The Ron Brown Scholarship application is now available. Please note there will only be one application deadline this year — January 9, 2021. Students may apply at any time prior to the January 9th deadline. Additionally, SAT and ACT scores are not mandatory. If you have taken the standardized tests we do encourage you to submit those scores as part of your application. If you have not or cannot take the exams before our final deadline, you will not be penalized. Guidance counselors may also submit their letters of recommendation by email at info@ronbrown.org prior to January 9, 2021.

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    • Anahad OConnor

      Hometown: New York City, NY

      high school: High School for Leadership and Public Service

      college: Yale University

      Education:
      • Yale University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Psychology
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    • Charly Jeune

      Hometown: Los Angeles , CA

      high school: George Washington Preparatory

      college: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      GRAD. PROGRAM: Syracuse University (2008, MA)

      Education:
      • Syracuse University Graduate Class of 2008
            Major: Electrical Engineering
      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Electrical Engineering
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    • Derick Gross

      Hometown: Greenlawn, NY

      high school: Elwood - John H. Glenn

      college: Columbia University

      Education:
      • Columbia University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Chemical Engineering
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    • Dorothy Smith

      Hometown: Dallas, TX

      high school: Episcopal School of Dallas

      college: Harvard University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: New York University School of Law (2009, JD)

      Education:
      • New York University School of Law Graduate Class of 2009
            Major: Law
      • Harvard University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Sociology
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    • Ku McMahan

      Hometown: Knoxville, TN

      high school: T.W. Andrew High

      college: Duke University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Public Health (2007, MPH) (2011, PhD)

      Education:
      • UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health Graduate Class of 2007
            Major: Environmental Health Science
      • UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health Graduate Class of 2011
            Major: Environmental Health Science
      • Duke University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Environmental Science and Policy
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    • Ernest Scott

      Hometown: Houston, TX

      high school: High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

      college: Howard University

      Education:
      • Howard University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Finance
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    • Gerald Williams

      Hometown: Buffalo, NY

      high school: Buffalo City Honors School

      college: Harvard University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: Union Theological Seminary (2009, MDiv)

      Education:
      • Union Theological Seminary Graduate Class of 2009
            Major: Theology
      • Harvard University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Study of Religion Graduate Class of 1900
            Major: Religion
      • Harvard University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Comparative Study of Religion
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    • Gwendolyn Jones-Tyler

      Hometown: Wichita, KS

      high school: Wichita High School East

      college: University of Texas - Austin

      Education:
      • University of Texas - Austin Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Finance
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    • Jamaal Young

      Hometown: Columbia, SC

      high school: Spring Valley

      college: Georgetown University

      Education:
      • Georgetown University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Foreign Service
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    • Kara Hamilton

      Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

      high school: The Spence School

      college: Harvard University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: London School of Economics and Political Science (2007, MPA)

      Education:
      • London School of Economics and Political Science Graduate Class of 2007
            Major: Public and Economic Policy
      • Harvard University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Government (Magna Cum Laude)
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    • Katori Hall

      Hometown: Memphis, TN

      high school: Craigmont

      college: Columbia University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University (2005, MFA); The Julliard School (2009)

      Education:
      • American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University Graduate Class of 2005
            Major: Fine Arts
      • The Juilliard School Graduate Class of 2009
            Major: Writing
      • Columbia University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: African American Studies
            Minor: Creative Writing
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    • Kyla Dotson

      Hometown: Biloxi , MS

      high school: Biloxi

      college: Williams College

      Education:
      • Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major:
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    • Martine Caverl

      Hometown: Richton Park (Chicago), IL

      high school: Rich South

      college: New York University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (2012, BSN)

      Education:
      • Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Graduate Class of 2012
            Major: Nursing
      • New York University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Cultural Anthropology
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    • Matthew Espy

      Hometown: Decatur, GA

      high school: Chamblee

      college: Harvard University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: Harvard University (2003, SM); Georgia Institute of Technology (2013, MBA)

      Education:
      • Harvard Graduate Class of 2003
            Major: Applied Mathematics
      • Georgia Institute of Technology Graduate Class of 2013
            Major: Strategic Management
      • Harvard University Undergrad Class of 2002
            Major: Applied Mathematics
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    • Morgan Dooley

      Hometown: Atlanta, GA

      high school: B.E. Mays

      college: Emory University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: Rollins School of Public Health (2005, MPH); Johns Hopkins Medical School (2009, MD)

      Education:
      • Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Graduate Class of 2005
            Major: Healthcare
      • Johns Hopkins University Graduate Class of 2009
            Major: Medicine
      • Emory University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Human Biology
            Major: Anthropology
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    • Nakiya Jones

      Hometown: Dallas, TX

      high school: H. Grady Spruce HS

      college: University of Texas - Austin

      GRAD. PROGRAM: University of Mississippi (JD Candidate)

      Education:
      • University of Mississippi Graduate Class of 1900
      • University of Texas - Austin Undergrad Class of 2007
            Major: Government
            Major: Journalism
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    • Nneka Williams

      Hometown: New York, NY

      high school: Nightingale-Bamford School

      college: Harvard University

      Education:
      • Harvard University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Earth and Planetary Sciences
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    • Ryan Stewart

      Hometown: Arlington, TX

      high school: Martin High

      college: Stanford University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: Harvard University (2013, EdLD)

      Education:
      • Harvard University Graduate Class of 1900
            Major: Education
      • Stanford University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Economics
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    • Sean Nolan

      Hometown: Tampa, FL

      high school: Tampa Bay Technical

      college: MIT

      GRAD. PROGRAM: MIT (2005, MS) (2009, PhD)

      Education:
      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Class of 2005
            Major: Aerospace Engineering
      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Class of 2009
            Major: Aerospace Engineering
      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Aerospace Engineering
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    • Tiffany Jackson

      Hometown: Bryan, TX

      high school: Bryan High School

      college: Harvard University

      GRAD. PROGRAM: Harvard Medical School (2007, MD)

      Education:
      • Harvard Medical School Graduate Class of 2007
            Major: OB-GYN
      • Harvard University Undergrad Class of 2003
            Major: Biochemical Sciences
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