Amanda J. Mierzwa Memorial Fund Announces 2022 Scholarship Winners

(June 1, 2022 10:30 AM) The Amanda J. Mierzwa Memorial Fund today announced its 2022 scholarship winners,  all are female graduates from Jackson County high schools.

• Sophie Covalle, a 2020 graduate of Jackson High is awarded a $1750 renewal scholarship.
• Zoe Dotts-Brown, a 2020 graduate of Grass Lake is awarded a $1500 renewal scholarship.
• Eleanor Durkee, a 2020 graduate of Grass Lake is awarded a $500 renewal scholarship.
• Kaelin Schiffer, a 2021 graduate of Jackson High is awarded a $1000 renewal scholarship.
• Lindsey Stiles, a 2021 graduate of Columbia Central is awarded a $1000 renewal scholarship.
• Faith Smith, a 2022 graduate of Lumen Christi is awarded a $1250 scholarship.
• Monroop Bamrah, a 2022 graduate of Jackson High is awarded a $1000 scholarship.
• Olivia Lamb, a 2022 graduate of Northwest is awarded a $750 scholarship.

The fund, established in 2017, is in memory of a beloved woman and brilliant scientist, Amanda Mierzwa, who was raised and educated in Jackson County (Western School District) before heading off to the University of Michigan for her bachelor’s degree in biology, then earning her master’s degree and Ph.D. from the New York University School of Medicine and launching a successful career in neuroscience at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Sadly, Ms. Mierzwa passed away in 2015 at age 34 from triple-negative breast cancer.

Scholarships are awarded annually to one or more female graduates of a Jackson County, Michigan high school who are majoring in a STEM discipline at the University of Michigan– Ann Arbor. As a general guideline, recipients will have demonstrated excellent performance in their academic career as well as participation in activities contributing to the betterment of society.

With these awards, a total of 46 scholarships totaling $49,750 have been awarded to date.