Each year, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Epsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter presents scholarships to outstanding African American high school female graduates in the Champaign, Urbana and Danville areas who have shown academic growth and who have contributed to their school and community.
The scholarships are based on the following criteria:
- Academic Success
- Acceptance in a college or university
- Extra-curricular involvement in school
- Community involvement
- Faculty letters of recommendation
- An essay written by the applicant
| 2021 Scholarship Recipients |
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$2,000 Scholarship Recipients Reed Broaders University High School $1,500 Scholarship Recipients Lauren Brown St. Thomas More Aja Capel Urbana High School Francky Ntomb Urbana High School $1,000 Scholarship Recipients Amari Grayson Urbana High School Neah Harvey Centennial High School Shaili McNeely Centennial High School Chioma Okalo St. Thomas More Kyleah Rogers Central High School $600 Scholarship Recipients Maya Keeble Central High School Andrea Perry Central High School Lovenya Perry Rantoul Township High School $400 Scholarship Recipients Ayan Harris Centennial High School $300 Scholarship Recipients Kyra Sanders Rantoul Township High School |
| 2020 Scholarship Recipeints |
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$1000 Scholarship Recipients Jael Lugano Urbana High School Samaia Jones University of Illinois Laboratory High School $900 Scholarship Recipients Peytan Jones Danville High School $800 Scholarship Recipients Alana Bailey Central High School Natosha Williams Urbana High School Nevaeh Smith Danville High School Sierra Payne Rantoul Township High School $700 Scholarship Recipients Alia Coleman Urbana High School Elizabeth Altaner Central High School Sage Williams Urbana High School $500 Scholarship Recipients Aria Hess Central High School Khayriyah Mitchell Centennial High School Tyann Parker Urbana High School $400 Scholarship Recipients Davannah Dixon Central High School Tonaea Webb Urbana High School |
| 2019 Scholarship Recipients |
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$3,500 Scholarship Recipients (4.0 out of 4.0 GPA) D'Jameia Hoskins Danville High School Jade Alexandria O'Connor Champaign Central High School $1,700 Scholarship Recipients Macheila Anderson (3.69) University of Illinois Labratory High School Jayna Chaney (eq. 3.50) Urbana High School Julia Davis (3.49) Centennial High School Telice Lewis (3.8) Centennial High School Miya Pendleton (3.29) Danville High School Ani Jia Wallace (eq. 3.26) Urbana High School Asia Wallace (eq. 3.49) Urbana High School |
| 2018 Academic Scholarships |
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Each Recipient Listed Below was Awarded a $1,000 Scholarship Jaida Barbee Urbana High School Adrianna Coleman Central High School Darrice Gillon Centennial High School Valena Green Centennial High School Jasmine Johnson Centennial High School Sharon Laby Centennial High School Christie Masanka Urbana High School Jalae Parker Danville High School Barbara Westfield Robinson Danville High School Destiny Rowan Central High School Elaishe Stone Urbana High School Jayda Ward Central High School MiKaela Williams Central High School |
| 2017 Academic Scholarships | |
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Asia Brown Centennial High School |
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Zena Day Danville High School Ty’Kira Debose Centennial High School
Mary Hobbs-Smith Danville High School
Alexis Hoskins Danville High School
DeVonne Luster Urbana High School
Coltrane Zerai-Che Central High School
Kayla Webb Urbana High School
Capricia Whitaker Central High School |
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| 2016 Academic Scholarships |
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Emone Davis Danville High School
Tierra Dixon Danville High School
LaTianna Dumas Urbana High School
Talaysia Herman Centennial High School
Michaela Jones Danville High School
Kenya Love Danville High School
Imani Maatuku Central High School
Shameem Razack Centennial High School
Augustina Sayon Centennial High School
Krishna Shaffer Centennial High School
Alexis Simmons Danville High School
Ranijah Wright Centennial High School |
