Education Partnership
2022 Scholarships Awarded
2022 Scholarships AwardedNine scholarships were awarded to local high school students by Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce to recognize outstanding achievement of 2022 graduating seniors planning to continue their study in a business-related field.
The 2022 Distinguished Business Scholars are Zara Ahmed, Mount Vernon High School; Sara Arif, West Potomac High School; Michael Binyam, South County High School; Rebecca Brees, West Potomac High School; Nate Dietrick, South County High School; Emma Febrarro, Hayfield Secondary School; Ryan Kiefer, Hayfield Secondary School; Bradley Klink, Bishop Ireton High School; Wendell Rice, John R. Lewis High School.
Brigadier General Retired Robert Jorgensen, president of the Army Retirement Residence Foundation – Potomac at The Fairfax Retirement Community spoke to the awardees about his education and career encouraging them to “never give up.”
Scholarships are made possible by the generous donations of local businesses. Businesses that provided complete scholarships are Covanta Fairfax Inc., Clearpath Solutions Group, Cisco and Ourisman Automotive dealerships.
CDI
2022
Ryan Kiefer
Hayfield Secondary School
Cisco
2022
Sara Arif
West Potomac High School
Ourisman
2022
Bradley Klink
Bishop Ireton High School
Business 2022
Zara Ahmed
Mount Vernon High School
Business 2022
Wendell Rice
John E. Lewis High School
Business 2022
Rebecca Brees
West Potomac High School
Business 2022
Emma Febrarro
Hayfield Secondary School
Cisco Systems 2021
Julie Wu
West Potomac High School
Business 2021
Jayden Brown
Thomas A. Edison High School
Business 2021
Bemente Abegaz
John E. Lewis High School
Business 2021
Marcos Montoya
Mount Vernon High School
Business 2021
Gershon Price
John E. Lewis High School
Business 2021
Ryan Bowers
West Potomac High School
2021 Scholarship Benefactors
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Hilltop Sand and Gravel Company Inc.
Mount Vernon Knights of Columbus Club Inc.
CUM LAUDE
Other Supporters
Dishes of India
Dr. Douthard R. Butler
Rachel Carter, Coldwell Banker
Michael Gailliot, Realtor, Century 21
James Glenn
Stewart McKnight
Nina Tisara, Mosaic Artist
Past Scholarship Recipients
Ourisman Automotive 2020
Louise Bryne
Mount Vernon High School
Covanta Scholar 2020
Christopher Morin
South County High School
Covanta Scholar 2020
Luke Deitrich
South County High School
ClearPath Scholar 2020
Michelle Basoah
Mount Vernon High School
Cisco Scholar 2020
Ashley Pearson
Hayfield Secondary School
Ourisman 2019
Claudia Klinck
Bishop Ireton High School
Covanta 2019
Tara Vasanth and Hana Chong
South County High School
Clearpath 2019
Sean Murphy
West Potomac High School
Ourisman Automotive 2018
Emily Boehm, Mount Vernon High School
PenFed Scholar 2017
Stephen Campbell, Thomas Jefferson High School
Chaney Enterprises 2017
Evan Sparks, South County High School
PenFed Scholar 2016
Joseph Hammer, West Potomac High School
Service
Master 2015
Mohamed Ali, Mount Vernon High School
Our Mission
A strong commitment to education has led Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce to provide scholarships for local graduating high school students pursuing further education in business.
Since 1998, the Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce has provided scholarships worth more than $200,000 to local high school students. In 2018, eight scholarships with a total value of $16,000 were awarded.
You are invited to be part of this effort to prepare future business and community leaders by contributing to the Chamber’s scholarship fund.
A “Summa Cum Laude” $2,000 investment provides these benefits:
- A scholarship named after your business awarded to a local high school senior.
- A listing on the Chamber’s Education Honor Roll published in local newspapers and on Chamber social media.
- Your business logo with hotlink to your website on the Education Partnership website.
- Reserved admissions and recognition at Scholarship Awards.
A “Magna Cum Laude” $1,000 investment provides these benefits:
- A listing on the Chamber’s Education Honor Roll published in local newspapers and on Chamber social media.
- Your business logo with hotlink to your website on the Education Partnership webpage.
- Reserved admissions and recognition at Scholarship Awards.
A “Cum Laude” $500 investment provides these benefits:
- A listing on the Chamber’s Education Honor Roll published in local newspapers and on Chamber social media.
- Your business logo with hotlink to your website on the Education Partnership webpage.
- Reserved admissions and recognition at Scholarship Awards.
Education Partnership Board of Directors
Chairman Mark Murray, Fort Belvoir Swim Team
Michael Bennett, Ourisman
Don Cammarata, Covanta Fairfax Inc.
Travis Clarke, Burke & Herbert Bank
Holly Dougherty, Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce
George Ksenics, Andrews FCU
Alison Ross Tompkins, The Fairfax Retirement Community