J. Ollie Edmunds Scholars

Edmunds Scholar, Adrian Vargas

Adrian Vargas
Port St. Lucie, FL

Edmunds Scholar, Natalie McCoy

Natalie McCoy
Winter Park, Florida

Edmunds Scholar, Sara Ward

Lyman High School
Longwood, Florida
Intended Major: Journalism, Communication & Media Studies

High School Campus Involvement:

In High School, Sara spent time participating in the following activities:

  • The Greyhound Yearbook Editor-in-chief
  • Varsity Tennis Captain
  • NHS President  
  • Interact Rotary Club Vice President
  • Quill and Scroll President 
  • #stopthestickers movement 
  • Seminole County School Board Equity Committee Member 

Community Involvement:

Sara has volunteered with:

  • Starbucks Partner
  • Tennis Coach

Awards and Honors:

Sara has received the following awards:

  • Student Press Law Center Inaugural Student Press Freedom Award 
  • AP Scholar  
  • Rotary Certified Peace Builder 
  • Tennis MVP 2022 and 2023 school years 
  • Sportsmanship Award 
  • Walsworth Camp Orlando: 1st place writing 
  • AP Capstone Diploma Recipient 
  • Lyman Journalism Student of the Year 

Edmunds Scholar, Temiloluwa Adediji

Edgewood High School
Edgewood, Maryland
Intended Major: Political Science (Pre-Law)
Minor: International Studies

High School Campus Involvement:

In High School, Temi spent time participating in the following activities:

  • Student Government Association, President
  • Football, Wide Receiver and Cornerback
  • Future Business Leaders of America, Secretary
  • Lacunae Literary Magazine, Editor
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Group Leader
  • Academy of Finance

Community Involvement:

Temi has volunteered with:

  • Feed the Community Project at Redeemed Christian Church of God
  • Harford County Regional Association of Student Councils (HCRASC)
  • Edgewood Football Bible Study
  • Customer Service Associate
  • Dining Server and Bingo at Brightview Nursing Home

Awards and Honors:

Temi has received the following awards:

  • National Honor Society
  • French Honor Society
  • Math Honor Society
  • Social Studies Honor Society
  • Al-Cesky Scholar
  • Dick Wood Scholarship Recipient
  • Harford County Reading Council’s Young Authors Contest, 2nd Place

Edmunds Scholar, Wyatt Hammerle

DeLand High School
Lake Helen, FL
Intended Major: History (Pre-Law)

Minor: International Studies

Campus Involvement:

  • President of Club Aikido

Community Involvement:

Wyatt has volunteered with:

  • Raises alpacas; runs his own alpaca fiber production operation
  • Produced an American Sign Language video for deaf and hard-of-hearing students
  • Jesus Club Core Team Member and Youth Group Member
  • Host virtual book reading events for public libraries

Edmunds Scholar, Sarah Tunnell

Darlington School
Rome, GA
Intended Major: Discovery/Biology

Minor: Psychology

Campus Involvement:

  • Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority (Director of Operations)
  • Club Volleyball Team
  • Honors Program

Community Involvement:

Sarah has volunteered with:

  • No Place Like Home, Founder (art Instagram business)
  • Lifeguard
  • Camp Counselor

Edmunds Scholar, Bella Grace Parker

Newnan High School
Newnan, Georgia
Major: Health Sciences, Pre-Medical Track 
University Honors Program

Campus Involvement:

  • Honors College
  • Bonner Program
  • Honor Council
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Fraternity, Volunteer/Shadowing Chair
  • Honors Lead Team, Vice President of Public Relations
  • SmileTrain Student Volunteer

Community Involvement:

Bella Grace has volunteered with:

  • SmileTrain, Inc. (Student Ambassador and Smile Captain)
  • Community Service Coordinator for Whit’s Frozen Custard of Newnan

Summer 2023 Plans:

  • Participate in a biomedical sciences REU program at Wake Forest School of Medicine studying the selective disruption of mitochondrial thiol redox homeostasis and its effect on NLRP3 inflammasome activation
  • Network with various professionals
  • Shadow physicians

Edmunds Scholar, Sugeeth Sathish

James Madison Memorial High School
Madison, WI
Major: Finance (Concentration in Investments), Business Systems and Analytics (Concentration in Data Analytics), Economics, and Accounting 
University Honors Program

Campus Involvement:

  • Environmental Fellow
  • Roland George Investment Program Fixed Income Portfolio Manager + Lead Lab Assistant 

Community Involvement:

Sugeeth has volunteered at:

  • St. Mary’s Hospital Volunteering Program (Team Lead)
  • Dane County PATCH Program (Teen Educator)
  • Public Library (Volunteer)

Awards and Plans:

  • Deans List: All Semesters
  • Interning at an investment bank summer of 2024

Edmunds Scholar, Miranda Bihler

Durant High School
Wimauma, FL

Major: Applied Mathematics (Finance Concentration) and World Languages & Cultures (Hispanic Studies Concentration)

Campus Involvement:

  • DeLand High School Math Tutor
  • Stetson Academic Advising Student Assistant
  • Alpha Alpha Alpha First Generation Honor Society
  • Hatters on the Run (Secretary)
  • Stetson University Chorale
  • Omicron Delta Kappa

2023 Professional Development:

  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
    • Business Analytics Intern for Summer 2023
  • Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA)
    • Marketing Research Analytics Intern for Spring 2023
  • Joint Mathematics Meeting 2023 Presenter
    • Presented research from James Madison University REU at the largest math conference in the world on January 4, 2023, to a group of fellow mathematics researchers and professionals

Edmunds Scholar, Wyatt Sise

Gulf Breeze High School
Gulf Breeze, FL
Major: History (Pre-Law)

Campus Involvement:

  • Closing Attorney - Stetson Moot Court
  • Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity
  • Phi Alpha Theta history fraternity
  • Stetson Surf Club

Postgraduate Plans:

  • Law School (location TBD)