Before we say goodbye to 2020, please join us in congratulating this year’s George E Jonas Scholars. GEJ Scholars are selected based on their intellectual ability, character, financial need, and on an evaluation of the applicant’s future promise of fostering the values of Camp Rising Sun. The 2020 GEJ Scholars exemplify LAJF’s mission of fostering a lifelong commitment to compassionate and responsible leadership for the betterment of our communities. To learn more about this and other opportunities for CRS alums, please visit our website. 

Stay tuned to learn more about each scholar in the coming months, but for now, join us in congratulating the 2020 cohort of GEJ Scholars: 

2020 GEJ Graduate Scholars 

• Alicia Sandoval Vadillo ‘13 (Mexico) is a Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Museums Studies graduate student at New York University. 

• Jackie Voluz ‘07, ‘08, ‘11 (New York) is a master’s student at Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College 

• Zachary Kaplan ‘08 (Pennsylvania) is a third-year law student at Duke University Law School. 

2020 GEJ Undergraduate Scholars 

• Tyshaya Pearce ‘14 (New York), is a criminal justice and political science double major at Rutgers University. 

• Monica Janvier ‘15, ‘16 (New York) studies media, mental health, and identity at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. 

• Olin Edwards ‘17 (Minnesota) is a music major at University of Minnesota.

• Samantha Luca ‘14 (New York) focuses on environmental justice at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. 

We look forward to sharing more about each of their lives and passions in the coming months!