Scholarship
2017 DYF Scholarship Recipients
Diamond Youth Foundation Scholarship Program - Eligibility requirements for 2017 were that student candidates needed to have a minimum cumulatitve grade point average of 2.75 or better, based upon a 4.0 grade scale. Primary consideration was given to students residing in the Northwestern, Western and Southwestern suburbs of Chicago.

Mark Bennett
- Bolingbrook High School
- Indiana University
- Economics

Jael Coleman
- Perspectives Leadership Academy
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Undecided

Kelvin Cross, Jr.
- South Elgin High School
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Undecided

Jalen Crump
- Air Force Academy High School
- University of Chicago
- Astrophysics

Kamryn Cutler
- Plainfield East High School
- Howard University
- Computer Sciences

Lindsey Pina Garcia
- Bolingbrook High School
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Psyhcology

Ashley Hollis
- Metea Valley High School
- University of Iowa
- Political Science/Pre- Law

Kiara Joseph
- Naperville Central High School
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- Nutrition Sciences

Alia Kabba
- Plainfield East High School
- Purdue University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology

Giovany Morales
- East Aurora High School
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Undecided

Xavier Morris
- South Elgin High School
- DePaul University
- Computer Science

Derrick Ousley
- Mount Carmel High School
- DePauw University
- Biochemistry

Kiersten Rasberry
- Oswego East High School
- Princeton University
- Pre- Med

Jadelyn Steward
- Bolingbrook High School
- Alabama A&M or Florida A&M University
- Pre-Med

Laureen Toussaint
- South Elgin High School
- Howard University
- Political Science

Christopher Wilson
- Bolingbrook High School
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Computer Science