2024 SMAC Cancer Fighter Scholarship Winners
Please join SMAC in congratulating these extraordinary students:
Marissa Cagan
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
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Graduate of Governor Livingston High School, Berkeley Heights, NJ
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President of GLHS SMAC chapter and member of SMAC's National Student Advisory Board
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SMAC Resource Development Intern
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Chair of Relay for Life Event Leadership Team
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Member of Student Auxiliary Club
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Member of Freshman Leadership Team
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Honors: National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Top Fundraiser (Relay for Life),
Elena Luo
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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Graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ
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President and Committee Lead of Red Cross Club
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President of Key Club
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President of Women in STEM Club
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Team Lead for International Public Health Internship
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Legislative Ambassador for the American Cancer Society
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Member of HCRHS SMAC chapter
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Member of Student Council
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Honors: U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) Top 150 Finalist, First Place winner in NJ Chemistry Olympics
Braiden Norton
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
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Graduate of Dartmouth High School (DHS), Dartmouth, MA
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Founder of Annual Padanaram Holiday Inflatable Event benefiting Spaulding Rehab Hospital
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Member of DHS marching band and Theatre Company tech crew
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DHS TedX program presenter
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Supported DHS Unified Track and Field / Unified Basketball
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Honors: National Honor Society
Gillian Okimoto
Brown University
Providence, RI
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Graduate of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Queens, NY
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Junior Advisory Board member for MIB Agents, a pediatric osteosarcoma nonprofit
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Counselor at Sister Pat's Kids Camp, a camp for children with cancer/blood disorders, survivors, and their siblings
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President of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts GSA
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Freelance writer for WIRED magazine
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Honors: Gold and Silver Key award for Scholastic Art and Writing, National Honor Society
Olivia Parkinson
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
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Graduate of Cherokee High School, Marlton, NJ
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President of Cherokee SMAC chapter and member of SMAC's National Student Advisory Board
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SMAC Resource Development Intern
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Student Ambassador for nonprofit Inspiring Life Together
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Relay For Life Student Liaison Committee
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society "Student Visionaries of the Year" Candidate
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Co-President of DECA
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Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track
Devan Tatlow
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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Graduate of School Without Walls High School, Washington DC
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U.S. State Department Youth Ambassador to Ecuador
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US Outreach Director for Tabletochki/Kids of Ukraine
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Co-Captain of Mock Trial
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Co-President of Spanish Honors Society
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Honors: Rise Global Winner, Winner of National Marshall-Brennan Moot Court Competition, Winner of William H Karchmer Regional Moot Court Competition
Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) was founded in an effort to support a high school friend battling cancer. This group of students empowered their peers to fight back against cancer alongside their friend.
SMAC is proud to award the $1,000 Cancer Fighter Scholarship to graduating high school seniors who have been leaders in the fight against cancer. Scholarship applications for the 2024-25 year will be announced in the winter.
Have any questions? Email us at scholarship@supportsmac.org
