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.
Dayanara Aguilar
- Larkin High School
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Business
Phillip Anderson
- Lake Park High School
- Eastern Illinois University
- Finance, Business Analytics
Jacqueline Andrade
- Elgin High School
- Elmhurst University
- Pre-Med, Health Science Technology
Teniya Beverly
- East Aurora High School
- Aurora University
- Criminal Law
Elissa Callender-Springer
- Streamwood High School
- Louisiana State University
- Sports management
Blake Harris
- South Elgin High School
- Northern Illinois University
- Business
Aria Hicks
- Bartlett High School
- College of DuPage
- Psychology
Kevin Martinez
- East Aurora High School
- Harvard College
- Economics
Alicia Mathew
- Metea Valley High School
- Case Western University
- Neuroscience
Nevaeh Maxey
- Metea Valley High School
- Clark University
- Business Administration
Anahi Melendez
- Elgin High School
- DePaul University
- Criminology
Wilebaldo Hernandez
- Elgin High School
- Aurora University
- Chemistry with Education
Aylin Mojica
- East Aurora High School
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Finance
Deshauna Oden
- South Elgin High School
- Elgin Community College
- Computer Science and Studio Arts
Rishi Shah
- Elgin High School
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Chemistry
Ja'Viere Simms
- Bartlett High School
- Elgin Community College
- Fine Arts
Addisen Thomas
- Bolingbrook High School
- Southern Illinois University
- Aviation Tech
Valerie Villegas
- Bartlett High School
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Business
Christopher Walton
- Wheaton Warrenville South High School
- Ohio State University
- Air Transportation
Ciniyah Young
- Metea Valley High School
- Northern Illinois University
- Business Administration