PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. 
By America's 102 most outstanding youth volunteers - two from each state and the District of Columbia - were named State Honorees today by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for exemplary acts of volunteerism. The awards program, now in its 17th year, is conducted by Prudential Financial, Inc. in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
Each of the 102 State Honorees will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., May 5-8 for several days of national recognition events. Ten of them will be named America's top youth volunteers for 2012 at that time.
In addition to the State Honorees, the program's judges recognized 234 students nationwide as Distinguished Finalists for their impressive community service activities. Each will receive an engraved bronze medallion. More than 500 other applicants were awarded Certificates of Excellence for their volunteer work. (See attached list of State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists.)
A large number of State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists this year - 20 percent - conducted volunteer activities to address needs overseas, especially in Africa, Latin America and Japan. Honorees traveled to volunteer in orphanages, build homes, and teach impoverished children. In their own communities, they collected food, medical supplies, clothing, books, school supplies, eyeglasses, teddy bears and soccer cleats to send overseas. And they raised money to finance school tuitions, refugee relief, AIDS medications, clean-water projects and other critical needs in desperate communities around the world.
There was a great deal of energy devoted to needs in the U.S., as well. Many honorees were recognized for assisting Americans who are sick or disabled, aiding the disadvantaged, tutoring or mentoring other young people and promoting health and safety. Others were cited for enhancing school or community resources, protecting the environment, taking care of animals and supporting U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Information on the volunteer activities of all of the honorees can be found at http://spirit.prudential.com.
"Through their selfless acts of service, these award recipients have greatly improved the lives of others," said Prudential Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld. "We hope their stories and their dedication inspire other young people to do the same."
"We are so pleased to celebrate these student volunteers," said JoAnn Bartoletti, executive director of NASSP. "It's important to highlight them as powerful examples of how young people can make a difference."
About The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards represents the United States' largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteer service. All public and private middle level and high schools in the country, as well as all Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCAs and affiliates of HandsOn Network, were eligible to select a student or member for a local Prudential Spirit of Community Award. More than 5,000 Local Honorees were then reviewed by an independent judging panel, which selected State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists based on criteria including personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth.
While in Washington, D.C., the 102 State Honorees - one middle level and one high school student from each state and the District of Columbia - will tour the capital's landmarks, attend a gala awards ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and visit their congressional representatives on Capitol Hill. In addition, 10 of them - five middle level and five high school students - will be named National Honorees on May 7. These honorees will receive additional $5,000 awards, gold medallions, crystal trophies and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for nonprofit charitable organizations of their choice.
Since the program began in 1995, more than 100,000 young volunteers nationwide have been honored by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards at the local, state or national level. The program also is conducted by Prudential subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Ireland and India. In addition to granting its own awards, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program also distributes President's Volunteer Service Awards to qualifying Local Honorees on behalf of President Barack Obama.
For information on all of this year's Prudential Spirit of Community State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists, visit http://spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit.
About NASSP
NASSP is the leading organization of and national voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and all school leaders from across the United States and more than 45 countries around the world. The association provides research-based professional development and resources, networking and advocacy to build the capacity of middle level and high school leaders to continually improve student performance. Reflecting its longstanding commitment to student leadership development as well, NASSP administers the National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Elementary Honor Society and National Association of Student Councils. For more information about NASSP, located in Reston, VA, visit www.nassp.org.
About Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential's diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services. In the U.S., Prudential's iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visit http://www.news.prudential.com/.
Editors: Graphics depicting the award program's logo and medallions may be downloaded from spirit.prudential.com.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards |
| Alabama |
| State Honorees: |
| Daniel Morriss, 18, Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills |
| Abigail Knight, 14, Hewitt-Trussville Middle School, |
| Trussville |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Sarah Bender, 17, The Altamont School, Birmingham |
| Olga Manouvakhova, 17, Hoover High School, Hoover |
| Rachel Robertson, 18, McGill-Toolen Catholic High |
| School, Mobile |
| Savannah Slater, 18, Moody High School, Moody |
| Alaska |
| State Honorees: |
| Teressa Baldwin, 18, Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Sitka |
| Keefer Brown, 13, Teeland Middle School, Wasilla |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Regan Fitzgerald, 18, West Anchorage High School, |
| Anchorage |
| Courtney Stroh, 15, Kenai Central High School, Kenai |
| Arizona |
| State Honorees: |
| Preslee Swern, 18, Paradise Honors High School, Surprise |
| Alyssa Moran, 14, Sundance Elementary School, Peoria |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Michaela Chinn, 17, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, |
| Tucson |
| Vidur Gupta, 18, Desert Mountain High School, Scottsdale |
| Rebia Khan, 18, Xavier College Preparatory, Phoenix |
| Mac Kenzie Lyons, 16, Cactus Shadows High School, |
| Cave Creek |
| Caroline Rodi, 16, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek |
| Taylor Wetnight, 17, Sunrise Mountain High School, Peoria |
| Arkansas |
| State Honorees: |
| Joseph McCollum, 15, Desha County 4-H, McGehee |
| Alexandria Hunter, 14, Clark County 4-H, Arkadelphia |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Shawnee Clark, 17, Midland School District, Pleasant Plains |
| Joshua Shaw, 18, Hillcrest High School, Strawberry |
| Raygan Sylvester, 15, North Little Rock High School East |
| Campus, North Little Rock |
| Mattie Thacker, 16, North Little Rock High School, North |
| Little Rock |
| California |
| State Honorees: |
| Catherine Mitchell, 16, Guajome Park Academy, Vista |
| Cecilia Cassini, 12, Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Athman Adiseshan, 14, Ramana Academy, San Jose |
| Allyson Ahlstrom, 16, Cardinal Newman High School, |
| Santa Rosa |
| Holly Borg, 17, Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz |
| Zach Greer, 18, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose |
| Vighnesh Iyer, 16, Whitney High School, Cerritos |
| Joseph Machado, 15, Los Osos High School, |
| Rancho Cucamonga |
| Raghav Sehtia, 16, Harker School, San Jose |
| Xiaoyi Shao, 17, Maria Carrillo High School, Santa Rosa |
| Sean Traynor, 16, Carlmont High School, Castro Valley |
| Jacky Yao, 17, Damien High School, La Verne |
| Colorado |
| State Honorees: |
| Suzanne Luff, 18, Colorado Springs Christian High School, |
| Colorado Springs |
| Christina Bear, 14, Metro Volunteers, Denver |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Eric Bear, 12, Metro Volunteers, Denver |
| Matthew Davis, 18, Castle View High School, Castle Rock |
| Angela Natrasevschi, 17, Girl Scouts Of Colorado, Denver |
| Jonathan Schwan, 15, Cheyenne Mountain High School, |
| Colorado Springs |
| Connecticut |
| State Honorees: |
| Sanam Rastegar, 17, Hopkins School, New Haven |
| Patrick Briscoe, 13, St. Rose Of Lima School, Newtown |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Alison Centorino, 18, Cheshire High School, Cheshire |
| Emily Dzialo, 17, Mercy High School, Middletown |
| Rebecca Lazarus, 17, Windsor High School, Windsor |
| Katrina McGlynn, 14, Horace W. Porter School, Columbia |
| Delaware |
| State Honorees: |
| Emma Rider, 14, Sussex County 4-H, Georgetown |
| Christine McNeill, 14, H.B. du Pont Middle School, |
| Hockessin |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Emily Bollinger, 18, The Charter School of Wilmington, |
| Wilmington |
| Jennifer Hoffstadt, 17, Caesar Rodney High School, Camden |
| District of Columbia |
| State Honorees: |
| Tai Schroeder, 17, School Without Walls Senior High School, |
| Washington |
Gelatia Araia, 14, St. Augustine Catholic School, Washington |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Donae Owens, 17, Benjamin Banneker Academic High |
| School, Washington |
| Dionna Stanton, 17, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory |
| School, Washington |
| Florida |
| State Honorees: |
| Samantha Kerker, 16, Atlantic Community High School, |
| Delray Beach |
| David Barge, 13, Key Biscayne K-8 Center, Key Biscayne |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Alexander Fields-Lefkovic, 18, Pine Crest School, |
| Fort Lauderdale |
| Jonathan Ludmir, 18, Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, |
| Miami |
| Haley Moss, 17, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale |
| Stevie Peacock, 18, Pine View School, Osprey |
| Miles Saffran, 15, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park |
| Danielle Steinberg, 18, Martin County High School, Stuart |
| Elizabeth Tran, 17, Cypress Creek High School, Orlando |
| Melanie Wolff, 17, Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High School, |
| Doral |
| Georgia |
| State Honorees: |
| Kenneth Smalls-Muldrow, 17, Savannah Early College, |
| Garden City |
| Rashad Holmes, 13, Rockdale County 4-H, Conyers |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Manasa Bhatta, 17, Chattahoochee High School, Johns Creek |
| Morgan Bowen, 18, Sumter County 4-H, Americus |
| Kathryn Engelmaier, 17, Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah |
| Sa Rang Lee, 18, North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee |
| Charlotte McCauley, 16, North Atlanta High School, Atlanta |
| Charles Orgbon, 16, Mill Creek High School, Hoschton |
| Hawaii |
| State Honorees: |
| Candonino Agusen, 16, Kealakehe High School, Kailua-Kona |
| Jackson Button, 13, Hawaii Technology Academy, Waipahu |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Scott Fetz, 16, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy, Kamuela |
| Jessica Sonson, 17, Lanakila Baptist High School, Ewa |
| Idaho |
| State Honorees: |
| Ariane Drake, 18, Century High School, Pocatello |
| Emily Kladar, 12, Canfield Middle School, Coeur d'Alene |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Kyle Ashby, 16, Bishop Kelly High School, Boise |
| Emily Carroll, 16, Post Falls High School, Post Falls |
| Illinois |
| State Honorees: |
| Jonny Cohen, 16, Highland Park High School, Highland Park |
| Daniella Cohen, 13, Elm Place Middle School, Highland Park |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Abigail Hedlin, 18, Lincoln-Way West High School, |
| New Lenox |
| Grace Hill, 18, DuQuoin High School, DuQuoin |
| John Makowiec, 15, New Trier High School, Winnetka |
| Madelyn McGlynn, 17, Althoff Catholic High School, |
| Belleville |
| Cassidy Muir, 17, John Hersey High School, |
| Arlington Heights |
| Meaghan Ranz, 18, Wesclin High School, Trenton |
| Sarah Salameh, 17, Illinois Mathematics And Science |
| Academy, Aurora |
| Kaley Shannon, 16, Lyons Township High School, La Grange |
| Indiana |
| State Honorees: |
| Krystal Shirrell, 18, Brownsburg High School, Brownsburg |
| Faith Killian-Fassnacht, 14, Wea Ridge Middle School, |
| Lafayette |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Madison Doyle, 16, Frontier Jr./Sr. High School, Chalmers |
| Deirdre Elfers, 18, East Central High School, St. Leon |
| Alyssa Jackson, 18, Wapahani High School, Selma |
| Evan Meade, 18, Franklin Community High School, Franklin |
| Nathaniel Stone, 18, Warsaw Community High School, |
| Warsaw |
| Colton Strawser, 17, Lakeland High School, Lagrange |
| Iowa |
| State Honorees: |
| Kayla De Weerd, 14, Sioux County 4-H, Orange City |
| Hannah Jorgensen, 13, Adair County 4-H, Greenfield |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Rachael Bair, 17, Hudson High School, Hudson |
| Julianne Delessio, 17, Pleasant Valley High School, |
| Bettendorf |
| Gabriel Eide, 18, Decorah High School, Decorah |
| Pavane Gorrepati, 18, Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf |
| Kansas |
| State Honorees: |
| Saajan Bhakta, 17, Northwest High School, Wichita |
| Grace Schram, 13, Leawood Middle School, Leawood |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Zach Haney, 16, Shawnee Heights High School, Tecumseh |
| Kenneth Kays, 18, St. Mary's-Colgan Junior/Senior |
| High School, Pittsburg |
| Danielle Newton, 18, Prairie View High School, La Cygne |
| Molly Rockefeller, 18, Washburn Rural High School, Topeka |
| Kentucky |
| State Honorees: |
| Julia Higginbotham, 17, Mercer County Senior High School, |
| Harrodsburg |
| Megison Hancock, 13, Paducah Middle School, Paducah |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Scott Callahan, 16, Boyd County High School, Ashland |
| Jamie Doctrow, 17, duPont Manual High School, Louisville |
| Mollie Kregor, 17, Martha Layne Collins High School, |
| Shelbyville |
| Derek Willett, 17, St. Mary High School, Paducah |
| Louisiana |
| State Honorees: |
| Mary-Brent Brown, 16, St. Scholastica Academy, Covington |
| Anne Hope Noel, 12, Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic |
| School, Mandeville |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Justin Magrath, 17, Fontainebleau High School, Mandeville |
| John Murphy, 17, St. Paul's School, Covington |
| Camille Tharpe, 14, Caddo Middle Magnet School, |
| Shreveport |
| Cameron Windham, 17, Jena High School, Jena |
| Maine |
| State Honorees: |
| Andrew Hayford, 17, York High School, York |
| Carly Osgood, 13, Girl Scouts Of Maine, South Portland |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Alexandra Hood, 17, Lewiston High School, Lewiston |
| Emily Sevey, 17, Dexter Regional High School, Dexter |
| Maryland |
| State Honorees: |
| Saanya Ali, 15, Holton-Arms School, Bethesda |
| Loranika Sharma, 11, Mattawoman Middle School, Waldorf |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Felicia Clements, 13, Middletown Middle School, Middletown |
| Sarah Fetcho, 17, Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson |
| Josephine Grant, 17, Francis Scott Key High School, |
| Union Bridge |
| Anuj Khandelwal, 16, Gilman School, Baltimore |
| Nina Lu, 17, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring |
| Leah Muskin-Pierret, 17, Girl Scout Council of the Nation's |
| Capital, Washington |
| Massachusetts |
| State Honorees: |
| Rebecca Ackerman, 16, Westborough High School, |
| Westborough |
| Grace Kirrane, 12, Memorial Middle School, Fitchburg |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Elizabeth Belanger, 18, Blackstone Valley Regional |
| Vocational Technical High School, Upton |
| Daniel Dietz, 18, Northampton High School, Northampton |
| Michael Firn, 17, Dover-Sherborn High School, Dover |
| Eric Lacroix, 18, Methuen High School, Methuen |
| Moira Landry, 15, Swampscott High School, Swampscott |
| Jessica Leong, 11, John A. Crisafulli Elementary School, |
| Westford |
| Michigan |
| State Honorees: |
| Braeleigh Apley, 17, Greenhills School, Ann Arbor |
| Shayna Wierenga, 13, White Pines Middle School, |
| Grand Haven |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Sarah Ellis, 18, Western High School, Parma |
| Jarrett Gorman, 17, Lake Orion High School, Lake Orion |
| Katelyn Hill, 18, Plymouth High School, Canton |
| Sara Ma, 16, Troy High School, Troy |
| Emily Maslovich, 13, Gratiot County 4-H, Ithaca |
| Rachael Stein, 16, Wylie E. Groves High School, |
| Beverly Hills |
| Andrea Trubiano, 17, Goodrich High School, Goodrich |
| Hilary Viegelahn, 18, Rogers City High School, Rogers City |
| Minnesota |
| State Honorees: |
| David Schommer, 18, Woodbury High School, Woodbury |
| Michael Heim, 14, Sartell Middle School, Sartell |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Jessica Autey, 18, Girl Scouts of Minnesota & Wisconsin |
| River Valleys, Brooklyn Center |
| Alexandra Grafe, 17, Mayo High School, Rochester |
| Kaitlyn Hennessy, 17, Lewiston-Altura High School, |
| Lewiston |
| Kelsey Krueger, 18, St. Cloud Apollo High School, St. Cloud |
| Acacia Ramberg, 18, Stillwater Area High School, Stillwater |
| Kaylah Smeby, 13, New Prague Middle School, New Prague |
| Mississippi |
| State Honorees: |
| Torie Makel Hutchins, 17, Saltillo High School, Saltillo, |
| Kailey Ready, 14, Stringer Attendance Center, Stringer |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Ashton Biggs, 17, Central Hinds Academy, Raymond |
| Christina Marie Lawrence, 17, St. Joseph Catholic School, |
| Madison |
| Kelly Liles, 18, Oak Grove High School, Hattiesburg |
| Thomas Patten, 16, Poplarville High School, Poplarville |
| Missouri |
| State Honorees: |
| Kelby Czerwonka, 17, West Plains High School, West Plains |
| Taylor Black, 13, Warrensburg Middle School, Warrensburg |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Jessie Fowler, 17, Missouri 4-H, Bowling Green |
| Olivia Gammill, 11, Summit Intermediate School, Nixa |
| Madison Howard, 18, Fort Zumwalt North High, O'Fallon |
| Shelbie Kirkendoll, 18, Kearney High School, Kearney |
| Kayla Schrimshaw, 17, William Chrisman High School, |
| Independence |
| Edward Tooley, 17, St. Louis Priory School, St. Louis |
| Montana |
| State Honorees: |
| Iko'Tsimiskimaki Beck, 16, Hellgate High School, Missoula |
| Emily Jones, 13, Ravalli County 4-H, Hamilton |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Alekses Clifton, 18, Great Falls High School, Great Falls |
| Josephine Lange, 13, Corvallis Middle School, Corvallis |
| Nebraska |
| State Honorees: |
| Hope Edwards, 18, Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln |
| Madison Cunningham, 13, St. Bernadette School, Bellevue |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Mohit Jain, 17, Millard North High School, Omaha |
| Bob Leddy, 16, Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha |
| Nevada |
| State Honorees: |
| Angela Foremaster, 18, Legacy High School, North Las Vegas |
| Ashlee Smith, 13, American Red Cross, Northern Nevada |
| Chapter, Reno |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Dominique Glasper, 14, Carroll M. Johnston Middle School, |
| North Las Vegas |
| Sabina Manzini, 15, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, |
| Las Vegas |
| Nathaniel Rosario, 16, JRJ School, Gardnerville |
| Nicolas Vaughn, 17, Clark High School, Las Vegas |
| New Hampshire |
| State Honorees: |
| Jennifer Wright, 18, Nashua High School North, Nashua |
| Sarah-Jean Sargent, 14, Iber Holmes Gove Middle School, |
| Raymond |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Sabrina Freese, 17, Kearsarge Regional High School, |
| North Sutton |
| Anna Ravenelle, 16, Goffstown High School, Goffstown |
| New Jersey |
| State Honorees: |
| Stephanie Jennis, 16, Montville Township High School, |
| Montville |
| Giovanna Boyle, 13, Glenfield Middle School, Montclair |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Andrew Bauer, 18, Neptune High School, Neptune |
| Katelyn Eystad, 15, Pitman High School, Pitman |
| Anne Kuster, 17, North Hunterdon High School, Annandale |
| Carly Levin, 17, Randolph High School, Randolph |
| Joseph Mandes, 17, United Way Of Atlantic County, |
| Galloway |
| Victoria Pan, 17, Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood |
| New Mexico |
| State Honorees: |
| Jerry Hou, 17, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque |
| Priscilla Duenas, 12, Lincoln Middle School, Rio Rancho |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Serina Pack, 17, Grant County 4-H, Silver City |
| Hallie Wright, 18, East Mountain High School, Sandia Park |
| New York |
| State Honorees: |
| Christopher Yao, 15, Jericho High School, Jericho |
| Raymond Mohler, 14, Lynbrook South Middle School, |
| Lynbrook |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Kayla Babbush, 17, John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore |
| Shane Carman, 16, Geneseo Junior/Senior High School, |
| Geneseo |
| David Cruikshank, 17, Mamaroneck High School, Larchmont |
| Jillian Dolce, 13, Minisink Valley Middle School, Slate Hill |
| Lynn-Indora Edmond, 17, Commack High School, Commack |
| John Farese, 18, Sayville High School, West Sayville |
| Annalise Mozer, 13, J. Taylor Finley Middle School, |
| Huntington |
| Emory Nager, 16, Westchester County 4-H, Valhalla |
| North Carolina |
| State Honorees: |
| Kristen Powers, 18, Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA, |
| Chapel Hill |
| Nathaniel Stafford, 14, Princeton High School, Princeton |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Emma Astrike-Davis, 15, Cary Academy, Cary |
| Luke Hill, 17, Bladen County 4-H, Elizabethtown |
| Miriam Morgan, 14, Currituck County Middle School, Barco |
| Taylor Ramsey, 17, West Caldwell High School, Lenoir |
| Parker Tilley, 14, North Davidson Middle School, Lexington |
| Rebecca Venezia, 17, Broughton High School, Raleigh |
| North Dakota |
| State Honorees: |
| Hope Reis, 18, Century High School, Bismarck |
| Taytum Jones, 13, Erik Ramstad Middle School, Minot |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Andrew Hershey, 17, Rugby High School, Rugby |
| Nicole Rixen, 17, Jamestown High School, Jamestown |
| Ohio |
| State Honorees: |
Robert Hendricks, 16, Rocky River High School, Rocky River |
Mack Pairan, 13, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, |
| Cincinnati |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Justin Bachman, 15, Solon High School, Solon |
| Elise Bruening, 19, Madison High School, Madison |
| Suneil Kamath, 19, Lincoln High School, Gahanna |
| Aunjanna' Million, 19, Middletown High School, Middletown |
| Allen Osgood, 18, Loveland High School, Loveland |
| Phillip Reinhart, 19, Finneytown High School, Cincinnati |
| Timothy Rosenberger, 18, Lutheran High School West, |
| Rocky River |
| Cara Shaver, 17, St. Francis DeSales High School, |
| Columbus |
| Oklahoma |
| State Honorees: |
| Jonathan Crider, 18, Central High School, Marlow |
| Matthew Benjamin, 14, Regent Preparatory School, Tulsa |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Clytee Burchett, 17, Life Christian Academy, Oklahoma City |
| Taylor Daniel, 17, Western Heights High School, |
| Oklahoma City |
| Lucy Mahaffey, 17, Norman North High School, Norman |
| Gabrielle Woods, 18, Tupelo High School, Tupelo |
| Oregon |
| State Honorees: |
| Alexander Stork, 18, Klamath Union High School, |
| Klamath Falls |
| Chloe Staten, 14, Talent Middle School, Talent |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Noelani Gonzales, 16, Glencoe High School, Hillsboro |
| Meghana Kalavar, 17, Girl Scouts of Oregon & Southwest |
| Washington, Portland |
| Savannah Loberger, 15, Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro |
| Zachary Odegard, 15, Polk County 4-H, Dallas |
| Pennsylvania |
| State Honorees: |
| Neha Gupta, 15, Pennsbury High School, Fairless Hills |
| Calista Pierce, 12, Maplewood Elementary School, Townville |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Shradha-Sonia Chhabria, 17, Moravian Academy, Bethlehem |
| Conner Hagins, 15, Bishop McCort Catholic High School, |
| Johnstown |
| Brian McWilliams, 17, Pine-Richland High School, Gibsonia |
| Emily Morgan, 16, North Pocono High School, |
| Covington Township |
| Lauren O'Grady, 18, Manheim Township High School, |
| Lancaster |
| Kendall Ohrwashel, 18, Nazareth Area High School, Nazareth |
| Monica Oxenreiter, 17, Mt. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh |
| Katye Trexler, 17, Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg |
| Rhode Island |
| State Honorees: |
Sandanie Ambalangodage, 17, Lincoln School, Providence |
Nicholas Lowinger, 14, Serve Rhode Island, Providence |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Cody Clarkin, 14, Chariho Middle School, |
| Wood River Junction |
| Kerrin Maione, 18, Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Providence |
| South Carolina |
| State Honorees: |
| Helen Clay, 16, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia |
| Anthony Frederick, 13, Dent Middle School, Columbia |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Criosanna Allred, 18, Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg |
| Raegan McCullough, 18, Crescent High School, Iva |
| Alessandra Tuel, 15, Dreher High School, Columbia |
| Carina Tuel, 12, Hand Middle School, Columbia |
| South Dakota |
| State Honorees: |
| Maren Johnson, 17, Watertown High School, Watertown |
| Kadon Leddy, 12, Milbank Middle School, Milbank |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Amy Shan, 16, Madison High School, Madison |
| Katherine Van Gerpen, 17, T.F. Riggs High School, Pierre |
| Tennessee |
| State Honorees: |
| Hannah Wright, 18, Middle Tennessee Christian School, |
| Murfreesboro |
| Hannah Huth, 14, Harpeth Hall School, Nashville |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Laura Bean, 18, Siegel High School, Murfreesboro |
| Stavoula Christopoulos, 17, Hardin Valley Academy, |
| Knoxville |
| Callie Deanda, 15, Sevier County High School, Sevierville |
| Caroline Hawkins, 17, Harpeth Hall School, Nashville |
| Lauren Kelley, 12, Christ the King School, Nashville |
| Miana Mahaffey, 16, Richard Hardy Memorial School, |
| South Pittsburg |
| Texas |
| State Honorees: |
| Nicholas Cobb, 15, Allen High School, Allen |
| Leah Prager, 13, Frankford Middle School, Dallas |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Zoe Albert, 17, Allen High School, Allen |
| Amy Chyao, 17, Plano East Senior High School, Plano |
| Carolina Destarac, 18, Bishop T.K. Gorman Regional Catholic |
| School, Tyler |
| Ashley Easterly, 16, Friendswood High School, Friendswood |
| Hayleigh Hutyra, 12, Gene Pike Middle School, Justin |
| Andrew Li, 18, Plano West Senior High School, Plano |
| Emily Lites, 13, John M. Tidwell Middle School, Roanoke |
| Cole Pitts, 17, Alvin High School, Alvin |
| Haley Whatley, 17, Birdville High School, |
| North Richland Hills |
| Fengwei Xu, 17, Health Careers High School, San Antonio |
| Utah |
| State Honorees: |
| Eric Babb, 16, Utah County 4-H, Provo |
| Morgan Barron, 13, Girl Scouts of Utah, Salt Lake City |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| M'Lisa Dixon, 17, Spanish Fork High School, Spanish Fork |
| Preston Judy, 17, Gunnison Valley High School, Gunnison |
| Marshall Lindsay, 15, Stansbury High School, Stansbury Park |
| Irfan Mahmud, 17, Snow Canyon High School, St. George |
| Vermont |
| State Honorees: |
| Emery Tillman, 17, Middlebury Union High School, |
| Middlebury |
| Todd Boisjoli, 13, Shelburne Community School, Shelburne |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Alison Cook, 17, Essex High School, Essex Junction |
| Lucey Gagner, 17, Black River High School, Ludlow |
| Virginia |
| State Honorees: |
| Abby Miller, 14, Potomac Falls High School, Sterling |
| Logan Ratzlaff, 10, Paul H. Cale Elementary School, |
Albemarle County |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| E. Gates Bierhuizen, 17, Culpeper County 4-H, Reva |
| Elisabeth Clymer, 17, Lake Braddock Secondary School, |
| Burke |
| Ann Levy, 15, Roanoke Catholic School, Roanoke |
| Madison May, 17, Eastern Mennonite School, Harrisonburg |
| Madeline Pelgrim, 15, Oakton High School, Oakton |
| Emily-Anne Rigal, 18, Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg |
| Washington |
| State Honorees: |
| Jesse Sheldon, 17, Central Valley High School, |
| Spokane Valley |
| Skyler Lee, 12, Kelso-Longview Adventist School, Kelso |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Diana Backman, 18, Northwest Christian High School, Lacey |
| Susan Bengtson, 17, Richland High School, Richland |
| Joel Bervell, 16, Kamiak High School, Mukilteo |
| Alexander Pizzirani, 17, Interlake High School, Bellevue |
| Jillian Roels, 18, Redmond High School, Redmond |
| Amanda Washburn, 18, Holy Names Academy, Seattle |
| West Virginia |
| State Honorees: |
| Emily Brown, 15, Herbert Hoover High School, Clendenin |
| Katherine Deem, 13, Mason County 4-H, Point Pleasant |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Wesley Davis, 17, Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School, |
| Point Pleasant |
| Catherine Wells, 17, St. Marys High School, St. Marys |
| Wisconsin |
| State Honorees: |
| Jordyn Schara, 17, Reedsburg Area High School, Reedsburg |
| Zach Harmon, 12, New Berlin West Middle/High School, |
| New Berlin |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Paige Bani, 17, West De Pere High School, De Pere |
| Hunter Evenson, 17, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School, |
| Galesville |
| Adam Hastings, 17, St. Gabriel Catholic School, Hubertus |
| Makenzie Muehler, 17, Hamilton High School, Sussex |
| Matthias Olson, 18, Door County 4-H, Sturgeon Bay |
| Brian Swiggum, 18, Cashton High School, Cashton |
| Wyoming |
| State Honorees: |
| Rebel Rauterkus, 17, Lincoln County 4-H, Afton |
| Megan Kenney, 12, Newcastle Middle School, Newcastle |
| Distinguished Finalists: |
| Caleb Brackett, 18, Big Piney High School, Big Piney |
| Christina Silvey, 17, Pinedale High School, Pinedale |
For more information on Prudential Spirit of Community Awards State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists, visit http://spirit.prudential.com.
Prudential Financial
Harold Banks, 973-802-8974 or 973-216-4833
harold.banks@prudential.com
