INDIANAPOLIS – The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) has announced the recipients of the second annual Centennial Scholarship awards. These scholarships were created in 2023 to help young women achieve their undergraduate education more affordably.
“NPC has a rich history of working to make higher education more affordable for women,” stated Dani Weatherford, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NPC. “The NPC Centennial Scholarships is yet another initiative to improve college access.”
To be eligible, applicants had to be current high school seniors and attending an undergraduate university in the fall of 2024. They also had to submit a resume, letter of recommendation and a short essay about their experiences with service and leadership in women-only organizations.
Ten scholarships were awarded to college-going high school women in the amount of $2,000 each based on academic pursuits, school/extra-curricular involvement and community involvement.
- Ashley Flood, Midlothian, VA, William & Mary
- Elise Ralph, Apopka, FL, Yale University
- Ella Parker, Knoxville, TN, University of Georgia
- Katelyn Luu, Chicago, IL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Neeharika Rao Suvvari, Plainsboro, NJ, Rutgers University
- Grace Swain, Mobile, AL, Wake Forest University
- Ella Gosain, Wheaton, IL, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Ayla Hasan, Houston, TX, University of Chicago
- Haily Hartung, Fort Worth, TX, Texas A&M University
- Noelia Velazquez, Greenville, NC, High Point University
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About National Panhellenic Conference
NPC is the trade association for 26 national and international sororities and is one of the largest organizations advocating for the sorority experience. Through its advocacy, NPC highlights the importance of women’s-only spaces and showcases the transformational power of the sorority experience. For more information, including a complete list of NPC sororities, visit npcwomen.org or find NPC on Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
About the National Panhellenic Conference Foundation (NPC Foundation)
Established in 1995, the mission of the National Panhellenic Conference Foundation is to support the priorities and initiatives of the National Panhellenic Conference. The NPC Foundation does so through prudent investment and disbursement of funds that enable the Conference to better advocate for and support the sorority experience. (npcwomen.org/foundation)
