The results are in!
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2009 Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program have been officially selected. Out of more than 1,200 essays, the judges have chosen the top five, with one grand prize winner and four semifinalists.
And the the grand prize winner is (drum roll please!) … Andrew Dewar.
Andrew — who will receive a $5,000 scholarship to use toward his college education — is a senior at Kennesaw State University located in Kennesaw, Ga., majoring in veterinary medicine.
Congratulations Andrew!
The semifinalists, who will each receive $1,000 scholarships, include:
- Elizabeth Panella from the Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts
- Luke Paulsen from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey
- Mark Cantora a law student at Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, New York
- Kelly Kinkade from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan
Foreclosure.com would like to thank all the colleges and universities for their support and all the participants who submitted essays to the competition. Many bright, young minds participated in the essay contest, offering a great assortment of ideas and solutions to the current economic crisis.
All winning essays will be available to read Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.
