Record Number of Students Selected for Tri-C Honors Program Fellowships

Program offers top high school graduates scholarships that cover tuition, fees and books

Forty-six top high school graduates have been selected for a Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®) Honors Program Fellowship, which offers scholarships to cover tuition, fees and books as they work toward an associate degree.

The College’s fifth fellowship class features students with at least a 3.5 GPA and outstanding ACT/SAT scores. By entering the scholarship program, they commit to being full-time students and earning a degree from Tri-C within two years.

The students signed commitment letters with the College during an Aug. 8 ceremony at Tri-C’s Jerry Sue Thornton Center in Cleveland. Each scholarship — funded by the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation — is valued at up to $4,838 per academic year.

This is the largest fellowship class since Tri-C began the scholarship program. The previous high was 29 students in 2015.

“These gifted students see the wisdom in beginning their college journey at Tri-C,” said Herbert Mausser, assistant dean of Honors and Experiential Learning Programs. “It’s the smart choice for a quality education.”

The following students, listed by hometown, received honors fellowships to pursue academic success at Cuyahoga Community College:

• Broadview Heights: Victoria Zakharchuk
• Brook Park: Isabel Culkar, Robert Hagan and Meagan Sellman
• Brooklyn: Ciera Ostromek
• Brunswick: Lindsay Hayburn, Macon Hoover, Kayla McCroskey, Dennis Ulichney and Jared Ulichney
• Chester Township: Stefani Markiewich
• Cleveland: Jade DeRivera
• Cleveland Heights: Wynette Bender
• Euclid: Hope Mocadlo
• Garfield Heights: Tristan Douglas and Treat Hanks
• Maple Heights: Taviana Carr
• Medina: Hallana Beck, Levi Pokersnik and James Stroffolino
• North Olmsted: Sean Conroy, Hanaa Falweh, Rose Polgar and Evan Schulz
• Northfield: Amanda Novak
• Parma Heights: Nicolas Cessna and Rikki Price
• Rocky River: Montana Hover and Brandon Zornes
• Seven Hills: April Graham
• Shaker Heights: Asha Blake, Gabriel Dacanay and Marissa Harris
• Solon: Nahanna Sahye-Farmer
• South Euclid: Megan Keehn
• Streetsboro: Madeline Rice
• Strongsville: Jakob Barr, Isabelle Micko and Ross Pavlik
• Valley City: Janine Kutolowski and Samuel Penix
• Westlake: Jade Hawk
• Wooster: Sarah Downer

In addition, three out-of-state students accepted Honors Program Fellowships to relocate to Northeast Ohio and begin their higher education journey at Tri-C. They are Drew Fosler of Indiana, James LaReaux of Hawaii and Audrey Skula of Alabama.

The honors fellowship places special emphasis on academic planning, mentoring and portfolio building to reflect student work. Smaller honors class sizes also ensure specialized attention for students.

The program is designed to support eventual transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor’s and other advanced degrees. Previous Honors Program Fellows amassed numerous academic honors on their way to earning associate degrees from the College.

For information on the Honors Program Fellowship and eligibility requirements, contact Mausser at 216-987-4660 or herbert.mauser@tri-c.edu.

August 14, 2018

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu