The Yoshiyama Award For Exemplary Service To The Community
The Yoshiyama Award was initiated in 1988 when Mr. Hirokichi Yoshiyama, former president and Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, donated funds upon his retirement to the program. Each year up to 10 high school seniors are hand-picked from hundreds of nominees to receive this award based on the significance and breadth of their service to the community. A diverse panel of leaders from various professions selects the award recipients. Students selected for the Yoshiyama Award are expected to have made sustainable change in their community. The Foundation is especially interested in students whose community-service efforts help underserved individuals move closer to the economic mainstream. Award recipients receive a $5,000 gift, which the student may use however he or she chooses. The Yoshiyama Award is not a scholarship program.
2000 awardees:
- Amber Coffman
- Emily Douglas
- Marc Freed-Finnegan
- Jennifer Kean
- Lauren Lubowicki
- Mariah Martin
- Jameka Pankey
- Pamela Rogers
- Dhwanit Shah
- Ashley Amber Wallin
- Irving Zamora
2006 awardees:
- Melvin Colbert
- Kurtis Fluck
- Ashley Gunn
- Robert Ingram
- Antonio Jennings
- Michaelle Larracuente
- Franvalerstar (Star) Martin
- Benjamin Pomerance
- Joanna Poz-Molesky
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