SISTERS Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners

This year, SISTERS received applications from many highly qualified young women for our annual scholarship making the final decisions quite difficult. However, the Scholarship Committee came up with their unanimous decisions. The winners this year are Sanam Shahid (H.S) from South Riding, VA and Uzma Ahmed (College) from Ellicott City, MD. Congratulations and best of luck to both girls!

Sanam is a high school senior attending Freedom High School. She has a GPA of over 4.0 and has maintained that standard all through high school, masha’Allah. She has a true activist spirit and has taken the initiative in organizing fundraisers for many worthy causes. She has received the Excellence in Academic and AP Scholar Awards. She plans to study biology. Read her essay here.

Uzma is currently enrolled in the Fast Track Drexel Medical School Program at Rosemont College where she maintains an impressive GPA. She is President of her MSA and a member of the National Honor Society. Her volunteer activities range from helping people with disabilities to working as an intern at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Read her essay here.