Reagan Foundation and GE Aerospace Announce 10 Recipients of $40,000 Scholarships Program Tops $9 Million Awarded to More Than 225 Students Since 2011
(SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) Today the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, in partnership with GE Aerospace, recognized this year’s class of GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program recipients. Selected for their exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship, the 2024 Scholars are:
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Audrey Ruth Bays |
Langley, KY |
Eastern Kentucky University |
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Makyla Cervantes |
Northridge, CA |
Stanford University |
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Lynn Dyer |
Higginsville, MO |
Northwest Missouri State University |
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Nicole Foto |
Staten Island, NY |
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education |
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Dhruv K. Girish |
Frederick, MD |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
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Elianna Huang |
Norman, OK |
University of Pennsylvania |
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Ella Brie Mayor |
Simi Valley, CA |
University of California, Berkeley |
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Kyler Martin Rieken |
Oakland, IA |
Drake University |
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Saraphina Wambi |
Overland Park, KS |
Northwestern University |
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Sophia Weber |
Herington, KS |
Auburn University |
Learn more about the 2024 recipients on our website.
These 10 high school graduates will receive $10,000 per year for up to four years toward college expenses. To date, the scholarship program, now in its 14th year, has awarded $9.02 million to 226 students from 42 states and attending more than 120 undergraduate campuses. 2024 recipients were recognized at an exclusive Scholars Retreat at the Reagan Library, including leadership-development activities and a formal awards program.
To qualify, students must:
- Demonstrate the attributes of leadership, integrity, drive, and citizenship within their communities, schools, and workplaces
- Display strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 grade point average/4.0 scale or equivalent)
- Be current high school seniors attending high school within the United States, (including any U.S. territories or commonwealths), and graduating in the current academic year. Applicants living on a U.S. Armed Forces base and attending high school outside the U.S. are eligible.
- Plan to enroll in a full‑time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four‑year college or university in the United States for the entire upcoming academic school year
- Be citizens of the United States of America
“Each year, we are encouraged by the vast achievements of our GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program candidates,” said Richard Schroeder, Chief Education Programming Officer, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. “As our 2024 recipients set out to contribute to college communities around the country, we are proud to deploy them in the name of President Reagan in an effort to advance his enduring legacy and principals.”
“GE Aerospace is proud to play a role in supporting these young leaders and their scholastic achievements,” said Meghan Thurlow, Head of Global Public Affairs, GE Aerospace. “They represent a continuation of President Reagan’s legacy of citizenship and public service that developed during his work highlighting the innovative efforts underway at General Electric facilities across the country prior to becoming President.”
The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program has been cited nationally as a top college scholarship, including recently by Forbes.com. Information and an online application for the 2024 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program will be available in the fall. For information, contact scholarships@reaganfoundation.org.
Congratulations to our 2024 recipients, their high schools and the universities they plan on attending this fall. To see the full program, view it on our YouTube channel.
About the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) is the sole nonprofit organization created by President Reagan charged with advancing his legacy and principles – limited government, individual liberty, economic opportunity, freedom and democracy, peace through strength, and national pride. RRPFI is a non-partisan organization which sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Presidential Learning Center, The Air Force One Pavilion, the award-winning Reagan Leadership Academy, and the Reagan Institute, which carries out the Foundation’s mission in Washington, D.C. The Reagan Library houses over 55 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers and over 60,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. It also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th President and his First Lady. More information is available at reaganfoundation.org.
About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 44,000 commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of 52,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow and the future at www.geaerospace.com
