The Mensa Education & Research Foundation and Mensa members are proud of their history of providing scholarships to selected essay winners.
In 2004, the Mensa Foundation awarded 133 scholarships totaling $54,400. Seventy-nine Local Groups finished the scholarship program, and each of their local winners will receive a Karen Cooper or Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $300.
The average age of this year's winner is 22.7. Ages of winners ranged from 16 to 75 at the time of application. Fifty-seven winners are graduating from high school this year with the remainder already in college. Winners are working on various degree levels as follows: 7 associate, 93 baccalaureate, 19 masters, and 13 doctorate.
Winners come from 35 states ranging from Massachusetts to California and from Alaska to Florida. California was the big winner with 17 awards; Florida had 12; Ohio and Pennsylvania tying at 8. All 10 regions participated with Regions 3 getting 18 awards, the largest number. Having the highest percentage of groups participating, Region 9 received an additional $500 regional award.
Carol Gomez Scholarship ($500.00) |
Jaclyn Casavant, Kennett Square, PA |
Chod Harris Scholarship ($500.00) |
Kate E. Furtner, Forestville, CA |
John Matthews Scholarship ($500.00) |
Heather M. McGinley, O'Fallon, IL |
Orange County Mensa Scholarship ($500.00) |
Alexander Peterson, Huntington Beach, CA |
Region 01 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Donna Robert, Westboro, MA Emily V. Tan, Jersey City, NJ |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Emily R. Elliott, Concord, NH Maxim Pinkovskiy, Brooklyn, NY |
Region 02 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Allison Lau, State College, PA Christopher R. Dittmeier, Manalapan, NJ Daniel B. Miller, Seaford, DE Jesse Fox, Richmond, VA |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Donna P. Jordan, Virginia Beach, VA Kayleigh R. Kulp, Chaptico, MD Kyle B. Super, Bethlehem, PA Monique Byrne, Philadelphia, PA |
Region 03 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Amy Good, Milton, PA Ashley Monnin, Greenville, OH Erin Finton, North Chili, NY Jacob B. Schiller, Pekin, IN Jennifer Nageotte, Parma, OH Lisa S. Greenwood, Rockford, MI Pamela Karen Holland, Northville, MI |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Anna Claire Prior, Columbus, OH Jennifer Allen, Chester, OH Lois Ann Downing, Mason, MI Sherry Lynn Stultz, Huntington, WV Terri Good, Dalton, OH |
Region 04 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Aaditi Dubale, Willowbrook, IL Anna Lamusga, Shoreview, MN Carissa Hallam, Mt. Vernon, IL Natalie A. Williams, Newburgh, IN |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Amanda Ostoich, Fort Wayne, IN Andrew Tearle McDonald, Springfield, IL Elisa R. Derickson, Madison, WI Kirsten Richardson, Indianapolis, IN |
Region 05 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Alma A. Vigil, Nashville, AL Cameron Blaisdell-Scott, Asheville, NC Emily Ellis, Birmingham, AL Kevin Chung, Atlanta, GA |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Aimee Sylvester, Findlay, OH Chris Woodruff, Phenix City, AL Julie Starr Weems, Athens, AL Megha Bisarya, Cary, NC Teresa Pannell, Athens, TN |
Region 06 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Alexis Colbea Brown, Greenwood, AR Corey M.E. Wallis, Melissa, TX Megan Kathryn Wren, Granbury, TX Melani Rose Martinez, Albuquerque, NM Samuel James Gleaton, Early, TX |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Karen Contreras, El Paso, TX Lea Terry, Oklahoma City, OK Paul Eric Scheffel, San Antonio, TX Toby Adelle Riggs, Elysian Fields, TX |
Region 07 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Hope Wilson, Cheyenne, WY Kathryn M. Pirie, Longmont, CO Lindsey Franks, Omaha, NE Shannon Stewart, Lee's Summit, MO |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Candice Lee Hay, Ames, IA Jenny Allison Skelton, Grand Junction, CO Lauren Irene Schutzius, Fort Collins, CO Seth B. Kinast, Joplin, MO |
Region 08 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Hans C. Boenish, Sequim, WA Kasie Rozario, Rocklin, CA Toni L. Bice, Oroville, CA |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Dalia Bacinskiene, Santa Rosa, CA Emily Suzanne Phillips, Anchorage, AK Phillip Coffin, San Francisco, CA Sara Radmaker, Portland, OR |
Region 09 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Amanda Trujillo, Carson, CA Cheryl Bommarito Klein, Goleta, CA Eugenia Tunstall, Phoenix, AZ German Loustaunau, Riverside, CA Nurulain Kausar, Las Vegas, NV |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Brendan Ballew, Escondido, CA Heidi Gilbert, Valencia, CA Lisa Elaine Evans, Newport Beach, CA Selena Hilton, Hereford, AZ |
Region 10 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Jason R. Guercio, Naples, FL Jessica Lyn Grant, Lynn Haven, FL Michele Ewing Morgado, Davie, FL |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Aimee Evans, Jacksonville, FL Devin Gillaspie, Placida, FL Shani K. Isaac, Orlando, FL Tatiana Mendoza, Boca Raton, FL |