The Mensa Education & Research Foundation and Mensa members are proud of their history of providing scholarships to selected essay winners.
In 2010, more than 4,600 students competed for 165 awards with a total value of $73,700. Winners ranged in age from 17 to 59 at the time of scholarship application. Eighty-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. American Mensa's Heartland Region (7) had the most Local Group participation.
Winners came from 41 states including Hawaii. The top six states in number of winners were California, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Illinois.
Region 01 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Jaclyn M. Chancey, Willimantic, CT Jennifer Horton, New Gloucester, ME Nicholas W. Romano, Providence, RI Nicole E. Felczak, Niskayuna, NY |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Dina Nicole Salvatore, Edgartown, MA Heron Russell, Richmond, VT Michelle A. Tavarez, New York, NY Rebecca W. Cavoie, Hopleinton, NH Shanna Joy Sicat, Morristown, NJ |
Region 02 |
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Carol Gomez Scholarship ($500.00) |
Elena Dale, Medford, NJ |
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Brandon M. Irey, Monmouth Junction, NJ Evan G. Harbaugh, Phoenixville, PA Ian G. Irvin, Shippensburg, PA Jessica L. McCarty, Newport News, VA Megan Byrne, Elkton, MD |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Alexandra Howton, Mountain Top, PA Lena Jia, Potomac, MD Lori A. McClam, Richmond, VA |
Region 03 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Allison Baker, Batavia, OH Caitlin Marie Flynn, Bronston, KY Erin Bollacker, Denver, CO Katherine C. Marion, Canton, MI Lydia L. Belanger, Traverse City, MI Stephanie Choonet, Concord, OH |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Alexandria Vittitow, Louisville, KY Elizabeth R. Benz, Lancaster, NY Jamie L. Barnabei, Weirton, WV Joyce Kristine Weber, Hilliard, OH Rebecca Hewit, Akron, OH Sarah E. Lee, Wexford, PA Sepideh Ashrafzadeh, Stevensville, MI |
Northern Michigan Mensa Scholarship ($500.00) |
Catherine M. Gammon, Petoskey, MI Zoe Allen-Wickler, Lake Leelanau, MI |
WPAM Three Rivers Leaders Scholarship ($500.00) |
Jennifer L. Grisnik, Beaver Falls, PA Katelyn Przybyszewski, Fairview, PA Molly Finn, Coraopolis, PA |
Region 04 |
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Chicago Area Mensa Scholarship ($300.00) |
Nnenna C. Okoye, Chicago, IL Timothy James Kavanda, Batavia, IL |
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Jasmina Bjegovic, Niles, IL Kristen Zwicky, Pekin, IL Linh Duong, Milwaukee, WI |
John Matthews Scholarship ($500.00) |
Alan T. Vandagriff, Bedford, IN |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Brittany Parrett, LaPorte, IN Katrina Fricke, Petersburg, IL Laura Weieneth, Cedar Rapids, IA Nathaniel David Irvin, Maple Grove, MN Whitney McGillem, Washington, IN |
Minnesota Mensa Scholarship ($400.00) |
Kelsie C. McMahon, Andover, MN |
Region 05 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Courtney Caputo, Birmingham, AL Gabrielle Talley, Walhalla, SC Jamie White, Gautier, MS Patricia J. Buesser, Beech Mountain, NC Rachel Anderson, Raleigh, NC |
Jack Haley Memorial Scholarship ($500.00) |
Donald G. Lovell, Silver Creek, GA |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Amberly Briscoe, Douglas, AL Brienne Coates, Douglasville, GA Christopher Miglino, Cullowhee, NC Yiyi Yao, Collierville, TN |
Region 06 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Alaina L. Mendoza, El Paso, TX Allison Krenzien, Arlington, TX Britt Brandon, Austin, TX Charles A. Tillery III, Lonsdale, AR Michael Ripperger, Amarillo, TX |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Bayley Ree Williams, Coppell, TX Katherine Crouch, San Antonio, TX Lauren Katherine Tyndall, Edmond, OK Zain Gaziani, Garland, TX |
Region 07 |
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Denver Mensa Scholarship ($300.00) |
Paige Peterson, Thornton, CO |
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Allison Christian, Independence, MO Amy Kraus, Salina, KS Cassie Kandyba, Boulder, CO Chiara Del Piccolo, Carbondale, CO Lisa Thvedt, Beresford, SD |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Ashley Brown, Minot AFB, ND Eliot Glairon, Longmont, CO Mary Morton, Colorado Springs, CO Randi Rae Hughes, Gering, NE Samuel Lynn Ratcliff, Rock Springs, WY Sarah Anderson, Willard, MO |
Region 08 |
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Chod Harris Scholarship ($500.00) |
Kavitha Goldowitz, Petaluma, CA |
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Eliza Schillhammer, Seattle, WA Margery Magill, Yuba City, CA |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Dresden Skees-Gregory, Hillsboro, OR Frederick Meyers, Napa, CA Maria Barth, Palo Alto, CA |
Oregon Mensa Scholarship ($400.00) |
Kyann McAllister, LaGrande, OR Zackary Stephen Kruger, Vancouver, WA |
Region 09 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Echelle R. Avelar, La Verne, CA Lia Omizo, Mililani, HI Richard Shear, Hereford, AZ Stephanie Marie Wong, Newport Beach, CA Tabitha Neal, Oceanside, CA |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Alexis Nicole Guzman, Corona, CA Breanne L. Simons, Phoenix, AZ Heidi Lim, Las Vegas, NV Michelle Sohyun Paik, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA |
Orange County Mensa Scholarship ($500.00) |
Amy Shieh, Huntington Beach, CA |
San Diego Mensa Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Jennifer Liberto, Vivian Nguyen, San Diego, CA |
The David Felt Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Maxwell Praglin, Los Angeles, CA |
Region 10 |
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Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Della Davis, Orlando, FL Garima Gupta, Jacksonville, FL Robin Larrabee, Lake Worth, FL |
Joe And Carol Vitale Memorial Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Carolyn Pao, Cooper City, FL |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($300.00) |
Brandy Compton, Zephyrhills, FL Lauren Mackiewicz, Pace, FL Risa Morris, Parkland, FL Susanna Guerra, Port Charlotte, FL |