OUR SCHOLARS
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Ms. Zena Terry- 2023 DPMFEE Scholarship Recipient
Zena is a graduate of Ramsay International Baccalaureate High School. Zena has participated in a number of extracurricular activities, served in a variety of leadership roles, and accumulated several hours of volunteer and community service. She has served as Student Ambassador for the Federal Reserve Bank of America, State Representative for the Be Strong National Non-Profit Organization, and more. Zena is the former Miss Alabama Junior Teen. She plans to attend Tuskegee University this fall where she will pursue her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) while completing the prerequisites to become a nurse anesthetist. Zena wants to eventually pursue her Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) and open her own family urgent care facility in inner-city Birmingham, Alabama. Zena is the founder of Color Me Confident, a non-profit organization that focuses on bullying and building self-confidence.
2023 Scholarship Recipient Finalists
Carrington is the 2023 Miss Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama and will represent the state at the National Distinguished Women's competition later this summer. Carrington is a graduate of the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School where she participated in a number of extracurricular activities, served in a variety of leadership roles, and accumulated several hours of volunteer and community service. She will attend Vanderbilt University this fall where she plans to study Neuroscience and African American Studies on the premedical track. Carrington is the founder of Unmasked: The Simone Project, a non-profit organization that advocates for social justice and minority history
Ms. Carrington Hodge-Vanderbilt University.
Asia is a graduate of McAdory High School where she participated in a several extracurricular activities, served in several leadership roles, and accumulated several hours of volunteer and community service to include volunteer work in the Women's Oncology Department at UAB hospital. Asia worked alongside various nurses as they worked with patients. Asia will attend The University of Alabama this fall where she will pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Asia's desire is to enhance the well-being of individuals, teach in areas where there is a shortage of knowledge such as how to manage chronic conditions and make healthy choices, promote healthy lifestyle changes, and bring attention to contemporary health problems and potential solutions within her community.
Ms. Asia Jones-The University of Alabama-
Jaidyn is a graduate of Shades Valley High School where she participated in a number of extracurricular activities, served in several leadership roles, and accumulated many hours of volunteer and community service to include the Grace Klein Community, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc, Children's Hospital and more. Jaidyn will attend The University of Alabama this fall. Because of the underrepresentation of African Americans,
particularly African American women, in STEM fields, Jaidyn plans to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems.
