AFSA NEWS 68 SEPTEMBER 2024 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Ben Barwig Dora Bowen-Glazeroff AFSA SCHOLARSHIPS Meet the 2024 AFSA Merit Award Winners Founded almost 100 years ago, in 1926, the AFSA Scholarship Program awarded $396,000 in 2024. In need-based financial aid scholarships, $248,000 was divided among 75 students. In merit awards, $148,000 was divided among 43 students, with 48 merit awards given. This year’s youth awards ceremony took place in the State Department’s George C. Marshall Center, featuring remarks by AFSA President Tom Yazdgerdi and Director General of the Foreign Service Marcia Bernicat. Here are the 2024 AFSA merit award winners, listed alphabetically by last name. Winners received $3,500, honorable mentions $2,000, the best essay $2,500, second-place essay $1,500, and third-place essay $1,500. AFSA thanks all the judges and donors who made this year’s AFSA Scholarship Awards possible. Academic Merit Scholarship Winners Ben Barwig—son of Andrew (State) and Jill Barwig (State), graduated from Meridian High School, Falls Church, Virginia. Plans to attend New York University to study film and television production. Ben is also the winner of the Art Merit Scholarship. Abigail Hosanna Bills— daughter of Thomas (State) and Rebecca Bills, graduated from American International School of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania. Plans to attend Brigham Young University to study psychology. Abigail Hosanna Bills Silas Brock AFSA President Tom Yazdgerdi and Director General Marcia Bernicat with this year’s merit award winners. AFSA/JOAQUIN SOSA
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