Jubilee Housing recently held its annual Jubilee to College Scholarship Ceremony! We are proud to honor the exceptional students who have shown unwavering dedication and perseverance in their educational journey.
These bright minds have earned the Jubilee to College Scholarship through their academic excellence and extraordinary service to the community.
Graduating Jubilee to College Senior
Zaria Wilson
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Major: Multimedia Journalism
Minor: Marketing
2023 Jubilee to College Awardees
Christopher Ocloo
University of Maryland College Park
Major: Computer Science
Kaylin Guandique
George Washington University
Major: Psychology
Dariyana Mitchell
Spelman College
Major: Psychology
Minor: Film & Visual Culture
Clarissa Rivas
Trinity Washington College
Major: Business Administration
Nebayo Zerhiun
George Mason University
Major: Computer Science
Acknowledgments
Thank you to our esteemed event guests:
Clyde Robinson & Erika Hughes, ASB Real Estate Investments
George Robinson, Trustee, Leonard & Hilda Kaplan Foundation
Maureen Moran, Longtime Donor
Pat & Roseann McGeehin, Pat & Roseann McGeehin Education Trust
Ellen Miller, Longtime Donor
Toole & Katz, Longtime Donor
…and all Jubilee to College Donors!
We also extend our gratitude to the Jubilee to College scholarship committee (Dean Cinkala, Jane G. Mahaffie, Susan Ross, and Scott Martinson), Jubilee Housing’s Senior Manager of Teen Services Emmanuel Gbajobi, and the many Jubilee staff who assist this program.
Lastly, we thank Board Chair Emeritus Alex Orfinger and fellow supporters at Washington Business Journal’s 2023 Corporate Philanthropy Awards. Each year the Washington Business Journal honors the most philanthropic companies in the DMV and encourages award recipients make a further donation to a local nonprofit at the event. This year, the highlighted nonprofit was Jubilee to College. Sixteen businesses gave a combined $245,000 to Jubilee to College, plus a $25,000 donation to Jubilee’s Reentry Program!
Last year, Jubilee Housing staff increased the participation of eligible Jubilee to College students participation by 15%. Your support ensures that our growing number of participating students can access scholarships. Thank you!
If you prefer to give by check, checks can be made out to Jubilee to College c/o Jubilee Housing (1631 Euclid St NW, #P-5, Washington, DC 20009).