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Warrior On The Rise Scholarship Program

PRESENTED BY THE VERTEX FOUNDATION

Sickle Cell Disease takes a lot from warrior families.
The ability to go to college should not be one of them.

The Warrior On The Rise Scholarship Program exists to uplift and empower individuals impacted by Sickle Cell Disease across the United States. This initiative gives warriors and their family members the opportunity to continue their education and pursue their college dreams.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our partners, the MTS Sickle Cell Foundation has awarded 80 academic scholarships since 2022! We extend heartfelt gratitude to all those who made this possible. Your support is helping transform futures—one scholar at a time.

This scholarship initiative is made possible, in part, by a grant from The Vertex Foundation. Thank you!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 AWARDEES!!!

Click on each scholar’s headshot to learn more about their story, celebrate their journey, and support their individual scholarship fundraiser. Every donation helps us invest in young people impacted by sickle cell disease as they pursue their next chapter.

Anaya Miller
Macon, GA
Clayton State University

Breanna Omosebi
Middletown, NY
St. John’s University

Gersiane Simo
Jonesboro, GA
Georgia State University

Joshua Newlove
Tolleson, AZ
Glendale College

Samuel Benning
Pittsburgh, PA
Rochester Institute of Technology

Anthony Green
Hampton, GA
Clark Atlanta University

Charlaye Dennis
Stone Mountain, GA
Georgia State University

Isaiah Jones
Temple, GA
LaGrange College

Kordell Lewis
Snellville, GA
Tuskegee University

Thomas Mwambazi
Fishers, IN
Northwestern University

Ayden Buie
Swainsboro, GA
Morehouse College

Charlize Enchill
Spring, TX
Prairie View A&M

Jayla Summers
High Point, NC
Univ. of North Carolina

Magaline Goman
Davie, FL
Florida Atlantic Univ.

Treii Johnson
Pendergrass, GA
Kennesaw State University

Ayomide Tunji-Akande
Arlington, TX
Texas A & M University

Chaz-Adian Odom
Millen, GA
Ogeechee Tech

Jazlynn Mitchell-Garland
Powder Springs, GA
Savannah State Univ.

Marcus Lampkin Jr.
Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University

Warrior On The Rise Scholarship Program

Warrior On The Rise Scholarship Program

Barbara Mapp
Riverdale, GA
Post University

Destiny Beard
Atlanta, GA
Georgia State University

Jessica Shelton
Midway, GA
Kennesaw State Univ.

MarQuis Soles
Riverdale, GA
Atlanta Technical College

Warrior On The Rise Scholarship Program

Warrior On The Rise Scholarship Program

RSVP FOR THE 5th Annual Educational Luncheon

THANK YOU to this year's partners
PAST AWARDEES

2025 AWARDEES

Aaliyah Thomas
Pickerington, OH
Louisiana State University

Cortney Sanders
Leesburg, FL
Capella University

Grant Buckley
Arlington, TX
Sam Houston State University

Kamden Clayborne
Frisco, TX
University of Houston

Nikolas Banks
Marietta, GA
University of North Carolina

Aubrey Dent
Grovetown, GA
South Carolina State University

Daisha Felps
Frisco, TX
Collin College

Isaac Afihene
Bowie, MD
University of Maryland, College Park

LaVaunte Brock
Calhoun, GA
Dalton State College

Priscilla Okere
Denton, TX
University of Texas at San Antonio

Ayomikun Dokun
Frisco, TX
Baylor University

Dontavious Newell
Lithonia, GA
Clark Atlanta University

Jasmine Hall
Carmel, NY
Fashion Institute of Technology

Malissa Richardson
Orlando, FL
Florida State University

Riya Gloyd
Houston, TX
Fisk University

Camryn Whitley
Atlanta, GA
Xavier of Louisiana

Eric Shelton
Carson, CA
UC Santa Cruz

Jaydon Hamilton
Houston, TX
University of Texas at Austin

Modupe Karimi
Midlothian, VA
Yale University

Ryan Jefferson
Atlanta, GA
Kennesaw State University

Chanell Holness
Roosevelt, NY
Farmingdale State College

Gershom Washington
Suwanee, GA
Kennesaw State University

Josephine Jenkins-Brihm
Augusta, GA
Augusta Technical College

Musulyn Fahnbulleh
Bear, DE
University of Delaware

Sydney Sinclair
Columbia, MD
Towson University

Zamir Cooper
Douglasville, GA
Albany State University

Zuri Powell
Brooklyn, NY
Wheaton College

2024 AWARDEES

Eliezer Washington

Georgia Southern University

Elizabeth Agunbiade

Texas Tech

Pearl Jimmy

Augusta University

Janaya Sanders

University of Alabama

Joseph Bayote

University of Maryland

Kemar Vernon

Tougaloo College

Jaala Hudson

Kennesaw State University

Shantay Francis

Pennsylvania State University

Korey Varner

Kennesaw State University

Ezinaye Ibiam

University of Central Florida

2023 AWARDEES

Adebola Adesiyan

Clayton State University

Martine Dambrevil

Georgia State University

Jasmin Baker

University of North Carolina

Vernon Holness, Jr.

Nassau Community College

Nyla Barnes

Full Sail University

Kaleb Lathan / Southern Crescent Technical College

Kayla Blasingame

University Of Chicago

Amanda Tucker / Immanuel Bible College & Theological Seminary

Dorian Bryant / Palm Beach State Community College

Samora Williams

Alabama A&M University

2022 AWARDEES

Oluwadamilola Adesiyan

Jonesboro, GA

Hayleigh Lee

Phenix City, AL

Imoen Davanzo

Kennesaw, GA

Shamar Lewis

Kissimmee, FL

Jennifer Holness

Roosevelt, NY

Makenzie Nance

Beachwood, OH

Chinenye Jonathan

Grayson, GA

Chelsea Parker

Ypsilanti, MI

Eryn Latty

Miami, FL

Chantez Sanford

Southfield, MI

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