Pittsgrove, N.J. — The 2024 Ike Foundation® Scholarship Winners Have Been Announced! 225 high school seniors from across the country with an earned GPA of at least 3.2 submitted applications for The Ike Foundation® College Scholarship. Students were required to submit letters of recommendation, a high school transcript, a college acceptance letter and an essay that answered the following question:
“How has your fishing or outdoor activities helped you become more aware of environmental issues? Please share specific examples where these activities made you think about the environment and explain how these examples influenced your views on conservation and sustainability.”
This year’s pool of applicants was extremely impressive. The Ike Foundation® conducted a blind review of all applications and essays and scored submissions based on a pre-defined point system. Each winner will be receiving a $2,200 Ike Foundation® College Scholarship to the college of their choice. The five winners are listed below along with their intended majors:
Isaiah Atoe – Fisheries Management – Dallas, TX
Alexandra Carson – Television and Film/Documentary – Joplin, MO
Edmund Cain – Environmental Science or Geological Engineering – Las Vegas, NV
Ojas Shah – Mechanical Engineering – Bloomington, IL
Isabella Villalobos – Rangeland, Wildlife & Fisheries Management – Universal City, TX