Featured Award Winners

Michael Abraha just finished his junior year at Mount St. Mary’s.  He is majoring in political science.  He would like to pursue a MBA in business management.  He believes that best way to influence the world is to have wealth in the right hands. Tiffany Dicks is currently a sophomore at Montgomery College. She is pursuing her Associates degree in graphic design. […]

Chevonne Mansfield: It Takes Dedication and Hard Work

Moving is always a disruptive event even for adults. But for a young girl in school it can be especially traumatic. One day you’re in a comfortable place, in a familiar school with friends who know and like you; the next, everything’s different and you have to start over again. Definitely not something you want to do often. In Chevonne […]

In Appreciation: Gene Ford, Sr.

Gene Ford, Sr., a long-time donor and supporter of The Bernie Scholarship Awards Program (BSAP), has made a $100,000 bequest to The Bernie Scholarship Awards Program. Mr. Ford’s company Mid-City produced thousands of housing units throughout the Washington-Baltimore region that served many low-income residents. He recognized that people were not poor by choice and that housing in itself would not […]

In Their Words – Updates from our Awardees

Serena G. Spickler 2017 Awardee The school year at UMBC has been great so far! I made plenty of friends within the STEM field in the Center for Women in Technology Living Learning Community in my building. I have been very studious and dedicated toward my success at this school, since this campus focuses primarily on academics, as opposed to […]