Cohort 2 (2020-21)

The Clark Challenge for Maryland Promise Scholarship Program is pleased to welcome its second cohort of 15 Scholars for the 2020-2021 academic year! All are very talented students with majors spanning across 11 colleges, and are proud members of the University of Maryland’s class of 2024.


The Clark Challenge for the Maryland Promise Program is made possible by Building Together: An Investment for Maryland.

Meet the second Cohort of Maryland Promise Scholars:

Damiana Colley

Damiana Colley

Criminology and Criminal Justice and Psychology / Berlin, MD

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Destinee Dunham

Destinee Dunham

Psychology & Neuroscience / Baltimore, MD

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Jaiden Hanley

Jaiden Hanley

Dance / Baltimore, MD

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Farida Jacinthe

Farida Jacinthe

Architecture / Salisbury, MD

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Taylor-Simone Johnson

Taylor-Simone Johnson

African American Studies and Criminology & Criminal Justice / Baltimore, MD

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Jackson Martinez

Jackson Martinez

Business Management / Gaithersburg, MD

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Jason Martinez

Jason Martinez

International Business/Finance / Washington, D.C.

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Chimaobi Martins Okorie

Chimaobi Martins Okorie

Computer Science / Owings Mills, MD

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Madeleine Oum-Ray

Madeleine Oum-Ray

African American Studies / Baltimore, MD

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Kelvin Quacoe-Dameshie

Kelvin Quacoe-Dameshie

Embedded Systems & Internet of Things / Gaithersburg, MD

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Carola Rojas

Carola Rojas

Biology / Rockville, MD

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Brent Shuttlewood

Brent Shuttlewood

Finance and Economics / Frederick, MD

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Angie Tayel

Angie Tayel

Psychology / Laurel, MD

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Joshua Turish

Joshua Turish

History, Classical Languages and Literatures / Rockville, MD

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Ronald Wingate

Ronald Wingate

Letters and Sciences / Baltimore, MD

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