Past Scholarship Winners

Their experiences are all unique, yet equally inspiring. Meet the international students previously awarded the Make Your Mark scholarship from LewerMark.

...rew up in Karachi of salt wind and monso[on...] [w]omen who embroider entire histories into c[...] [an]y algorithm yet written. There was no lapt[op...] [...o]f my family had entered technology. I was o[...] [...]my hands. MAHNOOR IFTIKHAR [...]en I arrived in the United States for univ[ersity...]

Mahnoor Iftikhar

Pacific Lutheran University

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A presentation slide designed to look like a green chalkboard with a wooden frame at the bottom. The main title at the top reads "RECOGNIZING EDUCATORS". On the left, written in a white, casual handwriting font, it says, "Our teachers do an amazing job with young learners," followed by two bullet points: "They teach with patience, love, and dedication" and "They often go unrecognized." Below the bullets, a concluding sentence reads, "This scholarship is a way to say: 'We see you. We value you.'"

Karina Laguna Agustin

Diablo Valley College

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A video thumbnail featuring a smiling young Black man taking a selfie next to a smiling young Black woman. The man is on the right wearing a blue polo shirt, and the woman is on the left wearing a dark green patterned dress. In the center of the image is a red YouTube-style play button overlay. The background shows wooden shelving with a few small boxes on them. In the bottom right corner, the name "ANGELUS MISIGARO" is written in large block letters, with "ANGELUS" in white and "MISIGARO" in bold red.

Angelus Misigaro

Diablo Valley College

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A black background featuring a quote in large, white serif text that reads: "I was not separated from these students by talent. I was separated by access. This scholarship is designed for builders who already have the drive but not yet the infrastructure." In the bottom right corner, the name "SINCLAIR NZENWATA" is displayed in bold block lettering, with "SINCLAIR" in white and "NZENWATA" in bright pink.

Sinclair Nzenwata

Ball State University

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A webpage screenshot with a dark, space-like background filled with faint green stars and a digital 3D wireframe mountain landscape glowing in teal. At the top, small text reads "CLIMATE INTELLIGENCE & RISK RESILIENCE." The prominent headline in the center says, "Risk is invisible. Until it's too late," with the word "invisible" highlighted in an italicized teal font. Below it, smaller text describes an interactive system for pricing climate risk in mountain economies, attributed to André Ramolivaz at the USC Marshall School of Business. Near the bottom center, a teal button reads "EXPLORE THE SYSTEM ->". In the bottom right corner, the name "ANDRÉ RAMOLIVAZ" is overlaid in large block letters, with "ANDRÉ" in white and "RAMOLIVAZ" in bright pink.

André Ramolivaz

University of Southern California

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A video thumbnail showing the exterior of a two-story beige building surrounded by green trees and low-growing shrubs under a bright sky. A row of international flags is displayed along the second-floor balcony. In the center of the image is a red YouTube-style play button overlay. At the bottom, a line of white captioned text reads, "I want the light that reached me to travel furt...". In the bottom right corner, the name "YUE WANG" is written in large block letters, with "YUE" in white and "WANG" in bold pink.

Yue Wang

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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My Khong Thi Thuy

City College of San Francisco

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Eliana Jolanda Alzate

DePauw University

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Sonia Bazargan

University of Memphis

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Marina Becerra Fernãndez

University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Enkh-Undral Burentsogt

City College of San Francisco

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Fereshteh Majdi

Marquette University

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Mai Nguyen

Seattle Central College

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Khawng Raing

Kansas City Kansas Community College

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Georgia Sartor

Washington State University

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Vinicio Castillo

St. Petersburg College

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Jyothsna Allu

Grand Valley State University

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Labish Gauchan

University of Idaho

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Gianna Garcia

Missouri Western State University

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