Hobbs, NM – The JF Maddox Foundation announced the selection of the 2024 finalists for the Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship. All five finalists bear the distinction of being Maddox Scholars. The 2024 Maddox Scholars are: Ava Griffin (Tatum), Duke Mbroh (Hobbs), Logan Manzo (Hobbs), Michael Nava (Lovington), and Victoria Rodriguez (Hobbs).
An independent Selection Committee reviewed the 46 applications for the Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship Program from throughout Lea County, and considered each applicant’s academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and written essays. From this applicant pool, the Selection Committee selected 20 semi-finalists for personal interviews. In addition to the five finalists listed above, the semi-finalists are: Adriana Rivera (Hobbs), Azul Salcido (Lovington), Bhret Clay (Hobbs), Briana Fernandez (Hobbs), Daisy Gutierrez Mora (Lovington), James Evans (Hobbs), Jermy Mendoza (Lovington), Josue Ochoa (Hobbs), Justice Torres (Tatum), Kooper Kerby (Tatum), Luis Caballero (Hobbs), McKayla Pierce (Eunice), Mia Newey (Hobbs), Sawyer Bishop (Lovington), and Sergio Medina (Lovington).
Each semi-finalist will receive a $5,000 scholarship award to their university for qualified education expenses during their first year of undergraduate study.
Following an additional interview, the independent Selection Committee will award the Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship to one of the five finalists, who will bear the distinction of being a Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholar. The Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship will cover the cost of attending four years of undergraduate study, including tuition, lab and other fees, textbooks, and on-campus room and board.
The other four finalists will receive a $20,000 scholarship award, $5,000 per academic year for four years of undergraduate study, which may be used for educational expenses. Several regional universities have agreed to match this Scholarship, dollar for dollar, which essentially doubles the benefits of the Scholarship. Those matching schools are Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University, New Mexico State University, Rice University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, University of New Mexico, and University of the Southwest.
The Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship Program, which selected its first class of scholars in 1996, has provided over $4 million in college scholarships since its inception.
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