Alumni & Awards

MEET OUR PAST RECIPIENTS AND LOOK BACK AT OUR ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONIES

Celebrating Chicagoland’s brightest minds.

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Past
Recipients

CLASS OF 2026

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Naimah Blanch
Howard University

Southland College Prep alumnus Dion Harding, recipient of the Alex Kwarteng Foundation Scholarship, pursuing higher education in Finance at Howard University to showcase academic excellence in Chicagoland.

Dion Harding
Howard University

Southland College Prep alumnus Jaiden McCollough, recipient of the Alex Kwarteng Foundation Scholarship, pursuing higher education to showcase academic excellence in Chicagoland.

Jaiden McCollough
College Attending

A woman holding a scholarship check for Kayla Smith for two thousand five hundred dollars, dated April 23, 2026 from the Alex Kwarteng Foundation for her pursuit of Biology at Howard University

Kayla Smith
University of Rochester

CLASS OF 2025

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Dhayra Gomez
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Terri Mensah
Carleton College

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Itohan Salami
Washington University in St. Louis

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Kehinde Sowemimo
Yale University

Celebrate Excellence with Us

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Explore highlights from the annual awards ceremony to share in the joy and excellence of Southland College Prep’s brightest scholars as they make the Chicagoland area proud.

2026 “ALL IN” AWARD CEREMONY

2025 AWARD CEREMONY

Our Impact at Work

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8 Scholars

EIGHT DEGREES,
ONE UNIFIED MISSION

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$2,500

A MEANINGFUL FOUNDATION
FOR EVERY RECIPIENT

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$20,000

AWARDED IN OUR
FIRST TWO YEARS

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FAQs

  • To learn more about the scholarship criteria, please visit the above section titled Scholarship Eligibility Requirements. There, you will find detailed information about who qualifies, application deadlines, and required documentation.

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