April 25, 2019 marked the Foundations of East Chicago’s (FEC) 22nd scholarship program celebration. The evening saw 100 students from East Chicago, Indiana collectively receive over $2 million dollars in college scholarships.
This year’s scholarships were awarded to students from six Northwest Indiana high schools, including Bishop Noll Institute, Griffith, Merrillville, Morton, Whiting High School and East Chicago Central.
High school students attending an accredited institution each received four-year renewable awards, or a two-year renewable scholarship to pursue a trade. Adult students, or those who are returning to college, continuing their education, or pursuing a trade also have an opportunity to receive an FEC one-year scholarship.
FEC has been awarding scholarships to East Chicago students since 1998. In total, the organization has distributed over $10 million in scholarship funds since inception.
FEC is a nonprofit organization which awards scholarships to students and grants for community programs to 501 (c) (3) organizations. FEC receives a percentage of Ameristar Hotel and Casino’s annual revenue to be used on projects and programs that give back to the people of East Chicago.
To learn more about the Foundations of East Chicago, visit www.foundationsec.org.
High School Scholarship – College/University
$10,000
Melissa Alonzo Cortez, East Chicago Central
Nayeli Arredondo, East Chicago Central
Anthony Banuelos, East Chicago Central
Jasmin Bonilla, East Chicago Central
Leslie Cornejo, Bishop Noll Institute
Victoria Diaz, East Chicago Central
Kassandra Lozano, East Chicago Central
Maria Madrigal, East Chicago Central
Jeremy Maldonado, Whiting HS
Cindy Mora, East Chicago Central
Andrea Navarrete, East Chicago Central
Aniya Nwabuko, Bishop Noll Institute
Abigail Pozo, East Chicago Central
Elysa Roldan, Bishop Noll Institute
Devon Wright, East Chicago Central
$7,000
Kyari Barker, East Chicago Central
Antonio Contreras, East Chicago Central
Sierra Diaz, East Chicago Central
Carrington Frank, East Chicago Central
Kayla Green, East Chicago Central
Tiara Jackson, East Chicago Central
Lorenzo Kinnie, East Chicago Central
Damaris Loe, Bishop Noll Institute
Abisai Melgoza, East Chicago Central
David Muñoz, East Chicago Central
Dakota Murphy, East Chicago Central
Enrique Romo, East Chicago Central
Charisma Saulsberry, East Chicago Central
Alan Torrano, East Chicago Central
Eliseo Wong, East Chicago Central
$5,000
Sophia Abeyta, East Chicago Central
Eric Aceves, Bishop Noll Institute
Daisy Aguilar, East Chicago Central
Cresencia Alvarez, East Chicago Central
Savanna Anderson, East Chicago Central
Kayla’ Anderson, East Chicago Central
Miriam Barrera, East Chicago Central
Kalen Blackmon, East Chicago Central
Deveyon Blacknell, East Chicago Central
Julia Cavazos, Bishop Noll Institute
Christopher Cuellar, Morton HS
Areli Enriquez, East Chicago Central
Anise Evans, East Chicago Central
Pedro Flores, Bishop Noll Institute
Cecilia Garcia, East Chicago Central
Kayla Garcia, East Chicago Central
Roberto Garcia, Whiting HS
Brisa Garcia, Bishop Noll Institute
Raina Gillis, Bishop Noll Institute
Jeremy Gonzalez, Whiting HS
Craig Gordon, Griffith HS
Omar Guerra, East Chicago Central
Makayla Harris, East Chicago Central
Hector Hernandez, East Chicago Central
Aleesha Hurt, Merrillville HS
Ihijah Isbell, East Chicago Central
Amari Jefferson , East Chicago Central
Janiya Jones, East Chicago Central
Bryan Lopez, East Chicago Central
Teajanea Lord, East Chicago Central
Julian Marquez, Bishop Noll Institute
Kaliya Moore, East Chicago Central
Kaniya Moore, East Chicago Central
Alejandra Mosqueda, East Chicago Central
Alexis Nuñez, East Chicago Central
Cirsten Nunn, East Chicago Central
Rosalynn Pabey, Whiting HS
Armani Peterson, East Chicago Central
Zoe Ralowski, Whiting HS
Daniel Salazar, Bishop Noll Institute
Catia Salazar, Bishop Noll Institute
Julian Salgado, East Chicago Central
Samantha Thompson, East Chicago Central
Darea Warner, Griffith HS
Demontae Williams, East Chicago Central
Shammon Williams, East Chicago Central
Louis Williams, Jr., East Chicago Central
High School Scholarship – Trade
$5,000
Lakeya Chandler, East Chicago Central HS
Jaron Holden, East Chicago Central HS
Non-Traditional, Continuing Education, Trade Scholarships
$1,500
Yvette Anderson
Aaron Brown
Michael Cavazos
Yoselin Coronado
Diane Daniels
Bria Gibson
Kaitlyn Hernandez
NaTaya Jackson
Madalyn Hurt
Erin Lewis
Michael Lewis
Pablo Moore
Sabrina Moore
Gabriel Nava
Luis Quiñones
Angela Perez
Daria Rancifer
Brittney Smith
Teresa Smith
Tamika Wright
Lynn Winfield
