Melrose Student in Wheelock College Program Earns Prestigious Scholarship

Submitted by Wheelock College.

, a senior in the Wheelock College Teacher Bound Upward Bound program, was one of just 15 Massachusetts students to be awarded a prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. The scholarship, which is a good-through-graduation award to use at any accredited college or university of the recipient’s choice, is awarded to just 1,000 students each year based on academic success, community service and leadership activities.

Logan, who will graduate from Melrose High School this year, plans to attend the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. Selected from a field of more than 24,000 applicants from across the country, Logan will also be eligible for Gates Millennium Scholarship funding if he chooses to pursue graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels in selected fields.

“The entire Wheelock community couldn’t be prouder of Ashani for achieving The Gates Millennium Scholarship,” said Wheelock President Jackie Jenkins-Scott. “The award is a reflection of Ashani’s hard work and dedication and validates this new and unique education program.” 

Logan was part of the unique Teacher Bound program for four years. Wheelock’s Teacher Bound is the only Upward Bound program in the country specifically designed to encourage high school students to become teachers. Students complete a six-week program each year on Wheelock's campus that features classes in math, science, and foreign languages, and student-teaching experiences in elementary school classrooms. They also participate in a homework academy and tutoring, SAT prep, college tours, cultural enrichment programs and a mentoring program.

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding low income minority students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline they choose. The goal of the scholarship is to promote academic excellence by providing thousands of outstanding students, who have significant financial need, the opportunity to reach their full potential.