Scholarship Winners

2021 Winners

Thank you to all who applied to our 2021 Accountability & Morality Scholarship! We are thrilled to announce this year’s 5 winners, congratulations to Kassie Yeager, Natalia Capella, Elijah Hill, Olabisi Alake, and Olga Ivashyna! You can read more about the winners and their achievements below!

Kassie Yeager

My name is Kassie Yeager and I am a senior in high school this year at Colorado Preparatory Academy. This year as a senior in high school, I was able to take all concurrent enrollment courses at Colorado Mesa University. Living in Montrose, Colorado made it convenient to take classes through the university and get a jump start on my continuing education.
Next fall, I will be enrolled as a full time student at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Through this school, I plan to study Wildland Fire Ecology and Forestry. I am so excited to continue my education in the Wildland Fire world! With my knowledge and drive to help others, I can help save lives, homes, and communities from the devastating effects of wildland fires. Each year, the western United States, is plagued with wildfires. However, working with local, state and federal agencies, I will be able to have a positive effect on the health of the forests which will help mitigate fires, but also help control the spread of the destructive fires once they do start. I strive to make a difference for many people across the west. I am grateful to the O’Connor Acciani & Levy, 2021 Accountability and Morality Scholarship for assisting me in my pursuit of furthering my education at the University of Idaho.

Winning this year’s O’Connor Acciani & Levy, 2021 Accountability and Morality Scholarship is amazing! Knowing that I have financial support to assist me in pursuit of furthering my education is humbling. As a high school student, I have worked so hard to obtain as much knowledge as I can. I want to further my education in wildland fire so that I can help countless people across the United States by saving lives, homes, and communities from the devastating effects of wildfires. Thank you so much O’Connor Acciani & Levy for selecting me as your recipient of the scholarship. I look forward to the next steps in my education!

Natalia Capella

I grew up in Philadelphia before moving to Tennessee, where I attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. I am studying mechanical and biomedical engineering, and dream of using my education to empower those around me and inspire the next generation of STEM students. I love traveling, studying language, reading, and enjoying the outdoors. I am passionate about sharing STEM education with marginalized communities and can’t wait to see what the future of technology looks like when their brilliant ideas and creative thoughts are given a platform to be shared with the world.

I am so incredibly thankful to be chosen as the recipient of this scholarship. Through this opportunity, O’Connor Acciani & Levy are not only funding my education but also bringing me one step closer to my dream of becoming an engineer! Thank you so much!

Elijah Hill

My name is Elijah Hill, and I am a graduate of Bardstown High School and I am from Bardstown, Kentucky. I will be attending Columbia College in Columbia University in New York in the fall, and I plan on majoring in Human Rights and Political Science with an emphasis on International Relations. It is my goal to one day enter the United States Foreign Service and to work in the International Court of Justice.

I was honestly so surprised that I had won, I really wasn’t expecting it! It was such a great feeling to not only get financial aid for college but also receive recognition from a law firm for my research paper on a legal case. This gives me encouragement to further pursue my interest in law and this scholarship helps to relieve me of some of the expenses that come with attending college.  Thank you!

Olga Ivashyna

A Belarusian and Irish immigrant, I have lived in the United States for almost nine years and have made my place in American society. I graduated from Edwardsville High School and will be attending the University of Central Florida with a major in Computer Science.