2017 Most Valuable Student Top 20 Finalists
Top 10 Males
Top 10 Females
Leul Dadi ($20,000)
Sponsored by Dallas, Texas, Lodge No. 71
Alenette Ballesteros ($20,000)
Sponsored by Kona, Hawaii, Lodge No. 2616
Steven Daley ($20,000)
Sponsored by Sierra Vista, Ariz., Lodge No. 2065
Alla Issa ($20,000)
Sponsored by Hampton, Va., Lodge No. 366
Jacob Fritchie ($30,000)
Sponsored by Robinson, Ill., Lodge No. 1188
Samantha Johnson ($20,000)
Sponsored by Kewanee, Ill., Lodge No. 724
Byungjun "BJ" Kim ($20,000)
Sponsored by Bryan, Texas, Lodge No. 859
Cynthia Lu ($20,000)
Sponsored by West Covina, Calif., Lodge No. 1996
Michael Medaugh ($20,000)
Sponsored by East Stroudsburg, Pa., Lodge No. 319
Tatum Ogata ($20,000)
Sponsored by Huntington, N.Y., Lodge No. 1565
Jacob Mosley ($40,000)
Sponsored by Ocala, Fla., Lodge No. 286
Laura Perrault ($20,000)
Sponsored by Derry-Salem, N.H., Lodge No. 2226
Jackson Nichols ($20,000)
Sponsored by Prescott, Ariz., Lodge No. 330
Ameena Razzaque ($40,000)
Sponsored by San Antonio, Texas, Lodge No. 216
Colin Norick ($50,000)
Sponsored by Kalispell, Mont., Lodge No. 725
Rebecca Reuning ($20,000)
Sponsored by Miami, Fla., Lodge No. 948
Branden Pearson ($20,000)
Sponsored by North Cape Coral, Fla., Lodge No. 2874
Zoi Urban ($50,000)
Sponsored by Santa Maria, Calif., Lodge No. 1538
Odysseus Pyrinis ($20,000)
Sponsored by Thousand Oaks, Calif., Lodge No. 2477
Lucia Zheng ($30,000)
Sponsored by Beaverton, Ore., Lodge No. 1989
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For 2016-17, the Elks National Foundation allocated $2.75 million to fund the Most Valuable Student scholarship program, which includes 500 four-year Most Valuable Student Scholarships. For more information about the Most Valuable Student scholarship program, including eligibility and deadlines, visit enf.elks.org/MVS