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The Joyce Ivy Foundation Names Twenty-Eight Summer Scholard for 2009

High School Students in Michigan and Ohio Awarded Scholarships to Leading Institutions for Pre-College Study

ANN ARBOR, MI., June 23, 2009 – The Joyce Ivy Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the academic advancement of high-potential female high school students, today announced that a record group of twenty-eight sophomores and juniors from Michigan and Ohio have been named 2009 Joyce Ivy Foundation Summer Scholars. Now in its fourth year, the Joyce Ivy Foundation’s Summer Scholar Program provides partial and full scholarships for pre-college summer study at Ivy League and equivalent campuses. Pre-college programs provide valuable experience, both academically and socially, to high school students aspiring to earn a place at a highly competitive college or university. Prior Summer Scholars have gone on to pursue undergraduate degrees at institutions including Harvard, Cornell, Brown, the University of Pennsylvania, Vassar, Wellesley, and MIT, and have been the recipients of prestigious academic awards including selection as a Gates Foundation Millennium Scholar and a Presidential Scholar.

The twenty-eight young women receiving 2009 Joyce Ivy Foundation scholarships have been accepted to summer programs at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, The University of Pennsylvania, Stanford and Yale. Summer Scholar applicants were evaluated for exceptional academic achievement, demonstrated commitment to pursuit of rigorous undergraduate programs, service to community, and extracurricular activities.

2009 Summer Scholars named from the state of Michigan are:

• Sarah Abdallah, Saline High School
• Stephanie Chueh, Ann Arbor Community High School
• Maya Faison, Troy High School
• Casey Hall, Okemos High School
• Kelly Harris-Harper, Lee M. Thurston High School
• Lily Huang, Troy High School
• Parul Kathuria, Northville High School
• Srivarsha Koripella, Troy High School
• Vicki Li, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
• Anna Li, Ann Arbor Huron High School
• Kavya Minama Reddy, International Academy
• Molly Robison, Port Huron High School
• Colleen Ross Marian High School
• Kendall Sherman, St. Ursula Academy
• Diane Wang, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
• Wen-Ching Wei, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
• Margaret Wu, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
• Minyue Yang, Okemos High School

2009 Summer Scholars named from the state of Ohio are:

• Moriah Akers, South Webster High School
• Rachel Horn, Walnut Hills High School
• Alexandra Lieberman, Seven Hills School
• Jennifer Mayer, North Canton Hoover High School
• Camille Meager, Wadsworth Senior High School
• Ariel Powell, St. Martin de Porres High School
• Raychel Santo, Miami Valley School
• Michelle Spotts, Ursuline High School
• Janine Steffan, Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School
• Asha Underiner, Colerain High School

The Joyce Ivy Foundation is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to encouraging, supporting and motivating high-potential young women to realize their educational goals by enhancing their pursuit of academic excellence at leading colleges and universities. Funding for the Joyce Ivy Foundation is provided by individuals, corporations and private foundations. High school

sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply for Joyce Ivy Foundation pre-college scholarships; applications will be accepted beginning January of 2010 for 2010 summer study. Interested students, counselors, volunteers and donors can access the Foundation’s website at www.joyceivyfoundation.org

About The Joyce Ivy Foundation

Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The Joyce Ivy Foundation seeks to provide exposure, encouragement, counsel, financial assistance, and employment support to young women in the Midwest who have the potential to attend or do attend Ivy League and equivalent institutions. Funding for the Joyce Ivy Foundation is provided by individuals and corporations. The Foundation has no paid staff, and all of its funds are used to directly support its programs. For more information, please visit The Foundation’s website at http://www.joyceivyfoundation.org or contact The Joyce Ivy Foundation at info@joyceivyfoundation.org. or 734-661-0229