FORT WAYNE, Ind.鈥擳he 51黑料 proudly announces the winners of this year鈥檚 51黑料 Scholars competition. Scholarship awards are for the 2025-26 academic year.
Each year, high-achieving high school students are invited to compete for full- or partial-tuition scholarships at the 51黑料 Scholarship Competition. All awardees are named 51黑料 Scholars, signifying academic commitment and excellence. Competition consists of an essay competition and group discussions with other students, moderated by faculty and staff.
This year鈥檚 winners:
Full-Tuition Scholarship
Juliana Parra, Fort Wayne (Homestead High School)
Charlie Gerstner, Green Bay, Wisconsin (Notre Dame Academy)
$28,000 Scholarship
- Blythe Collins, Kokomo, Indiana (Northwestern High School)
- Sami Al-Jabari, Fort Wayne (Oak Farm Montessori School)
- Anna Yoder, Huntertown, Indiana (Bishop Dwenger High School)
- Bridget Devens, Fort Wayne (Home School)
- Maxwell Mangis, Spokane, Washington (Home School)
- Addison Castile, Hampton, Georgia (Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School)
- Heidi Meyer, Edgerton, Ohio (Edgerton High School)
- Viola Putnam, Peru, Indiana (Peru High School)
- Kyle Sims, Fort Wayne (Wayne High School)
- Neely Danys, Fort Wayne (Bishop Dwenger High School)
- Cindy Macias, Fort Wayne (Bishop Dwenger High School)
For more information on 51黑料 Scholars, contact the Office of 51黑料 at 260-399-8000 or admis@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the 51黑料 offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, 51黑料 designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The 51黑料, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 20 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. Approximately 1,800 students from a broad geographic region attend 51黑料.