The Mensa Education & Research Foundation and Mensa members are proud of their history of providing scholarships to selected essay winners.
In 2006, the Mensa Foundation awarded 140 scholarships totaling $58,600. Eighty 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; ages ranged from 16 to 52 at the time of application. Seventy-three winners are graduating from high school this year, one is home schooled and the remainder are already in college. Winners are working on various degrees from associate to doctorate.
Winners come from 35 states, ranging from Maine to Florida and from Hawaii to New York. California was the big winner with 16 awards. All 10 Mensa regions participated with Region 3 getting 19 awards, the largest number. For having the highest percentage of groups participating, Region 3 received an additional $500 regional award.
Chicago Area Mensa Scholarship ($300.00) |
Carol Larson, Oak Lawn, Ill. Oluwole Awosika, Chicago, Ill. |
Chod Harris Scholarship ($500.00) |
Wartiningsih Susilo, Santa Rosa, Calif. |
Joe And Carol Vitale Memorial Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Stacy Steinberg, Westori, Fla. |
John Matthews Scholarship ($500.00) |
Megan Downey, Kokomo, Ind. |
Minnesota Mensa Scholarship ($500.00) |
Timothy Warren Utecht, Stillwater, Minn. |
Orange County Mensa Scholarship ($500.00) |
Robert Crabbs, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. |
Oregon Mensa Scholarship ($300.00) |
Michele Azada, Waipahu, Hawaii Stephanie Christensen, Portland, Ore. |
Region 01 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Crystal Landry, Hudson, N.H. Lindsay Colasurdo, Monroe, N.Y. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Michael G. Herrmann, Buffalo, N.Y. Stefania Sainato, Brooklyn, N.Y. Susan Burton, Norwood, Mass. |
Region 02 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Elizabeth Setren, Owings Mills, Md. Joseph A. Shriver, Blue Bell, Pa. Sara Elizabeth Mohon, Virginia Beach, Va. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Diana Chien, Holmdel, N.J. Jonathan Chaponis, Bethlehem, Pa. Tracy Carroll, Midlothian, Va. |
Region 03 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Ashley Hartlaub, Circleville, Ohio Cynthia A. Vignos, Canton, Ohio Ethne Evans, Shelbyville, Ky. Gillian R. Ferwerda, Tipton, Mich. Lauren Dentinger, Rochester, N.Y. Sara Karpinski, Traverse City, Mich. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Avik Batra, Murraysville, Pa. Brianna J. Davis, Salem, W.V. Kevin Gessner, University Heights, Ohio Lindsey Isaacs, Lebanon, Ohio Marielle Kulling, Livonia, Mich. Maureen Meyers, Lexington, Ky. Rupal Patel, Kalamazoo, Mich. |
Region 04 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Dana Viau, Woodbury, Minn. Genevieve M. Raas, Brownsburg, Ind. Johanna Schnell, Grand Rapids, Minn. Logan N. Dudley, Tallula, Ill. Matthew J. Marr, Columbia City, Ind. Rebecca M. Lutton, Wadesville, Ind. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Anthony Scott Hass, Merrill, Wis. Leslie Masters, Bloomington, Ill. Maureen Smith, Chicago, Ill. |
Region 05 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Diane Guinan, Greensboro, N.C. Gregory Amend, Manhasset, N.Y. Gregory Steven Casey, Hixson, Tenn. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Brian A. Carter, Northport, Ala. Brian F. Gilmore, Winston Salem, N.C. Erin Marie Bagley, Atlanta, Ga. Keeton S. Light, Hostselle, Ala. Montera Y. Welch, Memphis, Tenn. |
Region 06 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Amanda Burgess, San Antonio, Texas Maria G. Martinez, Albuquerque, N.M. Nicholas Acosta, El Paso, Texas Robert Rich, Palestine, Texas Sidney Winford, Greenwood, Ark. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Katherine Stolte, Dripping Springs, Texas Stephanie Quijano, Pasadena, Texas Zachary Fine Albert, Allen, Texas |
Region 07 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Amanda Myers, Delta, Colo. Courtney A. Moore, Carl Junction, Md. Patricia Graham, Boulder, Colo. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Allison Gibbs, Colorado Springs, Colo. Justin Fitzpatrick, Missouri Valley, Iowa Kelly McDonald, Laramie, Wyo. Matthew Stoebner, Lenexa, Kan. Meghan C. Capra, Westminster, Colo. Tessa R. Welterlen, Boone, Iowa |
Region 08 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Angela Barnard, Brush Prairie, Wash. Lindsay Adams, Nevada City, Calif. Tawnysha Lynch, Cottonwood, Calif. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Javan Warren, Eureka, Calif. Krystina Rose Daniels, Milpitas, Calif. Oliver Yeh, Bellevue, Wash. |
Region 09 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Jessica A. Wetherell, Palmer, Alaska Ken Wakabayashi, San Diego, Calif. Rebecca Human, Orange, Calif. Sarah McLellan, Gilbert, Ariz. Thomas Arthur O'Berg, Van Nuys, Calif. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Angiol Kaczmarzyk, Benson, Ariz. Caitlin Bergman, Honolulu, Hawaii Dora A. Tram, Long Beach, Calif. Justina Truong, Pahrump, Nev. Megan Brennan, Redlands, Calif. |
Region 10 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Benjamin Laforest, Coral Springs, Fla. Brittany L. Bailey, Jacksonville, Fla. Ivy M. Roberts, Palmetto, Fla. Katherine A. Minor, Gulf Breeze, Fla. |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Alex M. Jarstad, Cape Coral, Fla. Valerie C. Kostrzewa, Weekiwachee, Fla. William Harwood, Palm City, Fla. |