"My goal is to achieve a vocational certificate in business accounting. It's given me opportunities for the future. I have possibilities now. I have a lot more choices to do what I want to do."
— Carlene Foster
DMK Scholar
Meet the Scholars
Ambitious. Hard-working. Intelligent. Successful.
In partnership with the Illinois Education Foundation, the Daniel M. Kerrane, Jr. Foundation has empowered dozens of low-income, high-potential Chicago community college students to achieve their
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2011 DMK Scholars
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Oriyomi Abraham: South Suburban College, Business/Accounting
Jazmin Aceves: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Maritza Aceves: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Awil Adam: Harry S. Truman College, Medical Lab Science
Neila Adams: Harry S. Truman College, Education
Asim Allakim: Harold Washington College, Music
Abdikadir Amin: Wilbur Wright College, Engineering
Raga Atshan: Harry S. Truman College, Pharmaceuticals
Andre Bacon: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Ocie Bell: South Suburban College, Undecided
Timothy Bradford: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Luz Cardoso: Harry S. Truman College, Undecided
Miguel Cardozo: Wilbur Wright College, Undecided
Jorge Castaneda: Richard J. Daley College, Undecided
Amalie Castaneda: Harold Washington College, Nursing
David Collins: Harold Washington College, Education
Kathleen Conde: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Lesly Contreras: Malcolm X College, Radiology
Nadia Crawley: Prairie State College, Biomedical Engineering
Akinsehinde Dada: Harry S. Truman College, Networking
Twyla Dear: Kennedy King College, Mental/Addiction Studies
Jorge Diaz: Richard J. Daley College, Undecided
Marissa Epps: Harold Washington College, Biology
Ada Escobar: Wilbur Wright College, Speech Language Pathology
Jared Fowler: Harry S. Truman College, Undecided
Daniel Guardado: Richard J. Daley College, Undecided
Angelene Hemphill: Harold Washington College, Criminal Justice
Rashad Hendricks: Kennedy King College, Undecided
Ramon Hernandez: Wilbur Wright College, Undecided
Sandy Hinojosa: Richard J. Daley College, Undecided
Kelechi Ibedu: Harry S. Truman College, Petroleum Engineering
Briana LeFlorie: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Eric Lopez: Richard J. Daley College, Finance
Christian Luna: Prairie State College, Biology
Doris Medina: Harold Washington College, Psychology
Max Montano: Richard J. Daley College, Nursing
Ekaterina Munter: Harry S. Truman College, Human Resource Management
Charlene Phillips: Olive Harvey College, Early Childhood Education
Sharina Rebolledo: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Wynston Rickmon: Richard J. Daley College, Forensic Science & Music
Alysa Rivera: Wilbur Wright College, Undecided
Anthony Roberts: Harry S. Truman College, Biomedical Engineering
Geovanni Rogel: Harold Washington College, Mathematics
Marvin Ross: Kennedy King College, Business Administration
Adolfo Ruiz: Kennedy King College, Culinary Arts
Elizabeth Sales: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
Valerie Shelton: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Artesia Strong: South Suburban College, Nursing
Jessiya Thomas: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
Eli Valdovinos: Wilbur Wright College, Criminal Justice
2009 DMK Scholars
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Elanje Flowers: Malcolm X College, Nursing
Luis Martinez: Wilbur Wright College, Criminal Justice
Rachel Readus: Olive-Harvey College, Nursing
Viridiana Ruiz: Wilbur Wright College, Pre-Law
Martika Silva: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
Luis Zelaya: Wilbur Wright College, Computer Engineering
2008 DMK Scholars
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Margarita Contreras: Richard J. Daley College, Education
Thyra Davis: Harold Washington College, Education
Bridget Dwyer: Richard J. Daley College, Nursing
LaVonta Fair: Wilbur Wright College, Physical Therapy
Janette Feliciano: Harry S. Truman College, Nursing
DeAndre Galvin: Malcolm X College, Nursing
Mohith George: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
Samuel Izquierdo: Harry S. Truman College, Engineering
Teodoro Marrufo: Wilbur Wright College, Business
Teodoro Marrufo: Columbia College, Music Business
Shawn Mayberry: Harry S. Truman College, Business
Vera Moore: Richard J. Daley College, Psychology
Carolyn Morris: Malcolm X College, Nursing
Idris Shokunbi: Wilbur Wright College, Science
Amanda Star: Wilbur Wright College, Secondary English Education
Claywon Young: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
2007 DMK Scholars
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Michael Barban: Wright College, Science
Annie Belcher: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
Leslie Cedeno: Wilbur Wright College, Criminal Justice
Ashley Cordova: Harold Washington College, Education
Andrew Genzler: Prairie State College, Education
Diondra Greer: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
Angela Maxwell: Harold Washington College, Social Work
Claudia Monsivais: Malcolm X College, Surgical Technology
Vianey Moreno: Wilbur Wright College, General Studies
Mobina Patel: Harry S. Truman College, Nursing
Kaylin Payne: Prairie State College, Business
Cecily Ramirez: WIlbur Wright College, Criminal Justice
Anarosa Reyes: Prairie State College, Nursing
Kaitlin Roback: Prairie State College, Education
Alexandra Rodrguez: Wilbur Wright College, Computer Science
Hugo Sandoval: McHenry Community College, Business
Magdalena Szkutnik: McHenry Community College, Criminal Justice
Richie Torres: Harry S. Truman College, Nursing, 2010
Jasnette Velazquez: Wilbur Wright College, Criminal Justice
Mourad Zgourdah: Wilbur Wright College, Engineering
2006 DMK Scholars
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Luis Adrianzen: Harold Washington College, Computer Science
Antoinette Burnett: Richard J. Daley College, Nursing
Jorie Curry: Malcolm X College, Nursing
Jeana Davis: Olive-Harvey College, Nursing
Malachi Dean: Daley College, Civil Engineering
Brandi Fox: Kennedy-King, Pre-Pharmacy
Sherrie Givens: Richard J. Daley College, Business
Adrienne Grant: Harold Washington College, Education
LaShante Griffen: Harry S. Truman, Education
Matthew Hyland: Harry S. Truman College, Business
Tanisha Johnson: Malcolm X College, Nursing
Pamela Johnson: Malcolm X College, Radiology
Karl King: Malcolm X College, Mortuary Science
Loyal McKinzie: Kennedy King College, Business
Jason Miller: Harold Washington College, Business
Shaheda Patel: Wilbur Wright College, Pre-Medicine
Saeed Patel: Wilbur Wright College, Pre-Pharmacy
Abigail Rabaca: Wilbur Wright College, Nursing
Amerah Shafi: Malcolm X College, Physician Assistant
Antischa Smith: Olive-Harvey College, Marketing
Silvia Valerio: Olive-Harvey College, Nursing
Dionna Williams: Malcolm X College, Nursing
Angela Wines: Harold Washington College, Criminal Justice
Eric Zamora: Wilbur Wright College, Veterinary Medicine
2005 DMK Scholars
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Donnie Artis: Olive-Harvey College, Respiratory Science
Phylicia Austin: Kennedy-King College, Undecided
Brittany Barber: Kennedy-King College, Culinary Arts
Carla Boyd: Wilbur Wright College, Child Development
Wanda Boykin: Malcolm X College, Undecided
Rashisa Cooper: Malcolm X College, Business
Desiree Cordova: Richard J. Daley College, Undecided
Ashley Dearborn: Wilbur Wright College, Undecided
Carlene Foster: Harry S. Truman College, Accounting
Marcy Franklin: Olive-Harvey College, Undecided
Sonya Guy: Kennedy-King College, Nursing
Sharmagne Husband: Malcolm X College, Education
Adrienne Jackson: Richard J. Daley College, Undecided
Tameka Kelly: Harold Washington College, Undecided
Karen King: Olive-Harvey College, Nursing
Kimberly Nunley: Richard J. Daley College, Undecided
Armando Salgado: WIlbur Wright College, Undecided
Laura Torres: Harold Washington College, Business
Cory Underwood: Kendal C./Washburne Culinary, Undecided
Shrese Williams: Malcom X College, Undecided
Dominique Yerger: Kennedy King College, Nursing
Transfer Scholars
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Luis Adrianzen: IIT, Electrical Engineering, 2009
Michael Barban: UIC, Biochemistry
Carla Boyd: Robert Morris College, Undecided
Margarita Contreras: St. Xavier University, Elementary Education
Rashida Cooper: Northern Illinois University, Business and Marketing, 2010
Ashley Cordova: National Louis University, Elementary Education
Willie Davis: Roosevelt University, Accounting
Brandi Fox: U of Illinois at Chicago, Pharmacy
DeAndre Galvin: Northeastern Illinois U, Political Science
Adrienne Grant: Northeastern Illinois U, Communications
LaShante Griffen: Northeastern Illinois U, Community Health and Wellness
Sharmagne Husband: National Louis University, Education
Matthew Hyland: UIC, English, 2010
Samuel Izquierdo: UI Urbana-Champaign, Electrical Engineering
Shawn Mayberry: Loyola University, Communications
Loyal McKinzie: Southern Illinois University, Business
Shaheda Patel: Northwestern University, Neurobiology, 2010
Kaitlin Roback: Governors State University, Elementary Education
Idris Shokumbi: Benedictine University, Biochemistry
Amanda Star: DePaul University, Secondary Education
Laura Torres: Saint Xavier University, Business and Finance, 2008
Luis Zelaya: UI Urbana-Champaign, Computer Engineering
Mourad Zgourdah: IIT, Engineering