Honoring the 2008 Abramson Scholars:
Jem Ace
Woodrow Wilson High School
University of Maryland
Karyn Bigelow
Woodrow Wilson High School
Michigan State University
Shalitha Brown
Friendship Collegiate Academy
Illinois Institute of Technology
Nathan Duran
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School
Universitiy of San Francisco
Shamaya Fenwick-Chisholm
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
George Washington University
Frank Fleming
Hospitality High School
James Madison University
Kalon Hayward
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Marymount Manhattan College
David Mickel
Eastern Senior High School
Temple University
Louis Ngonzo-Biyo
Bell Multicultural High School
Pennsylvania State University
Anaia Peddie
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Spelman College
Bianca Talley
Dunbar Senior High School
Trinity University
Kimbery Tam
School Without Walls
Virginia Polytechnical Institute
Sherise Thompson
Hospitality High School
University of the District of Columbia
Li Zheng
Bell Multicultural High School
George Mason University
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As a distinguished member of the Washington legal
community, Frederick B.
Abramson was a private practitioner, and served as President of the District
of Columbia Bar and Bar Counsel to the Board on Professional Responsibility
of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Growing up in Harlem, he
received a scholarship to Yale University and graduated from the University
of Chicago Law School.
Fred never forgot his roots or how crucial education was to his success.
During his professional life he became a mentor and role model to courageous
young people pursuing their dreams of education. After his untimely death,
friends and colleagues sought to honor his memory and continue his commitment
to young people by creating the Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation.
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Festive 2008 Scholarship Awards Luncheon
This year the Abramson Foundation awarded 14 scholarships totaling $50,000. Students from 10 different District of Columbia Public Schools were presented their awards on June 19, 2008 at The Hotel Monaco. Andrea Roane from WUSA 9 served as the Mistress of Ceremonies and 2007 Scholars Taneea Byrd and Michael Yeldell were the keynote speakers.
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2007 Abramson Foundation President Michael Lewis making welcoming remarks. |
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Mentoring Chair and Former Scholar Aaron Jenkins |
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Board Members Judge Pamela Gray and Linda Singer |
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MC Andrea Roane of WUSA 9 |
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Keynote Speaker and 2007 Scholar Michael Yeldell |
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2008 Abramson Foundation President Richard Hanks making closing remarks. |
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2008 Scholars |
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