Alicia Chu '24 Wins Distinguished Woman Award
On August 5th at the Possum Point Theater in Georgetown, Alicia Chu ’24 was honored as the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Woman Award. Distinguished Young Women, formerly America’s Junior Miss, was founded in 1958 as a way to reward the accomplishments of high school senior girls seeking to pursue higher education. The scholarship program is part of a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholastics, leadership and talent in young women. Alicia performed an operatic vocal performance and garnered the Talent Award, among many others.
Alicia was one of seven young ladies nominated for the title of Delaware’s Distinguished Young Woman and more than $6,950 in scholarships. Their scores were based on scholastics (25%), interview (25%), talent (20%), self-expression (15%) and fitness (15%). Alicia garnered $2500 in scholarships, and also received the Talent Award ($250), Interview Award ($250), Fitness Award ($250), Scholastics Award ($250) and Self-Expression Award ($250).
This program is annual and open to any young woman entering her senior year of high school. Notable alumni include Diane Sawyer, Television Broadcast Journalist (1963), Marlo Graves, Aerospace Engineer (1990), and Lindsey Stirling, Violinist, Songwriter and Dancer (2005).
Per the Cape Gazette article, Program Director Mallory Nielsen Hardy, the 2016 winner of Delaware’s Distinguished Young Woman, said, “This was our largest class of participants since pre-COVID, and we are so happy to be back on the upswing. As a woman, I think supporting the next generation of women is the most important thing we can do. This group of participants were so inspiring, and brought me so much joy and hope for our future.”
The oldest and largest national scholarship program for high school girls, Distinguished Young Women made available more than $1 billion in college scholarship opportunities last year.
The oldest and largest national scholarship program for high school girls, Distinguished Young Women made available more than $1 billion in college scholarship opportunities last year.
Congratulations to Alicia!
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