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Leesburg Grad Awarded Scholarship

A Loudoun County grad has been awarded a scholarship from the Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation.

The foundation awarded Michael Chismar of Leesburg,a 2013 graduate of Tuscarora High School who will attend Christopher Newport University.

The teens were awarded the Ben DeFelice Scholarship, established in 2005 to pay tribute to a former chairman of the board.

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Other students in the area were also awarded the scholarship. A full list of those students is below: 

  • Gabriela Alvarez of Sterling, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Dominion High School and will attend Elon University.
  • Andrew Brailey of Vienna, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of George C. Marshall High School and will attend Elon University.
  • Kristi Carrigan of Oakton, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Oakton High School and will attend the United States Military Academy West Point.
  • James Chang of Fairfax, Virginia is a 2012 graduate of Fairfax High School and attends North Carolina State University. 
  • Michael Chismar of Leesburg, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Tuscarora High School and will attend Christopher Newport University.
  • Chauncey Crail of Oakton, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Oakton High School and will attend Colorado College.
  • Alexa Dantzler of Manassas, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School and will attend Emory University.
  • Adam DeBriae of Manassas, Virginia is a 2011 graduate of Osbourn Park High School and attends the University of Charleston.
  • Carlie Enns of Winchester, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of James Wood High School and will attend West Virginia University.
  • Michaela Fisher of Purcellville, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Woodgrove High School and will attend the University of Virginia.
  • John Franklin of Vienna, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of James Madison High School and will attend the University of Virginia.
  • John Marcantonio of Great Falls, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of St. Anselm’s Abbey School and will attend Virginia Tech.
  • Steven Natale of Lorton, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of South County High School and will attend George Mason University.
  • Katherine Neal of Reston, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of South Lakes High School and will attend the University of Virginia.
  • Elizabeth Oden of Arlington, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Yorktown High School and will attend Lynchburg College.
  • Grant Pemberton of Fairfax, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of The Potomac School and will attend Tufts University. 
  • Wray Sinclair of Herndon, Virginia is a 2013 graduate of Herndon High School and will attend the University of Utah.
  • Alexandra Smyre of Chantilly, Virginia is a 2010 graduate of Westfield High School and attends the University of Virginia.
  • Justin Sunday of Chantilly, Virginia is a 2010 graduate of Westfield High School and attends Old Dominion University.
  • Timothy Tran of Burke, Virginia is a 2011 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and attends Princeton University.

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