Scholarship Awardees
With the support of sponsors and donors, the Center is proud to recognize and congratulate the most recent scholarship recipients. Each scholar is on the path to CFP® certification. We celebrate their achievement and commitment to the financial planning profession.
2023 FALL Awardees
Aspiriant Impact SCHOLARSHIP
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McKenzie Kruse-Pillsbury
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Macy Reyes
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Shelina Sayani
BALLENTINE PARTNERS SCHOLARSHIP TO Create a Diverse Financial Planning Profession
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Joseph Ruiz
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Julia Russo
CHARLES Schwab Foundation CFP® CERTIFICATION Scholarship
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Samuel Escorcia
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Mateo Ewell
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Lily Fallah
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Sebastian Ferrer
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Tawanda Franklin
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Joanna Furnans
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Kali Mazumdar
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Kiernen McTaggart-Ivezic
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Kenny Pham
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Christopher Power
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Iliana Reinhardt
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Jessica Robertson
COllege for Financial planning® - A Kaplan Company Scholarship for CFP® Exam Prep
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Esther Alaran
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Gyles Laney
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Lauren White
Dalton Education Scholarship
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Olabode Aladenika
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DeVon Pruitt
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Lindsey Shinners
Facet scholarship For Increased Diversity in Financial Planning
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Kristin Afelumo
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Serita Kent
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Arianne McSellers
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Peter Njoroge
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Seyi Olabanji
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Elizabeth Perez
Mission Wealth Scholars
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Jonathan Boyack
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Jen Brown
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Praveen Krishnamurthy
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BoiAn Nguyen-Sanh
Richard B. Wagner Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Ilse Perez
The Deena Jo Heide-Diesslin Foundation Challenge Match Scholarship
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Madeline Brunkey
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Shari Carlson
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Gina Fernandez-Ross
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Ricky Ignacio
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Krystal Lopez
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Shanika Norman
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Natasha Overstreet
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Alexandra Shipley
MODERA Wealth Management, LLC CFP® CERTIFICATION DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
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Derrian Nguyen
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Corrie Parker
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Marilou Poupon
The Wealthspire advisors CFP® CERTIFICATION DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
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Enel Elas
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Francisco Romero
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Houzhen Yan
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A'Diyanna Zeidel
2023 Spring Awardees
ABACUS WEALTH PARTNERS SCHOLARSHIP FOR INCREASED DIVERSITY IN FINANCIAL PLANNING
- Alyssa Calhoun
- Sebastian Florero
- Shaundra Patterson
ASSETMARK SCHOLARSHIP
- Johnny Berry
- Heitor Caballero
- Jamar Carr
- Demetrius Edwards
- Sisse Ferguson-Torok
- Montserrat Flores
- Cashel Giordano
- Amber Girtman
- Ruxian Gong
- Danielle James
- Kyra Jefferson
- Junghyun Lee
- Yingxiang Li
- Alexandra Mendoza
- Racquel Nakata
- Barbara Ann Napolitano
- Kathryn Nicholson
- Valerie Schenkel
- Naji Scott
- Quintina Taylor
- Shelly Walton
CI DOWLING & YAHNKE PRIVATE WEALTH SCHOLARSHIP
- Faith Diamond
- Jeneve Henrie
COLLEGE FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING® - A KAPLAN COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP FOR CFP® EXAM PREP
- Andres Guarin
- Bridget Thibault
DALTON EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
- Charlotte Fox
- Warren Peña
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES CFP® CERTIFICATION DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
- Trevar Brown
- Laela Erickson
- Sharon Garcia
- Taylor Morales
FINANCIAL ALLIANCE FOR RACIAL EQUITY CFP® CERTIFICATION DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
- Nia Gilmore
- Nykkia Harris
- Nathan Jefferson
- Sidra Johnson
- Kennlynn Pressley
- Jennifer Simmons
- Demetrius Stinson
NOVEMBER 2023 CFP® EXAM DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
- Marcus Coleman
- Colbey Gilford
- Dawn Green
THE ENVESTNET SCHOLARSHIP
- Jose Abrams Arroyo
- Catherine Bui
- Sabrina Cannon
- Leticia Ceballos
- Brandon Collins
- Bri Conn
- Denise Dunlap
- Ally Durkovic
- Seyi Fasan
- James Frevola
- Ricardo Gonzales
- Min Kim
- Nicole Lindblom
- Ashley Maddox
- Cheryl Maddox
- Jennifer Mayer
- Lonniece McDonald
- Cassandra Morris
- Brandon Nguyen
- Megan Nuttelman
- Brielle Parkinson
- Lanze Pi
- Kelsea Rowan
- Frances Suarez
- Korinne Sugasawara
- Danny Valenzuela
- Andrew Virgile
- Meredith Woodbridge
THE LECOUNT R. DAVIS CFP® Endowed SCHOLARSHIP
- Imani Change
- Amber Christopher
- Kaylyn Murphy
- Carter Osborne
- Robert Simmons
- Myles Williams
- Jonathan Wright
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