Ryan Long, standing with arms crossed, looking slightly to his right, smiling outdoors next to a large tree

2023 Scholarship Recipients ($59,000 Awarded)


Madeline Stallman 
Award: $12,000 four-year scholarship + $1,000 Ashley Fritz Humanitarian Award
High School: Monarch
City: Louisville
Attending: Regis University
Major: Sociology                                                                                                                              Eye Condition: Leber's Congenital Amaurosis  


Sam Morgan 
Award: $12,000 four-year scholarship
High School: Fairview
City: Boulder
Attending: University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Probable Major: Atmospheric and Oceanic Science                                                                      Eye Condition: Congenital Aniridia 


Ryan Long 
Award: $10,000 four-year scholarship
High School: Columbine
City: Littleton
Attending: Colorado School of Mines
Probable Major: Electrical Engineering                                                                                             Eye Condition: Ocular Albinism 


Hannah Bachus 
Award: $6,000 two-year scholarship
City: Broomfield
Attending: University of Colorado - Boulder
Graduate Program: Masters in Secondary Education                                                                      Eye Condition: Leber's Congenital Amaurosis 


Trent Slade 
Award: $6,000 two-year scholarship
City: Fort Collins
Attending: University of Wyoming
Major: Mechanical Engineering                                                                     

Eye Condition: Optic Atrophy 


Sabrina Colman 
Award: $4,000 two-year scholarship

High School: ThunderRidge
City: Highlands Ranch
Attending: Arapahoe Community College
Major: Political Science                                                                     
Eye Condition: Optic Atrophy 


Jaden Diaz 
Award: $4,000 two-year scholarship
High School: Bruce Randolph
City: Denver
Attending: Community College of Denver
Major: Undecided                                                                     
Eye Condition: Leber's Congenital Amaurosis 


Samuel Mendez-Vanacore 
Award: $4,000 two-year scholarship
High School: Cherokee Trail
City: Aurora
Attending: University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Major: Hospitality Management                                                                   
Eye Condition: Ocular Albinism