Scholar Highlights

University of Pennsylvania Leaders for Tomorrow scholar Kayvon Asemani has recently been selected as one of Poets & Quants's 3rd annual "Best and Brightest Business Majors" from the class of 2018. Kayvon is featured amongst the top undergraduate business majors from 55 undergraduate business schools across the country. Inclusion on Poets & Quants's "Best and Brightest" is a national introduction to America's top business leaders. During his time at Penn, Kayvon has had the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom in both the music industry and in the business world. As a hip-hop …

Kayvon Asemani Recognized as one of the Best and BrightestRead More

Annexstad Foundation Program Administrator Visits Scholars By Bill Dabney Al and Cathy Annexstad, founders of the Annexstad Family Foundation, have long held an impassioned belief that exceptionally bright young people who have little or no means to go to college, and who have endured extraordinary hardship in their young lives, have great potential to one day become leaders in their chosen fields. Students of high moral character, grit and intelligence are chosen to receive renewable scholarships with an objective of earning an undergraduate degree in four years. Leaders for Tomorrow …

Higher Education is Truly a Great EqualizerRead More

On Penn’s campus, Kayvon is already well-known. A musician and entrepreneur, Kayvon is one of the stars of the This is Our Penn video and has thrilled Penn crowds for nearly four years with his performances. But on the evening of the Scholarship Celebration, attendees got the chance to know Kayvon a little bit better. For years before coming to Penn, Kayvon had a dream of coming to the University. And not only for the chance to study among some of the most talented students and professors in the world, but to prove that Penn truly is a place where students from a diverse set of backgrounds …

University of Pennsylvania Celebrates Annexstad Scholar KayvonRead More

Penn’s scholarship celebrations provide an opportunity for Penn’s generous donors to undergraduate scholarships to meet and build connections with the extraordinary students that their philanthropy supports. Held each fall on the Penn campus and each spring in New York City, these events are headlined by President Amy Gutmann, George Weiss, W’65, HON'14, Trustee Emeritus and founding member of the Men and Women of Pennsylvania, and features two of Penn’s remarkable scholarship recipients who share their personal stories. Fall 2017 Scholarship Celebration Every November, our Undergraduate …

Scholarship Celebration at University of PennsylvaniaRead More

When Xavier Smith learned he was Tigertown bound in 2016, he had dual feelings of joy and apprehension. How would the cost of his college education be covered? When he learned he would be a recipient of the Annexstad Family Foundation’s Leaders for Tomorrow scholarship, Smith was both surprised and overjoyed. “I called my entire family,” Smith said, “and they got excited, too.” His freshman year was one filled with Clemson moments, beginning the very first day. “My roommate is one of my friends from high school, and we spent the day walking around campus meeting new people. Without the …

Scholarship from Annexstad family helps members of Clemson familyRead More