Senior Tori Carter-Johnston Awarded Emily Couric Leadership Forum Merit Scholarship
Tandem Friends senior Tori Carter-Johnston, the Tandem Friends school nominee for The Emily Couric Leadership Scholarship Award, was recently awarded with $10,000 in scholarships from The Emily Couric Leadership Forum. At an awards luncheon at The Omni Hotel on April 25, the ten local honorees (one from each local high school) were celebrated and the final winners announced. All nominees received a $5,000 college scholarship and one nominee received the $30,000 top award. Tori and one other honoree also received a $5,000 Merit Scholarship for their impressive leadership and vision. Tandem guests who attended the luncheon to celebrate Tori included her parents, Roxanne Carter-Johnston and Cory Johnston, Head of School Whitney Thompson, Upper School Director Peter Gaines, Diversity Director Gordon Fields, and teacher Tucker Winter.
Tori was honored for her commitment to and leadership around diversity issues and hopes to pursue a career in politics. She will be attending Howard University in the fall. Here is local news footage of the awards luncheon. Congratulations, Tori!
Tori was honored for her commitment to and leadership around diversity issues and hopes to pursue a career in politics. She will be attending Howard University in the fall. Here is local news footage of the awards luncheon. Congratulations, Tori!
The Emily Couric Leadership Forum "established the Emily Couric Leadership Scholarship to be awarded annually to a senior girl attending any high school in Charlottesville or Albemarle. The goal is to acknowledge and encourage young women in leadership roles in government and the community. Each school is asked to nominate a senior girl who demonstrates leadership in her school and the community. A selection committee comprised of community leaders interviews the nominees and makes the final selection."
The Emily Couric Leadership Forum itself honors the memory of State Senator Emily Couric, who modeled a strong commitment to learning and service. Her many contributions to the community encouraged all women to "adopt an active role in government, public issues, and policy debates affecting their communities, and to inspire young women to pursue activities which will enable them to become effective leaders." The group has awarded $650,000 to 132 young women since the scholarships began in 2001.
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The Emily Couric Leadership Forum itself honors the memory of State Senator Emily Couric, who modeled a strong commitment to learning and service. Her many contributions to the community encouraged all women to "adopt an active role in government, public issues, and policy debates affecting their communities, and to inspire young women to pursue activities which will enable them to become effective leaders." The group has awarded $650,000 to 132 young women since the scholarships began in 2001.
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