National Society of Collegiate Scholars Awards $50,000 in Scholarships to Diverse Students with Partner GEICO

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation's premier collegiate honor society for first-and-second year college students, has awarded 14 scholarships totaling $50,000 to diverse collegiate students across the country. 

In 2020, NSCS launched the Scholar 2025 initiative to combat the increasing cost of higher education. The goal is to increase member-only scholarships and awards sustainably and incrementally year-over-year. This will culminate in an additional $250,000 for the year 2025 and every year thereafter, thus impacting more than 500 NSCS students from minority, marginalized and underserved communities. With a large and diverse membership pool, including 55 percent female and 49 percent non-Caucasian, NSCS is strategically poised to impact more students from underserved communities in the next five years.

"We have a deep commitment to helping students, especially in today's difficult landscape of student debt," said Scott Mobley, executive director of NSCS. "Thanks to our long-standing partnership with GEICO we are able to truly make a difference in the lives of 14 of our high-achieving members this year."

GEICO is a leader in the community impact space, having donated/raised millions in 2019 through the support of numerous organizations. With a national reach and a longstanding commitment to the communities they serve, GEICO aims to help people of color, women, LGBTQ+, and Latinx populations.

"We want to continue to make a difference in the communities that we live and work in by helping to provide educational opportunities to as many underserved students as we can," said Carl Tims, vice president and Chief Diversity Officer of GEICO. "With NSCS, we hope to continue to assist students facing financial burdens while seeking their degrees, with hope of creating a more equitable and diverse work force in the future."

In total, GEICO awarded four $2,500 scholarships to each category of First in Family, Minority Students in STEM, and Women in STEM, as well as one $10,000 HBCU Student of The Year and one $10,000 Latinx Student of the Year scholarships. Recipients include:

Women In Stem Awards

• Genevieve Gemond, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
• Nyla Griffith, Spelman College
• McKenzie O'Neil, Montana State University
• Lisa Bronowitz, Texas Woman's University

Minority In Stem Awards

• Maria-Claudia Smart-Rengifo, Kansas State University
• Mohamed Mbaye, University of Miami
• Tai Sutton, Georgia State University
• William Muckelroy III, University of Pittsburgh

First In Family Awards **GEICO provided additional funds to NSCS to support four additional recipients

• Zoe Cirillo, University of Colorado Boulder
• Alana Jimenez, Boston University
• Matthew Snow, Arizona State University
• Ollisha Fisher, Temple University
• Demetria Ober, Texas Woman's University
• Brian Ha, UCLA Los Angeles
• Hunter Greer, Radford University
• Inger Lise Haraldstad Sannum, University of Tampa

HBCU Student of The Year Award

• Ilahi Creary-Miller, Howard University

LatinX Student of The Year Award

• Shadiyah Feliciano, Ohio State University

"As a pre-medical student who is aiming towards creating a more diverse, inclusive medical society in the U.S., this scholarship means I'm headed in the right direction," said Mohamed Mbaye of the University of Miami, recipient of a Minority in STEM scholarship.

NSCS and GEICO look forward to an ongoing partnership that will result in continued aid to diverse, high-achieving student populations for years to come.

For more information, visit http://www.nscs.org.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS (NSCS)
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is an honors organization that recognizes and elevates high-achieving first- and-second year students. With its three pillars of scholarship, leadership and service, NSCS is proud to provide career and graduate school connections, leadership and service opportunities and gives out more than $750,000 in scholarships (often with multiple recipients per award), awards and chapter funds annually. NSCS has 300+ chapters nationwide and nearly two million lifetime members globally. NSCS is a 501c3 registered nonprofit, certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies, member of the National Collegiate Honors Council, American Association of Community Colleges, and 100 percent FERPA compliant, per an independent review by AACRAO.

ABOUT GEICO (Government Employee Insurance Company)
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company), the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., was founded in 1936 and insures more than 28 million vehicles in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. A member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, GEICO employs more than 43,000 associates countrywide. GEICO constantly strives to make lives better by protecting people against unexpected events while saving them money and providing an outstanding customer experience. Along with personal auto insurance, commercial auto and personal umbrella coverages are also available. Homeowners, renters, condo, flood, identity theft, term life, and more coverages are written through non-affiliated insurance companies and are secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency, Inc. Visit GEICO.com for a quote or to learn more.

Media Contact

Elisabeth George, NSCS, +1 2039158124, [email protected]

SOURCE National Society of Collegiate Scholars