Year |
Recipients |
Scholarship |
CPS High Schools |
University/College Attended |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
Colleen Burke |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Northside College Preparatory High School |
Vanderbilt University |
2023 |
Filipp Salagev |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Lane Tech |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2023 |
Simone Daly |
The Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery Scholarship |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2023 |
Giovanni Rios |
IPLAC |
Eric Solorio Academy High School |
Georgetown University |
2023 |
Vanessa Villegas |
IPLAC |
Von Steuben High School |
University of Michigan |
2023 |
Ritvik Viniak |
IPLAC |
Walter Payton High School |
Northwestern University |
2022 |
Corina Wong |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2022 |
Anwar Ahmad |
Dolores K. Hanna Memorial Scholarship** |
Foreman College and Career Academy |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
2022 |
Charles Schultz |
Kirkland & Ellis Scholarship |
Northside College Preparatory High School |
Iowa State University |
2022 |
Amer Dzankovic |
IPLAC |
Von Steuben High School |
University of Chicago |
2022 |
Lily Woo |
IPLAC |
Walter Payton College Prep |
University of Southern California |
2022 |
Nellija Musajeva |
IPLAC |
Carl Schurz High School |
Dominican University |
2021 |
Katelyn Schumacher |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Walter Payton College Preparatory School |
Vanderbilt University |
2021 |
Sanya Sharma |
Dolores K. Hanna Memorial Scholarship** |
Jones College Preparatory High School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2021 |
Corrie Barnes |
IPLAC |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
University of Chicago |
2021 |
Cecilia Joshi |
IPLAC |
Lane Tech College Prep High School |
Duke University |
2021 |
Alejandro Sanchez |
IPLAC |
Ogden International School of Chicago |
Swarthmore College |
2020 |
Felipe Assumpcao |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Walter Payton College Preparatory School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2020 |
Bryan Wong |
Oliver T. Ong Memorial Scholarship*** |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
2020 |
Larry Cutts |
IPLAC |
King College Prep High School |
Howard University |
2020 |
Joshua Koch |
IPLAC |
William Jones College Preparatory High School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2020 |
Magda Slowakiewicz |
IPLAC |
William Jones College Preparatory High School |
Northwestern University |
2020 |
Lauren Weaver |
IPLAC |
Kenwood Academy High School |
University of Michigan |
2019 |
Royal Shrestha |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Lane Tech College Prep High School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2019 |
Alice Burg |
IPLAC |
William Jones College Preparatory High School |
Amherst College |
2019 |
Amy Exposito |
IPLAC |
Amundsen High School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2019 |
Emma Garcia |
IPLAC |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
University of Illinois at Springfield |
2019 |
Stanislaw Gunkel |
IPLAC |
Northside College Preparatory High School |
University of Michigan |
2018 |
Rose Carroll |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2018 |
Isabel Diersen |
IPLAC |
Walter Payton College Prep |
|
2018 |
Marc Jiang |
IPLAC |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
Northwestern University |
2018 |
Joan Jones |
IPLAC |
Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy |
|
2018 |
Tifani Panek |
IPLAC |
Lane Tech College Prep High School |
Bowdoin College |
2017 |
Gustavo Martinez |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
John F. Kennedy High School |
|
2017 |
Erika L. Anderson |
IPLAC |
Friedrich W Von Steuben Metropolitan Science High School |
Vanderbilt University |
2017 |
Emilia Ornella Ferme Giralt |
IPLAC |
George Westinghouse College Prep |
Brown University |
2017 |
Abisola Olawale |
IPLAC |
Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
2017 |
Faith Jones |
IPLAC |
Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School |
|
2016 |
Daisy Evariz |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* Memorial Scholarship |
Curie Metropolitan High School |
Harvard University |
2016 |
Soromtojah Ezekiel |
IPLAC |
DeVry Advantage Academy |
DePaul University |
2016 |
Monica Fernandez |
IPLAC |
Curie Metropolitan High School |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering |
2016 |
Joe’Shawn Head |
IPLAC |
Lindblom Math and Science Academy |
University of Virginia |
2016 |
Icabel Rodriguez |
IPLAC |
STEM Academy |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2015 |
Blanca Aguillon |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Benito Juarez Community Academy |
|
2015 |
Antiojaune Oliver |
Benjamin Liu Memorial Scholarship |
Medical Career Academy at Roger C. Sullivan High School |
|
2015 |
Yadid Gutierrez-Huerta |
IPLAC |
Curie Metropolitan High School |
|
2015 |
Bushra Shahid |
IPLAC |
Uplift Community High School |
|
2014 |
Ornella Amoah |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Roger C. Sullivan High School |
|
2014 |
Enrique Galarza |
IPLAC |
John F. Kennedy High School |
|
2014 |
Yong (Vicky) Huang |
IPLAC |
Lane Tech Prep High School |
|
2014 |
Higinio Vazquez |
IPLAC |
Carl Schurz High School |
|
2013 |
Christine Vi |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
Alcott High School |
University of Illinois, New York University, or Princeton University |
2013 |
Sabrina Kwan |
IPLAC Past Presidents Scholarship |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
2013 |
Marco Aguillon |
IPLAC |
Benito Juarez Community Academy |
Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, or Robert Morris |
2013 |
Hugo Lopez |
IPLAC |
Benito Juarez Community Academy |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
2012 |
Antonio Urquizo |
Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship* |
William J. Bogan High School |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
2012 |
Zobia Chunara |
IPLAC |
Northside College Preparatory High School |
|
2012 |
Emily Sun |
IPLAC |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
* The Ronald J. LaPorte Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of IPLAC’s 108th President by his widow, Jill LaPorte. Mr. LaPorte was a highly regarded patent attorney, who worked for many years at Kraft Foods. He was a leader in both the scientific and legal communities. This scholarship is awarded annually by the IPLAC Educational Foundation to a student who excels in scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
** Dolores K. Hanna was a talented trademark lawyer, a 1952 graduate of Chicago-Kent IIT College of Law and, served as IPLAC’s first women president in 1984. The best brief award in INTA’s Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, which she helped create, is named in her honor. She was a mentor to at least two generations of IP lawyers.
*** The Oliver T. Ong Memorial Scholarship was granted in 2020 by his friends and colleagues. Oliver was a graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University School of Law. Oliver practiced patent law for more than 15 years as part of Marshall Gerstein & Borun’s Electrical & Computer Technologies Group. Oliver was a treasured friend, talented patent attorney, and successful entrepreneur.