U-M Club of Downriver: Scholarship Information

Leaders and Best Scholarships

(Merit-based)

The U-M Club of Downriver awards three merit based “Leaders and Best” scholarships to deserving Downriver high school students who have been accepted and admitted to one of the three U-M campuses.  The awards are a one time $1500 Scholarship.  Winners are selected based on their academic, extracurricular, and community achievements.  Up to ten finalists will be asked to be interviewed by the scholarship committee.  The three finalists are selected based on a point system based on their academic, extracurricular achievements along with the scores obtained from the interviews.

The scholarships are awarded in honor of three renowned Downriver citizens:  Kenneth Hartwell, John and Sue Ghindia, and Lloyd Carr.

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Leaders and Best Scholarship Application

 

2024 Leaders And Best Application  (Deadline 4-3-2024)

 

THE LEADERS AND BEST

President’s Scholarships

(Need-based)

The U-M Club of Downriver awards a number of $1,000 scholarships each year to successful applicants. Applicants must have completed at least two semesters at one of the three U-M Campuses and have graduated from a Downriver high school listed below.

President’s Scholarship Application

 

2023 Application in Word(Deadline August 9, 2023)

 

High Schools in U-M Club of Downriver area

48101 Allen Park High Schools

48101 Cabrini High School

48101 Inner City Baptist

48111 Belleville High School

48117 Airport Senior High School

48122 Melvindale High School

48134 Flat Rock High School

48134 Woodhaven High School

48138 Grosse Ile High School

48146 Lincoln Park High School

48164 Huron High School

48173 Oscar A. Carlson High School

48174 Romulus Sr. High School

48180 JFK and Truman High Schools

48183 Trenton High School

48192 Roosevelt High School

48193 Riverview High School

48193 Gabriel Richard High School

48195 Southgate Anderson High School

48218 River Rouge High School

48229 Ecorse Community High School

 

2023 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Madia Adnan, Delaney Brown, Marissa Jasinski, Lilliana Johnson, Lilliana Johnson, and Samantha Rickard for receiving the 2023 President’s scholarships.

2023 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Serafim Dionyssopoulos for receiving the 2023 Lloyd Carr scholarship, Lidia Grace Cappelletti for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Eliana J. Pettigrew for receiving the John and Sue Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

 

2022 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Mandy Chen for receiving the 2022 Lloyd Carr scholarship, Brooklyn Luscomb for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Anna Bruce for receiving the John and Sue Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

2022 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Katrina Catabian, Nickolas Hamblin, Kaab Husein, Rosario Moreno-Nava, Lilliana Johnson, and Katie Keim for receiving the 2021 President’s scholarships.

2021 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Divum Mittal for receiving the 2021 Lloyd Carr scholarship, Mara Rossi for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Ava Peryam for receiving the John and Sue Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

2021 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Rosa Garcia, Adam Groat, Jenna Majeske, Rosario Moreno-Nava, Gabe Pascua, and Shelbie Taylor for receiving the 2021 President’s scholarships.

2020 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Parker Mathena for receiving the 2020 Lloyd Carr scholarship, Elaina Ryan for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Joseph Kazmierski  for receiving the John and Sue Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

2020 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Alison LaMonica, Lindsay Miles, Mikel Dolinski,  Caleb Estelle, and Kaab Husain for receiving the 2020 President’s scholarships.

2019 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Kelsey Boldiszar for receiving the 2019 Lloyd Carr scholarship, Matt Walker for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, Ethan Nycz  for receiving the John and Sue Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship, and Maham Adnan for receiving the Ray and Sue Yee  Leaders and Best scholarship.

2018 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to David Ameriguian for receiving the 2018 Lloyd Carr scholarship. Congratulations to  Ian Stewart for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Daniela Kabeth  for receiving the John and Sue Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.
2018 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Jenna Barlage, Emma Cheff, Katie Davanzo, Michael Fiebig, Madison Lazarek, Hanna Poisson, and Kyle Ralston for receiving the 2018 President’s scholarships.

2017 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Jillian Luciow for receiving the 2017 Lloyd Carr scholarship. Congratulations to  Brendan Scherer for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Andrea Baker for receiving the John and Sue Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

2016 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Colleen Doran, Brittany Flores, Caitlin Gant, Kelsey Kochan, Carrie McClanahan, and
Christian Pedley for receiving the 2016 President’s scholarships.

2016 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Joshua Lothringer for receiving the 2016 Lloyd Carr scholarship. Congratulations to  Marissa Martinelli for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Christina Gatti for receiving the John Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

2015 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Garrett Michael Burton, Kaitlin Mariel Gant, Lauren Nicole Henderson, Melissa Mary Levesque, Dayna Aleece Petkov, and
Luke Christopher Tobeler for receiving the 2015 President’s scholarships.

Click here to see pictures of the 2015 Welcome/President’s Scholarship Dinner.

2015 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Nancy Wu for receiving the 2015 Lloyd Carr scholarship. Congratulations to  William Bruce for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Timothy Michael Williams for receiving the John Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

Click here to see pictures of the 2015 Spring Dinner.

2014 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to John Richard Gatti for receiving the 2014 Lloyd Carr scholarship. Congratulations to  Nicholas Joseph Martinelli for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Garrett Michael Burton for receiving the John Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

2014 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Valerie Gavrila, Michelle Janine Jacobs, Chelsea Marie Labadie, Dayna Aleece Petkov, Shelbie Rose, and Harsimrajit Sekhon for receiving the 2014 President’s scholarships.

2013 Spring Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Meghan Tartal for receiving the 2013 Lloyd Carr scholarship. Congratulations to  Luke Wasusik for receiving the Ken Hartwell Leaders and Best scholarship, and Zachary Clark 
for receiving the John Ghindia  Leaders and Best scholarship.

See Photos of the 2013 Spring Scholarship Dinner. The password is “goblue”

2013 President’s Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Egla Agolli, Anthony Kaminski, Monica McCormick, Tina Moynahan, Anthony Paglialungo, Brittany Sheridan for receiving the 2013 President’s scholarship.

See photos of the 2013 Welcome Event.

Contribute

Contribute to Club Scholarship Fund  

Thank Yous

From Kelsey Boldiszar, 2019 Lloyd Carr Scholarship recioient:
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From David Ameriguian, 2018 Lloyd Carr Scholarship recipient:
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From Brendan Scherer, 2017 Ken Hartwell Scholarship recipient:

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From Marissa Martinelli, 2016 Ken Hartwell Scholarship recipient:

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From Lauren Henderson, 2015 President’s Scholarship recipient:

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From Shelbie Rose 2014 Recipient

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