Mike WiLL Made-It and Slim Jxmmi teamed up for a good cause by awarding 10 $10K scholarships to recent high school graduates. The scholarships are coming through Mike WiLL’s foundation, Making Wishes Matter. He started the foundation in conjunction with his family, to help Atlanta area youth. The announcement was made on the foundation’s Instagram. The uploaded video was captioned: “The winners were selected based on their career goals and objectives, proven leadership capabilities, community contributions and overall scholastic achievement.”
2018 Mike WiLL Made-It Scholars:
LaNia Calhoun
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
College: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Major: Information Technology
Adia Ferrell
Hometown: Woodstock, GA
College: San Diego State University
Major: Biology
Cregory Nance
Hometown: Cordele, Georgia
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major: Biology
Ethan Voss
Hometown: Tracy, Minnesota
College: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Major: English
Kennedi Wilson
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
College: Auburn University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
The Jxmmi Scholars for 2018 include:
Nancy Castillo C.
Hometown: Hawthorne, CA
College: University of California, San Diego
Major: Environmental Engineering
Neal Dadlani
Hometown: Bloomingdale, Illinois
College: University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Morgan McManus
Hometown: Florence, SC
College: Clemson University
Major: Public Health Sciences, Pre- profession Health Studies Concentration
Woomy Michel
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
College: Clark Atlanta University
Major: Biomedical Engineering/Mathematics with a minor in French
Sebastian Pease
Hometown: Racine, WI
College: CSU-Fort Collins
Major: Horticulture
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