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2025 Scholarship Recipients

Diamond Youth Foundation Scholarship Program - Eligibility requirements for 2025 were that student candidates needed to have a minimum cumulative 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.
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Dayanara Aguilar

- Larkin High School

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

- Business

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Phillip Anderson

- Lake Park High School

- Eastern Illinois University 

- Finance, Business Analytics

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Jacqueline Andrade

- Elgin High School

- Elmhurst University

- Pre-Med, Health Science Technology 

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Teniya Beverly

- East Aurora High School

- Aurora University

- Criminal Law

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Elissa Callender-Springer

- Streamwood High School

- Louisiana State University

- Sports management 

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Blake Harris

- South Elgin High School

- Northern Illinois University

- Business

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Aria Hicks

- Bartlett High School

- College of DuPage

- Psychology

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Kevin Martinez

- East Aurora High School 

- Harvard College 

- Economics 

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Alicia Mathew

- Metea Valley High School

- Case Western University

- Neuroscience

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Nevaeh Maxey

- Metea Valley High School

- Clark University

- Business Administration

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Anahi Melendez

- Elgin High School

- DePaul University

- Criminology

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Wilebaldo Hernandez

- Elgin High School

- Aurora University 

- Chemistry with Education

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Aylin Mojica

- East Aurora High School

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

- Finance

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Deshauna Oden

- South Elgin High School

- Elgin Community College

- Computer Science and Studio Arts

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Rishi Shah

- Elgin High School

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

- Chemistry 

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Ja'Viere Simms

- Bartlett High School

- Elgin Community College

- Fine Arts

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Addisen Thomas

- Bolingbrook High School

- Southern Illinois University 

- Aviation Tech

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Valerie Villegas

- Bartlett High School

- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

- Business

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Christopher Walton

- Wheaton Warrenville South High School

- Ohio State University 

- Air Transportation

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Ciniyah Young

- Metea Valley High School

- Northern Illinois University

- Business Administration

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