasizes health, aging, and family economic security.
Neighbors team up to beautify and reclaim a vacant lot.
Most Middle Grades Partnership scholars qualify for the city’s competitive high schools.
Rapid and reliable public transportation for our region is a central goal of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, a fund of BCF. Photo by P.A. Greene.
Children beat the heat in the waters of the Walter Sondheim Fountain at the Inner Harbor. Contributions to construct the memorial were collected through a special project fund at BCF. Photo by Will Kirk, courtesy of Homewood Photography.
Students at Great Kids Farm learn about local food production, from “seed to fork.”
Baltimore’s successful One Plus One recycling program has engaged residents in making the city cleaner and greener.
Baltimore City students and farm manager Greg Strella (far right) with the summer harvest at Great Kids Farm.
Students at Baltimore’s Friendship Academy of Engineering and Technology, one of many public charter schools helping to transform public education in our city. Photo by Stephen Jones, courtesy of Baltimore City Public Schools.
BCF’s Promoting Baltimore Path works to ensure that Baltimore continues to retain and attract citizens and businesses.
Experience-Corps Baltimore places older adult volunteers in struggling city elementary schools to serve as classroom aides, mentors, and tutors. Photograph by Michael Ciesielski, courtesy of Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc.