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Forty-One Named as Joyce Ivy Foundation Summer Scholars for 2010

Marks Fifth Anniversary As Nation’s Leading Provider of Pre-College Scholarships

Celebrating its fifth year, the Joyce Ivy Foundation provides partial and full scholarships for precollege summer study at Ivy League and equivalent campuses. Pre-college programs at these institutions provide valuable and broadening experiences to high school students aspiring to earn an undergraduate acceptance at a highly competitive college or university. Since the Joyce Ivy Foundation’s inception, former Summer Scholars have matriculated at all eight Ivy League schools as well as other elite institutions including Wellesley, Vassar, the University of Chicago, and MIT, and have been the recipients of prestigious academic awards including Gates Foundation Millennium Scholar and Presidential Scholar.

"These young women exemplify the high standards we have come to expect of Joyce Ivy Summer Scholars," said Carrie Hadler, Joyce Ivy Foundation Board member, and Chairman of the Joyce Ivy Foundation committee that selects its Summer Scholars. "These Summer Scholars were selected from the strongest applicant pool we have seen the past five years. Their range of interests and future studies is extraordinary."

The forty-one young women receiving 2010 Joyce Ivy Foundation scholarships have been accepted to summer programs at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, The University of Pennsylvania, and Yale. Joyce Ivy Foundation evaluates Scholarship applicants for exceptional academic achievement, demonstrated commitment to pursuit of rigorous undergraduate programs, service to community, and extracurricular activities.

2010 Summer Scholars named from the state of Michigan are:

• Allison Jegla, Portland, MI, Pewamo-Westphalia Jr/Sr High School
• Anne Gentry, Alpena, MI, Alpena High School
• Annie-Norah Beveridge, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Huron High School
• Aoxue Tang, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
• Bridget Dunn, Novi, MI, Northville High School
• Cameron Polack, Jackson, MI, Jackson High School
• Clarisse Wilson, Norton Shores, MI, Mona Shores High School
• Elizabeth Mutter, Troy, MI, Athens High School
• Fatima Mirza, Portage, MI, Portage Central High School
• Halea Besemer, South Haven, MI, South Haven High School
• Hannah Cheriyan, Farmington Hills, MI, Detroit Country Day
• Hope Wilson, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
• Jennifer Willms, Shelby Township, MI, Lutheran North High School
• Jenny Wang, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Huron High School
• Kathleen Regovich, St. Joseph, MI, St. Joseph High School
• Kavitha Iyengar, Lansing, MI, Lansing Catholic High School
• Ki-Joo Sung, Muskegon, MI, Mona Shores High School
• Lena Ji, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Huron High School
• Michelle Sheyman, Troy, MI, Cranbrook
• Nafeesa Khan, Troy, MI, Athens High School
• Nicole Lieberman, Huntington Woods, MI, Berkley High School
• Priyanka Menon, Ann Arbor, MI, Skyline High School
• Sarah Sherman, Kalamzoo, MI, Loy Norrix High School
• Sneha Goswami, Holland, MI, Holland High School
• Taylor Clayborne, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Huron High School
• Telisse Portis, Auburn Hills, MI, Academy of the Sacred Hear

The 2010 Summer Scholar named from the state of Nebraska is:

• Autumn Weiss, Peru, NE, Johnson Brock High School

2010 Summer Scholars named from the state of Ohio are:

• Alexandra Robbins, Tipp City, OH, Tippecanoe High School
• Alexis Johnson, Cleveland, OH, St. Martin de Porres High School
• Briana Gearhart, Edon, OH, Edon High School
• Christine Soong, Broadview Heights, OH, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
• Dakota Hawthorne, Medina, OH, Medina High School
• Elissa Tennant, Wickliffe, OH, Wickliffe High School
• Haoqing Wang, Dublin, OH, Dublin-Jerome High School
• Jenica Kramer, Ashland, OH, Ashland High School
• Lauren Lipsyc, Beachwood, OH, Beachwood High School
• Margaret Prakel, Versailles, OH, Versailles High School
• Michelle Martinez, Cincinnati, OH, Walnut Hills High School
• Sarah Taylor, Cleveland Heights, OH, St. Martin de Porres High School
• Tiffany Lin, Hudson, OH, Hudson High School
• Yuxiao Xin, Solon, OH, Solon 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 1, 2011 for 2011 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