2026 Scholarship Winners

Jon H. Poteat Recipients

First Name	Last Name	School Name	City	State
Juvee Maielle	Lara	Simon A. Sanchez High School	Yigo	GU
Emma	McElroy	Van Alstyne High School	Van Alstyne	TX
Marlene	Sanchez	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski	Pulaski	TN
Richard	Carter	Rocky River High School	Mint Hill	NC
Tasniah	Emdad	Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Education High School	Jamaica	NY
Kendra	McCant Pugh	Atlanta Technical College	Atlanta	GA
Keri	Randolph-Frisbee	McDowell Technical Community College	Marion	NC
Lillianna	Fitz	Berks Career & Technology Center	Leesport	PA
Erasmus	Ozor	Laurel High School	Laurel	MD
Madeline	Vu	Advanced Technology Center	Virginia Beach	VA
Roshun	McKinnie	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson	Jackson	TN
Kimoya	Virgo	Eastwick College, Hackensack	Hackensack	NJ
Kyralena	Morris	Kent Theodore Roosevelt High School	Kent	OH
Madison	Gargiulo	Orange-Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Education Center	Goshen	NY
Kylie	Craft	Southern Tech	Ardmore	OK
Aubrey	Carey	Heartland Career Center	Wabash	IN
Braden	Andrix	Ohio Hi-Point Career Center	Bellefontaine	OH
Ti'jaiya	Owens	Fairfield Career Center	Carroll	OH
Chelsea	Wilcox	Southern Technical College	Orlando	FL
Maddison	Clarke	A.W. Beattie Career Center	Allison Park	PA
Angelyn	Sosa Abunez	Marshall Center for Advanced Careers	Houston	TX
Lily	Hoyt	Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math, and Science	Abilene	TX
Andrea	Rangel Martel	Harnett Central High School	Angier	NC
Saifaan	Quazi	Centennial High School	Ellicott City	MD
Allyson	Nickerson	Santa Fe High School	Santa Fe	TX

Austin Ziringer

Tollese Career & Technical Center
OH

Dane Solomon

Kingwood Park High School
TX

Gianna Lubash

Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
MA

Matthew Marcum

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville
TN

Amaya White

Atlanta Technical College
GA

William Jarrett

Polk County High School
NC

Brady Smith

V.R. Eaton High School
TX

Mahita Penmetsa

Green Hope High School
NC

Tran Nguyen

Apex Friendship High School
NC

Nyel Settles

Riverchase Career Connection Center
AL

Hillary Catarino

Ball High School
TX

Shem Short

Brigham Young University
ID

Kathleen Colleran

Pinellas Technical College – Clearwater
FL

Maryia Babko

East Forsyth High School
GA

Matthew Kieslor

Clover Applied Technology Center
SC

Myrka Rojas-Baten

North Lenoir High School
NC

Kyle Ball

Greenbriar High School
GA

Kailey Deckman

Camden County High School
GA

Elizabeth Holbrook

Forbush High School
NC

Shelby Mai

Robert Turner College and Career High School
TX

Jacey Lowe

Area 31 Career Center
IN

Erika Fiege

Chesterfield Career and Technical Center
VA

Whitney Hale

Boone Career and Technical Center
WV

Riley Deveney

Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School
MA

Chosen Green

Lamar High School
TX

Tucker West

High Plains Technology Center
OK

Rebecca Bassinger

Pine Creek High School
CO

Sydney Gibson

William T. Dwyer High School
FL

Cienna Banks

Academy of Careers and Exploration
CA

Daniella Mendoza

AmTech Career Academy
TX

Maribella DiCenzo

Indian River High School
DE

Isabella Ortiz

Los Lunas High School
NM

Alieu Komma

Olympic High School
NC

Kaylee Blagden

Meridian Technology Center
OK

Amira McCoy

Florence High School
AL

Raegan Blanchard

Knox County Career Center
OH

C. Allen Powell Alumni Scholarship

Tristen Noyer

Poudre High School
CO

Larissa Blaise

Atlantic Technical College
FL

TyAsia Rodriguez

Hunter Business School
NY

Brandon Williams, Jr.

Lee County High School
GA

Michelle Bradley

East Bladen High School
NC

Nathan Cruz

James Rumsey Technical Institute
WV

Ria Singh

Birdville Center of Technology and advanced Learning
TX