Congratulations to DECA's 2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients

Mar 24, 2025

DECA is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 scholarship recipients. Each year, DECA and its corporate partners award over $200,000 in scholarships to DECA members. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

Central Region Scholarship

  • Fatimah Naraghi, Ames Senior High School, IA

DECA Inc. Scholarship

  • Amelia Greathouse, Christopher Newport University, VA
  • Fatimah Naraghi, Ames Senior High School, IA
  • Natalya Ocana, Colorado State University, CO
  • Suraj Patel, Ardsley High School, NY
  • Sarah Sonny, Florida Gulf Coast University, FL

DECA Inc. Scholarship | Collegiate DECA

  • Eric Bedrosian, Butler University, IN
  • James Rogers, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, NV
  • Sophia Smith, Arizona State University, AZ
  • Samer Youssouf, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, NV

National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) Scholarship

  • Elisama Cifuentes De Leon, Rome High School, GA
  • Anushka Yadav, McNeil High School, TX

National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Scholarship

  • Bhavya Mehta, Washington High School, CA
  • Arnav Murthi, Panther Creek High School, NC
  • Caitlin Vengazo, Maine South High School, IL

National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Scholarship

  • Salma Kamal, Tupelo Career & Technological Center, MS
  • Avia Kreger, Tuscola Technology Center, MI
  • Nathan Tishgarten, South Forsyth High School, GA

North Atlantic Region Scholarship

  • Suraj Patel, Ardsley High School, NY

NRF Foundation Scholarship

  • Alexander Cruz, Eastside High School, NJ
  • Mayalin Maccow, Plymouth North High School, MA
  • Wendell Rogers, Dunwoody High School, GA
  • Milan Venegas, Timpview High School, UT
  • Hannah Williams, Kempsville High School, VA

NRF Foundation - RISE Up Scholarship

  • Myles Davis, Mallard Creek High School, NC
  • Aurora-Belle Livingston, Walker High School, LA
  • Alanna Lopez, Atlee High School, VA
  • Rishi Shah, Sayreville War Memorial High School, NJ
  • Ayla Zook, King George High School, VA

Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc. Scholarship

  • John Healy, Pickerington High School North, OH
  • Alexa Welsh, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, MN
  • Delanie Williams, Socastee High School, SC

Publix Super Markets, Inc. Scholarship

  • Andrew Gottlieb, Chelsea High School, AL
  • Leah Howard, Central High School, GA
  • Khalid Polk, Armwood High School, FL
  • Lily Swanton, George M Steinbrenner High School, FL
  • Brinleigh Waxter, Cherokee Bluff High School, GA

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Scholarship

  • Reese Albert, Kettle Moraine High School, WI
  • Leila Colletti, Bartram Trail High School, FL
  • Alyssa Matarazzo, Burlington High School, MA
  • Brooke Subers, Greenway High School, AZ
  • Julia Xu, Great Neck South High School, NY

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Collegiate Scholarship

  • Alejandro Honrado Salas, Tabor College, KS
  • Manas Madanambedu, Wichita State University, KS

Southern Region Scholarship

  • Amelia Greathouse, Christopher Newport University, VA

Western Region Scholarship

  • Nilani Maheswaran, Westview High School, OR
  • Natalya Ocana, Colorado State University, CO
  • Ananya Prakash, Eastlake High School, WA

Harry A. Applegate Scholarship Program

The Harry Applegate Scholarship Program is a scholarship fund that corporate and organization supporters contribute to, but the scholarship is actually in the name of the company or organization.

Bentley University Scholarship

  • Shreenidhi Kunta, Lebanon Trail High School, TX
  • Tejusvi Vijay, Montgomery Blair High School, MD

Bill Hembree Scholarship

  • Sarah Sonny, Florida Gulf Coast University, FL

Bob Foehlinger Memorial Scholarship

  • Cole Anderson, Fishers High School, IN

Brenda Clark Memorial Scholarship

  • Caedmon Case, Ignite Academy South, KY
  • Shayna Yi, Naperville Central High School, IL

Clearpoint Business Group Scholarship

  • Gabrielle Becker, Ramapo Indian Hills High School, NJ
  • Claudia Geiseman, Westside High School, NE

DECA Inc. Scholarship

  • Kaylee Arsenault, Herriman High School, UT
  • Liliana Hernandez, Norristown Area High School, PA
  • Jonah Horwitz, Dunwoody High School, GA
  • Addison Lewis, King Philip Regional High School, MA
  • Nathan Stupnitsky, Glenbrook North High School, IL

Ed Fleming Memorial Scholarship

  • Amy Ndoye, North Gwinnett High School, GA

Hilton Scholarship

  • Aditya Anantharaman, Blue Valley West High School, KS
  • Lylah Davis, Midland Valley High School, SC
  • Lily Gregerson, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, MN
  • Allison Hoesel, Brentwood High School, TN
  • Navya Singh, Coppell High School, TX

Lynore Levenhagen Memorial Scholarship

  • William Peeters, Pembroke Pines Charter High School, FL

National Geographic Learning | Cengage Scholarship

  • Norah Brown, Lakes Region Technology Center, NH
  • Anna Voigt, Elk River High School, MN

Nestle USA Scholarship

  • Ryleigh Brenamen-Trumbull, Penta-Oak Harbor High School, OH

Pat DiPlacido Memorial Scholarship

  • Addison Lommen, Red River High School, ND

Sonya Dismuke Memorial Scholarship

  • William Russell, Spain Park High School, AL

Tim Dunford Memorial Scholarship

  • Devin Klock, Pueblo East High School, CO

Questions?

Debbie Taylor
Director of Programs
debbie@deca.org

Debbie Taylor is DECA's Director of Programs. In this role, she is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of all educational programs for both high school and college divisions. She enhances and manages an educational framework for DECA’s comprehensive learning program ensuring that all student programs are aligned to National Curriculum Standards. Debbie also leads the advisor professional learning series and programs to support local chapter advisors.

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