Winners of 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Contest announced
January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, ScholarshipADC Michigan has announced the winners of its 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Contest, which was open to all Arab and Chaldean American high school seniors in Michigan. This year, entries reached record numbers and were received from all parts of the state, a sign of the successful expansion of this program and people’s genuine interest in it. This year’s honorees are:
First Place Award Winner
James Bazzi
Fordson High School
Dearborn, MI
Second Place Award Winner
Robert Matar
Plymouth High School
Canton, MI
Third Place Award Winner
Mohamed Alcodray
Dearborn High School
Dearborn, MI
Fourth Place Award Winner
Cassandra Marie Shamey
Edsel B. Ford High School
Dearborn, MI
Fifth Place Award Winner
Nadji Allan
Dearborn High School
Dearborn, MI
Merit Awards go to the following:
Yasmine Abdulhamid
North Farmington High School
Farmington Hills, MI
Kassem Chehab
Dearborn High School
Dearborn, MI
Zahrah Fadel
Detroit Country Day
Beverly Hills, MI
Stephany Kacho
Pershing High School
Detroit, MI
Iman Kaid
Star International Academy
Dearborn Heights, MI
Fattum Mutahr
Edsel B. Ford High School
Dearborn, MI
Beronica Sitto
Southfield Lathrup High School
Southfield, MI
“Educator of the Year Award” will be presented to Ms. Danene Charles, who is principal of Oakman Elementary School in Dearborn
The “Following the Dream Award” goes to Dorrian Robinson, an 8-year-old student at Geer Park Elementary School in Dearborn
Winners will be honored at ADC Michigan’s 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Awards Dinner on Friday, January 26, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn. Detroit Chief of Police Ella Bully-Cummings is the keynote speaker at this event. For more information on the MLK contest, or the Scholarship Dinner, visit www.adcmichigan.org, or call 313-581-1201.