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Ten members of the Class of 2020 were awarded $27,000
                                                            in cash and prizes for their particularly prodigious records
                                                            of academic achievement and civic engagement.

                                                            Academic Achievement Awards
                                                            Awarded to the student with the highest cumulative grade point average
                                                            in one of four academic disciplines.

                                                            Business                           Chase Collado
                                                            Humanities                         Juliana Lamy
                                                            Natural & Applied Sciences         McCathie Eugene
                                                            Social Sciences                    Arthur Carlisle


        Nike Prize
        Awarded to the JRF Scholar/athlete who exemplifies through his or her actions, the ways in which
        commitment, advocacy, and innovation can unite and challenge a community to change.


                                   2018  Marcus Murray                      JRF Alumni Association Book Award
                                         Track and Field,                   Awarded to the JRF Scholar who has demonstrated
                                         University of Hartford             exceptional service or leadership qualities; and best
                                         Volunteer at the Freeport          demonstrates JRFAA’s mantra of “Give Back.”
                                         Recreational Center
                                         and Winthrop Hospital                                         2019  Adedoyin Olateru-Olagbegi
                                                                                                             Co-led a project that trained
                                                                                                             more than 800 people in
                                                                                                             CPR, automated external
                                   2019  Elizabeth Kimbrough                                                 defibrillator access, and
                                         Cheerleader,                                                         educated the community
                                         Tuskegee University                                                  about cardiac arrests and
                                         Mentor at an after-                                                  bystanderemergency
                                         school program                                                       response.









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