2021 Scholarship Winners
The SECU MD Foundation Scholarship Program awarded $115,000 in scholarships to 28 SECU members spanning communities across the state who will be attending a trade, technical school, college or university for the fall 2021 semester.
In recognition of the Scholarship Program’s 15th anniversary, the program awarded $115,000 in scholarships for the 2021–22 academic year. The program exemplifies SECU’s ongoing commitment to empower access to education.
“Our Scholarship Program is built on the foundational tenet that cost shouldn’t serve as a barrier to pursuing one’s dreams,” said Becky Smith, EVP and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer for SECU Maryland and Executive Director of the SECU MD Foundation. “Instead, this is a bright opportunity that opens doors for the next generation of changemakers.”
While recipients enjoyed a virtual celebration in 2020 due to the necessary safety precautions of the pandemic, the SECU MD Foundation celebrated this year’s winners in a drive-thru celebration with fanfare at the corporate office.
Congratulations to all our 2021 Scholarship Recipients!
| Scholarship Recipient | College/University |
| Aisha Asare (grand prize winner) | University of Maryland, Global Campus |
| Christina Asare Georgetown | University School of Medicine |
| Ayomide Awobajo | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Simon Barn | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Jaden Buszinski | Berklee College of Music |
| Megan Chang | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Morgan Edwards | Bowdoin College |
| Joy Frimpong | Emory University |
| Mahelet Gennene | American University |
| Lenora Knowles | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Assiata Kamagate | University of Rochester |
| Thomas Long | University of Strathclyde |
| Ericka Lowery | Community College of Baltimore County |
| Kwankou Mbayu | University of Maryland, Global Campus |
| Tyliah McDonald | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Keerthana Merugu | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Grant Mobley | American University |
| Brooke Nixon | Christopher Newport University |
| Ngeri Nachi | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Anna Petersen | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Uchechi Roxo | Radford University |
| Juan Sebastian (grand prize winner) | Salisbury University |
| Samantha Steinberg | University of Delaware |
| Benjamin Tellie (grand prize winner) | George Washington University |
| Zachary Wandalowski | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Annina Wells | Goucher College |
| Alexis White | Louisiana State University |
| Jenna Wright | Towson University |
