FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002
Two local scholarship programs that promote academic success for selected eighth grade students as they enter high school have named their recipients for next year.
The three new Mann Scholars for 2002 are Audera Cox, Jefferson Middle School, Shantara Fleming, Cherokee Middle School, and Michael Simpson, O'Keeffe Middle School.
The two new Sánchez Scholarship recipients for 2002 are Brisa Flores, Sherman Middle School, and César Hinojosa Paiz, Cherokee Middle School.
The Mann Educational Opportunity Fund honors the legacy of Bernard and Kathlyn Mann, African American parents whose five children graduated from Madison schools and went on to earn college degrees. After their deaths, family and friends created an endowment fund through the Madison Community Foundation, which generates scholarships on a yearly basis.
The Sánchez Scholar program, modeled after the Mann program, was founded by retired UW-Madison professor Roberto G. Sánchez. It provides financial support to selected Spanish-speaking students throughout their next four years of schooling, plus mentoring and assistance in planning their high school and post-secondary studies.
Mann Scholar graduating seniors Emuye Taylor, East High School, and Viet Hoang, West High School, will begin college this fall at Brown University and UW-Madison respectively. They join last year's first Mann Scholar graduates, Joey Brown (UW-Oshkosh) and Brian Wilson (UW-Milwaukee).
A complete listing of the 2002 Mann and Sánchez Scholar nominees follows.
Mann Scholars: Audera Cox, Shantara Fleming and Michael Simpson
Runners up: Mee Thao and Pader Yang
Sánchez Scholars: Brisa Flores and César Hinojosa Paiz
Runners up: Margarita Bassett and Evelyn Muñoz
| School | Mann Scholar Nominees | Sánchez Scholar Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk | Chantelle Russell | Abril Aburto |
| Cherokee | Shantara Fleming | César Hinojosa Paiz |
| Hamilton | Gianna King | Sarah Fox |
| Jefferson | Audera Cox | - |
| O'Keeffe | Michael Simpson | Luis Rodriguez |
| Sennett | Pader Yang | Jared Prado |
| Sherman | Keena Atkinson | Brisa Flores |
| Spring Harbor | Ndazion Ndafooka Holland | Carlos Ruíz de Chávez |
| Toki | Mee Thao | Evelyn Muñoz |
| Whitehorse | Jenesa Jackson | Christofer Costello |
| Wright | Whitney Noyce | Margarita Bassett |
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