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OAR takes great pleasure in announcing the 38 recipients of the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarships and Schwallie Family Scholarships for 2016. OAR awarded 20 Schwallie Family Scholarships and 18 Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarships to students attending four-year or two-colleges, vocational/technical schools, or co-operative life skills programs. Together, the two scholarships attracted 430 applicants and provided an award total of $114,000. OAR has now provided scholarships to 229 students with autism diagnoses – a total financial contribution of $698,500 since the program started in 2007.

Both scholarships provide one-time $3,000 awards to students with autism diagnoses. To be eligible for one of the scholarships, an applicant must have a confirmed autism diagnosis (DSM-IV or later), be accepted for full-time enrollment in the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters, and submit three short personal essays along with an application form. This year, recommendation letters were required for the Lisa Higgins Hussman applicants and optional for Schwallie Family applicants.

OAR extends its gratitude once again to the Lisa Higgins Hussman Foundation and the Schwallie Family Foundation. These scholarships would not be possible without the foundations’ generous support.

OAR congratulates the 2016 scholarship recipients:

Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship

Baylee Amanda Barradas, First Place Transition Academy
Jaden T. Battle, St. Augustine’s University
Breanna Bogucki, Harper College
Anthony Nicholas Carpenter, Eastern Kentucky University
Kacey Christy-Thompson, Capitol Technology University
Joshua Fielding-Singh, Chapel Haven West
Alexander F. Garcia, New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
Reese Lackey, Lifestyles Launch Program
Michael Tyler LeBlanc, Appalachian State University
David Lieberman, The College Experience Program at the College of St. Rose
Daniel Model, St. Louis Community College
Elijah Mueller, AAS Recording and Music Technology Program at Madison Media Institute
Adam Salomon, Millersville University Career and Life Studies Program
Isabel Shandler, Mason LIFE Program at George Mason University
Isaac Stancil, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Scott Townlian, Evangel University
Jon Jameson Velier, College Internship Program (CIP) – Berkeley Center
Hannah F. Woodruff, Millersville University Career and Life Studies Program

Schwallie Family Scholarship

Spencer H. Agabiti, Raritan Valley Community College
Lauren Danielle Bailey, Northern Illinois University
Brooke Barnhouse, Shawnee State University
Justin Charette, Iowa State University
Vassilios Dedes, St. John’s University – Queens Campus
Elaina Fiona Fernandez, University of Montevallo
Jory Fleming, University of South Carolina
Alexis Fletcher, Doane College
Fiona Grace Johnson, Troy University
Alexander Matthew Klusman, Oakland University
Garrett Lees, California State University, Northridge
Erica Loughner, Cedarville University
Dennis Mader, University of Mount Union

Briana McHugh, Germanna Community College
Rebekah Mullins, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Bradford Newton, Landmark College
Mallory Lee Risinger, Mississippi State University
James Taniguchi, University of California, San Diego
Andrew Thomas Wallace, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Aaron M. Zajac, Texas A&M University

Learn more about OAR’s Scholarship Program. If you have questions about the program, please contact scholarship@researchautism.org or 703-243-3466.