Hoover USA picks 2017 finalists
News · May 18, 2017
The Hoover Presidential Foundation announced the names of 15 students from across Iowa as finalists in the annual $30,000 Uncommon Student Awards program.
The program annually identifies and honors up to 15 Iowa high school juniors who propose and then accomplish a civic project of their own choosing and design. Grades, test scores, essays and financial need are not evaluated.
Each of the 15 finalists will receive a $1,000 cash award at the completion of the program. Three of those could earn an additional $5,000 scholarship each, for a total of $6,000.
The students include:
• Emma Bohn, West Des Moines, Valley High School
• Kaleb Cook, Robins, Linn-Mar High School
• Madelyn Davis, Fort Dodge, Manson Northwest Webster
• Hannah Fusselman, Cedar Rapids, John F. Kennedy Senior High School
• Alexa Gormley, Marion, Linn-Mar High School
• Wesley Hanson, La Porte City, Union High School
• Bihotza James-Lejarcegui Coralville, City High School
• Nandini Jayaram, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley High School
• Rebecca Johnson, Remsen, Remsen St. Mary’s
• JJ Kapur, West Des Moines, Valley High School
• Makayla McMann, Corning, Southwest Valley High School
• Danica Nolton, Grinnell, Grinnell High School
• Daniel O’Hara, Robins, Linn-Mar High School
• Sydney Striegel, Sigourney, Sigourney Jr./Sr. High School
• Madyson Thill, Pleasantville, Pleasantville High School
The students will attend an ‘Uncommon Weekend’ in West Branch in June where they’ll learn more about Herbert Hoover and pick up some basic marketing, fundraising and organizational skills to help them with their summer projects. In October, they’ll return to the Hoover Campus to present the results of their efforts before a panel of judges. Each will be awarded $1,000 for their work. The judges will present three students with an additional $5,000 scholarship to be used at the school of their choice upon graduation.
“We have a great group of students who have come up with some amazing projects,” said Delene McConnaha, academic programs manager for the Foundation. “I’m really excited to see the impact they’ll have on their home communities.”
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