The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency said Thursday that it has awarded 12 collegiate students with the 2024 Todd A. Lee Scholarship.
All of the recipients are native Washingtonians or current residents, a requirement of the scholarship program, which was created in 2020 to honor Lee, the agency’s former executive director and CEO who died earlier that year. Since the program’s inception, the agency has awarded nearly $200,000 in scholarships.
The 2024 recipients are:
- Keicha Barnes, Computer Engineering Major at the University of the District of Columbia
- Sade Boyea, Business major at Liberty University
- Taylor Campbell, Political Science/Community Development Major at Howard University
- Dylan Darling, Civil Engineering Major at Howard University
- Quentin Foster, Business Major at Louisiana State University
- Cameron Gadson, Public Policy Major at American University
- Marissa Garland, Business Major at the University of the District of Columbia
- Mai Graves, Architecture Major at Florida A&M University
- Liya Taylor, Computer Science Major at Hampton University
- Ariana Toland, Geography & Environmental Planning Major at Towson University
- Natalie Washington, MBA/Real Estate Development Major at the University of Maryland
- Dajhon Williams, Public Health/Public Affairs Major at Brown University
“The agency created the Todd A. Lee Scholarship and selected this group of emerging leaders in honor of Todd A. Lee, a leader who focused on the preservation and construction of affordable housing in the District,” said Christopher E. Donald, DCHFA executive director and CEO. “Each one of the awardees is making an impact in their community, with many of them already being early professionals in the affordable housing space. I’m glad to announce that we awarded the highest number of scholarships since the inception of the award this year.”
Next year will mark the fifth anniversary of the scholarship. The application period will restart in spring 2025.