Meet the 2023 Scholars
UNCF is pleased to announce the inaugural Fidelity Scholars Program cohort for 2023. These students are from and attend college in the states of Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Texas. In addition to a scholarship that will cover their educational costs, they will benefit from wrap-around services, inclusive of college coaches and mentors. Learn more | view program video
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Jamya Monèt Pegues
Bennett College
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
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Jeremy Antoine Pittman Jr.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
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Xavier Devon Pugh
Wingate University
Management
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Jatorrie Scales
Shaw University
Zoology/Animal Biology, Other
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Asher Alexander Small
East Carolina University
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
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Dacia Marie Smith
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Accounting and Business/Management
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Dominic Lorenz Smith
Shaw University
Computer and Information Sciences, General
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Z’Marian Jaquis Sterling
Shaw University
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
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Solomon Udoye Jr.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
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Jordan Phillip Vereen
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Organizational Communication, General
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NaDearia White-Parker
Bennett College
Psychology, General
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Timothy Thomas Williams
East Carolina University
Undecided
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Tahjee Womble
Saint Augustine's University
Film/Cinema/Video Studies