NGYF Announces Fall Scholarship Recipients

The National Guard Youth Foundation (NGYF) today announced the winners of the NGYF fall scholarship competition. The awards include $3,000 scholarships renewable for up to two years or $5,000 scholarships renewable for up to four years.

“We are honored to work with the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program to offer additional support to the graduates and assist them as they can continue their path of success,” said Lou Cabrera, President of the National Guard Youth Foundation. “I congratulate the recipients of the scholarship competition who have demonstrated remarkable determination to turn their lives around through ChalleNGe and am grateful for our supporters and partners who make these scholarships possible.”

$3,000, two-year scholarship winners:

Nicholas Johnson – Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy in Kingwood, W.Va.
Tyler Livingstone – Wisconsin Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Fort McCoy, Wis.
Micah Sisson – Oregon Youth ChalleNGe Program in Bend, Ore.
John Alan Sutton – Thunderbird Youth Academy in Pryor, Okla.

$5,000, four-year scholarship winners:

Jacob Evans – Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy in Salemburg, N.C.
Josue Morataya – Thunderbird Youth Academy in Pryor, Okla.
Yvette Ramierez – Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Academy in Rantoul, Ill.
Canedra Whaff – Commonwealth ChalleNGe Academy in Virginia Beach, Va.
Zipporah Williamson – Washington Youth Academy in Bremerton, Wash.