2024 Union Plus Scholarship Winners

The Union Plus Scholarship Program has provided over 30 years of higher education support for working families.

The Union Plus Scholarship program is an example of the U.S. labor movement's commitment to higher education.

Since 1991, Union Privilege, through the Union Plus Scholarship program, has helped fulfill the educational dreams of students representing more than 13 million working families across the nation.

The Union Plus Scholarship awards are presented annually to union members or members of their families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education.

In 2024, 209 union members and union family members have been awarded $200,000 in scholarships, ranging from $500 to $4,000.

2024 Scholarship Winners

$4,000 Winners

• Isabella J. Aguirre, CWA
• Amanda Barrett, CWA
• Brady J. Barrett, IBEW / AFT
• Nathan D. Franco, IBT
• Jacob Mohring, AFSCME
• Luna S. Romero, AFSCME / AFT
• Matthew N. Schenek, IAFF
• Jonathan Urbina, LIUNA

$2,500 Winner

• Jayden N. Trace, AFSCME (Isaiah’s Award)

$2,000 Winners

• Adrian M. Arciniega, LIUNA
• Erica N. Baeza, CSEA
• Olivia N. Bernier, AFT / SEIU
• Soledad A. Castellanos, USW
• Kathrine Cowart, IUOE
• Bertha A. Espinoza, BAC
• Amy A. Estrada, CSEA-AFSCME
• Ariyanna L. Fernandez, AFSCME
• Sophia G. Finnegan-Ayala, IUPA
• Rafael V. Firme, SIU
• Sophia L. Harris, IAM
• Tiffany D. Montgomery, CSEA / SEIU
• Perla Rodriguez, AFSCME
• Selah L. Sanchez, CSEA
• Jessica Skupien, LIUNA

$1,500 Winner

• Anthony Parra, CWA

$1,050 Winners

• Elizabeth Garcia-Chavez, UFCW
• Sojeila F. Garcia-Peinado, IBEW
• Logan S. Garman, IBT
• Breigh Gayler, IAM
• Justin Geleynse, IBT
• Victoria B. Geschrey, IBEW
• Sofia Gonzalez, AFGE / AFT
• Joseph Gottlieb, AFSA
• Cadence G. Gross, USW
• Chloe A. Grossl, IBT
• Isabel M. Guadalajara, IBT / CSEA
• Austin S. Guerrero, IUOE
• Madison Hammer, CSEA
• Luke D. Hanna, TWU
• Rajeana Harris, AFSCME
• Tyler K. Harrison, AFT
• Jonathan He, NPMHU
• Abigail E. Heck, CWA
• Aubrey C. Heise, IBEW
• Rochelle Henare, CSEA
• Jaidyn L. Henson, SMART
• Isabella V. Hernandez, AFT
• Kaitlyn A. Hess, SMART
• Dillon M. Horrie, AFSCME
• Addison G. Hughes, AFSCME
• Kyle Hunter, AFT
• Christina Ines-Solis, CSEA
• Paige L. Jacobson, AFT
• Carly K. Kaiser, AFT
• Olivia A. Kaminsky, AFGE
• Rose Kepka, CWA
• Samantha T. Killimett, APWU
• Brianna C. Kirk, IBT
• Julianne Landsberg, UFCW
• Aedan A. Licwinko, IAFF
• Conner M. Lockhart, USW
• Weston R. Lorenz, IBEW
• Alyza Macalinao, IAFF
• Alyx Manzoni-D'Arpino, SEIU
• Riley Marr, IAFF
• Nicholas J. Masters, NALC
• Ashley M. Mathews, IBEW
• Oliver Mathews, IAFF
• Morgan McAndrew, IBEW
• Jonathan R. Metheny, AFT
• William J. O’Brien, CWA
• Shannen P. O’Brien, AFSCME
• Tangela Y. Oliver, AFSCME
• Francisco J. Rodriguez, AEA / SAG-AFTRA
• Christine Rowland, IATSE
• Ashley H. Smith, IUPA
• Eric Velez, AFSCME

$1,000 Winners

• Joyzel Acevedo, WGAE
• Shirley T. Atteyeh, CWA
• Melanie Baeza, AFT
• Nathaniel W. Barker, BMWED
• Alaura D. Dahl, IBEW
• Caleb North, OPEIU
• Nicholas O'Halloran, LIUNA
• Casper Padilla, SEIU
• Kalyn D. Peterson, CSEA
• Ariani I.A. Ray, IBT
• Asher Raymond, NALC
• Ashley L. Robinson, IBT / CSEA
• Brooklyn C. Rodriguez, CSEA
• Diego J. Rodriguez, CSEA
• Madeline E. Roenspie, CSEA
• Jazmyn L. Rollinger-Norrod, AFT
• Mason Roundtree, NFLPA
• Clementine R. Ruch, SMART
• Chloe N. Sanchez, AFT
• Myles Sanders, AFSCME
• Marina Santini, AFSCME
• Kaylee B. Savell, UA
• Taylor Schnorbus, IBT
• Rahul Scudder, PASS (MEBA)
• Abigail N. Shaffer, IUOE
• Nicole E. Wetzbarger, NALC / APWU
• Jacob T. Wingate, AFSCME

$750 Winners

• Jake Andersen, IRONWORKERS
• Tanner R. Baker, IAFF
• Lester C. Garrett IV, UFCW
• Justin Grusz, UFCW
• Abigaile N. Ledbetter, AFSCME
• Cameron M. Lilley, IBEW
• Irasema McAllister, CSEA
• Mitchell M. Peyton, CSEA
• Cecilia Ragsdale, AFSCME
• Peter J. Rinaldi, AFGE
• Nevaeh A. Rodriguez, BRS
• Amanda J. Schimek, IBEW

$500 Winners

• Nolan B. Adam, IBEW
• Ivy Adams, AFA-CWA
• Vienna M. Alcure, CWA
• Aurora M. Allison, AFT
• Cristian Alonso, CSEA
• Aurora Alverez, LIUNA
• Eloise D. Alvis, AFGE
• Derek M. Andersen, IBEW
• Alison M. Anderson, BLET
• Rethy J. Armes, IATSE
• Catherine M. Arnold, IUPAT
• Beverly Bakker, IAFF
• Katherine Barrows, IFPTE
• Mirrella A. Bautista, CSEA
• Kelsi Berghahn, AFT
• Hunter Bernau, IUOE
• Jada Berry, USW
• Tamara Bluestein, CSEA
• Kyler J. Boone, IBEW
• Mia Boykin, CSEA
• Diezel Branchcomb, BLET
• Samantha Brandt, BLET / SEIU
• Zachary Brengle, UA
• MacKenzie Bucki, UAW
• Kaydence M. Burclaw, BMWED
• Olivia N. Buss, IAFF
• Kaitlynn E. Butler, UFCW
• Cassidy Butler, IBT
• Taylor Cain, AFT / ATU
• Thomas A. Carlton, IUOE
• Haley Carlton, IBEW / AFT
• Madeline Carroll, AFT
• Carsyn Casebolt, AFSCME
• Hector Chaidez, UFCW
• Andres S. Chirino-Segura, IBEW
• Autumn H. Chociej, SEIU
• Brendan Clancy, IUOE
• Campbell U. Clark, CWA
• Jacklyn Coglianese, AFSCME
• Amanda R. Collins, IUOE
• Katelyn Conley, IBT
• Benjamin J. Coyle, AFT
• Graysen Crabill, IBT
• Kyle W. Crabtree, IAFF
• Kenneth DeJonge, CSEA
• Alexa K. Doty, IBEW
• Katelynn Dunn, IBEW
• Joelle Dunnell, AFSCME
• Shelby M. Einhaus, AFT
• Richard E. Exnicios, IFPTE
• Aubrey M. Fairchild, CSEA
• Madison E. Findley, LIUNA
• Jahnel Forte, UA
• McKenzie J. Franklin, SMART
• Aundrea Frost, UAW
• Elisabeth A. Gambino, AFT
• Esther F. Ganda, OPEIU
• Cliesha J. Hodo, CSEA
• Troy W. Holbrook, AFSCME
• Daniel J. Holmes, UA
• Drew R. Holstead, IBEW
• Maya C. Horel, CWA
• Abigail F. Hunter, BAC
• Mohab A. Hussein, CWA
• Saho Kumagai, AGMA
• Kayla Lightfield, IUOE
• Ella Lubienski, IATSE
• Mason A. Marx, IUOE
• Kasey Metzger, IRONWORKERS / AFT
• Juliet E. Murray, AFSCME
• Satvik Nayak, CSEA
• Taylor M. Nolan, UA / AFT
• Ruthe S.F. Offill, UNITE HERE
• Robert C. O’Gorman, AFT
• Katelyn Oliverson, BMWED
• Elisabeth Pasake, CWA
• Ava P. Paulsen, IBT
• Jack T. Perry, IATSE / AEA
• Carson M. Ratliff, IBEW
• Reece Ready, AFT
• Bliss Ricketts, IUOE
• Joseph A. Robaczewski, AFT
• James P. Roberto, IAFF
• Ruby Robison, IBEW / SEIU
• Peyton M. Robison, IRONWORKERS
• Victoria Samojedny, BAC
• Max Saxon-Housum, AFT
• Ava J. Schmidt, BAC
• Jera Schuerman, BMWED
• Elizabeth G. Simons, AFT
• Ethan J. Solury, IAFF
• Madison L. Sorenson, IBEW
• Jackson N. van Pelt, AFSCME
• Kai Wills, IBEW

A diverse group of hardworking students

The students selected for awards represent a wide sampling of demographics, union affiliations, goals and accomplishments. Representatives from the American Association of Community Colleges, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the United Negro College Fund judged the applications.

According to the judges, the caliber of students this year made the selection process very challenging. The students are from diverse backgrounds, and as a whole, they received top SAT scores, were well-rounded in their studies and extracurricular activities, and they understood the value of working families and union membership.

How the Scholarship Program works

In addition to demonstrated academic ability, applicants submitted essays describing their career goals, detailing their relationship with the labor movement, and explaining why they are deserving of a union scholarship.

The program is open to union members, their spouses and dependent children of unions that are participating in any Union Plus program. Individuals must be accepted into an accredited college or university, community college or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued. Members do not have to purchase any Union Plus program product or participate in any Union Plus program to apply.

The Union Plus Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation.

Applications

Each year, the application deadline is January 31 and the chosen scholarship award recipients are notified by mail on May 31. All applicants are notified when the award winner list is posted in early June. 

The 2025 Application will be available in mid-June, 2024.