Westchester Alphas Educational Foundation
Past Scholarship & Book Award Recipients
Since 2001, the Westchester Alphas Educational Foundation, Inc. and the Eta Zeta Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has awarded over $70,000 in scholarships and book awards to young men of color who graduate from Westchester County, NY high schools and who attend 2- or 4-year accredited colleges and universities. Here is a list of past scholarship and book award recipients, including their high school and college/university.
2023 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship
Hans Ade-Sackey Larsen
Rye Country Day School
Darrin Greaves II
New Rochelle High School
Frederick D. Patterson Book Award
Roymichael Brisport
Mount Vernon Steam Academy
Frederick D. Patterson Book Award
William Sears
New Rochelle High School
2023 Recipients
WAEF Book Award
WAEF Book Award
Edward Chavez
Peekskill High School
Richard Chacha
Peekskill High School
WAEF Book Award
Giovanni Lavaud
New Rochelle High School
WAEF Book Award
Michael Mc Ghee
Rye Country Day School
Josh Eriaku
Mamaroneck High School
Quincy Simmons
New Rochelle High School
Cristian Cruz
Lakeland Senior High School
2022 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship
Frederick D. Patterson Book Award
WAEF Book Award
WAEF Book Award
Shaun Hinds
Mount Vernon Steam Academy
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2021 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship
Frederick D. Patterson Book Award
WAEF Book Award
Muhamed Ka
Rye Country Day School
Nathaniel Fields
White Plains High School
Kelvin Smith
The Hun School of Princeton
WAEF Book Award
Kyle Shepherd
ArchbishopStepinac High School
2020 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Jarrett Lloyd (Peekskill High School, University of Maryland)
WAEF Book Award: Cameron Davis (Port Chester High School, Georgia Institute of Technology)
WAEF Book Award: Enoc Guartambel (Peekskill High School, Fordham University)
WAEF Book Award: Enzi Dabner-Teacher (Hackley School, Trinity College)
2019 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Henry McCants (White Plains HS, Morehouse College)
WAEF Book Award: Drey-Sean Haynes (Nellie A. Thornton HS, Morehouse College)
WAEF Book Award: John Mata-Collantes (Ossining HS, University at Buffalo)
WAEF Book Award: Anthony Minyard (The Stony Brook School, SUNY Purchase)
WAEF Book Award: Wesley Nyambi (Woodlands HS, University of Connecticut)
WAEF Book Award: Thomas Petluck (Ossining HS, Cornell University)
WAEF Book Award: Jabari Wilkins (Saunders Trade and Technical HS, Culinary Institute)
2018 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Garrison Eatmon (White Plains HS, Cornell University)
WAEF Book Award: Robert Chacha (Peekskill HS, Binghamton University)
WAEF Book Award: Gordon Evans (Peekskill HS, Manhattanville College)
WAEF Book Award: Chidozie Olewuenyi (Rye Country Day School, University of Pennsylvania)
2017 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Joseph Martinez (Saunders Trade and Technical HS, Cornell University)
WAEF Book Award: Shams Elbardissy (Rye Country Day School, Duke University)
WAEF Book Award: Jose Pimentel (Peekskill HS, Georgia Tech)
WAEF Book Award: Isaiah Ptaszynska-Simpson (Mamaroneck HS, Babson College)
2016 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Brice Fils-Aime (Iona Preparatory School, University of Maryland - College Park)
WAEF Book Award: Lander Arpi (Peekskill HS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
WAEF Book Award: Rohan Cassell (The Harvey School, Temple University)
WAEF Book Award: Hassan Muhammad (Walter Panas HS, Babson College)
2015 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Akibo Watson (Woodlands HS, Binghamton University)
WAEF Book Award: Triston Ortiz (Rye Country Day School, Wesleyan University)
WAEF Book Award: Enoch Penney-Laryea (Tuckahoe HS, Union College)
WAEF Book Award: Darien Pierce (Archbishop Stepinac HS, Howard University)
2014 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Cheikh Thiam (Yorktown HS, University of Maryland - College Park)
WAEF Book Award: Sterling Fite (Peekskill HS, The Culinary Arts Institute of America)
WAEF Book Award: Ivan Iton (Ossining HS, Utica College)
WAEF Book Award: Sergio Molina (Peekskill HS, Rochester Institute of Technology)
2013 Recipients
Gerald L. Barbour Scholarship: Corey Dean (Walter Panas HS, Cornell University)
WAEF Book Award: Brian Aguilar (Palisades Preparatory HS, Binghamton University)
WAEF Book Award: Stephen Bozier (New Rochelle HS, Brown University)
WAEF Book Award: Aaron Daughtrey (White Plains HS, Syracuse University)
2012 Recipients
Dr. Benjamin I. Dyett Memorial Scholarship: Emele Uka (Archbishop Stepinac HS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Albert & Emma Williams Book Award: Neil Pauling (New Rochelle HS, Tufts University)
Eta Zeta Lambda Book Award: Stefhan O'Connor (New Rochelle HS, Manhattan College)
2011 Recipients
Dr. Benjamin I. Dyett Memorial Scholarship: Carlos Rodriguez (New Rochelle HS, Pennsylvania State University)
Eta Zeta Lambda Book Award: Juliano Cerri (Port Chester HS, Westchester Community College)
Eta Zeta Lambda Book Award: Jamar Brown (Lincoln HS, Brown University)
2010 Recipients
Dr. Benjamin I. Dyett Memorial Scholarship: Malcolm Reid (Briarcliff HS, Princeton University)
Eta Zeta Lambda Book Award: Adrien Merveille (White Plains HS, Syracuse University)
Eta Zeta Lambda Book Award: Gregory Pennamon (Salesian HS, University of Rochester)
2009 Recipients
Dr. Benjamin I. Dyett Memorial Scholarship: Alex Martin
Eta Zeta Lambda Book Award: John Tibbs
Eta Zeta Lambda Book Award: Julian Caldwell