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2024 SMAC Cancer Fighter Scholarship Winners

Please join SMAC in congratulating these extraordinary students:

Marissa Cagan

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

  • Graduate of Governor Livingston High School, Berkeley Heights, NJ

  • President of GLHS SMAC chapter and member of SMAC's National Student Advisory Board

  • SMAC Resource Development Intern

  • Chair of Relay for Life Event Leadership Team

  • Member of Student Auxiliary Club​

  • Member of Freshman Leadership Team

  • Honors: National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Top Fundraiser (Relay for Life), 

Elena Luo

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

  • Graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ

  • President and Committee Lead of Red Cross Club

  • President of Key Club

  • President of Women in STEM Club

  • Team Lead for International Public Health Internship

  • Legislative Ambassador for the American Cancer Society

  • Member of HCRHS SMAC chapter

  • Member of Student Council

  • 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

  • Graduate of Dartmouth High School (DHS), Dartmouth, MA

  • Founder of Annual Padanaram Holiday Inflatable Event benefiting Spaulding Rehab Hospital

  • Member of DHS marching band and Theatre Company tech crew

  • ​DHS TedX program presenter

  • Supported DHS Unified Track and Field / Unified Basketball

  • Honors: National Honor Society

Gillian Okimoto

Brown University

Providence, RI

  • Graduate of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Queens, NY

  • Junior Advisory Board member for MIB Agents, a pediatric osteosarcoma nonprofit​

  • Counselor at Sister Pat's Kids Camp, a camp for children with cancer/blood disorders, survivors, and their siblings

  • President of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts GSA

  • Freelance writer for WIRED magazine

  • Honors: Gold and Silver Key award for Scholastic Art and Writing, National Honor Society

Olivia Parkinson

Cornell University 

Ithaca, New York

  • Graduate of Cherokee High School, Marlton, NJ

  • President of Cherokee SMAC chapter and member of SMAC's National Student Advisory Board

  • SMAC Resource Development Intern

  • Student Ambassador for nonprofit Inspiring Life Together

  • Relay For Life Student Liaison Committee

  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society "Student Visionaries of the Year" Candidate

  • Co-President of DECA

  • Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track,  Outdoor Track

Devan Tatlow

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

  • Graduate of School Without Walls High School, Washington DC

  • U.S. State Department Youth Ambassador to Ecuador

  • US Outreach Director for Tabletochki/Kids of Ukraine

  • Co-Captain of Mock Trial

  • Co-President of Spanish Honors Society

  • 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

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