GCSA is proud to announce…

…our Spring 2010 scholarship recipients!

Carlos C. Mercado

Compton, California

Carlos is a freshman at Georgetown University from Compton, California. He comes to the Hilltop with extensive work experience and a focus in finance and entrepreneurship. Carlos graduated from Verbum Dei High School with numerous distinctions and quickly settled in at Georgetown by participating in the Georgetown University Student Investment Fund. Through his bold initiative and what Carlos calls “vital relationships,” he secured an internship with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Despite his busy schedule, Carlos still found time to give back by tutoring students at a D.C. area high school that is part of Verbum Dei’s network. Carlos “found this community experience enriching, serving as a role model for younger students.”

Jennifer A. Osei

Buffalo, New York

Jennifer is a freshman and comes to Georgetown from Buffalo, New York. In her home state, Jennifer was actively involved in her community through participation in Town of Amherst Youth Court, where she was an advocate for local youth in the juvenile justice system. Consistent with her desire to pursue a profession in the medical field, Jennifer volunteered at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where she interacted with patients and observed medical professionals in action. On the Hilltop, Jennifer continued that commitment to comunidad early on through her involvement with First Year Orientation for Community Involvement (FOCI). Feeling more than a sense of gratification when volunteering, Jennifer believes the following: “I have contributed significantly to my community in my past and will continue to contribute to my comunidad here at Georgetown in my future, as I deeply understand how it feels to be helped by someone; therefore I will continue helping others as they have helped me.”

We would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to this semester’s Selection Committee: Scott Thomas ('98), Joseph Saucedo ('00), Vicente Garcia ('05), Hugo Tzec ('02), Mark Murphy ('06), Tanya Olmos ('07) and Luis Torres ('05). The Committee had the difficult task of reading outstanding application materials, interviewing stellar applicants and making final recipient decisions.