2023 Jack Kent Cooke Semifinalists Announced!

March 17, 2023 / Our Nighthawks

The Jack Kent Cooke (JKC) Undergraduate Scholarship Foundation has announced the 2023 semifinalists. This year’s 459 semifinalists were selected from a competitive pool of 1,700 applicants from 215 community colleges in 38 states. Please see their press release here for a list of semifinalists by state and college. In May, the college will be notified if any of our semifinalists are winners of the scholarship. See our past NOVA Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholars here.

The state of Virginia had nineteen semifinalists for the 2023 JKC Undergraduate Scholarship, and NOVA has thirteen students represented. Please see their names below. If you know any of the students, please wish them luck! Note: Campus designation is based on the student’s campus of record.

  1. Rachel Absolu – Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria)
  2. Jonathan Beck – Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale)
  3. Kimberly Cocchi – Northern Virginia Community College (Loudoun)
  4. Mariam Debas – Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria)
  5. Yanci Flores Ramos – Northern Virginia Community College (Manassas)
  6. Hamed Hamed – Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria)
  7. Laurie Jimenez – Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria)
  8. Shannon Left – Northern Virginia Community College (Loudoun)
  9. Andrew Leng – Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale)
  10. Stefania Piciorea – Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale)
  11. Dylan Salgado – Northern Virginia Community College (Manassas)
  12. Cindy Tran – Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale)
  13. Tenzin Tsega – Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale)

These results would not have been possible without the dedication of exceptional colleagues who provided continuous support and guidance to our students. Please thank our support team members and campus representatives for their commitment to serve.

  • Alexandria                       Dr. Meredith Aquila
  • Annandale                       Dr. Hemchand Gossai
  • Loudoun                          Dr. Robyn Russo
  • Manassas                        Prof. Steve Rakoff
  • Medical Education          Ms. Emily Miller
  • Woodbridge                     Prof. LeeAnn Thomas
  • Support Team                  Mr. Hoang Le & Ms. Tamasha Story

Submitted by:
Shawn Addison, Academic Affairs Counselor, SAddison@nvcc.edu