2022 Recipients

This is the Foundation’s 15th year of providing scholarships to talented high school, college and graduate students.

Once again, the Foundation received hundreds of applications from across the country. Along with their portfolio of work, recipients were chosen based on several criteria, including financial need, an essay, letters of reference and their school transcript.

The Foundation’s guest judges this year were Steve Bodinet, formerly of KTVK-KPHO, Channel 3, Phoenix and Elise Wilson, of Aspen PRO Media, Arizona.

High School:

Five high school students each received a Canon EOS Rebel T7 DSLR Camera with lenses, memory card, and back pack.

Large protest crowd carrying signs fills a city street outside a government building. — Sydney Allan photo sample

Sydney Allan

McKinney High School

McKinney, Texas

Suited cyclist rides through a park with an instruction sign on the basket. — Samarah Bentley photo sample

Samarah Bentley

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

New Orleans, Louisiana

Young person holds a Protect Kids, Not Guns sign above a crowd. — Madalen Erez photo sample

Madalen Erez

Coral Springs Charter School

Coral Springs, Florida

Spotlit performer bends forward against a black background in a textured costume. — Ponette Hamel photo sample

Ponette Hamel

Cardinal Spellman High School

Brockton, Massachusetts

Crowned person raises a fist above a dense nighttime crowd. — Sarah Ziff photo sample

Sarah Ziff

Thousand Oaks High School

Thousand Oaks, California

College:

Six college students each received a $2,500 scholarship, payable to their school. Three awards were for video work, and three awards were for still photography.