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"I would like to thank you for awarding me the Elks Legacy Award for $1,000.00. I look forward to attending college in the fall."

Jason Richter,

2008 ENF Legacy Awards

Sponsored by Lodge 1622

The Elks National Foundation is proud to present its 2009 class of Most Valuable Student Scholarship Recipients.

The Elks National Foundation will award a total of $2.296 million to this year’s 500 finalists. Top awards range from $60,000 to $8,000 over four years. Four hundred and eighty-two, fourth-place finishers receive $4,000 scholarships.

The top winners are listed in the table below. Use the drop-down menus to view all of this year’s recipients.

The 2010 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest, open to any high school senior who is a US Citizen, will kick off September 1, 2009. Applications are judged on scholarship, leadership and financial need. Applications will be available, after September 1, online at www.elks.org, at local Elks Lodges, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Elks National Foundation, 2750 N. Lakeview Ave., Chicago, IL 60614.

Four-Year Scholarship Winners
	Scholarship Winner	Lodge Sponsor	Annual Award	Award Year
1st Place	Gergana Kostadinova	Lodge #309, CO	$15,000.00	2009
	John Steinbach	Lodge #2440, OR	$15,000.00	2009
2nd Place	Geobio Boo	Lodge #2492, CA	$10,000.00	2009
	Soo Yi	Lodge #1913, CA	$10,000.00	2009
3rd Place	Christine Liu	Lodge #1290, NJ	$5,000.00	2009
	Paul Tindall	Lodge #2801, CA	$5,000.00	2009
4th Place	Faith Blake	Lodge #794, CA	$4,000.00	2009
	Joseph Mongeluzzi	Lodge #2348, NY	$4,000.00	2009
5th Place	Emily Dutton	Lodge #875, VA	$3,000.00	2009
	Christopher Jacobs	Lodge #1744, FL	$3,000.00	2009
6th Place	Bailey Bierhuizen	Lodge #2737, VA	$2,500.00	2009
	Barry Harris	Lodge #2708, NJ	$2,500.00	2009
	Britt McMahon	Lodge #864, WI	$2,500.00	2009
	Mai Chi Tran	Lodge #1805, OR	$2,500.00	2009
7th Place	Mary Arnold	Lodge #14, RI	$2,000.00	2009
	Bryant Baird	Lodge #1254, ID	$2,000.00	2009
	David Ban	Lodge #1942, NY	$2,000.00	2009
	Chelsea Johnson	Lodge #1049, NE	$2,000.00	2009

In addition, 482 students received four-year, $4,000 scholarships. Select from the drop-down menu below to view the winners from your state.

More information about the Most Valuable Student contest? Click here.