The Herbert Denton Scholars

The 40 Herbert Denton Scholars have attended schools across the country and studied subjects from medicine to theater. After graduation, they have gone on to careers in journalism, politics, finance, non-profit management, fashion, science, entrepreneurship and more.

They have each treasured the opportunity provided by the scholarship, and look forward to each new Denton Scholar.

Herb Denton Scholars
Denton Scholar High School Year of Graduation College Attended
Jennifer Z. Ahmed Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2005 University of Maryland
Kayce Ataiyero H.D. Woodson High School 1995 University of Maryland
Betlihem Ayalew Banneker Academic High School 2012 Wake Forest University
David A. Brown Georgetown Preparatory School 2002 Boston College
David Bennett Brown Banneker Academic High School 2003 Duke University
Nyron Burke DuVal High School 2001 Princeton University
Massiah Butler Banneker Academic High School 2019 Spelman College
Dixy Caballero Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2020 University of Memphis
Nadia Chichester Banneker Academic High School 2020 Temple University
Milanka Code DuVal High School 2009 Art Institute of New York City
Naujae Cooper Banneker Academic High School 2017 Temple University
Tshaka Jawanza Cunningham St. Alban's School 1992 Princeton University
Benjamin de la Piedra Washington International School 2010 Columbia University
Curtiland Deville Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 1996 Brown University
Dominic Dickerson The Potomac School 2004 University of Miami
Jason McLeod Goins The Barrie School 1997 Harvard University
Vincent Harris The Potomac School 1994 University of Virginia
William Hakeem Harrison St. Albans School 2011 Yale University
Rhassan Hill DuVal High School 2007 Williams College
Gregory Hollis School Without Walls 2018 Morehouse College
Anthonya James Thurgood Marshall Academy 2015 UCLA
Zende James Banneker Academic High School 2019 Emory University
Kaliyah Johnson Washington Latin Public Charter School 2015 St. Leo University
Arthur T. Jones II St. Albans School 2013 Indiana University
Rhema Jones KIPP DC College Preparatory 2018 McDaniel College
Mikayla Kelley Banneker Academic High School 2024 Spelman College
Angela D. Lewis Eastern High School 2000 Duke University
Kori Lurk School Without Walls 2016 Howard University
Ayana Valia May West Potomac High School 1993 University of Virginia
Jong-Sun Mayele The Barrie School 2016 University of Rochester
Natasha Metts Eastern High School 2006 Howard University
Atousa Motameni Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2014 University of Maryland
Martine (Lory) Ridore Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2007 McDaniel College
Erin Michele Roberts School Without Walls 1998 Yale University
Lundyn Ross Banneker Academic High School 2021 Spelman College
Forest Snipes Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2023 Spelman College
Yonathan Soloman St. Albans School 2022 Pennsylvania State University
Akua Walker H.D. Woodson High School 1999 Florida A&M University
Omari West The Washington International School 1991 Columbia University
Tabitha Peyton Wood The Washington International School 2008 Columbia University