Rusty Cohen Legacy Scholarship Recipients

Jayden graduated from Ogden International High School.  As a junior, Jaden created his own “side hustle,” by saving up enough money to buy a cargo van which he rented out on rideshare platforms. He is very interested in entrepreneurship and interned at Future Founders (Be Your Own Boss) where he won the pitch at the end of his internship. Jayden also participated in track and field including winning 1st in the 400-meter and 2^nd in both the 4×800 and 1600-meter.  He was awarded the “Most Improved Player” award. Jayden attends George Washington University School of Business with an intended major in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Sergio graduated from Marie Curie Metropolitan High School with a 4.0 GPA, tutored elementary school students, and was a captain of the Track & Field team. At Chicago Scholars, he was a Scholar Ambassador and Leadership Council member. He will major in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

Marci graduated from Rickover Naval Academy. She maintained her 4.0 throughout high school while also completing nearly 300 hours of volunteer work, participating in several sports, and serving as a JROTC cadet battalion commander, leading a troop of 400 students. Marci attends Hope College, where she is studying business.

Sam attended Jones College Prep, where he participated in the school’s pre-engineering program and the ACE Mentorship program. Sam also participated on his high school’s swim, diving, and water polo teams. Sam studies civil engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.