Since 1991, the U-M Club of Greater Northville has aided 264 students with $213,000 in scholarships. In 2026, we awarded a record number of scholarships to 13 outstanding high school seniors from west metro Detroit.
2026 UMCGN General Scholarship Recipients
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- Simra Baig – Northville High School (LSA premed)
- Emma Grace Burkardt – St. Catherine of Siena Academy (Nursing)
- Rishi Chowdhury – Northville High School (LSA)
- Abigail Everett – Livonia Churchill High School (Education)
- Rhys Matthew Filar – Plymouth High School (Engineering)
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- Faith Jungkuntz – Canton High School (Mechanical Engineering)
- Mackenzie Nonthaweth – Novi High School (LSA)
- Sumayyah Kashif Siddiqi – Northville High School (LSA)
- Anthony Testani – Northville High School (Engineering)
- Michael Virga – Walled Lake Central High School (Mechanical Engineering)
2026 Vanessa Pawlak Memorial Scholarship Recipients
Awarded in memory of former U-M Club of Greater Northville board member Vanessa Pawlak, celebrating her love for Michigan and her commitment to supporting women in engineering.
- Daniella Ajao – North Farmington High School (Engineering)
- Saanvi Navada – Novi High School (Engineering)
- Callie Riordan – Northville High School (Engineering)
More information about the recipients is available on our Facebook page.
2025 Scholarship Recipients
- Rebecca Borlace – Novi High School
- Brandon Dail – Farmington High School
- Sneha Hegde – Northville High School
- Saee Pawar – Canton High School
- Gabe Rivera – Northville High School (recipient of the Sherry S. Potchynok Memorial Scholarship)
- Chase Tonnies – St. Mary’s Prep
See photos of the recipients in our 2025 Facebook photo album.
2024 Scholarship Recipients
- Patricio Ezdebski – Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Seungwon Hong – Novi High School
- Saanvi Jingilipalem – Salem High School
- William Luebkert – Northville High School
- Addison Raffle – Northville High School
- Grace Van Benschoten – Walled Lake Central High School
See photos of the recipients in our 2024 Facebook photo album.
2023 Scholarship Recipients
- Ameen Abou-Rjaily – Northville High School, attending Ann Arbor Campus
- Neva Celiker – Salem High School, attending Ann Arbor Campus
- Chelsea Coon – Northville High School, attending Ann Arbor Campus
- George Elengikal – Novi High School, attending Ann Arbor Campus
- Devin Friedrich – Homeschool, attending Dearborn Campus
- Raphael Weinstein – North Farmington High School, attending Ann Arbor Campus
See photos of the recipients in our 2023 Facebook photo album.
2022 Scholarship Recipients
- Erin Scheske – Milford High School
- Alyssa Budweg – Northville High School
- Emily Dobao – Livonia Stevenson High School
- Emily Ma – Salem High School
- Jonathon Watson – Walled Lake Central High School
- Patrick Szendro-Arceo – Northville High School
See photos of the recipients in our 2022 Facebook photo album.
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Six outstanding young men and women received $1,000 UMCGN scholarships in 2021. These graduating high school seniors came from four area high schools: Canton, Milford, Northville, and Salem. See photos on our 2021 Facebook photo album.