{"id":145647,"date":"2023-08-11T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-thirty-exceptional-students-win-prestigious-featherstone-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T23:50:02","slug":"treinta-estudiantes-excepcionales-ganan-las-prestigiosas-becas-featherstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/treinta-estudiantes-excepcionales-ganan-las-prestigiosas-becas-featherstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirty Exceptional Students Win Prestigious Featherstone Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BALTIMORE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 11, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation, an award-winning nonprofit,\u00a0 unveils its Featherstone College Scholarship Award recipients. Today, thirty Featherstone Scholars will receive <span class=\"xn-money\">$3,000<\/span> merit-based scholarships for their high academic achievements during a special awards celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3942316-1&amp;h=2138908389&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3906230-1%26h%3D1810225045%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.thefeatherstonefoundation.org%252Fceremony%26a%3DFeatherstone%2BAwards%2BCeremony%252C&amp;a=Featherstone+Awards+Ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Featherstone Awards Ceremony<\/a> is an annual event that showcases <span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore&#8217;s<\/span> most promising youth and promotes academic equity in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomenal lineup includes:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kurt L. Schmoke<\/span><\/b>, president,<b> The <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Baltimore<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Travis E. Mitchell<\/span><\/b>, senior vice president &amp; chief content officer of <b>Maryland Public Television, <\/b>will provide the keynote address.<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Felipe Garcia Landa<\/span>, <\/b>deputy consul, <b>Embassy of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alicia Wilson<\/span>, <\/b>co-founder of <b>The Black Philanthropy Circle, <\/b>will receive the <b>Featherstone Changemaker Award. <\/b>This prestigious prize recognizes an influential leader who drives social change and positively impacts the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The\u00a0Featherstone Scholarships are designed to provide achieving students from underrepresented communities with the financial means that empower our next generation of student leaders and challenge the status quo,&#8221; said\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">David Rosario<\/span><\/b>, owner of State Farm. &#8220;State Farm is honored to continue our long-standing support of the\u00a0Featherstone Foundation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to support the outstanding accomplishments of <span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore City&#8217;s<\/span> promising students in <span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore City<\/span>,&#8221; said <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Burgundi Allison<\/span><\/b>, associate director for diversion and prevention, Annie E. Casey Foundation. &#8220;The Featherstone Foundations work aligns with our focus on\u00a0strengthening families, building stronger communities and ensuring access to opportunity, because children, youth and young adults need all three to succeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Featherstone Foundation has a track record of creating equal access to opportunities. The Foundation has provided over<b> <span class=\"xn-money\">$326,000<\/span><\/b> through<b> 131 scholarships <\/b>to outstanding students from <b>25 countries <\/b>who now attend <b>12 institutions<\/b>. Each scholar has demonstrated exemplary academic achievements. This year&#8217;s awardees attend <b>Coppin State University, <span class=\"xn-org\">Frostburg State University<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Morgan State University<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">St. Mary&#8217;s College of Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Stevenson<\/span> University, The <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Baltimore<\/span> <\/b>and the<b> <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Maryland<\/span>. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Featherstone Awards Ceremony takes place on <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 11, 2023<\/span>, at The <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Baltimore<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">4:00pm<\/span>. Learn more <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3942316-1&amp;h=1555926736&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fthefeatherstonefoundation.org%2Fceremony%2F&amp;a=here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation<\/b> creates sustainable solutions to bridge the opportunity divide for underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BALTIMORE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 11, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation, an award-winning nonprofit,\u00a0 unveils its Featherstone College Scholarship Award recipients. 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